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Founded in 2017, Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) is an art festival set in the capital of Thailand. Spanning various venues over a period of four months, BAB transforms the bustling city of Bangkok into a lively hub that celebrates art, creativity, and culture. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in contemporary art from a diverse range of contemporary artists, both local and international, throughout the city in art and cultural spaces, as well as in Bangkok’s iconic landmarks, temples and public spaces.
The inaugural Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB 2018) themed Beyond Bliss was the first major international contemporary art festival in Thailand and attracted over two million visitors across 20 venues featuring 75 artists; while BAB 2020, Espace Routes, garnered 2.3 million viewers online and over 400 thousand visitors across 10 venues showcasing 82 artists, despite being mounted amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Those numbers were among the highest for the eight international biennales that kept to schedule during lockdowns. BAB 2022, CHAOS : CALM, welcomed nearly 1 million visitors across 12 venues that showcased 73 artists.
In addition, BAB is accompanied by a rich programme of public events, including educational conferences, talks, hands-on workshops, guided visits, publications, and online programs to ensure a memorable and educational experience for all.
Bangkok, one of the world's most attractive tourist destinations comprises of complex multilayers of heritage, traditions, religions and ethnicities. In the past, Bangkok thrived with travelers and traders from China, India and Europe who witnessed life on Chao Praya River and canals with riverboats, rafts and rice barges. Missionaries, diplomats and artists recorded their experience of Bangkok with overwhelming joy and delight. Comparison between Bangkok and Venice became popular as visitors frequently viewed Bangkok as "Venice of the East". Today, Bangkok as mega city is sprawled with condominiums, malls and skyscrapers. More than ever, visitors are attracted to Bangkok for leisure, warm climate, business, hospitality, cuisine, entertainment and spiritual enlightenment.
Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation
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20th Floor, Park Ventures Ecoplex
57 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Patumwan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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