With its sweeping theme of “Escape Routes,” it seemed appropriate that the second Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB)—directed by Apinan Poshyananda and curated by Dow Wasiksiri, Wutigorn Kongka, Ong Puay Khim, Kitti Sangkaew, and Sun Wenjie—took place against a backdrop of pandemic-induced anxiety, mass street protests, and looming economic crisis in Thailand. Although set in pre-pandemic 2019, the theme of “escape”—literally and metaphorically—lent a prescient tone to many of the 240 exhibits.
With its sweeping theme of “Escape Routes,” it seemed appropriate that the second Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB)—directed by Apinan Poshyananda and curated by Dow Wasiksiri, Wutigorn Kongka, Ong Puay Khim, Kitti Sangkaew, and Sun Wenjie—took place against a backdrop of pandemic-induced anxiety, mass street protests, and looming economic crisis in Thailand. Although set in pre-pandemic 2019, the theme of “escape”—literally and metaphorically—lent a prescient tone to many of the 240 exhibits.
