The artists for the upcoming 15th Shanghai Biennale, Does the flower hear the bee? has been announced. The biennale will feature over 250 works by 67 artists and collectives from China and around the world and will run from 8 November until 31 March 2026 at The Power Station of Art.
The biennale’s theme takes inspiration from recent scientific insights and interactions between different life forms. Similar to the flower that “hears” the bee’s wings, the biennale mirrors the responsiveness of the natural world, exploring the subtle ways living beings communicate, influence and coexist.
Curated by Kitty Scott, with Xue Tan and Daisy Desrosiers, the biennale draws on insights from artists, writers, scientists and thinkers to create multidimensional exploration of life, communication and relational intelligence. Works across diverse media aim to provide immersive encounters, encouraging audiences to consider human and nonhuman connections, sensorial experiences and collective imagination.
The biennale is set to unfold across multiple indoor and outdoor venues in Shanghai, with further details regarding City Projects, publication and opening events to be announced.
Artists for the 15th Shanghai Biennale include:
Kim Adams
Abbas Akhavan
Allora & Calzadilla
Francis Alÿs
Ryoko Aoki
Carmen Argot
Shuvinai Ashoona
Alvaro Barrington
Lêna Bùi
Tania Candiani
Maxime Cavajani
Carolina Caycedo
Chen Ruofan
Cheng Xinhao
Sara Cwynar
Dan Er
Rohini Devasher
Miguel Fernández de Castro
Cristina Flores Pescorán
Theaster Gates
Abraham González Pacheco
Brett Graham
Hao Liang
d harding
Ho Tzu Nyen
Ngahina Hohaia
Hu Xiaoyuan
Huang Yongping
Ulala Imai
Aki Inomata
Brian Jungen
Lotus L. Kang
Amar Kanwar
Christine Sun Kim
Ragnar Kjartansson
Jaffa Lam
Lina Lapelytė
Liu Shuai
Sharon Lockhart
Liz Magor
Gordon Matta-Clark
Ari Benjamin Meyers
Audie Murray
Kosen Ohtsubo
Christian Kōun Alborz Oldham
Lisa Oppenheim
Plant South Salesroom
Qiu Shihua
R. H. Quaytman
Walid Raad
Shao Chun
Shao Fan
Heji Shin
Tan Jing
Shannon Te Ao
Luke Willis Thompson
Rirkrit Tiravanija
Gözde Mimiko Türkkan
Hajra Waheed
Evelyn Taocheng Wang
Xu Tiantian
Ami Yamasaki
Haegue Yang
Masaomi Yasunaga
Cansu Yıldıran
Gozo Yoshimasu
Zhou Tao
15th Shanghai Biennale runs from 8 November until 31 March 2026
