Summary

• The 15th Shanghai Biennale, titled “Does the flower hear the bee?” opens November 8, 2025, at the Power Station of Art
• The exhibition features over 250 works by 67 artists/collectives and focuses on the intersection of human and “more-than-human” intelligence
• Notable featured artists include Theaster Gates, Huang Yongping, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Haegue Yang

The Power Station of Art has announced the official artist list for the 15th Shanghai Biennale, titled “Does the flower hear the bee?” Set to open to the public on November 8, 2025, this edition will feature over 250 works by 67 individual artists and collectives from around the globe.

Chief Curator Kitty Scott and the curatorial team have centered the exhibition on recent scientific discoveries about the interactions between different life forms. Taking inspiration from the idea of a flower “hearing” a bee’s wings, the Biennale aims to function at the intersection of various intelligence models, encompassing both human and nonhuman forms. This approach is rooted in the belief that contemporary art provides a vital space for these investigations, creating an interconnected sphere where communities can strengthen their bonds with what is termed “the more-than-human world”.

Amid global uncertainty, the exhibition offers potential pathways out of despair, exploring emergent forms of life and new modes of sensorial communication. The extensive list of participating artists includes Theaster Gates, Huang Yongping, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Haegue Yang. Certain artists, such as Gates and Tiravanija, will also be featured in the Biennale’s City Projects at venues like the Jia Yuan Hai Art Museum.

Check out the full list of participating artists below. The 15th Shanghai Biennale opens November 8.

Participating artists (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
Kim Adams, Abbas Akhavan, Allora & Calzadilla, Francis Alÿs, Ryoko Aoki, Carmen Argote, 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