Why Not Ask Again:
11th Shanghai Biennale




The title for this biennale takes the form of a call and a question. This biennale sends out a call, and it asks a question: ‘Why Not Ask Again?’ The phrase is both a demand and a query. It demands that we ask questions, repeatedly if necessary, but it also implies a simple query – and the query is – what happens when we ask a question, again? What happens when we try asking something differently from the last time, or find a different approach or angle with which to look at a question? In other words, it tells us to look beyond answers

The Blueprint

Einstein and Bergson Lecture Performance, Shanghai Biennale, 2016)

51 Personae

51 Personae expands on the possibilities of the 11th Shanghai Biennale: Why Not Ask Again: Arguments, Counterarguments, and Stories curated as a series of gatherings that took place in different parts of Shanghai between 12 November 2016 and 12 March 2017.

The Making of Shanghai Biennale, 2016