The first 20 artists have been announced for the third Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB), which opens from 22 October 2022 to 23 February 2023.

Artists Xu Zhen and Robert Mapplethorpe will make their debut appearances at the biennial, while Marina Abramović will return for the third time.

'Art is a path of hope in this chaotic world,' said Abramović in a press statement.

'We hope to find happiness and power through art at the Bangkok Art Biennale,' she said.

CHAOS : CALM will be curated by BAB's artistic director Apinan Poshyananda, art consultant Nigel Hurst, curator Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani, Gallery VER's Jirat Ratthawongjirakul, and creative consultant Chomwan Weeraworawit.