In recent years, there are more and more development strategies oriented by cultural events. Shenzhen Biennale, which is one of outstanding events, has already held five editions till now. Being a cultural brand of Shenzhen, it plays a more and more important role in the future development of the city. All the past editions of Shenzhen Biennale have presented us the continuous concerns on urban development. The city is activated and rejuvenated by the biennale in the future, and vice versa.
Themed as “Urban Border” and located in two industrial relics named “Value Factory” and “Border Warehouse”, this biennale organizes a grand exhibition exploring the social and cultural issues of contemporary urban borders. As a critical topic, “Urban Border” aims at erasing the binary opposition of “center” and “margin” in urban space, thus to fill the gap between the central and the marginal regions. Shenzhen Biennale is concerned with the far future of cities through this topic, and pays a close attention to the current urban development in a global perspective. As a cultural brand constructed by the city, Shenzhen Biennale has examined the future urban conditions taking Shenzhen as an example. This closing ceremony forum hopes to document the outcomes of these five editions and look into the prospects of Shenzhen and other metropolises.

Host: Ole Bouman 
Speakers: Jie Tang, Yung Ho Chang, Ning Ou, Terence Riley, Xiangning Li, Jeffrey Johnson, Colin Fournier

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