The book "Why not ask again (51 people in the 11th Shanghai Biennale)" co-edited by the Power Station of Art and the Raqs media Collective is a unique project of this Shanghai Biennale. The knife sharpening man on the bicycle, the working-class football player, the chess fans in Peace Park, the old art designer of an old movie theater, the staff of a mall who is peering out of the windows...

Among 51 people, we discovered the city by accident. Here people share their imaginations, livings, breath, and dreams, embracing life's variations in unpredictable trajectories. These encounters take place in the urban space, in the streets, in the noodle restaurants. Through reading, the readers interact with these 51 kinds of lives, watch the 51 scenes of the ongoing realistic drama, and come to an understanding of his or her own life and reflections on urban reinvention. People here imagine, work, breathe and dream together, embracing different forms of life in unpredictable trajectories. This book invites readers to encounter the development of Shanghai and the colorful styles of people living in this city.

Editor: Power Station of Art, Raqs Media Collective, Chen Yun

ISBN: 978-7-5503-1231-9

Specification: 11.9×1.0×18cm, 137 Pages

Language: Chinese & English

Publisher, Date: China Academy of Art Press, 2016-11