Biennials & festivals

St Louis's Counterpublic triennial explores connections between art and civic infrastructure

The third edition of the public-art triennial has expanded to more than 50 projects across Missouri’s largest city

Latest edition of Portland triennial offers powerful projects but lacks a cohesive theme

The New York-based curator Lumi Tan has brought together 28 artist projects that are captivating yet disparate for the Converge 45 triennial in Oregon

Fifth edition of Mexico's Guadalajara Art Week reaffirms city’s status as a cultural destination

The annual event’s expanding programme signals growth while retaining an intimate atmosphere

Fourth Toronto Biennial of Art brings more than 30 artists and collectives together around the theme of rupture

Titled “Things Fall Apart” and curated by Allison Glenn, the biennial unfolds across and beyond the city, on Lake Ontario and, thanks to a new partnership programme, in a half-dozen other cities

Can triennials reduce their environmental impact? St Louis’s Counterpublic hopes to be a model

The event’s organisers are working to reduce the ecological footprint of temporary exhibitions and will share findings from their 2026 edition in a climate impact report

Leading Mexican curator Cuauhtémoc Medina tapped to organise next edition of Guatemala’s Bienal de Arte Paiz

Medina will curate the 25th iteration of one of Latin America’s second-oldest biennial, opening in November 2027

Busan and Gwangju biennials take a deep dive into resistance and change

This year’s editions between them showcase 89 artists and collectives, and explore Korea’s history of protest alongside the transformational power of reinvention

Gwangju’s city government apologises to China over Taiwan Pavilion naming

Jeonnam Gwangju City has officially reiterated its support for the “One China Policy” after an exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale was named after the the autonomous island of Taiwan

Gwangju Biennale permits Taiwan Pavilion name after row

The artists and curator behind the pavilion had said its name was changed to NTMoFA without their consent, while the biennial says it had been agreed in January

Low Kee Hong chosen to curate Biennale of Sydney's next edition

Low, who is the creative director of Factory International in Manchester, will lead the artistic team for the prominent Australian biennial’s 26th edition

Hew Locke, Oscar Murillo among artists who will take part in Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027

The ten-yearly exhibition will include locations outside the city centre that are undergoing transformation

Inaugural Medina Triennial transforms small village in upstate New York

More than 100 works by an international lineup of artists respond to the historic village along the Erie Canal

The 2026 Whitney Biennial in five key themes

Many patterns emerge across the 56 participants’ works, from an interest in complicating our understandings of US history and interventionism, to new approaches to looking at and making images

59th Carnegie International tests the limits of connection and inclusion

Titled ‘If the word we’, the recurring exhibition's 2026-27 edition strives to celebrate both world-class artists and the community in and around Pittsburgh

Counterpublic comes to New York ahead of its next triennial, Coyote Time

As it prepares for its third edition, the St Louis-based triennial will present a performance by the Oglála Lakȟóta artist Kite at The Shed in partnership with Frieze

Venice Biennale strike sees more than 15 pavilions temporarily or partially close

The action, organised by the campaign group Art Not Genocide Alliance, will culminate in a rally in the city

Alexander Morrison. With additional reporting by Carlie Porterfield and Gareth Harris

The Venice Biennale has long been a sales platform—now no one is pretending otherwise

From a Christie's exhibition to a posthumous display of Mel Ramos, this year numerous explicitly commercial shows signal a shift in attitude

Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators

The key players representing their countries at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Two Brazilian curators selected to organise 2027 Bienal de São Paulo

Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca will organise the biennial’s 37th edition

Vancouver Biennale names senior curator for 2027-29 edition

This marks a return to Vancouver for the Brazilian curator Marcello Dantas, who organised a Vik Muniz project in the city as part of the biennale’s 2013-15 edition

Toronto Biennial takes waterways as inspiration for its fourth edition

Opening in September, the exhibition will feature works by 30 artists including Kent Monkman, Rebecca Belmore and Coco Fusco

New Bienal de Yucatán to spotlight Mexican region’s growing art scene

The biennial will launch in November, anchored by Mérida’s rich community of artists, galleries and alternative spaces

Police investigating DJ’s comments at Sydney Biennale opening following antisemitism allegations

New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) had filed a letter of complaint about a speech by Zubeyda Muzeyyen

Russia’s pavilion at Venice Biennale will be closed if it features propaganda, city’s mayor says

Luigi Brugnaro makes clear however that he feels the event should be a place for “diplomacy and openness”

New public art biennial to take over Dallas’s urban greenbelt park

The open-air exhibition KTX Biennial, curated by SculptureCenter’s Jovanna Venegas, will bring works by international contemporary artists to the city’s busy 3.5-mile pedestrian and cycling corridor

Venice Biennale details revealed, Beatriz González and Tracey Emin in London—podcast

Ben Luke speaks to Jane Morris about the 2026 Biennale artists and framework, takes a tour of the late González's show at the Barbican. Plus, a conversation about a long-hidden Emin work

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Alexander Morrison

This year's Carnegie International will feature 61 artists, including Jasleen Kaur and Li Yi-Fan

The latest iteration of the recurring exhibition boasts more specially commissioned works than ever before

Fourth Lahore Biennale, to take place during 80th anniversary of Partition, will explore cross-border connectivity

The Pakistan-based festival has announced the curator of its next edition, opening in January 2027

South African artist Gabrielle Goliath to approach high court over cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion

The move by the artist and her team comes as South Africa’s culture ministry has allegedly begun approaching new artists about making work for the 2026 pavilion