18th Lyon Biennale Final Artist List Announced
Scheduled to take place from 19 September to 13 December 2026, the 18th Lyon Biennale, titled "To pass from one dream to another," will be hosted at 11 locations throughout Lyon. Curated by Catherine Nichols, with Isabelle Bertolotti serving as the artistic director, the event showcases 120 artists, such as Yasmeen Al Daya, Monira Al Qadiri, Joyce Joumaa, Sirag Sesetyan, Huda Takriti, and Can Yıldırım & Lalin Mercan. Drawing inspiration from Lyon's traboules and Walter Benjamin's "The Arcades Project," the biennale delves into themes of movement, transition, and concealed urban narratives, re-evaluating the concept of economy to emphasize care and connection, influenced by Robert Filliou's "Principes d'économie poétique." The complete list of artists features many prominent figures.
Key facts
- 18th Lyon Biennale runs 19 September to 13 December 2026
- Title: 'To pass from one dream to another'
- Curated by Catherine Nichols and artistic director Isabelle Bertolotti
- 120 artists across 11 venues in Lyon
- Inspired by Lyon's traboules and Walter Benjamin's 'The Arcades Project'
- Explores economy as systems of care and connection
- Draws from Robert Filliou's 'Principes d'économie poétique'
- Full artist list includes 120 named participants
Entities
Artists
- Carla Adra
- Akwasi Bediako Afrane
- Yasmeen Al Daya
- Monira Al Qadiri
- Lara Almarcegui
- Joël Andrianomearisoa
- Josefin Arnell
- Ouassila Arras
- Serwah Attafuah
- Mercedes Azpilicueta
- Leilah Babirye
- Béatrice Balcou
- Eva Barto
- Lucy Beech
- Pascal Bemier
- Rossella Biscotti
- Manon de Boer
- Latifa Laâbissi
- George Brecht
- Barbara Breitenfellner
- Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman
- Luz Broto
- Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide)
- Fiona Clark
- Lúa Coderch
- Léa Collet
- June Crespo
- cyan
- Edith Dekyndt
- Huong Dodinh
- Yana Nafysa Dombrowsky-M’baye
- Mikala Dwyer
- Laia Estruch
- EVA & ADELE
- Charles-Arthur Feuvrier Fok-Shan
- Robert Filliou
- Florian Fouché
- Maja Fredin
- Rose Frigière
- Karlos Gil
- Angela Goh
- Birke Gorm
- Núria Güell
- Alice Guy
- Oda Haliti
- Archana Hande
- Matthew Harris
- Haonan He
- Daphné Hérétakis
- Timo Hogan
- Ngahina Hohaia
- Gideon Horváth
- Maxime Jean-Baptiste
- Joyce Joumaa
- Jelena Jureša
- Lucia Kagramanyan
- Kirtika Kain
- Mikhail Karikis
- Ndayé Kouagou
- Germaine Kruip
- Anda Kryeziu
- Perrine Lacroix
- Maureen Lander
- Marine Lanier
- Ida Lawrence
- Katya Lesiv
- James Lewis
- LYL Radio
- Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia
- Nicholas Mangan
- Michela de Mattei
- Invernomuto
- Mónica Mays
- Angelica Mesiti
- Annette Messager
- Brilant Milazimi
- Hana Miletić
- Hayley Millar Baker
- John Miller
- Jazz Money
- Katariin Mudist
- Wilhelm Mundt
- Mai Nguyễn-Long
- Maria José Oliveira
- Christelle Oyiri
- An Paenhuysen
- Manfred Paul
- Thea Anamara Perkins
- Joachim Pfeufer
- Susan Philipsz
- Valentin Pinet
- Laure Prouvost
- raumlaborberlin
- Miguel Rothschild
- Éléonore Saintagnan
- Selma Selman
- Erwan Sene
- Sirag Sesetyan
- Igor Simić
- Floraine Sintès
- Yehwan Song
- Sriwhana Spong
- Tina Stefano
- Mette Sterre
- Michael Stevenson
- Pol Taburet
- Huda Takriti
- Tsuneko Taniuchi
- Ashleigh Taupaki
- Thyself Agency
- Minh Lan Tran
- Thu-Van Tran
- Álvaro Urbano
- Kaylene Whiskey
- Luke Willis Thompson
- Can Yıldırım
- Lalin Mercan
- Candrani Yulis
- Walter Benjamin
- Scott Hyde
- Donna Haraway
- Catherine Nichols
Institutions
- Lyon Biennale
- Canvas
- Biennale de Lyon
- Ministère de la Culture
- Manifesta
- Le Fresnoy
- Peter Freeman, Inc.
- Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
- Grandes Locos
- macLyon
- Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs
- IAC de Villeurbanne
- Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Part-Dieu metro station
- LPA Saint-Antoine parking lot
Locations
- Lyon
- France
- Australia
- Berlin
- Germany
- Kosovo
- New York
- Paris
- Sydney
- Oceania
- Villeurbanne
- Cour des Voraces
- Indulkana
- Vieux Lyon
- Presqu'île
- Croix-Rousse