Kyiv Biennial 2026 Edition at KW Berlin Details Announced
The 2026 edition of the Kyiv Biennial, titled 'A Bird That Cannot Land', will take place at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin from June 11 to September 13. This traveling initiative expands on the 'Middle-East-Europe' theme, delving into issues of conflict, colonialism, and imperialism, while also exploring themes of exile and unity. The program will include an exhibition, live events, and discussions featuring over 40 participants from diverse backgrounds, actively involving diasporic communities in Berlin. Among the prominent artists participating are Abdullah Miniawy, Adam Hanieh, Alona Karavai, Anna Ehrenstein, Yara Mekawei, Hito Steyerl, and Mona Hatoum, among others.
Key facts
- Kyiv Biennial 2026 edition titled 'A Bird That Cannot Land'
- Dates: 11 June to 13 September 2026
- Venue: KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
- Expands on 'Middle-East-Europe' concept from previous edition
- Explores conflict, colonialism, imperial rule, exile, and togetherness
- Over 40 participants in exhibition, live and discursive programs
- Live program engages diasporic communities in Berlin
- Participating artists include Mona Hatoum, Hito Steyerl, Hiwa K, and others
Entities
Artists
- Abdullah Miniawy
- Adam Hanieh
- Alona Karavai
- Anna Ehrenstein
- Yara Mekawei
- Anna Zvyagintseva
- Anton Kats
- Assaf Gruber
- Aykan Safoğlu
- Bulgarian Voices Berlin
- Dana Kavelina
- Eda Aslan
- Farahnaz Sharifi
- Fehras Publishing Practices
- Flaka Haliti
- Geta Brătescu
- Gulnur Mukazhanova
- Heinali
- Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
- Hito Steyerl
- Hiwa K
- Ihor Tsymbrovsky
- Ivan Krastev
- Joyce Joumaa
- Julia Cimafiejeva
- Katarina Gryvul
- Lesia Vasylchenko
- Lida Abdul
- Lucia Kagramanyan
- Madina Tlostanova
- Majd Abdel Hamid
- Mona Hatoum
- Nazanin Noori
- Neda Saeedi
- Nikima Jagudajev
- Nour Sokhon
- Oleksiy Radynski
- Philipp Goll
- Samia Halaby
- Saodat Ismailova
- Sattar Stas Shärifullá
- Ziliä Qansurá
- Seyyare – Anatolian Women’s Choir
- Stefaniia Bodnia
- Jack Dove
- Tjan Zaotschnaja
- Tolia Astakhishvili
- Ulrike Herrmann
- Wafaa Saied
- Sofie Krogh Christensen
- Linda Franken
- Radia Soukni
- Lorena Juan
- Nikolas Brummer
- Saba Bagheri
- Vasyl Cherepanyn
- Triin Metsla
- Emma Enderby
- Nav Haq
- Sarah Jonas
- Serge Klymko
- Magda Lipska
- Hannah Arendt
- Frank Sperling
Institutions
- Kyiv Biennial
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art
- Visual Culture Research Center (VCRC)
- M HKA—Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
- Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
- Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
- Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture
- Dovzhenko Centre
- Biennial Foundation
- Visual Culture Research Center
- M HKA – Museum of Contemporary Art
- Lentos Kunstmuseum
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Auguststraße 69, Berlin
- Kyiv
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Linz
- Austria
- Dnipro
- Ukraine
- Eastern Europe
- Central Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Mediterranean