Lagos Biennial 2026 Announces Artists, Parallel Programme, and Àkéte Collection
Scheduled to take place from 14 November to 6 December 2026, the Lagos Biennial, themed The Museum of Things Unseen, will be hosted in Eko Atlantic City. This event, curated by Furen Dai, Chinyere Obieze, and Sam Hopkins, will showcase artists like Ade Adekola, Ala Praxis, Caitlyn Min-ji Au, and Kara Walker, who will delve into the narrative functions of museums. The OFFish parallel programme will feature organizations such as Art Bridge, The Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art, and Parsons School of Design. Additionally, the biennial will present the Àkéte Collection, highlighting works from past editions and international loans, with contributions from artists including Jude Samer, Ndidi Dike, and Victor Ehikhamenor, aiming to explore the narratives that museums choose to highlight or obscure.
Key facts
- The 2026 Lagos Biennial is titled The Museum of Things Unseen.
- It will be curated by Furen Dai, Chinyere Obieze, and Sam Hopkins.
- The biennial will run from 14 November to 6 December in Eko Atlantic City, Lagos.
- The participating artists include CAMP, Hito Steyerl, Kara Walker, and Amie Siegel, among others.
- OFFish, the official parallel programme, will feature participants selected via an open call, including Parsons School of Design and Yaba College of Technology.
- The 2026 edition will unveil the Àkéte Collection, featuring works from previous biennials and donations/loans.
- The inaugural Àkéte Collection includes artists such as Emeka Ogboh, Theo Eshetu, and Phoebe Boswell.
- The biennial seeks to question the museum's role in shaping narratives.
Entities
Artists
- Furen Dai
- Chinyere Obieze
- Sam Hopkins
- Ade Adekola
- Ala Praxis
- Caitlyn Min-ji Au
- CAMP
- Ha Bik Chuen
- Jacob Höfle
- Lagos Studio Archives
- Olukemi Lijadu
- Antoni Muntadas
- New Culture Studios
- Aki Sasamoto
- Arcangelo Sassolino
- Amie Siegel
- Alafuro Sikoki-Coleman
- Hito Steyerl
- Ethel-Ruth Tawe
- Bert Theis
- Kara Walker
- Jude Samer
- Nolan Oswald Dennis
- Ndidi Dike
- Uche Okpa-Iroha
- John Lalor
- Dudu Emmanuel
- Peter Uka
- Olivia Philbert
- Abdulrazaq Awofeso
- Emeka Ogboh
- Dimitri Fagbohun
- Emmanuelle Mesika
- Ella Baudinet
- Aaron Kudi
- Mariana Hahn
- Myles Igwe
- Bara Sketchbook
- Kwadwo Asiedu
- Theo Eshetu
- Logo Oluwamuyiwa
- Aderemi Adegbite
- Olaide Olawoyin
- Duke Asidire
- Victor Obot
- Kathleen Hearn
- Obuh Christopher Nelson
- Amina Zoubir
- Lena Athanasopoulou
- Dunja Herzog
- Phoebe Boswell
- Adeyemi Michael
- Karen Stewart
- Ed Suter
- Dominique Koch
- Sandra Poulson
- Raul Gourgel
- Temitayo Ogunbiyi
- Uthman Wahab
- Yussef Olaniyi
- Chinenye Emelogu
- Tabita Rezaire
- Victor Ehikhamenor
- Demas Nwoko
Institutions
- Lagos Biennial
- OFFish
- Art Bridge, Lagos
- The Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia
- Future Ancestries
- Floating Museum
- Lagos Space Programme
- Together – EU Pavilion
- Parsons School of Design | The New School
- Academy of Media Arts, Cologne
- Yaba College of Technology, Lagos
- Àkéte Collection
Locations
- Lagos
- Nigeria
- Eko Atlantic City
- Hoofddorp
- Netherlands
- New York
- United States
- Cologne
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia