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Christina Lehnert to Curate 13th Göteborg Biennial

festival-fair · 2026-04-24

Röda Sten Konsthall has selected Christina Lehnert as the curator for the upcoming 13th Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA), which is set to run from September 20 to November 30, 2025. The event will take place across multiple venues in Gothenburg and the surrounding West Sweden region. This biennial intends to focus on a decentralized model that improves how contemporary art is shown, produced, and interacted with. Lehnert has been at Kunsthalle Baden-Baden since 2022 and previously held a position at Portikus in Frankfurt from 2018 to 2022. She also served as the interim director of Kunstverein Braunschweig and participated in a curatorial fellowship in Switzerland. Lehnert emphasized the importance of forming institutional collaborations to support artists and their work.

Key facts

  • Christina Lehnert is curator of the 13th GIBCA.
  • Biennial runs September 20 to November 30, 2025.
  • Venues in Gothenburg and West Sweden region.
  • Edition tests a decentralized process.
  • Lehnert has been curator at Kunsthalle Baden-Baden since 2022.
  • She was curator at Portikus from 2018 to 2022.
  • She was interim director of Kunstverein Braunschweig.
  • She received a fellowship from Gebert Foundation for Culture.
  • She serves on acquisitions committee of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein.
  • Organizer is Röda Sten Konsthall.

Entities

Artists

  • Christina Lehnert

Institutions

  • Röda Sten Konsthall
  • Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
  • Portikus
  • Kunstverein Braunschweig
  • Gebert Foundation for Culture
  • Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

Locations

  • Gothenburg
  • Sweden
  • West Sweden
  • Baden-Baden
  • Frankfurt
  • Braunschweig
  • Switzerland
  • Liechtenstein

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