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Eva International Biennial Announces 38th Edition Artist List Curated by Inti Guerrero

festival-fair · 2026-04-20

The 38th installment of Eva International, Ireland's biennial event in Limerick, is set to commence in April, with Inti Guerrero serving as curator. Guerrero holds the position of Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art at Tate. This year’s exhibition highlights Seán Keating's 1927 artwork, Night Candles are Burnt Out, which captures responses to the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric dam. Among the artists showcased are Inji Aflatoun, Peju Alatise, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Alexander Apóstol, and the Artists’ Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment. Other contributors include Jaime Ávila, Akiq AW, Patricia Belli, Colin Booth, Lee Bul, José Castrellón, Viriya Chotpanyavisut, Steven Cohen, Bruce Conner, and Juan Dávila, representing a variety of backgrounds.

Key facts

  • Eva International is a biennial based in Limerick, Ireland.
  • The 38th edition opens in April.
  • Curator Inti Guerrero selected the artists.
  • The exhibition takes Seán Keating's 1927 painting Night Candles are Burnt Out as its starting point.
  • Keating's painting depicts reactions to the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric dam construction.
  • The dam was built in 1927 on the border of County Limerick.
  • Guerrero is the Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art at Tate, London.
  • Guerrero is based in Hong Kong.

Entities

Artists

  • Inji Aflatoun
  • Peju Alatise
  • Malala Andrialavidrazana
  • Alexander Apóstol
  • Artists’ Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
  • Jaime Ávila
  • Akiq AW
  • Patricia Belli
  • Colin Booth
  • Lee Bul
  • José Castrellón
  • Viriya Chotpanyavisut
  • Steven Cohen
  • Bruce Conner
  • Juan Dávila
  • Patrizio di Massimo
  • Roy Dib
  • Rita Duffy
  • Adrian Duncan
  • Feargal Ward
  • John Duncan
  • Juan Pablo Echeverri
  • Gonzalo Fuenmayor
  • John Gerrard
  • Dominique Gonzalez Foerster
  • Alejandro González Iñárritu
  • Laurent Grasso
  • Eileen Gra
  • Claire Halpin
  • Sanja Ivekovi
  • Mainie Jellett
  • Uchechukwu James-Iroha
  • Seán Keating
  • Sam Keogh
  • Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien
  • Napoles Marty
  • Francis Matthews
  • Julie Merriman
  • Kevin Mooney
  • Locky Morris
  • Isabel Nolan
  • Masahito Ono
  • David Pérez Karmadavis
  • John Rainey
  • Dan Rees
  • Marlon T. Riggs
  • Sutthirat Supaparinya
  • Beto Shwafaty
  • Mina Talaee
  • Jenna Tas
  • Darn Thorn
  • Top Lista Nadrealista
  • Nicolás Vizcaíno
  • Ian Wieczorek
  • Liu Xiaodon
  • Trevor Yeung

Institutions

  • Eva International
  • Tate

Locations

  • Limerick
  • Ireland
  • Hong Kong
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
  • Madagascar
  • France
  • Venezuela
  • Spain
  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Thailand
  • South Africa
  • USA
  • Chile
  • Australia
  • Italy
  • Lebanon
  • N. Ireland
  • Germany
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Croatia
  • Japan
  • Dominican Republic
  • Yugoslavia
  • China
  • The Netherlands
  • Iran
  • Cuba
  • Austria

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