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25th Biennale of Sydney – Rememory
March 14 – June 14, 2026
Artistic Director: Hoor Al Qasimi
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The 25th Biennale of Sydney, titled Rememory, will take place from 14 March to 14 June 2026, under the artistic direction of Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation. The edition draws inspiration from the writing of Toni Morrison, embracing the concept of rememory as a process of revisiting, reconstructing, and reclaiming histories that have been erased, silenced, or suppressed.
Through this lens, Rememory brings together artists from across the world and Australia to explore how memory informs identity, belonging, and community. It highlights marginalised narratives, celebrates cultural resilience, and amplifies stories from First Nations artists and diasporic communities that shape Australia’s social and artistic landscape.“Working with artists to bring Rememory to life, I am struck by the profound timeliness of this edition,” said Hoor Al Qasimi. “Together, we illuminate the overlooked and forgotten histories upon which the world is built.”
The Biennale has announced an expanded list of 53 artists and collectives from 31 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Guatemala, India, Lebanon, France, Ireland, Ethiopia, Algeria, and Taiwan. Among the newly revealed projects are a series of large-scale commissions and site-specific installations that transform Sydney’s cultural landmarks into spaces of remembrance and renewal.
At White Bay Power Station, interdisciplinary artist Nikesha Breeze presents Living Histories, an immersive installation inspired by the first-hand accounts of enslaved African Americans, conceived as a living archive of resistance and reclamation. Nearby, Nancy Yukuwal McDinny will realise her largest mural to date, depicting the struggles and endurance of the Gulf of Carpentaria’s Traditional Custodians in the face of colonisation and extraction.
At the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Nahom Teklehaimanot’s This Is My Silence You Name the Sound reflects on exile and solidarity through collage-based figurative paintings, while senior Anangu artist Frank Young leads a monumental presentation of Kulata Tjuta (Many Spears), marking fifteen years of cultural continuity and intergenerational collaboration in the APY Lands.
At Campbelltown Arts Centre, Behrouz Boochani, Hoda Afshar, and Vernon Ah Kee collaborate on Code Black/Riot, a multi-channel video installation centring the experiences of Indigenous youth in detention. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige will present a new multimedia installation exploring human and animal migrations through the intersecting journeys of travellers and red crabs en route to Christmas Island—a poetic meditation on displacement and collective dreaming.
At Penrith Regional Gallery, Wendy Hubert’s large-scale native plant garden celebrates ancestral ecological knowledge, while Monica Rani-Rudhar’s video installation traces family histories shaped by colonial trauma and resilience.
At the Chau Chak Wing Museum, Benjamin Work’s new sculptural work honours Tongan adaptability and cultural continuity under colonial pressure, and Warraba Weatherall examines museum collection practices, confronting the colonial power structures embedded in institutional archives. Joseph Namy will also bring his celebrated participatory sound installation Automobile to Parramatta Town Square, transforming local car culture into a collective sonic performance on 21 March 2026.
Key Dates
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Media Preview: 10 March 2026
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Vernissage (Professional Preview): 11–13 March 2026
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Lights On Opening Night: 13 March 2026
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Public Opening: 14 March – 14 June 2026
Admission is free.
Through Rememory, the Biennale of Sydney continues its legacy as one of the world’s leading platforms for contemporary art, celebrating over fifty years of fostering dialogue across cultures. This edition reaffirms the Biennale’s commitment to artistic collaboration, social reflection, and the transformative power of shared memory.
