The Busan Biennale has announced the full list of participating artists and collectives for its 2026 edition, taking place from 29 August to 1 November across three venues in the South Korean city.
Bringing together 46 artists and collectives from 22 countries, Busan Biennale 2026 will examine the political and social possibilities of sound through the theme Dissident Chorus, curated by co-artistic directors Amal Khalaf and Evelyn Simons. The biennale considers how voices, rhythms and collective acts of listening can preserve memory and create spaces of connecton beyond conventional forms of language.
The 2026 edition will feature artists and collectives working across sound, performance, choreography, moving image, installation, archival research and socially engaged practices. Among those participating are Aliaskar Abarkas, Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, Lara Ögel, Yazan Khalili, Fatima Kaleem Khan, Lala Rukh and Zahra Malkani.
The biennale will take shape across three interconnected chapters, with each venue offering a distinct perspective on the over all theme of Dissident Chorus. At the Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, the exhibition will explore ecological relationships and practices of care; at Space OneZ, it will reflect on maritime histories, labour and forms of resistance; while the Former Busan Nam High School will serve as a space for collective learning, oral histories and imagining future possibilities.
Participating artists:
5D (Sammy Lee, Mark Lowe, Sarah Shin)
Aliaskar Abarkas
Alison Nguyen
Bhenji Ra
Brahim Tall
Dew Kim
Drexciya / Gerald Donald
Éric Baudelaire
Eunji Cho
Fatima Kaleem Khan
Guely Morató Loredo
Heaven Baek
Hyunsung Park
Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar
Joar Songcuya
Joon Yoo
Joshua Serafin
Jota Mombaça
Julian Abraham “Togar”
Julien Creuzet
Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
Lala Rukh
Lara Ögel
Lee Dong-Keun
Luiz Roque
Minouk Lim
Mira Mann
Moe Satt
Natasha Tontey
Nkisi
R.I.P. Germain
Shuang Li
Sojung Jun
Suki Seokyeong Kang
Sungeun Kim
Sungsil Ryu
Tai Shani
Tanat Teeradakorn
The House of Korean Protest Songs
Tianzhuo Chen
Tom Hallet
Ultra-red
Umi Ishihara
Ursula K. Le Guin
Yazan Khalili
Zahra Malkani
Busan Biennale 2026 runs from 26 August until 1 November 2026
