The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the artists for the second edition of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. Under the artistic direction of Elvira Dyangani Ose, over 20 artists will participate across four key locations in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
The theme, Home: A Glossary for a Communal Sense of Place, builds on Dyangani Ose’s knowledge of community-engaged public spaces and delves into the notion of ‘home’ as a fluctuating, collective condition rather than a fixed state or location.
Participating artists:
Al Ain:
Asunción Molinos Gordo
M’barek Bouchichi
Reena Saini Kallat
Roudhah Al Mazrouei
Abu Dhabi:
Akram Zaatari
Jean-Marie Appriou
Kapwani Kiwanga
Khalid Albanna
Nari Ward
Shama Al Hamed
Vica Pacheco
Yinka Shonibare
blaxTARLINES KUMASI
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Elena del Rivero
Ibrahim Mahama
Iván Argote
Laure Provost
Marinella Senatore
Mercedes Azpilicueta
Serge Attukwei Clotty
Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial 2026 will run from 23 October until 15 February 2027
