Yto Barrada has been selected to represent France at the 61st Biennale, set to take place from April to November 2026.
The Franco-Moroccan artist is based between New York and Tangier, and is a co-founder of the Cinémathèque de Tanger. Barrada’s multidisciplinary practice explores themes of identity, history, and politics, and how they are intertwined with ideas of narratives and the practice of archiving. Her most recent exhibitions have included an ongoing two-year installation work, Le Grand Soir, commissioned by MoMA. She participated in the 2007 and 2011 Venice Biennales, and her work has been exhibited at Tate Modern in London, The Renaissance Society in Chicago, Witte de With in Rotterdam, Haus der Kunst in Munich, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and Whitechapel Gallery in London.
