The Lagos Biennial announces 18 participating artists and groups for its fifth edition in Eko Atlantic City, curated by Furen Dai, Chinyere Obieze, and Sam Hopkins.
The Lagos Biennial has announced the 18 artists and groups slated to participate in its 2026 edition. This fifth iteration of the biennial will be curated by Furen Dai, Chinyere Obieze, and Sam Hopkins.
Titled "The Museum of Things Unseen," the exhibition aims to reinterpret the concept of a museum. It will delve into hidden histories, objects, and narratives, posing questions about visibility, memory, and erasure. The biennial will run from November 14 to December 6, 2026 in Eko Atlantic City, a newly developed artificial peninsula within Lagos, Nigeria.
Originally reported by [ArtReview](https://artreview.com/artists-announced-for-2026-lagos-biennial/) and [USA Art News](https://usaartnews.com/events/lagos-biennial-unveils-18-artists-for-2026-edition/).
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Featured Artists & Spotlight Works
The 18 participating artists and groups bring pioneering conceptual, documentary, and installation practices to Lagos. Below are featured works by selected participating artists, as profiled in international reviews:
#### 1. Aki Sasamoto — Weather Bar Forecast #2 (2021)
Aki Sasamoto, Weather Bar Forecast #2 (still), 2021, video, colour, sound. © the artist. Courtesy Take Ninagawa, Tokyo. Source: [ArtReview feature: "Aki Sasamoto Flips the Switch"](https://artreview.com/aki-sasamoto-point-reflection-queens-museum-new-york-sounding-lines-para-site-hong-kong/)
Known for her deadpan monologues and kinetic sculpture installations incorporating snail shells, HVAC ducts, and industrial kitchen sinks, Japanese artist Aki Sasamoto examines chirality, natural asymmetries, and human eccentricities. Her recent exhibitions include Point Reflection at the Queens Museum, New York, and Sounding Lines at Para Site, Hong Kong.
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#### 2. Amie Siegel — Provenance (2013)
Amie Siegel, Provenance, 2013, (still) HD video, 40 min 30 sec. © the artist. Source: [ArtReview preview: "Amie Siegel: Provenance"](https://artreview.com/preview-amie-siegel-provenance-christies-post-war-and-contemporary-sale/)
Chicago-born artist Amie Siegel documents, in reverse, the global voyage of modernist furniture designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for the Indian city of Chandigarh — tracing their passage through European salerooms, private auctions, and luxury residences to interrogate postcolonial cultural extraction and market circuits.
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#### 3. Hito Steyerl — The Island (2025)
Hito Steyerl, The Island, 2025 (installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan Osservatorio). Photo: Andrea Rossetti. Courtesy Fondazione Prada. Source: [ArtReview review: "Hito Steyerl’s ‘Conservative’ Turn"](https://artreview.com/hito-steyerl-the-island-fondazione-prada-review-jj-charlesworth/)
Berlin-based theorist and artist Hito Steyerl tackles digital culture, deepfakes, and algorithmic content. In The Island, Steyerl layers archaeology, quantum physics, and Flash Gordon satire against a drowned prehistoric settlement off the Croatian island of Korčula, pushing back against synthetic media in favor of human material reality.
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#### 4. Kara Walker — The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin (2015)
Kara Walker, The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin (installation view), 2015, cut paper on wall. © Kara Walker. Source: [ArtReview review: "Kara Walker: Go to Hell or Atlanta, Whichever Comes First"](https://artreview.com/december-2015-review-kara-walker/)
Renowned for her panoramic black-silhouette tableaux, Kara Walker excavates the visceral history of American slavery, racial violence, and national myth-making, transforming historical caricatures into confronting reflections on power and memory.
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Complete Artist & Group Line-Up
The full roster of 18 participating artists and collectives confirmed for the 2026 edition:
- Ade Adekola
- Ala Praxis
- Caitlyn Min-ji Au
- CAMP
- Ha Bik Chuen
- Jacob Höfle
- Lagos Studio Archives
- Olukemi Lijadu
- Antoni Muntadas
- New Culture Studios
- Aki Sasamoto
- Arcangelo Sassolino
- Amie Siegel
- Alafuro Sikoki-Coleman
- Hito Steyerl
- Ethel-Ruth Tawe
- Bert Theis
- Kara Walker
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OFFish: Parallel Pavilions Programme
Alongside the central exhibition, the Lagos Biennial hosts OFFish, an official parallel program occupying pavilions across Eko Atlantic City featuring previously unexhibited institutional and private collections:
- Art Bridge, Lagos
- Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, Hoofddorp
- Future Ancestries
- Floating Museum x Lagos Space Programme
- Together – EU Pavilion
- Parsons School of Design | The New School, New York
- Academy of Media Arts, Cologne
- Yaba College of Technology, Lagos
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The Àkéte Collection Unveiling
The biennial will also unveil the Àkéte Collection, an international modern and contemporary African art collection featuring biennial commissions, acquisitions, and long-term museum loans.
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Event Passes & Admission
The 2026 Lagos Biennial runs from 14 November through 6 December 2026 at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos.
Official Day Passes, Full Exhibition Passes, and VIP Vernissage Access are available for online booking on Seats & Tickets.
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Sources & Further Reading:
- ArtReview — Artists Announced for 2026 Lagos Biennial
- ArtReview — Aki Sasamoto Flips the Switch
- ArtReview — Amie Siegel: Provenance
- ArtReview — Hito Steyerl’s ‘Conservative’ Turn
- ArtReview — Kara Walker: Go to Hell or Atlanta, Whichever Comes First
- USA Art News — Lagos Biennial Unveils 18 Artists for 2026 Edition