Japan’s Yokohama Triennale has appointed Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero as co-artistic directors for its 9th edition, opening at the Yokohama Museum of Art on April 23, 2027. Costinaș, a Romanian writer and critic currently senior curator at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, will become a curatorial adviser there at year’s end. Guerrero, from Bogotá, is a professor at City University in Hong Kong. The duo previously co-directed the 2024 Biennale of Sydney and the 2018 Dak’Art Biennale, and have collaborated on several other projects. They were selected from 22 candidates by a six-person international committee.
The appointment matters because it signals the Triennale’s commitment to sustainability and global dialogue, with the selection committee emphasizing candidates based outside Japan who can connect contemporary art to historical reflection. Costinaș and Guerrero bring extensive biennial and curatorial experience across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, suggesting the 2027 edition will continue the Triennale’s tradition of addressing pressing social and environmental issues through a transnational lens.