The International Jury for the Biennale Arte 2026 has been announced, with Solange Oliveira Farkas serving as president. The jury includes curators Zoe Butt and Elvira Dyangani Ose, each bringing extensive experience in contemporary art from the Global South, biennial curation, and institutional leadership. Farkas is the founder of Associação Cultural Videobrasil, Butt founded the in-tangible institute, and Dyangani Ose is artistic director of the 2nd Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial and former director of MACBA Barcelona.
This announcement matters because the jury will shape the selection and direction of one of the world's most prestigious art biennials, the Venice Biennale. The diverse expertise of the jurors—spanning Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa—signals a continued emphasis on global perspectives and non-Western narratives in contemporary art. Their decisions will influence which artists and themes gain international visibility, impacting the broader art world's discourse and market trends.