Sharjah Art Foundation

The Most Important Art Biennials of 2026

As questions of access, locality and relevance grow more urgent, major institutional biennials—from Venice to Gwangju—will have to prove they can engage not just their immediate context but the fractured, shifting world they claim to reflect.

By Elisa Carollo

Observer’s Curators to Watch in 2026

Their work extends beyond interpretation into institutional development, creative stewardship and the shaping of the cultural frameworks that will ultimately define our era's art history.

By Elisa Carollo and The Editors

Director Eri Takane On Tokyo Gendai’s Expanding Footprint in Japan’s Fast-Growing Market

"We’re trying to introduce visitors to the wider landscape of Japanese culture and art beyond what’s on view in Tokyo," director Eri Takane tells Observer.

By Elisa Carollo

Invoking the Past to Redefine the Now at Sharjah Biennial 16

By Elisa Carollo

In Sharjah, Five Curators and Two-Hundred Artists Confront Global Issues Through a Regional Lens

By Sarah Moroz

Observer’s Guide to the Must-Visit Biennials and Triennials of 2025

By Elisa Carollo

The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018

By Margaret Carrigan, Juliet Helmke and Guelda Voien

Sheik to Rescue Gutenberg Museum, Basquiat Stolen in Paris, and More

By Guelda Voien

More Artists Named for Next Sharjah Biennial

By Andrew Russeth

Who’s in Sharjah Right Now? A Bounty of New Yorkers!

By Rozalia Jovanovic

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