{"id":5392,"date":"2026-11-12T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambabuja.esteri.it\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/11\/biennale-di-lagos-2026-arte-contemporanea-installazioni-immersive-e-la-presenza-dellunione-europea-alla-5a-edizione-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T14:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:52:53","slug":"biennale-di-lagos-2026-arte-contemporanea-installazioni-immersive-e-la-presenza-dellunione-europea-alla-5a-edizione-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambabuja.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/11\/biennale-di-lagos-2026-arte-contemporanea-installazioni-immersive-e-la-presenza-dellunione-europea-alla-5a-edizione-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Biennale di Lagos 2026: arte contemporanea, installazioni immersive e la presenza dell\u2019Unione Europea alla 5\u00aa edizione"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ambassador Mengoni will attend the <strong>Lagos Biennial 2026, <\/strong>which returns for its fifth edition with a programme rich in critical insights, experimental installations, and a strong international presence. Founded in 2017 by a collective of artists and directed by <strong>Folakunle Oshun<\/strong>, the event has established itself as a key benchmark for contemporary art on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s edition, titled <strong><em>&#8220;The Museum of Things Unseen&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> and curated by Furen Dai, Chinyere Obieze, and Sam Hopkins, invites the public and industry professionals to question hidden narratives within traditional museum spaces and to rethink cultural institutions from the ground up, free from structural inequalities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>European participation in the official programme<\/h3>\n<p>Within the main exhibition, the Biennial hosts numerous artists from several European Union Member States \u2014 including <strong>Germany, Greece, Spain, France, and Ireland<\/strong> (the full list of selected artists is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lagos-biennial.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website of the Lagos Biennial<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>A central moment of the educational section will be the launch of the <strong>Curatorial Lab Lagos<\/strong>, an intensive three-day programme led by Polish curator <strong>Adam Szymczyk<\/strong>, former artistic director of major international exhibitions such as <em>documenta 14<\/em>. The curatorial workshops led by Szymczyk will take place from <strong>4 to 6 December<\/strong> (rescheduled from the initial opening of the event).<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the main exhibition, within the same venue, the European Union&#8217;s cultural offering will animate the parallel programme (<em>&#8220;Off&#8221;<\/em>) through a setup housed in <strong>insulated containers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The result of a joint effort between the <strong>Delegation of the European Union<\/strong> and the <strong>European External Action Service (EEAS)<\/strong>, the European pavilion brings two immersive digital exhibitions previously presented at the <strong>Osaka World Expo 2025<\/strong> to Lagos, accompanied by a calendar of thematic conferences and workshops:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ambabuja.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Draft_View_Home_beyond_compressed-002.pdf\">Home Beyond the Dawn: Ukrainian art tells the story of resistance \u2013 immersive installation (Lagos Biennial 2026)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first installation, <strong><em>&#8220;Home Beyond the Dawn&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (2025), is a 29-minute multichannel immersive video installation created by <strong>Natalia Matsenko, Yuri Yefanov, and Clemens Poole<\/strong>. Funded by the European Union and developed by the EEAS, the work brings together pieces by <strong>30 contemporary Ukrainian artists<\/strong> to reflect on how the concept of &#8220;home&#8221; transforms in wartime.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A journey through Ukraine:<\/strong> Through video, photography, animation, sound, and digitally reconstructed 3D spaces, viewers are transported to the regions resisting the Russian invasion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memory and future:<\/strong> The works document loss, resilience, and reconstruction, reaffirming that no violence or disinformation can erase the identity of a home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>International awareness:<\/strong> The presentation in Lagos is part of the EU&#8217;s commitment to keeping attention focused on the real consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine, with the direct involvement of the Ukrainian diplomatic representation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0 <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/THE-FUTURE-IS-SHARED.pdf\">&#8220;The Future is Shared&#8221;: the democratisation of digital art \u2013 Immersive installation by Stefano Fake (Lagos Biennial 2026)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second proposal is <strong><em>&#8220;The Future is Shared: Immersive Digital Art Experience&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>, curated by Italian artist and curator <strong>Stefano Fake<\/strong>. The exhibition explores how immersive digital installations are redefining contemporary artistic practice, dissolving traditional boundaries between artist, artwork, and viewer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>From viewer to participant:<\/strong> In these multisensory environments where images, light, sound, and architecture merge, the audience is no longer a passive observer but an active co-creator who shapes the meaning of the work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A shared space:<\/strong> The work promotes the idea of digital art as a tool for cultural democratisation, capable of stepping outside traditional museums to become an open language connecting different cultures, communities, and generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The pre-opening dedicated to industry professionals and invited guests is scheduled for <strong>13 November<\/strong>. For updates on the full schedule of conferences, European workshops, and access details, please visit the official portal <a href=\"https:\/\/lagos-biennial.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lagos-biennial.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ambassador Mengoni will attend the Lagos Biennial 2026, which returns for its fifth edition with a programme rich in critical insights, experimental installations, and a strong international presence. 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