Gwangju Biennale taps Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen to lead 2026 edition

Gwangju Biennale taps Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen to lead 2026 edition

The Gwangju Biennale has appointed Singaporean artist and filmmaker Ho Tzu Nyen as the artistic director of its 16th edition, slated for September 2026. Ho is best known for his multidisciplinary prac...

Ho Tzu Nyen Named Artistic Director of 2026 Gwangju Biennale

The organizers of the Gwangju Biennale have appointed Singaporean artist, filmmaker, and curator Ho Tzu Nyen artistic director of the Sixteenth Gwangju Biennale, set to open September 2026. The Gwangju Biennale Foundation in a press release affirmed that Ho was selected for his “proposal centered on the transformative power of art,” noting that “his curatorial […]

Artist Ho Tzu Nyen to Curate Gwangju Biennale, One of Asia’s Top Biennials

The next Gwangju Biennale will be organized not by a world-renowned curator but by an artist whose profile is fast-rising. Ho Tzu Nyen will organize the 2026 edition of South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale, which is regarded as one of the top biennial-style shows in Asia. It’s not the first time that Ho has organized a biennial—he did the Asian Art Biennale in 2019. Still, his appointment as artistic director is an anomaly within the history of th…

Ho Tzu Nyen to direct Gwangju Biennale

Courtesy Singapore Art Museum The Singaporean visual artist and curator Ho Tzu Nyen has been appointed Artistic Director of the 16th Gwangju Biennale. As an artist, Ho Tzu Nyen works mainly in film, video installation and performance, exploring the convergence between the construction of identity and the fabrication of history. His ongoing project, The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia, seeks to document the fact, fiction, various indigenous…

Ho Tzu Nyen to Bring ‘Resonant Vision’ to 2026 Gwangju Biennale Director Role

The Gwangju Biennale hopes to chart unexplored territory with the Singaporean artist's deep attunement to the cultural diversity of Asia.