The 16th Dakar Biennale is taking shape. Scheduled for November 19 through December 19, 2026, this new edition—themed “ (Anti)fragility” by its artistic director Morad Montazami—unveiled the list of participating artists yesterday at the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar. Borrowed from essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the concept of “antifragility” explores how vulnerability can become a strength. The biennial will be organized around three themes: “The Powers of the Fragile,” “The Arts of Care and Repair,” and “Strategies of Backlash.”
Who are the selected artists?
Georges Adéagbo — Benin
Victor Adewale — Nigeria
Fatiha Al Zemmouri — Morocco
Nia Hampton — United States
Dela Anyah — Ghana
Joey Aresoa — Madagascar
Kolawolé Atcho — Benin
Ismail Bahri — Tunisia
Nú Barreto — Guinea-Bissau
Hady Barry — Guinea / United States
M’Barek Bouhchichi — Morocco
Catherine Boyer — France
Ernest Breleur — France
Ibrahima Cissé “Déb’s” — Senegal
Kelechi Agwuncha & Kesiena Wanogho — Nigeria / United States
Neve Insular Collective — Cape Verde
Studio Dialogues Collective — Ghana
Sabrina Da Silva Medeiros — Brazil / France
Caroline Déodat — France / Mauritius
Rashid Diab — Sudan / Spain
Aliou Diack — Senegal
Serigne Ibrahima Dieye — Senegal
Pape Diop, introduced by Mamadou Boye Diallo — Senegal
Mbaye Babacar Diouf — Senegal
Beau Disundi Nzazi — DR Congo
Safaa Erruas — Morocco
Stéphane Foucaud — France
Eva Diallo — Senegal / Switzerland
Lungiswa Gqunta — South Africa
Carla Guèye — Senegal / France
Ola Hassanain — Sudan
Clémence Lollia Hilaire — France
Miriam Hillawi Abraham — Ethiopia
Melinda Fourn-Houngbo — Benin / France
Onyeka Igwe — Nigeria / United Kingdom
Hamedine Kane — Mauritania / Senegal / Belgium
Alexandre Zahra Karakashian — South Africa
Linda Lamignan — Nigeria / Norway
Mohamed Laouli — Morocco / France
Renée Akitelek Mboya — Kenya
Wezile Harmans — South Africa
Bitibiza Muongo — DR Congo / Belgium
Cheikh Ndiaye — Senegal
Ivy Brandie Chemutai Ng’ok — Kenya
Ibrahima Niang “Piniang” — Senegal
Jean David Nkot — Cameroon
Vanessa Amoah Opoku — Ghana / Germany
Marcel Hendrik Pinas — Suriname
Tabita Rezaire — France
Kevin Rouillard — Cape Verde / France
Mona Okulla Obua — Uganda / Germany
Souad Abdelrasoul — Sudan / Egypt
El Hadj Sy — Senegal
Dominique Zinkpè — Benin
Featured Witness: Faouzi Laatiris — Morocco
Carte Blanche: Serigne Mbaye Camara — Senegal
