Discover how the 25th Sydney Biennale “Rememory” rewrites history through art, spotlighting First Nations voices under curator Hoor Al Qasimi.
The 25th edition of the Sydney Biennale arrives in 2026 with an irresistible invitation: “Rememory.” From 14 March to 14 June, curator Hoor Al Qasimi asks us to revisit the past, not as a dusty archive but as living clay ready to be reshaped.
Al Qasimi—president of Sharjah Art Foundation—brings a globe-spanning network and a talent for community listening. Her brief? Turn Sydney into a city-wide memory palace where marginalised stories take centre stage.
“Rememory,” a term Toni Morrison forged in Beloved, treats memory as a restless force that refuses erasure. The Biennale mirrors that urgency, challenging tidy timelines and giving voice to silenced histories.
Expect art to spill beyond the harbour icons:
White Bay Power Station returns after its blockbuster 2024 debut, proving that heritage grit pairs well with cutting-edge installations.
Art Gallery of New South Wales and Campbelltown Arts Centre anchor the east-west dialogue.
Penrith Regional Gallery joins for the first time, decentralising the cultural map.
Free entry remains non-negotiable, keeping the conversation open to every visitor, commuter and curious child.
Al Qasimi’s first artist list hums with 37 divergent voices, fifteen from global First Nations.
DAAR—Decolonizing Architecture Art Research: dismantling colonial frameworks, brick by metaphorical brick.
Michiel Dolk & Merilyn Fairskye: reviving 1980s Woolloomooloo mural activism for 2026 eyes.
Warraba Weatherall: Kamilaroi artist mapping ancestral memory onto urban surfaces.
Frank Young & the Kulata Tjuta Project: APY Lands storytellers forging spears and futures.
Commissioned works emerge through a partnership with Fondation Cartier, ensuring resources match ambition.
Community engagement isn’t window dressing; it’s the engine. Sydney’s west gains two Community Ambassadors who guide outreach, while a kids’ program seeds memory-work in new generations. Story circles, micro-broadcasts and inter-generational dialogues promise an “alive, shared archive” rather than a static show.
For travellers plotting an art-fuelled itinerary:
Start at White Bay for monumental installations.
Catch the train to Campbelltown for participatory projects.
Drift north-west to Penrith, where river stories meet gallery walls.
Finish at AGNSW for a panoramic curatorial coda.
Sydney Biennale Rememory flips memory from a rear-view mirror into a front-facing lens, confronting colonial erasures while sketching inclusive futures. If Al Qasimi navigates the political headwinds already brewing—donor tensions over her pro-Palestinian stance among them—Sydney could witness a landmark exhibition where artistic freedom triumphs.
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