Biennale Matter of Art 2026
49 artists and collectives, and dozens of events across three venues in Prague and Pardubice
The fourth edition of the Biennale Matter of Art will take place from June 12 to September 13, 2026, in Prague and Pardubice. The international exhibition and public program will be held in three principal locations: The Great Hall of the Trade Fair Palace in Prague, GAMPA – City Gallery Pardubice, and Tusculum Prague.
The press conference, press preview, and opening ceremony will take place on June 11, and the opening weekend program will continue until Sunday, June 14, with performances, guided tours, and other events. The last day to view the complete exhibition across all three venues will be September 13, 2026. The exhibition at GAMPA Pardubice will continue until September 26. The project is cocurated by Jaroslava Tomanová, Jakub Gawkowski, and František Fekete.
Artists
AntiGonna, Noor Abed, Szymon Adamczak, Željka Aleksić, Gleb Amankulov, David Apakidze, Yana Bachynska / Jan Bačynsjkyj, Jürgen Baldiga, Leila Basma & Zaher Jureidini, Rufina Bazlova / Stitch It Collective, Ștefan Bertalan, Cezary Bodzianowski, Tina Bxtq, András Cséfalvay, Michal Durda / Izbová teplota, Jan Durina, Fůd, GALAS (Галас), Hana Garová, Ladislava Gažiová, Davyd Čychkan, Nosrat Karimi, Seba Kayan, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Adrián Kriška, Běla Kolářová, kroužek intersekce, Isadora Neves Marques, Nadia Markiewicz, Zoi Michailova, Shabu Mwangi, Aron Neubert, Bronislava Orlická & Zuzana Smrkovská, Aliza Orlan, Taring Padi, Cezary Poniatowski,
Publik Universal Frxnd, Margaret Raspé, Nour Shantout, Shella Radio, Alex Sihelsk*, Felipe Steinberg, StonyTellers, Alina Sokolova, Fedir Tetjanyč, Huda Takriti, Liliana Zeic, Jiří Žák
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The biennale is organized by the nonprofit initiative for contemporary art tranzit.cz in cooperation with the National Gallery Prague, the City Gallery Pardubice, and Petrohradská kolektiv. The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge for its entire duration, which is part of the broader efforts of the tranzit.cz initiative to mediate art to a wider audience.
Authors of the visual identity of the Biennale Matter of Art 2026 are Martin Czeller & Andrea Vacovská
External Links
www.matterof.art
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