9th Thessaloniki Biennale at MOMUS Features Meriem Bennani and Arthur Jafa
On June 15, 2026, MOMUS Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki opened the 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art titled everything must change. The exhibition, curated by Nadja Argyropoulou, includes works by Meriem Bennani and Arthur Jafa and remains on view until July 5, 2026. It examines demands for change through shared utterances, visual frequencies, and forms of play that address incommensurability between vocabularies and lived realities.
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The biennale's positioning as a para-biennale in a peripheral location highlights tactics of joyful militancy and collective activity for collectors tracking experimental practices outside major centers. Its engagement with emancipation and suppressed knowledges indicates rising institutional interest in radical responses to enclosure and dominance, informing acquisition strategies around artists addressing autonomy.
- Artists: Meriem Bennani, Arthur Jafa
- People: Nadja Argyropoulou
- Museums: MOMUS Museum of Contemporary Art
- Locations: Thessaloniki
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