Saint Louis’s Counterpublic Triennial Reveals Artist List for Third Edition
21April 8, 2026
Organizers of theCounterpublic Triennialhave announced the forty-seven artists and collectives participating in the Saint Louis event’s third iteration, to take place September 12–December 12. Curated by the five-person team of Jordan Carter, Raphael Fonseca, Stefanie Hessler, Nora N. Khan, and Wanda Nanibush, this year’s edition is titled “Coyote Time” after a commission by Alice Bucknell, a video game set within Saint Louis’s City Museum. The phrase refers to the brief moment in gameplay when a player must decide whether to forge ahead or retreat to safety. In that spirit, participants will explore issues such as climate, technology, education, and immigration.
Among the exhibiting artists are such heavy hitters as Rebecca Belmore, Carolina Caycedo, Tony Cokes, Nicholas Galanin, Petrit Halilaj, Max Hooper Schneider, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch. Participating Saint Louis area–based artists and collectives include Chris Carl, Dail Chambers, Jamie Lee Harris, Occupy Vacancy, and People’s Art and Recreation Center (PARC).
A dozen site-responsive works will appear along the Mississippi riverfront on either side of the city’s iconic Gateway Arch, including major new commissions by Bellmore and Ligon. Hooper Schneider will present work in a onetime public aquarium, while Cooper Jacoby and Li-Yi Fan, among others, will show work incorporating emerging technologies.
“The ‘Coyote Time’ artist list is decidedly diasporic in scope, reflecting a global outlook while remaining rooted in St. Louis at a moment marked by renewed borders and divisions,” said James McAnally, Counterpublic’s executive and artistic director, in a statement. “Artists and collectives are drawn equally from the exhibition’s immediate neighborhoods and the Global South, bringing multilingual and multifaceted perspectives to questions of civic structures, migration, identity, and technology. Across nearly fifty commissions, ‘Coyote Time’ takes a speculative and socially oriented approach to the moment.”
A full list of participating artists is below.
Alan NakagawaBorn in 1964 in Los Angeles, CALives in Los Angeles, CA
Ali EyalBorn in 1994 in The Forest, Small FarmLives in Los Angeles, CA
Alice BucknellBorn in 1993 in London, United KingdomLives in Los Angeles, CA
Anika ToddBorn in 1992 in Boston, MALives in St. Louis, MO
Brianna LeatherburyBorn in 1995 in Woodbridge, VALives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Carolina CaycedoBorn in 1978 in London, UK (Colombian)Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Chris CarlBorn in 1976 in Portsmouth, VALives in Belleville, IL
Benjamin Patterson1934–2016Born in Pittsburgh, PA
Chris CurreriBorn in 1978Lives in Toronto, Canada
Cooper JacobyBorn in 1989 in Princeton, NJLives in Paris, France
Dail ChambersLives in St. Louis, MO
Emma McCormick-GoodhartBorn in 1990, Alexandria, VALives in London, United Kingdom
Glenn LigonBorn in 1960 in The Bronx, NYLives in New York, NY
Guadalupe RosalesBorn in 1980 in Redwood City, CALives in Los Angeles, CA
Inès KivimäkiBorn in 1990 in Paris, FranceLives in Los Angeles, CA
Jamie Lee HarrisBorn 1987 in Notasulga, ALLives in St. Louis, MO
Jean-Marc Bullet and Céline SemaanJean-Marc BulletBorn in 1980Lives in MartiniqueCéline SemaanBorn in 1982 in Beirut, LebanonLives in New York, NY
Juanita McNeely1936–2023Born in Ferguson, MO
KiteBorn in 1990 in Sylmar, CALives in Catskill, NY
Li Yi-FanBorn in 1989 in Taipei, TaiwanLives in Taipei, Taiwan andAmsterdam, the Netherlands
Lisa Alvarado and Joshua AbramsLisa AlvaradoBorn in 1982 in San Antonio, TXJoshua AbramsBorn in 1973 in Boston, MALive in Chicago, IL
Lynne SmithBorn in 1969 in Dallas, TXLive in St. Louis, MO
Malcolm PeacockBorn in 1994 in Raleigh, NCLives in Brooklyn, NY
Margaret HondaBorn in 1961 in San Diego, CALives in Los Angeles, CA
Max Hooper SchneiderBorn in 1982 in Los Angeles, CALives in Los Angeles, CA
Mee JeyBorn in 1987 in New Delhi, IndiaLives in St. Louis, MO
Nicholas GalaninBorn in 1979 in Sitka, AKLives in Sitka, AK
Occupy VacancyBrianna McIntyreBorn in 1992 in St. Louis, MOAndré FuquaBorn in 1993 in St. Louis, MOLives in St. Louis, MO
People’s Art and Recreation Center (PARC)Christopher C. LossBorn in 1982 in Carbondale, ILLives in St. Louis, MO
Petrit HalilajBorn in 1986 in Kostërrc, KosovoLives in Berlin, Germany
Rachel YounBorn in 1994 in Abington, PALives in North Haven, CT
Rebecca BelmoreBorn in 1960 in Upsala, CanadaLives in Toronto, Canada
Rirkrit Tiravanija with Soph Anderson and CB RomanBorn in 1961 in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLives in New York, NY
Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie FitchRyan TrecartinBorn in 1981 in Webster, TXLizzie FitchBorn in 1981 in Bloomington, INLive in Athens, OH
Sandra BrewsterBorn in 1973 in Toronto, CanadaLives in Toronto, Canada
Sebastián LloveraBorn in 1992 in Valera, VenezuelaLives in St. Louis, M
Sissel TolaasBorn in 1965 in Stavanger, NorwayLives in Berlin, Germany
Stephen AndrewsBorn in 1956 in Sarnia, CanadaLives in Toronto, Canada
Timmy SimondsBorn in 1989 in New York, NYLives in New York, NY
Tom BurrBorn in 1963 in New Haven, CTLives in New York, NY
Tony CokesBorn in 1956 in Richmond, VALives in Providence, RI
TromaramaFebie BabyroseBorn in 1985 in Jakarta, IndonesiaHerbert HansBorn in 1984 in Jakarta, IndonesiaRuddy HatumenaBorn in 1984 in Manama, BahrainLive in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia
Won Ju LimBorn in 1968 in Gwangju, South KoreaLives in Los Angeles, CA
Ximena Garrido-LeccaBorn in 1980 in Lima, PeruLives in Mexico City, Mexico and Lima, Peru
Vaughn Davis Jr.Born in 1995 in St. Louis, MOLives in St. Louis, MO
Yatika FieldsBorn in 1980 in Tulsa, OKLives in Tulsa, OK