Cecilia Alemani to Curate 2027 Taipei Biennial
3June 4, 2026
TheTaipei Fine Arts Museum(TFAM) has appointedCecilia Alemanicurator of the FifteenthTaipei Biennial, to take place in 2027. The Milan-born Alemani has gained a reputation for elevating the work of marginalized artists, particularly women. She is a veteran curator of biennials, having previously organized the Twelfth SITE Santa Fe International in 2025 and the well regarded Fifty-Ninth Venice Biennale, “Milk of Dreams,” in 2022; she was artistic director of the inaugural Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires in 2018 and curated the Italian Pavilion at the Fifty-Seventh Venice Biennale in 2017. Alemani is currently director and chief curator of the public arts program at High Line Art in New York, where she has worked since 2011.
“Embarking on my first curatorial project in Asia, I feel both excited and humbled by this opportunity,” said Alemani in a statement. “In our current global climate, platforms like theTaipei Biennialcarry an even greater urgency. They are vital spaces for creative expression and cultural resilience: they remind us of the power of art to foster dialogue and discussion at a critical historical crossroads. The Taipei Fine Arts Museum has long been a vital bridge between regional narratives and global perspectives, and I am eager to collaborate with the artistic community here to create an exhibition that resonates deeply across borders.”
“The Taipei Biennial has long served as a vital junction where global artistic movements meet the unique historical and cultural topographies of Asia,” said TFAM director Li-Chen Loh in a statement. “We are confident Cecilia Alemani’s curatorial lens will provide a transfixing framework that honors Taipei’s distinct landscape while engaging our local audience in vital conversations with global masters.”