Curators Selected for the 2nd Edition of the Bogotá Biennial
5Aug. 3, 2026
The curatorial team for the 2027Bogotá Biennial(BOG27) has just beenannounced. Following the first edition in 2025, the upcoming edition of the biennal will be led byJuan Ricardo Rincón Gaviriaas director, supported by chief curatorsMagalí ArriolaandJosé Esparza Chong Cuy. The additional supporting curators will be María Paula Bastidas, Juliana Steiner and Elkin Rubiano.
Gaviria has been thedirectorof theBogotáInternational Art and City Biennial since 2025. Additionally, he is the chief curator ofVoltaje Salón de Arte y Tecnología, an annual salon that’s been held since 2014.
Arriola was curator of the Mexican Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, during which “Actos de Dios / Acts of God” by the artist Pablo Vargas Lugo was front and center. Arriola also was the director of the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City from 2019 to 2025. Chong Cuy, a curator and architect, has been the executive director and chief curator for the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York since 2018. Related PROWLING THE PAVEMENT New Normal
Bastidas is a Colombian curator and researcher whose work centers around local knowledge and identity. Steiner, also a Colombian curator and researcher, co-founded Espacio Odeón in Bogotá. Rubiano, who will be the biennial’s curator of public programs and outreach, is the director of humanities and literary studies at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University.
The previous edition of the Bogotá Biennale, “Bogotá: Essays on Happiness,” ran from September 20th to November 9th of 2025; the biennial featured more than 200 artists from 12 countries. BOG27 is a public initiative that’s being led by the mayor’s office of Bogotá.
“We are holding this biennial not only because it was a shared dream for many people, but also because we recognize the value of art and the power of culture to help us understand each other even amidst polarization,” Santiago Trujillo, Bogotá’s secretary of culture, recreation, and sports, told Call for Curators. “We will continue to strive to ensure that Bogotá has a biennial that projects us into the future and allows us to connect with other cities in the hemisphere.”