Netherlands | Sonsbeek 2026
Sonsbeek 2026, curated by Christina Li and Amira Gad with assistant curator Berber Meindertsma, will take place in Sonsbeek Park, at partner institutions, and at various locations throughout Arnhem, the Netherlands, from 2 July to 11 October 2026.
One of Europe’s oldest large-scale outdoor art exhibitions, Sonsbeek will return for its 13th run, with 18 artists, including new commissions from Korakrit Arunanondchai, Ipeh Nur, Sahej Rahal, and Puppies Puppies, as well as a project devoted to On Kawara. The exhibition features 12 commissioned works, including site-specific installations, sculptures, and performances that broaden perspectives on art in public spaces.
The theme of Sonsbeek 2026 approaches memory as a living, generative force—an action that resists erasure, transforms histories, and shapes possibilities for tomorrow. Unfolding amid persistent conflict and global crisis, the exhibition engages with Arnhem’s layered history, where traces of war remain embedded in the landscape and collective consciousness. Memory is explored as a dynamic space in which remembering and forgetting interact, and where loss and preservation operate as complementary forces, enabling both rupture and renewal.
Asian artists will play a significant role in the edition and the participating artists and collectives in include:
- Larry Achiampong (b. 1984, London)
- Korakrit Arunanondchai (b. 1986, Bangkok)
- Fanja Bouts (b. 1997, Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
- Forensic Architecture (est. 2010, London)
- Femke Herregraven (b. 1982, Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
- Afaina de Jong (b. 1977, Amsterdam)
- On Kawara (29,711 days)
- Loesje (est. 1983, Arnhem)
- Ipeh Nur (b. 1993, Yogyakarta)
- Sahej Rahal (b. 1988, Mumbai)
- Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (b. 1951, Antwerp)