Ulaanbaatar Biennale is a new biennale initiated by the City Mayor in cooperation with the Arts and Culture Department of the City Implementing Agency and the Arts Council of Mongolia.

Led by Chief Curator Tian Zhang, On the horizon, under the moon explores the poetics and politics of land and homelands. The Biennale invites local and international artists to engage in global conversations about place, land and home.

Says Zhang, “In curating this Biennale, I wanted to prioritise voices and perspectives less heard. I also aimed to bring together artists whose work and practices are critical, hopeful and impactful in relation to the topic of lands and homelands. While works grapple with issues of land rights, environmental degradation and cultural loss; they also celebrate resistance, honour ancestral practices and offer solutions for thriving futures.”

The main exhibition features 19 international and 6 Mongolian artists who will present their artworks at the Mongolian National Art Gallery and surrounds:

Almagul Menlibayeva, Bat-Orgil Battulga, Biligt Enkhtaivan, Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC), Cian Dayrit, Fitriani Dwi Kurniasih (Fitri DK), Gerelkhuu Ganbold, Harvest School, Ireedui Bulgantamir, Jane Jin Kaisen, Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, Javkhlan Ariunbold, Jazz Money, Leeroy New, Liu Chuang, Luke Willis Thompson, Natalia Papaeva, Nomin Zezegmaa, Raven Chacon, Serwah Attafuah, Solmaz Daryani, Subas Tamang, Tsagaantsooj Erdenechimeg, Vivien Sansour, and Yakthung Cho Sangjumbho.