The International Biennial Association (IBA) presents a new online programme, the IBA Academy, dedicated to knowledge exchange, research and dialogue in the field of biennial organisation. We invite you to take part in the first module, which will take place on 9, 14 and 15 April 2026, and will explore biennials as sites of memory and knowledge creation.
At the end of 2025, the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts welcomed the book The Oracle: On Fantasy and Freedom, which the artistic director of the most recent Biennale, Chus Martínez, considered to be an integral part of the exhibition itself. In this brief conversation, Martínez shared a few final thoughts on her experience of the Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.
As part of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts entitled The Oracle, curated by Chus Martínez, the audience has once again chosen its favourite. The Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts has a long tradition of awarding prizes, dating back to the first edition of the Biennale in 1955, and since 2013, the Audience Award has also been included among its prizes.
The Reader will be launched with a full day of lectures and discussion marking the conclusion of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, on Friday, 10 October 2025, at MGLC Švicarija.
We invite you to watch the recording of the online event of the The International Biennial Association IBA Stage: The 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, which took place on 5 August 2025. Curator and Artistic Director Chus Martínez was joined by artists Nicole L’Huillier and Kathrin Siegrist to explore the biennale as a space of resonance, vibration, and intuitive knowledge.
Tejswini Narayan Sonawane, One Moon, One Sun
Sreda v sredo & friends: The exhibition seeks to highlight the workings of a self-organised art community, whose aims are continuous artistic development, the exploration of relief printmaking techniques, collaboration and networking with other artists in the field of contemporary graphic arts, and the set-up of the production conditions necessary for such activities.
The exhibition marks the 70th anniversary of the 1st International Exhibition of Graphic Arts, which opened on 3 July 1955 at the Museum of Modern Art (Moderna galerija) in Ljubljana. It was an artistic milestone that placed Ljubljana – and, by extension, the former Yugoslavia – prominently on the international art map.
The Grand Prize of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts went to Palestinian artist Noor Abed, the Research Residency Award was presented to Gabi Dao, and a Special Mention was awarded to Maria Arnal.
Main exhibition venues: MGLC Grad Tivoli, MGLC Švicarija, MGLC Plečnik Auditorium, Moderna galerija, Mestna galerija Ljubljana, Jakopič Promenade
