Save the Date: Luleåbiennalen 2027
Luleåbiennalen returns 5 March–30 May 2027
The 2027 edition of the Luleå Biennial takes off from collective processes and presents new artworks and collaborations between artists, partners and audiences. Carola Grahn, New Red Order, Lea Simma and Wolf Babe Collective are invited to initiate the artistic contents of the biennial. They are all Indigenous and share between them an interest in practices of co-creation. Two years of public activities culminate in an exhibition period in several sites around Norrbotten between 5 March–30 May 2027.
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Show allThrowback: Artist stuck on the ice
Throughout its almost 35 years, the Luleå Biennial has presented works of all kinds, and some of them have caused more of a stir than others. Lars Lundqvist's three-day stay in an ice house in 2006 is one of the more talked-about works from the biennial's early years.
Throwback: The Early Years
The upcoming edition of Luleåbiennalen will be its 20th. We are taking the opportunity to reflect on the years that have passed. In this first throwback, we look back on how it all started and on the snow and ice sculptures of the first editions.
LB at the Tokyo Biennale 2025
Luleåbiennalen participates as an online panelist at the 2025 Tokyo Biennale symposium “Towards New Forms of Artistic Collaboration: An Experiment in Trans-Biennale”.
LB at Samtidskonstdagarna 2025
Meet Luleåbiennalen at Samtidskonstdagarna ("the Contemporary Art Days") in Gothenburg October 13-15 2025.
LB at NORDIK 2025
Meet Luleåbiennalen at the NORDIK conference in Helsinki on 20 October 2025, where we participate in a panel discussion on Nordic biennials.
LB at Bok & Bild 2025
At the fair Bok & Bild in Luleå 2025, we invite you to join a presentation about where Luleåbiennalen is at currently and how the biennial continues to contribute to writing the story of Norrbotten.
About the lands
Luleåbiennalen (the Luleå Biennial) takes place in Sábme, the ancestral homeland of the Sami people. The biennial is possible to organise here thanks to the Sami people’s diligent and compassionate approach towards the lands and waters of the area.