On 6 May, a preview of the 2026 Urban Art Biennale took place at the Völklinger Hütte — the exhibition runs until 15 November. Not everything had been installed yet, but the scale of what was already on display was impressive.
Following two biennales that had extended far into the urban space of Völklingen, the focus in 2026 is once again more strongly on the steelworks itself. More works than ever before are being created in situ — designed specifically for their location, in dialogue with the architecture and history of the former ironworks.
In the Möllerhalle, 55 artists from 17 countries come together in a dynamic dialogue between industrial architecture and contemporary art: the hall’s rugged charm meets delicate installations and large-scale interventions that reinterpret the space and impressively highlight its unique atmosphere.
Artists at the 2026 Urban Art Biennale:
abcdef, Ampparito, Aris, Coco Bergholm, Jens Besser, Andrea Ceresa, Una Cualquiera, Baptiste Debombourg, Die Gesellschaft der Stadtwanderer, Brad Downey, Elfo, Elliot Evans, Alex Fakso, John Fekner, Frukty, Aida Gomez, William M. Griffin, Guldvittring, Alexander Karle, Klick Klack Publishing, Dirk Koy, Tomas Lacque, This Is Limbo, LittleBrother, Paul Loubet, Julien Marmar, Matthieu Martin, Jonas Mayer, Ann Messner, Milo, Mosa, Stephane Moscato, NeSpoon, Edward Nightingale, Igor Ponosov, Jo Preußler, Alexander Raczka, Refreshink, Anders Reventlov, Ralph Roelse, Joachim Romain, Remi Rough, Federico Tabanelli, Boris Tellegen, Thomas & Jurgen, Tomek, Mathieu Tremblin, Vladimir Turner, Ruben Van Eeckhout, Jasper van Es, Caroline Vercruysse, Vortex-x, Anna Weberberger, XPOME, Zelle Asphaltkultur
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