Danh Võ Commissioned for The Met’s 2027 Genesis Façade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that Vietnamese-born Danish artist Danh Võ will undertake its 2027 Genesis Façade Commission. He will produce four sculptures for the niches of the museum’s Beaux-Arts façade on Fifth Avenue from September 16, 2027 to June 13, 2028. The presentation will be the fourth under The Met’s partnership with Genesis, Hyundai’s luxury automotive brand. Võ, whose family fled Vietnam during his childhood, brings personal histories into dialogue with broader cultural and political narratives through found objects and their reconfiguration into sculpture and installation. “A façade is the place where the museum meets the street and it is also an expression of its values over time,” he said in a statement released by Genesis. The museum has also selected Norwegian Congolese artist Sandra Mujinga for its 2027 Great Hall Commission, for which she will develop a site-specific installation.

Asian Art Biennial Reveals Artist Lineup for 10th Edition

Taichung’s Asian Art Biennial has announced the artist lineup for its 10th edition, slated to run from November 7 to February 28, 2027, at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Curated by Lu Pei-Yi and titled “Mrahul Tminun/ 共織/ Co-Weaving,” the exhibition will feature more than 30 regional and international artists and collectives, whose works will explore the legacies of colonialism in Asia, focusing on the marginalized perspectives of women as well as Indigenous and queer communities. Participating artists include Aluaiy Kaumakan, Mounira Al Solh, Chang En-Man, DAVRA Collective, Cian Dayrit, Hylozoic/Desires, Aziza Kadyri, Citra Sasmita, Womanifesto, and Yee I-Lann, among others. Centering on the concept of “working collectively with multiple collaborators,” the presentation will feature projects across various media—from embroidery, painting, and fiber weaving to video, sculpture, and large-scale installation—engaging with questions of collectivity and mutual aid.

Biennale Jogja Foundation Suspends Operations

After 16 years of overseeing the Biennale Jogja in Yogyakarta, the Biennale Jogja Foundation has announced it will cease operations as an art institution. In a notice issued on October 9, the Foundation attributed its decision to the worsening sociopolitical climate in Indonesia, stating, “Under a political regime that has failed to recognize people’s cultures as the foundation of cultural identity—amid chaotic economic and political policies, increasing censorship, and violence against activists and protesters—we feel an urgency to pause.” The organization emphasized that the closure is a means “to reclaim the freedom we need to engage in grassroots solidarity,” adding that “[f]or us, continuity does not depend on the survival of institutions or events. It lives in the spirits we carry into communities and into younger generations.” Before concluding operations, the Biennale Jogja Foundation will take part in Asia Now Paris 2026 (October 20–24), contributing to the fair’s public program with “Kenduri Setali Laku,” an exhibition spotlighting 10 artists previously involved with the Biennale Jogja—including Citra Sasmita, Ines Katamso, Natasha Tontey, and Timotheus Anggawan Kusno.

Zaha Hadid’s Former London HQ Repurposed into Public Art Venue

A decade after Zaha Hadid’s passing, the Zaha Hadid Foundation (ZHF) has converted the late starchitect’s former London headquarters into a public cultural space dedicated to architecture, design, and art, set to open on November 3. Located at 10 Bowling Green Lane in Clerkenwell within a 19th-century Victorian schoolhouse, the offices were redesigned by locally based Studio KA, who restored the original building’s features while adding elements reflecting Hadid’s architectural style, such as Z-shaped door pulls and shard-like flooring insets. The revamped site will feature galleries, lecture rooms, and learning areas, to be used for talks, workshops, and artist-in-residence programs, as well as exhibitions drawing from Hadid’s extensive archive. In a statement, Rana Hadid, chair of ZHF’s trustees and the architect’s niece, said, “it was Zaha’s wish for the foundation to preserve her legacy while carrying her ideas forward: advancing education, supporting future generations, and contributing to the wider field of architecture.” The venue will be inaugurated by an exhibition titled “Zaha Hadid: Architecture of Performance,” showcasing an array of Hadid’s stage and set designs for contemporary dance, opera, and pop music.