Fabricating the Impossible
The Casablanca International Biennale is exceptionally moving to Essaouira for its 6th edition, from December 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027.
Under the theme “Building the Impossible”, this sixth edition will take place in Essaouira for an unprecedented artistic interlude, while reaffirming the Biennale’s historic roots in Casablanca. This temporary relocation reflects a twofold ambition: to strengthen ties with the Ifitry Artists’ Residency, a creative laboratory where several invited artists have conceived and developed their projects, and to contribute to the cultural and architectural dynamism currently shaping the City of Trade Winds.
This edition also seeks to celebrate the forthcoming opening of the City of Arts and Culture, designed by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, a symbol of Essaouira’s growing cultural ambitions.
The Biennale will take over several emblematic venues across the city, some of which will be exceptionally open to the public, as well as the Ifitry Artists’ Residency. Together, these spaces will form a distinctive artistic journey, bringing contemporary creation into dialogue with the city’s heritage and local identity.
Curated by international curator Marisa Caichiolo, this edition will bring together more than 80 Moroccan and international artists to explore major contemporary themes: resilience, memory, ecology and renewal. An invitation to imagine new possibilities and embrace art as a space for experimentation, encounters and dialogue, in keeping with the Casablanca International Biennale’s mission.
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