Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg, appointed Commissioner of the Luxembourg pavilions at the Venice Art and Architecture biennials by the Ministry of Culture, and Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, curator of the 2026 and 2028 Biennales, have selected artist Aline Bouvy and the curator Stilbé Schroeder to produce the exhibition at the Luxembourg pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, which will run from 9 May to 22 November 2026.

Statement by the Commissioner and Curator

By selecting Aline Bouvy, Kultur | lx and Casino Luxembourg seek, above all, to honour and showcase the artist’s 25-year long career. Aline Bouvy has built an international career that has been tremendously consistent in artistic terms whilst also making successfully bold choices that always surprise. Refusing to restrict herself to expected norms or make compromises, Bouvy explores a range of techniques, creating a body of work that is dense and polymorphic, unfolding over time, fed by constant research, individual and group exhibitions, artist residencies and international collaborations.

Casino Luxembourg has followed Aline Bouvy’s work for many years, and she has been part of several group exhibitions at the institution. This longstanding relationship, built on mutual trust, was further strengthened through the preparation of her first institutional solo show in Luxembourg, Hot Flashes, curated by Stilbé Schroeder and on view until October 12. Aline Bouvy’s selection for the 61^th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia is grounded in strong artistic and personal foundations, essential for undertaking a collaboration of this scale.

2026 will be the 30^th anniversary year for Casino Luxembourg—Forum d’art contemporain, a leading cultural institution that has already helped organise Luxembourg’s presence in Venice, having been actively involved in 7 pavilions. In recent years, Casino Luxembourg has also served as an important space for monograph exhibitions by artists from Luxembourg included in its artistic programming, and also by inviting and supporting many artists to take part in exhibitions and projects with international partner institutions. Showcasing national contemporary artists is thus at the heart of Casino Luxembourg’s work. Supporting artists during events like the Venice Biennale is therefore an honour that enhances and complements Casino Luxembourg’s initiatives to develop and promote artists.

Artistic team