“Art Macao” is a city-wide event where the Macao SAR Government joins forces with various sectors to unleash global creativity, converging global creativity into a kaleidoscope of civilizations and intellectual currents. The Biennale is also a major initiative to simultaneously promote cultural and tourist development. Curated by renowned international curator Feng Boyi, “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025” revolves around the theme, “Hey, what brings you here?”
The Biennale comprises six exciting sections: The Main Exhibition, Public Art Exhibition, City Pavilion, Special Exhibition, Local Curatorial Project, and Collateral Exhibition. Together, these will present nearly thirty exhibitions highlighting cutting-edge artists from more than ten regions and countries. Featured artists include contemporary masters such as Xu Bing, Ann Hamilton, and Gregor Schneider. They craft innovative artistic narratives, revitalize historical spaces, explore the community’s cultural tapestry, and ignite the spirit of the humanities.
From this summer to autumn, Macao will transform into a city of inspiration where life and art resonate. Join us and embark on an aesthetic journey that weaves through the cityscape and touches the heart.
Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and co-organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM, Sands China Ltd., SJM Resorts, S.A. and Wynn Resorts Macau, the mega international cultural and artistic event “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025” will be held this year from summer to autumn. Internationally renowned artist Feng Boyi serves as the chief curator of this three-month event, taking the residents and tourists to embark on an enchanting aesthetic journey that runs through the urban landscape.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) calls for exhibition proposals for the Collateral Exhibitions of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025” (hereinafter referred to as “Art Macao 2025”). Local professionals and organisations engaged in contemporary art are welcome to participate in the biennale, jointly fostering the creation of contemporary art, building an open and inclusive international platform for artistic exchange, and highlighting the achievements of Macao’s art education and local creative force. The selected proposals will be included in the promotional campaign of “Art Macao 2025” to build synergy with other sections of the biennale, thus increasing the international visibility of local exhibitions.
Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and co-organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM, Sands China Ltd., SJM Resorts, Limited and Wynn Resorts Macau, the “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025” (hereinafter referred to as “Art Macao 2025”) will be held this summer. IC calls for exhibition proposals of the “Local Curatorial Project”, one of the key programmes of “Art Macao 2025” and the Preliminary Selection for the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia – Collateral Event from Macao, China, from today until 6 May. The selected proposals will be awarded a subsidy in the maximum amount of MOP500,000 for the organisational expenses of the exhibition. All individuals engaged in contemporary art are welcome to participate.
Theme of the Event:“Hey, what brings you here?”
Taking this question as the theme, the “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025” aims to explore and address the history and memories of Macao as well as its actual situation against the current backdrop of globalization. The theme can also be directly associated with the ultimate questions of “Who am I? Where did I come from, and where am I going?” Taking these uncertainties as a guiding thread, we seek interconnected pathways, supports, and resolutions through posing questions and giving answers. Or, when confronted with the forceful emergence of digital existence in an Internet-based culture and the artificial intelligence era, it is even more important for us to keep evolving our thoughts, perceptions, and awareness of them, and try to find directions and future possibilities and impossibilities in a situation with no origins or destinations.
– Feng Boyi
Event Dates: July to October 2025
Chief curator: Feng Boyi Co-curators: Liu Gang, Wu Wei
Feng Boyi is one of the most active independent curators and critics in China. Born in 1960 in Beijing, he graduated from the History Department of Capital Normal University in 1984. In 1990, he pursued studies at the Art History Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Currently, he is an independent curator, art critic, and researcher at the Institute of Art Sociology, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. From 2007 to 2017, Feng served as Art Director of the He Xiangning Art Museum. From 2012 to 2014, he held the position of Art Director of the Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum. He was honored with the Curator of the Year award of the “Art Power List” in both 2010 and 2016. Furthermore, he received the Curator of the Year award of the 12th and 13th “AAC Art China” for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018.
Since the late 1980s, Feng has been engaged in curating, critiquing, and editing in Chinese contemporary art. His focus encompasses marginal and alternative artists and groups, the existence and artistic creation of the younger generation of artists, as well as the experimental, critical, and practical nature of Chinese contemporary art. Feng has authored numerous papers and review articles and has curated exhibitions at home and abroad, including the first Guangzhou Triennial of Contemporary Art; Beijing Ukiyo-e; China Today – The Reincarnation of Chinese Contemporary Art (Austria and the Netherlands); the Cross-Strait and Four Places Art Exchange Program; the Wuzhen International Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition; and Xu Bing: Ideas and Methods.