The Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee has appointed Hoor Al Qasimi as artistic director of Aichi Triennale’s sixth edition, to be held in 2025. As the first non-Japanese person to lead the Triennale, Al Qasimi was selected for her curatorial accomplishments and her global connections. The final decision was made by Obayashi Takeo, Chairperson of the Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee, from a finalist picked by the Aichi Triennale Advisory Board.
Al Qasimi founded the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2009 and is currently the Foundation’s president and director. Throughout her career, she has had extensive experience in curating international biennials, including the second Lahore Biennale (2020), and the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale (2015). In 2003, she co-curated the sixth edition of Sharjah Biennial, and has remained the director of the Biennial since. Al Qasimi is also President of the International Biennial Association from 2017 and the President of The Africa Institute. She has previously served as a board member for MoMA PS1 in New York, and the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, among other roles.
