The Courtauld’s East Wing Biennial presents its 16th edition, RE:VISION

6 Oct 2025

Exhibition dates: 24 September 2025 – August 2027

Artists including Yinka Shonibare, Jeff Wall, Pipilotti Rist and more are now on display for the 16th edition of the East Wing Biennial, RE: VISION , which opened at The Courtauld Institute of Art’s Vernon Square campus in King’s Cross on 24 September 2025.

Founded in 1991 in the East Wing of Somerset House by Joshua Compston, the student-led exhibition is dedicated to displaying contemporary art in The Courtauld Institute of Art. It reflects the ideas, concerns and creative ambitions of The Courtauld’s student body.

A group of people watching a performance with two suits hung against a white backdrop, in a classroom setting.
Four people sit/stand on tables in a classroom, chatting and looking at a large abstract artwork on the wall.
Two people in earnest, smiling conversation in front of two artworks in a classroom setting.

 

Following a brief hiatus during The Courtauld’s temporary relocation, the Biennial was revived in 2023 with its inaugural edition at The Courtauld’s Vernon Square campus. Over its 16 editions, the project has developed into an exciting forum for young curators and vital conversations.

RE:VISION brings together artists who respond to the past, reconciling it with the present to avoid the pitfalls of history. Their work resists erasure and reclaims autonomy by challenging what endures and what expires; rethinking, reinventing and reconstructing to instigate the potential for the future to change

Through a wide-ranging selection of contemporary artworks and an exciting programme of events throughout 2025-2027, RE:VISION urges visitors to interrogate and question: Who writes history? Who has the right to revise it? And how can art destabilise these narratives?

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Public tours of RE:VISION will run on the first Sunday of each month, from 15:00. Booking essential.

Poster for RE:VISION, with the title and date information above an outline sketch of two pairs of blue frame glasses (they look a little like 3D glasses) stacked on top of each other.
Two women talk and look at an artwork in a classroom.
A man leans in to watch a video artwork on an old VHS monitor, set on a classroom table.
A young, male artist at an easel creates live sketches of the opening night. Two paper sketches are visible next to him, with drawings of people at the opening night.
Three people talk and look at the artworks on the wall, as sunlight streams through a large window.

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