
Artists IN
The participating artists came from across the globe so as to engage in the dialogue regarding the crisis in Congo from different perspectives. Our hope was that they would respond to the reality of Congo and at the same time question the role of the Congolese people and that of the world in addressing these urgent issues. Since the biennale is a facilitator of intellectual activity, creativity and critical reflection, it can through art and artists, help us organize our world – as art is one means by which we understand our society and culture, and the society and cultures of others.
Official opening of Yango Biennale


Design Week
The core of Yango Biennale Design Week project was about creating design and production consciousness. The purpose of focusing on design and production consciousness as a starting point, was with the aim to inspire a different way of re-thinking design - by beginning from the local context. The other emphasis of Design week was in the building of a Design Platform in Kinshasa that could facilitate local production. Read more…
Yango biennale promo video