# ARTPRICE NEWS: THE 18TH LYON BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IS NOW OPEN

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- Published: 2026-09-15T22:19:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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_Passer d’un rêve à l’autre — Passing from One Dream to Another_

**19 September – 13 December 202611 venues • 120 artists • nearly 400 works

PARIS, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From Saturday 19 September, the 18th Lyon Biennale
of Contemporary Art opens its doors to the public. Until 13 December 2026, Passer
d’un rêve à l’autre (Passing from One Dream to Another) invites everyone to experience
a generous Biennale unfolding across 11 venues in Lyon and its metropolitan area,
bringing together 120 artists and nearly 400 works.

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18th Lyon Biennale Contemporary Art

Curated by Catherine Nichols, the 18th edition takes visitors on a journey through
the city and its wider territory, encompassing major exhibition sites, museums, 
heritage venues and unexpected spaces.

At the heart of this edition, Les Grandes Locos, the Biennale’s main venue, hosts
a major part of the exhibition. The journey continues across ten other venues, including
the Museum of Contemporary Art Lyon (macLYON), the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, 
the Musée des Tissus, exceptionally reopening its doors for the Biennale, and the
LPA Saint-Antoine car park.

**DISCOVER THE BIENNALE UNTIL 13 DECEMBER**

For almost three months, visitors are free to create their own itinerary and experience
the Biennale at their own pace.

The Biennale Pass provides access to all 11 venues, with one visit to each venue,
whenever visitors choose, until 13 December 2026.

Priced from €18 to €25, the Pass makes it possible to explore the entire Biennale
and return throughout the autumn to continue the experience.

Admission is free for visitors under 15, students in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
and art students. Reduced rates are available for visitors under 26.

Designed to welcome the widest possible audience, the Biennale is accessible from
the age of 3 and introduces new accessibility initiatives this year, including easy-
to-read exhibition labels.

Visitors wishing to explore the exhibition further can book a guided tour for an
additional €3, while an audio guide is available at the three main venues for an
additional €3.

**ONE PASS, 11 VENUES, UNTIL 13 DECEMBER**

**_With my Pass, I can visit each venue once, whenever I want, until 13 December!_**

**18th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art**

_Passer d’un rêve à l’autre — Passing from One Dream to Another_

**19 September – 13 December 2026**

**ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: REFLECTING ON A CHANGING WORLD**

The 18th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art explores the human connections at the
heart of the economy. Curated by art historian and author Catherine Nichols, it 
extends a line of inquiry informed by her work on creativity and social transformation.
It invites us to consider a fundamental question: How can our capacity to create
and tell stories open up other ways of living together?

In Lyon, the themes of dreams and passage give new expression to this inquiry: transforming
the constraints of the present through imagination and collective action to build
a future for which we share responsibility.

This reflection resonates with _Dialogue Between a Thinker and AI_, by Thierry Ehrmann,
founder of Artprice and creator of the Adobe of Chaos. In the face of the anthropological
shock of artificial intelligence, the book explores a profoundly humanist third 
path: grounding our dialogue with technology in free will, the transmission of knowledge,
and critical thinking. Art and social sciences play an essential role in this approach,
helping us understand the transformations reshaping our societies and economies 
and illuminating the choices that carry consequences for us all.

The book circulates freely in English as a RAW Typescript at [dialoguebetweenathinkerandai.com ](https://www.dialoguebetweenathinkerandai.com/en/)

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**About:**

Artprice by Artmarket (Euroclear: 7478 – Bloomberg: PRC – Reuters: ARTF) and La 
Demeure du Chaos/Abode of Chaos are partnering with the 18th Lyon Biennale, curated
by Catherine Nichols and under the artistic direction of Isabelle Bertolotti.

This collaboration brings together two major players in the art world, both deeply
rooted in Lyon while maintaining a strong international outlook. For more than forty
years, the Lyon Biennale has supported the evolution of contemporary art and helped
establish the Lyon metropolitan area as a leading platform for artists, art professionals,
and audiences from around the world. Artprice, the global leader in art market information,
has for many decades documented the transformations of the international art scene
and the careers of the artists who shape it.

Media Contact : Thierry Ehrmann, [ir@artmarket.com](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/ir@artmarket.com)

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18th Lyon Biennale Contemporary Art – 09.19 – 12.13.26 To pass from one dream to
another

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