The 14th edition of the Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair opened at the Timiryazev Centre
In 2026, 107 Russian galleries are participating in the fair: 19 of them are participating for the first time, 26 represent the regional art scene, and 15 exhibitors will showcase works by international artists.
The international component of the Cosmoscow fair has been particularly developed. The fair features two Indian galleries (ART INCEPT and THRESHOLD ART GALLERY), a special project with an Iranian gallery (“Persian Art: Dialogue of Generations”), and a project by collectors Ekaterina and Andrey Terebenin, dedicated to contemporary and traditional Indian art.
The Syntaks Gallery (founded in 2019 by Elvira Tarnogradskaya) was recognized as the Cosmoscow 2026 Best Stand. The winner received free participation in the following year’s fair. The stand brings together works by four artists: Valery ChThe 14th edition of the Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair takes place on September 4–6, 2026, on two floors of the Timiryazev Centre (6/1, Verkhnyaya Alley). Cosmoscow is supported by General Partner Sber: GigaChat and Sber Private Banking, Automobile Partner VOYAH, and companies including Hutton, MR, ēdomo, Lamoda, Beluga, Tête de Cheval, 12 STOREEZ, Azbuka Vkusa, Konstantin Chaykin, Geltek, Mistral, Chupa Chups, Kids Program’s partner Kenguru, The Carlton, Moscow Official Hotel, Moscow Medicine, the official Insurance Partner SberInsurance, Technical Partner MONTAZHNIK, and the Official Water company edis.
The fair occupies 17,010 square meters, spanning two floors and the courtyard of the Timiryazev Centre. Visitors are able to see 113 gallery booths, over 20 partner projects, and 9 non-profit cultural projects. The Cosmoscow Talks program is being held in the Lecture Hall and Media Forum. Kangaroo presents the Cosmoscow Kids area for young visitors, offering workshops, games, and creative activities.
Guests of the Cosmoscow Preview included: Margarita Pushkina, Grigory Berezkin, Olga Sviblova, Marina Loshak, Elizaveta Likhacheva, Alisa Prudnikova, Ksenia Solovieva, Masha Minogarova, Ksenia Dukalis, Irina Gorbacheva, Masha Fedorova, Ksenia Chilingarova, Evelina Khromchenko, Artem Filatov, Olga Slutsker, Igor Garanin, Alexandra Lekomtseva, Sasha Zharkova, Evgenia Milova, Sofia Ernst, Diana Manasir, Alexandra Maniovich, Sergey Limonov and others.
Galleries’ participation in the fair was confirmed following an expert selection process. During the open call, 190 applications were received, a record in the fair’s history. Submissions, made through a personal account on the Cosmoscow website, included information about the artists, works, and booth concepts.
The 2026 Expert Committee includes: Margarita Pushkina, founder of the Cosmoscow institutional platform; Elena Selina, co-founder of XL Gallery; Elvira Tarnogradskaya, founder of Syntax Gallery; and Valentin Dyakonov, curator and art critic. The DESIGN section’s Expert Committee includes: Margarita Pushkina, founder of the Cosmoscow institutional platform; Maria Savostyanova, art historian; and Alena Sokolnikova, design historian, curator, and teacher.
tak and Lidiya Zhudro explore the philosophy of language, irrationality, and the barriers to communication; Dmitry Bulnygin and Slava Nesterov work with association, intuition, and metaphor. The exhibition proposes considering the rational and intuitive, the analytical and the figurative, as equal modes of artistic cognition.
The Cosmoscow fair program features 23 partnering projects including 14 collaborations between brands and contemporary artists. The resulting projects are shown both at the Timiryazev Centre and beyond. These collaborations clearly demonstrate that the active involvement of businesses in building cultural capital is becoming a key factor in the development of the art industry. Projects presented by: Sber Private Lounge, Voyah, Hutton, Lamoda, 12 STOREEZ, Azbuka Vkusa, Konstantin Chaykin, Geltek, Mistral, Chupa Chups, The Carlton, Moscow, Blessed Mess, Moscow Medicine, SberInsurance, and MONTAZHNIK.
SBER: GigaLounge space
At the Cosmoscow fair, Sber is presenting GigaLounge, a manifesto for the new synergy between art and technology. It’s a laboratory for creative states, where the artistic process begins long before a work is created.
GigaLounge unites two realities. The first is a zone of original installations created by artists based on reimagining the works of GigaArt competition winners. The second is the open space of the AI art festival itself, where every guest becomes a creator. Combining tradition and modern technology, here you can express your perspective on the country and transform your personal sense of Russia into a visual statement using GigaChat.
At the center of the space are three spherum boxes, immersing guests in key states of the creative act: the all-consuming “Love” by Katya Ryblova, the contemplative “Nature” by Sasha Palm, and the expressive “Scene” by Kristina Purshina. These themes form the foundation of the GigaArt AI art festival. Within each sphere, art is born from a dialogue between the artist and the GigaChat neural network. Here, technology is not the author, but the starting point of exploration, a partner and a tool for artistic exploration.
Sber envisions a future in which digital tools open up new ways to feel, see, and express ourselves. The synergy of human intent and technological precision creates a new dimension of art.
This is how Sber’s philosophy (the ability to remain ‘green’) is manifested in art. Sber believes that the future is created by those who maintain the energy of inner change: the ability to move forward, explore the unknown, and begin anew, regardless of accumulated experience and the complexity of the world around us.
Sber Private Lounge
Sber Private Lounge is an intimate art lounge for Sber’s most premium clients, designed as a space for quiet conversation, personalized attention, and exploration of contemporary art. Here, you can escape the hustle and bustle of the fair, take a break, connect with like-minded individuals, and receive a personalized art consultation. The space combines privacy, comfort, and aesthetics: a warm, natural palette, soft, diffused lighting, tactile materials, expressive interior details, and carefully selected furniture create the atmosphere of an intimate art lounge. Here, contemporary art doesn’t exist separately from the space, but rather becomes a natural part of it: it shapes the mood, sets the rhythm, and invites intimate exploration. A special place in the interior is occupied by an exhibition of specially selected works by contemporary artists.
Sber Private Lounge becomes a space where art can be not only viewed but also experienced in a more personal way: stopping, examining, feeling a connection with the work, and perhaps choosing a piece that will eventually become part of one’s own story and collection.
This way, culture, aesthetics, and private service merge into a single experience: a space for communication, inspiration, and art discovery without the fuss.
Chupa Chups Art Prize:
The winner of the annual Chupa Chups Art Prize is multidisciplinary artist Alexander Volkov, represented at the fair by the Tikho Gallery. In his works, Volkov explores how memory and ideologies shape our perception of reality, how global systems influence each of us, and whether they can be reimagined. The artist works with painting, graphics, digital art, and objects, consistently asking viewers important and challenging questions about the past, present, and future.
MR partnership:
At the Cosmoscow art fair press conference, a new partnership between the Cosmoscow Foundation for Contemporary Art and developer MR was announced for the innovative One skyscraper in Moscow City. The foundation will curate the project’s future art spaces, and the collaboration will begin with an installation presented at the developer’s stand, designed by the architectural firm .dpt.
Cosmoscow online at ТЕО platform
Every year, TEO supports the Cosmoscow fair online, and this year, the platform will once again feature works from 86 galleries. They will be available for purchase from September 4th to 30th at teodorus.art. TEO will allow you to discuss purchase terms, arrange delivery, and discover more works by your favorite artists.
