Manifesta 15 Barcelona Closes with Nearly 200,000 Visitors
Manifesta 15 Barcelona concluded on November 24, 2024, drawing nearly 200,000 attendees despite facing logistical hurdles across twelve municipalities. The upcoming edition in 2026 is set to take place in Germany's Ruhr region, with Josep Bohigas appointed as the inaugural creative mediator. This biennial featured Focus Weeks filled with concerts, discussions, and exhibitions, including a mobile venue created by IAAC students. The last Focus Week, held from November 19–24 at Casa Gomis, centered on "balancing conflicts." Highlights included the debut of Arc d’Iris by La Fura dels Baus and a bike ride from the Llobregat to the Besós River. Five Italian artists presented works that explored female labor, resistance, and war through various installations and performances.
Key facts
- Manifesta 15 Barcelona closed on November 24, 2024
- Nearly 200,000 visitors attended
- Biennial spread across twelve municipalities in three thematic clusters
- Next edition in 2026 in Germany's Ruhr region
- Josep Bohigas named first creative mediator for 2026
- Focus Weeks included a mobile venue by IAAC students
- Final Focus Week in El Prat de Llobregat at Casa Gomis
- Casa Gomis threatened by expansion of El Prat airport
- Performance Arc d’Iris by La Fura dels Baus at Las Tres Chimeneas
- Bicycle ride from Llobregat to Besós rivers
- Five Italian artists: Chiara Camoni, Claire Fontaine, Binta Diaw, Bea Bonafini, Masbedo
- Chiara Camoni exhibited at Casa Gomis and Ciba
- Claire Fontaine's neon work at Las Tres Chimeneas
- Binta Diaw's installation at Can Trinxet
- Bea Bonafini's sculptures at Monastery of San Cugat
- Masbedo screened Pantelleria at Can Jonch in Granollers
- Masbedo performance Ghost soldier in air-raid shelter
- Granollers bombed in 1938 by Italian fascist aviation
Entities
Artists
- Chiara Camoni
- Claire Fontaine
- Binta Diaw
- Bea Bonafini
- Masbedo
- Niccolò Massazza
- Jacopo Bedogni
- Carlus Padrissa
- Sergio Pardo López
- Filipa Olivaira
- Josep Bohigas
- Filipa Oliveira
- Federica Lonati
Institutions
- Manifesta
- Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)
- Ciba
- La Fura dels Baus
- Orquesta del Reial Circle Artistic de Barcelona
- Can Jonch
- Can Trinxet
- Monastery of San Cugat
- Casa Gomis
- Las Tres Chimeneas
- IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia)
- Ciba (feminist innovation center)
- Orquesta del Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona
- Artribune
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain
- El Prat de Llobregat
- San Adrià del Besos
- Santa Coloma de Gramenet
- Hospitalet del Llobregat
- Granollers
- Vallés Oriental
- Ruhr
- Germany
- Llobregat River
- Besós River
- Badalona
- Ruhr region
- San Adrià del Besòs
- Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Besòs River
- Casa Gomis
- Las Tres Chimeneas
- Can Jonch
- Monastery of San Cugat
- Can Trinxet