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 Latencia by Montse Aránega (Escat Gallery)

Swab Barcelona 2025: An Edition Defined by Dialogue, Collaboration, and Emerging Practices

The 18th edition of Swab Barcelona concluded successfully, reaffirming its position as one of the leading platforms for emerging contemporary art. Held from October 2 to 5 at the Textile Pavilion of Fi
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Swab presents its Public Program

The Swab 2025 Public Program is conceived as a space for collective activation, where the audience is no longer a passive observer but becomes an active part of the artistic and discursive process.
Tara Ullman. It’s the third day of October and I’m still in love with you (2024). LeLabo

Swab presents General Program and MyFAF

Swab presents a new General Program in response to the current dynamics of contemporary art. What before were differentiated spaces in the fair; General, Emerging, Seed, now are articulated in a single
Studio150. Pat Laddaphan and Piyakorn Chaiverapundech.The Sacred Masses series. 2024

Swab presents the central program of its 18th edition: Polar and Tropic

The tropics are those imaginary lines where the sun, positioned at the zenith, pauses after each cycle, before shifting towards a new direction. Humanity seems to be going through a similar time—a sols
Outhouse gallery, MyFAF, Natasha Burton

A new time for Swab Barcelona: introducing our 18th edition

Swab Barcelona celebrates its 18th edition, a symbolic age that, coinciding with the Year of the Snake, marks a turning point for the project. Framing this edition as a solstice—a transitional state—th
The Tiny Art Gallery, The Hague

SEED Program at SWAB 2024: A Space for Experimentation and Diversity

The SEED program offers alternative projects the opportunity to present their practice to a wide and diverse public, beyond their local context. SEED also creates a place of encounter and dialogue that
Max Radford Gallery, London

Collectible Design. Swab Barcelona

The 17th edition of Swab Barcelona introduced, for the first time, a program dedicated to the growing convergence between contemporary art and design, establishing a dialogue between aesthetic innovati
Pepe Valenti, La Mer (2023). Design Program.

Swab Barcelona presents its Design Program

The 17th edition of Swab Barcelona presents, for the first time, a program featuring four galleries dedicated to the growing convergence between contemporary art and design.In recent years, independent
Hojan. SS SPACE SPACE

Swab Barcelona presents Solo Show & Video Box

The Solo Show“The blue color of my sky”Curated By Yipei Lee and Carla Jaria
Moongi Gim, Vicky (2024). ooooon, Focus Tokyo-Seoul

Swab Barcelona presents Focus Tokyo-Seoul: Tentacles Of Thought (From An Octopus) curated by Kelvin Kyung Kun Park

In its 17th edition, Swab Barcelona turns its focus to East Asia, with the Focus Tokyo/Seoul program taking center stage. Six emerging spaces showcase the vibrant, youthful art scene of both megacities