Manifesta 16 Ruhr is pleased to unveil the list of participants for its upcoming edition, bringing together over 100 artists, collectives and practitioners across 12 venues in four cities: Bochum, Essen, Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen.
Marking the 30th anniversary of the European Nomadic Biennial, this edition unfolds over 15 weeks across the Ruhr Area in Germany. Through newly commissioned works, collaborative projects and interdisciplinary approaches, Manifesta 16 will transform former and abandoned church buildings into spaces for culture, encounter and community life. Manifesta 16 Ruhr is proud to be entirely free of charge, with no tickets required – ensuring that all venues remain open and accessible to everyone.
Artists and groups presenting new commissions are:
Emre Abut (DE, 1985), Havîn Al-Sîndy (IQ), Begzada Alatovic (BA), Özlem Altın (TR, 1977), Mirosław Batka (PL, 1958), Llorenç Barber & Montserrat Palacios, (ES, 1948 & 1973), Mehtap Baydu (TR, 1972), Mabe Bethônico (BR, 1966), Sara Bichão (PT, 1986) Aline Bouvy (LU, 1974), Bureau Baubotanik (DE, 2010), Cabosanroque (ES, 2001), Pedro Cabrita Reis (PT, 1956), Curro Claret (ES, 1968), Constructlab (DE), Jason Dodge (US, 1969), William Engelen (NL 1964), Ayşe Erkmen (TR, 1949), Robert Fleck (AT, 1957), Katharina Fritsch (DE, 1956), Bérénice Gaça Courtin (FR, 1994), Niklas Goldbach (DE, 1973), Nicolas Grospierre (PL, 1975), Albe Hamiti (XK, 1988), Mona Hatoum (LB, 1952), Judith Hopf (DE, 1969), Julian Irlinger (DE, 1986), Pravdoliub Ivanov (BG, 1964), Sejla Kamerić (BA, 1976), Eva Kotátková (CZ, 1982), Athina Koumparouli (GR, 1983), Jarostaw Kozłowski (PL, 1945),Lilli Lake (DE, 1995), Justin Lieberman (US, 1977), Kateryna Lysovenko (UA, 1989), Miedya Mahmod (DE, 1996), Olaf Metzel (DE, 1952), Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (PL, 1978), Marina Naprushkina (BY, 1981), Donja Nasseri (DE, 1990), Julia Nitschke (DE, 1988), Navid Nuur (IR, 1976), Pınar Öğrenci (TR, 1973), Pele Collective (PT, 2007), Penique Productions (ES, 2007), Elizabeth Price (UK, 1966), Mykola Ridnyi (UA, 1985), Mesut-Sabuha Salaam (TR, 1966), Coumba Samba (US, 2000), Wilhelm Sasnal (PL, 1972), Augustas Serapinas (LT, 1990), Dennis Siering (DE, 1983), Mikołaj Sobczak (PL, 1989), SUPERFLEX (DK, 1993), Cassidy Toner (US, 1992), Nasan Tur (DE, 1974), Luc Tuymans (BE, 1958), Gülbin Ünlü, Evita Vasiljeva (LV, 1985), Emil Walde (DE, 1991), Weberei Kai (DE, 2018), Mira M. Yang (DE, 1993), Abbas Zahedi (UK/IN 1984), Amanda Ziemele (LV, 1990)
Other artists include:
Mehmet Aksoy (DE, 1939), Bettina Allamoda (US, 1964), Halil Altındere (TR, 1971), Atiye Altül (TR, 1947), Akbar Behkalam (IR, 1944) Cana Bilir-Meier (DE, 1986), Ayzit Bostan (TR, 1968), Cudelice Brazelton IV (US, 1991) Vlassis Caniaris (GR, 1928-2011), Fatma Ceylan (TR, 1967), İsmail Çoban (TR, 1945-2024), Yıldırım Denizli (TR, 1946), Ihsan Ece (TR, 1949), Füruzan (TR, 1932-2024), Zuza Golińska (PL, 1990) Philipp Gutler (DE, 1989), Hava Güleç (TR), Abuzer Güler (TR, 1959), Mehmet Güler (TR, 1944), Cihangir Gümüştürkmen (TR, 1964), Nejla Gür (TR, 1952), Annika Kahrs (DE, 1984) Merve Kaplan (DE, 1997) Muhlis Kenter (TR, 1952), Azade Köker (TR, 1949), Katarzyna Kozyra (PL, 1963), Gasper Kunsic (SI, 1992), Alicja Kwade (PL, 1979), Julia Logothetis (AT, 1945), Mihaly Moldvay (RS, 1938-2024), Asimina Paradissa (GR, 1945), Jannis Psychopedis (GR, 1945), Judith Raum (DE, 1977), Anka Sasnal (PL, 1973), Metin Talayman (TR, 1939-1999), Nesrin Tanç (DE, 1977), Rıza Topal (TR, 1934-2025), Yıldız Tüzün (TR, 1932-2021), Ming Wong (DE, 1971), Nil Yalter (EG, 1938), Hanefi Yeter (TR, 1947), Serpil Yeter (TR, 1956)
Photo: Anton Vichrov.