Manifesta 16 has announced the full list of artists for its 2026 edition. Set to open on 21 June, the nomadic biennial will take place across 4 cities in Germany’s Ruhr area and will be curated collaboratively by an artistic team of eight.
The biennial will unfold across 12 decommissioned modernist churches in Bochum, Essen, Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen. Each church will be renewed as sites to explore ‘developing alternative social models’ and building ‘civic life, physical wellbeing and community encounter’. On view will be works from 106 participants from 30 countries, of which 64 will be new commissions.
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)
