Programme Exhibition Funding
Funded artist Antonio Paucar
Artes Mundi 11 with presenting partner Bagri Foundation (AM11) will feature six international contemporary visual artists and take place across Wales from 24 October 2025 to 1 March 2026.
Artistic Focus
As a leading biennial for socially engaged contemporary art, Artes Mundi once again convenes artistic practices that critically address the complexities of present-day global realities. Among the participating artists is Antonio Paucar, based in Germany, whose work is marked by a poetic engagement with themes of memory and transformation.
Central Exhibition
The curatorial core of the programme is a group exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff, which functions as the central hub of AM11. This presentation will include newly commissioned works alongside significant institutional loans, each articulating key aspects of the artists’ respective practices. The exhibition facilitates a nuanced dialogue among the participating positions, rooted in personal narratives and storytelling that explore loss, memory, migration, and their associated traumatic and ecological consequences.
Expanded Program
Complementing the central exhibition, a series of solo presentations will be staged across Wales, offering deeper insight into the individual conceptual and aesthetic approaches of each artist. Collectively, these exhibitions form a decentralized parcours that underscores both the societal relevance and the formal complexity of the works on display.
Artists:
Jumana Emil Abboud (born Shefa’amer, lives and works in London, UK and Jerusalem), Anawana Haloba (born Livingstone, lives and works in Oslo, Norway and Livingstone, Zambia), Antonio Paucar (born Huancayo, lives and works between Berlin, Germany and Huancayo, Peru), Kameelah Janan Rasheed (born East Palo Alto, lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA), Sancintya Mohini Simpson (born Brisbane, lives and works in Brisbane, Australia), and Sawangwongse Yawnghwe (born Shan State of Burma, lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
The Exhibition Funding programme supports contemporary artists in implementing art projects abroad.
ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen promotes a peaceful and enriching coexistence between people and cultures worldwide. ifa supports artistic and cultural exchange in exhibition, dialogue and conference programmes, and it acts as a centre of excellence for international cultural relations. It is part of a global network and relies on sustainable, long-term partnerships. ifa is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Baden-Württemberg and its capital Stuttgart.
