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Swab 2013

Barcelonas' International Fair of Contemporary Art

04.10.13

SWAB Barcelona was founded in 2006 by Diezy7 Contemporary Art Collection. The first edition was held back in 2007 and attracted 42 galleries from 13 different countries. With over 6,000 visitors SWAB established itself as an International Contemporary Art Fair on Barcelona's cultural scene from the very beginning supported by important national and international galleries as well as the Ajuntament de Barcelona and the Generalitat de Catalunya.

SWAB Barcelona was founded in 2006 by Diezy7 Contemporary Art Collection. The first edition was held back in 2007 and attracted 42 galleries from 13 different countries. With over 6,000 visitors SWAB established itself as an International Contemporary Art Fair on Barcelona's cultural scene from the very beginning supported by important national and international galleries as well as the Ajuntament de Barcelona and the Generalitat de Catalunya.

The following year in 2008 SWAB consolidated its position and for the 2010 edition SWAB moved to a new location within the Italian Pavilion adjacent to the ‘Font Màgica’ on Montjuïc. It has grown significantly annually since then and has introduced a new programme of complementary activities, in order to reach a wider public within the city. SWAB OFF, a programme of parallel activities including SentARTE, Swab Stairs, Diezy7 Collection Exhibition and SwabMove, amongst other initiatives.  

This, the latest edition of Swab Barcelona features more participants than ever before, with 53 galleries from 19 countries making it an international reference on the Emerging Contemporary Art scene.
Swab Barcelona 2013, International Contemporary Art Fair, opens its doors from the 3rd till the 6th of October, positioning itself at the commencement of the Catalan art season within the international calendar of art fairs.

More information: www.swab.es

  • "Barcelona is amazing". Victor Jaenada, 2012 Installation, mixed media on wall and floor, 200x150x100 cm. Balaguer Gallery, Barcelona

  • “Victoria Wallace-Conan Thai”, Sito Mujica, 2012. Watercolor on paper 27.4 × 21.4 cm.3 Punts Galeria, Barcelona (Swab Programa General 2013)

  • “Sin título”, Nico Baixas, 2005. Photography B/N (Gicleé on baryta paper). Galeria Alegria Barcelona-Madrid (Swab Programa "Nuevas Posiciones")

  • “Canchero”, Defi Gagliado, 2013. Collage on wood. Pasto Galería, Buenos Aires (Swab Programa "American Galleries")

  • “3487 G. Dedlow#6”, Bruno Botella, 2012. Cuts of Silicone, 50,5×44 cm. Galerie Samy Abraham,  Paris (Swab Programa "5 Galleries")

  • "We are not number", Heba Alakkad, 2012. Mixed Media 70×70 cm. Galerie Tanit, Beirut (Swab Programa "MENA")

  • “LV granade”, Javier Martin, 2012. Mixed media with Louis Vuitton bags. Pantocrátor Gallery, Shangai (Swab Programa "Asian Galleries")

  • “EnVe”, Mari Hokkanen, 2011. Print on aluminium, 100×64 cm. Galerie Pleiku, Berlín (Swab Programa "MYFAF")

  • From 03 October to 06 October
  • Pabellón Italiano
  • Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc
  • www.swab.es