Glasgow International has announced first details about participating artists, organisations and groups for its 11th edition, that will take place from 5 to 21 June under the new direction of Helen Nisbet.
The biennale will also host the second iteration of Gatherings, a series of free events alongside the festival projects.
The list of announced artists is: Aqsa Arif, Amelia Barratt, Bettina, Jamie Bolland, Alice Brooke, Renèe Helèna Browne, The Camelia Committee (Mira Adoumier, Carine Doumit, Nour Ouayda), Lygia Clark, Kate Cooper, Andrew Cranston, Jamie Crewe, Irineu Destourelles, Katy Dove, Tami Elkilani, Gianni Esporas, Olivia Priya Foster, Luke Fowler, Michelle Williams Gamaker, Inès Heddar, Adam Lewis Jacob, Ayesha Jones, Hannan Jones, Sooun Kim, Amy Lawrence, Rowan Markson, Jericho Mars, Helen McCrorie, Mandy McIntosh, Keira McLean, Adam McNeal, Hussein Mitha, Naeem Mohaiemen, Lisette May Monroe, Victoria Morton, Jonathan Owen, Anya Paintsil, Anna Paterson, Joanna Piotrowska, Lorna Robertson, Nadia Rossi, Natasha Thembiso Ruwona, Rumpus Room’s Children & Young People, Tanoa Sasraku, Bex Šik, Joey Simons, Tahlia Simumba, Rae-Yen Song, Sweatmother, Mana Tashakorinia, Jasmine Togo-Brisby, Iris Touliatou, Zoë Zo, Zoë Tumika & Zoë Guthrie, Myles Westman, Jill Westwood, Matthew Arthur Williams & Maeve Redmond, Cathy Wilkes, David Wojnarowicz, Annabel Wright and Rehana Zaman.
Organisation and groups that will organise projects include: 16 Collective, Cento, Chorus & The Katy Dove Archive, David Dale Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow Women’s Library, Govan Project Space, Ingleby Gallery, Listen Gallery, LUX Scotland and the University of Edinburgh Art Collection, Market Gallery, Maryhill Integration Network, National Trust Scotland, Offline, Outer Spaces, Patricia Fleming Gallery, Platform, Project Ability Gallery, Rumpus Room, Street Level Photoworks, The Common Guild, The Glasgow School of Art, The Hunterian, The Modern Institute and Tramway.
‘Glasgow International is a critical site for discourse and kinship in the city,’ said Nisbet, ‘an opportunity to platform some of Glasgow’s beautiful and dedicated artist-led work, alongside developing and presenting projects with international artists for local and international audiences.’
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