GENERAL

Swab presents a new edition of its General Programme, responding to the current dynamics of contemporary art. This year's selection of galleries and spaces reflects a broader shift: the boundaries between established galleries and independent initiatives are becoming increasingly blurred, while practices once considered peripheral now occupy a central place in contemporary artistic narratives, where questions surrounding access to contemporary art have taken on renewed significance.Artist-run spaces, emerging galleries, and experimental initiatives continue to operate at the margins of a market that, in recent years, has increasingly concentrated around major players. Yet it is precisely these projects that are shaping new directions within contemporary discourse: they embrace risk, propose alternative models of sustainability in new contexts, and critically expand the boundaries of what an art fair can encompass.

Escat Gallery

Escat Gallery (Barcelona)

Escat Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Barcelona, founded and directed by Pau Escat. Its main exhibition space, located on Trafalgar Street, presents a program of exhibitions and projects featuring emerging and established artists from Europe, North America, and beyond, with a focus on contemporary practices that combine conceptual depth, material sensitivity, and distinctive visual languages. In L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Escat Projects expands the gallery’s program as a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to artistic production, research, experimentation, and cultural exchange. The space hosts exhibitions, moving image, performances, publications, site-specific projects, screenings, and interdisciplinary collaborations, connecting contemporary art with wider cultural and creative fields.

Artists: Alba Fabre and Vivian Alarcón.

View the catalogue here.