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football city, art united transforms manchester's aviva studios into a pitch for creativity

Manchester International Festival 2025 presents "Football City, Art United" at Aviva Studios, a group exhibition co-curated by former footballer Juan Mata, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Josh Willdigg. The show pairs eleven international footballers with artists across media—including Ryan Gander with Eric Cantona, Keiken with Ella Toone, and Suzanne Lacy with Vivianne Miedema and Ali Riley—to explore intersections of sport and contemporary art. Works range from a holographic tribute to Diego Maradona by Jill Mulleady to an interactive installation by Stefano Boeri Architetti with Sandro Mazzola. The exhibition runs through August 24, 2025.

Football meets art in new Aviva Studios exhibition

Manchester International Festival (MIF) has opened a new exhibition titled 'Football City, Art United' at Aviva Studios, exploring the intersection of football and contemporary art. Co-curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Juan Mata, and Josh Willdigg, the show features 11 works pairing artists like Paul Pfeiffer, Philippe Parreno, Ryan Gander, and Rose Wylie with football figures including Eric Cantona, Edgar Davids, Ella Toone, and Lotte Wubben-Moy. Highlights include a sound installation recreating the stadium tunnel experience, a spotlight piece on celebrity isolation, and a documentary on sexism in women's football.

Eric Cantona and Ella Toone help meld football and art for Manchester festival

The Manchester International Festival presents "Football City, Art United," an exhibition that pairs 11 footballers with contemporary artists to create collaborative artworks. Highlights include a tunnel installation by artist Paul Pfeiffer and former Dutch footballer Edgar Davids, recreating pre-match tension; a piece by Eric Cantona and artist Ryan Gander exploring fame; and an interactive work by artist collective Keiken with England star Ella Toone. The exhibition is co-curated by Serpentine artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist, Josh Willdigg, and former Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata, and takes place at Aviva Studios in Manchester.

From a football feast to deceitful dolphins: three art exhibitions not to miss at the Manchester International Festival

The Manchester International Festival (MIF) returns with a new edition featuring three standout art exhibitions. At Aviva Studios, "Football City, Art United" pairs top footballers like Vivianne Miedema and Ella Toone with artists such as Suzanne Lacy and the collective Keiken to create 11 co-produced works exploring gender, ritual, and identity. At the Whitworth gallery, the first international solo show of Indigenous Uitoto artist Santiago Yahuarcani presents over 30 works on bark canvas, addressing ancestral cosmology and the legacy of colonial violence during the rubber boom.