What happens when artists and footballers transfer ideas?

11 new works created by pairings of artists and footballers come together in an ambitious and playful group exhibition at Aviva Studios for MIF25.

Both artists and footballers are known for their flair and their imagination – in the studio or on the pitch. Inspired by the boundary-pushing creativity of the trequartista player, Football City, Art United. brings together 11 pairs of artists and footballers to produce new works for a group exhibition.

The project is a collaboration between World Cup and Champions League winner, Juan Mata, renowned curator and Serpentine Galleries, Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, and curator, writer and filmmaker Josh Willdigg. Stepping into each other’s creative fields, they ask, what can art and football learn from each other?

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