The event, themed Unleashing the present, commenced this afternoon with the talk titled Literature, Music, Mystery, focusing on the human drive in artistic creation. The opening ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni.
Over six days, from October 13th to 18th, more than a hundred participants, including thinkers, writers, artists, and activists, will share their contemporary reflections through debates, interviews, and readings at various strategic locations across the city. Notable names include Lilian Thuram, Angélica Liddell, Mariana Enríquez, Wendy Brown, Felwine Sarr, Patrick Radden Keefe, José Luis Guerín, Fina Birulés, Jean-Philippe Kindler, Xiaolu Guo, Juan Mayorga, and Maryam Madjidi.
The program includes a meeting between filmmaker José Luis Guerín, Marina Garcés, and Albert Lladó to discuss urban peripheries at the Plaça Major de Nou Barris. The Plaça de les Glòries and the former la Model prison will host discussions on notions of freedom and class struggle, among other topics. The Biennial will also take place at the Hivernacle in Ciutadella Park and the civic centers La Sedeta and Casa Orlandai.
The Biennial of Thought, promoted by the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, is curated by Marina Garcés and Albert Lladó (coordinators of the Escola de Pensament), Elisabet Goula (head of debates at CCCB), Rafael Vilasanjuan (director of impact at ISGlobal), and Mireia Calafell and Berta Subirats (directors of La Sullivan).
