Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics

Creating a New Europe through Contemporary Art

Erdem Çolak (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2025
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Verlag)
978-1-350-37584-0 (ISBN)

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This is the first monograph fully dedicated to critically investigating the political, economic, artistic, urban, and societal relationships of Manifesta – European Biennial of Contemporary Art, a European nomadic biennial initiated in the post-Cold War era. Despite being one of the most important recurrent exhibitions taking place in Europe, surprisingly little has been written about it since the mid-2000s, Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics provides a deeply-researched and engaging analysis of the the critically overlooked Manifesta exhibitions, as well as it's changing goals and discourse since the first edition in 1996.

The book is split into four parts, divided by theme and following the exhibitions chronologically. Providing a comprehensive overview of one of the most important biennials in Europe, Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics investigates the relationship between large-scale art exhibitions, culture-led regeneration, and urban transformation. It is essential reading for students and researches of exhibition and curatorial studies, art history, and cultural studies.

Erdem Çolak is an artist and a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One: Manifesta and “The East of the West” (Manifesta 1 – Manifesta 3)
1. Globalization, Manifesta and the “East of the West”
2. Institutional, Infrastructural and Discursive Backdrop for Manifesta
3. Curatorial and Artistic Strategies of Manifesta in Its First Decade

Part Two: Branding Regions Through Manifesta (Manifesta 4 – Manifesta 9)
4. New Regionalism, Creative Cities and Manifesta
5. Manifesta’s Interests in its Second Decade: The Urban and Education
6. Curatorial and Artistic Strategies of Manifesta in its Second Decade

Part Three: Safety First: Manifesta’s Flight to Non-EU Territories (Manifesta 10 – Manifesta 11)
7. Manifesta’s “Second Eastern Expedition” to St. Petersburg
8. What People, Contemporary Art Biennials and Municipalities Do for Money? The Case of Manifesta 11 - Zurich

Part Four: Manifesta and the Urban – Vol. II (Manifesta 12 – Manifesta 14)
9. Revitalizing Cities Through Art

Conclusion
Summary
Appendices
References
Notes

Erscheinungsdatum	09.04.2024
Zusatzinfo	15 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Reisen ► Reiseführer
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	1-350-37584-5 / 1350375845
ISBN-13	978-1-350-37584-0 / 9781350375840
Zustand	Neuware