Manifesta 13

Manifesta 13 is an upcoming art exhibition within the Manifesta European art biennial to be hosted in Marseille, France. Originally scheduled to run from June to November 2020, the exhibition has been indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manifesta 13
GenreArt exhibition
Location(s)Marseille
CountryFrance
Previous eventManifesta 12 (2018)

Overview

Manifesta is a European art biennial that rotates between host cities. It will be the first French Manifesta, hosted in Marseille. Originally scheduled to run June 7 to November 1, 2020,[1] the exhibition has been indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Planning

Manifesta 13's artistic team includes Alya Sebti, Katerina Chuchalina, and Stefan Kalmár.[1]

Manifesta chose Marseille for 2020 based on its status as an "outsider city" in which residents put their association with the multicultural city before their affiliation with the country. Architects Winy Maas and MVRDV provided cultural research on the city to best integrate Manifesta into it.[1] Their firms were chosen, in part, for their background in urban planning and potential to create an "Eiffel Tower legacy" for the city from the exhibition, according to Manifesta director Hedwig Fijen. The festival would also maintain an office in the city open to locals. At a contentious press event, French journalists questioned the city's outlay towards the festival and the extent to which the event would include local curators.[3]

Marseille has allocated €627,000 (US$715,000) for Manifesta 13 hosting rights and committed €2.4 million (US$2.7 million) to developing the 2020 event. The city saw the festival as expanding on the legacy of its 2013 European Capital of Culture year of cultural events and funding to build the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations. While the city has grown as an arts hub,[4] by 2018, some of Marseille came to distrust outside cultural interventions, such as Manifesta, based on lingering issues of poverty and a small commercial art sector following the 2013 events.[3]

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References
  1. "Manifesta Announces Artistic Team for 2020 Edition". Artforum. December 17, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. Farago, Jason (May 18, 2020). "Venice Biennale Postpones Next Two Editions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  3. Hyde, Sarah (September 17, 2018). "Previewing 2020 Edition in Marseille, Manifesta Organizers Field Tough Questions". ARTnews.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. Muñoz-Alonso, Lorena; Dafoe, Taylor (May 9, 2016). "Marseille to Host Manifesta in 2020". Artnet News. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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