Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics

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Art Exhibitions
Artistic Strategies
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Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art Biennials
Culture-Led Regeneration
Curatorial Strategies
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European Art
European Art Exhibitions
Large-Scale Art Exhibitions
Manifesta
Manifesta Biennial
neoliberal governance
post-socialist art
urban regeneration
Urban Transformation

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  • ISBN 9781350375840
  • Weight: 380g
  • Dimensions: 154 x 232mm
  • Publication Date: 21 Aug 2025
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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.

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