This year Manifesta, the nomadic European contemporary art biennial, travels to the Italian city of Palermo. Selected by the Manifesta team, Palermo was chosen for its representation of two important themes that have come to shape contemporary Europe: migration and climate changes, and how these issues impact our cities. Manifesta 12’s main ambition is to work in a truly interdisciplinary way with local communities in order to rethink the basic architectural, urban, economic, social and cultural structures of the city. The city will play host to a number of exhibitions, performances, multi-media experiments, talks and workshops. There will also be a pre-biennial program which will develop a theoretical framework for the biennial and will set out the parameters of the city’s revitalisation process. Find out more about Manifesta 12 from their website.
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Orto Botanico di Palermo. Courtesy OMA; Photo: Delfino Sisto Legnani
Research session, Palermo. Courtesy of Manifesta 12; Photo: Minimum Studio
Manifesta 12 venue, Teatro Garibaldi, Palermo. Photo: Gabriele Modica
Palermo Fatimide Garden Education Workshop. Courtesy of Manifesta 12; Photo: Paolo Castronovo
Palermo Fatimide Garden Education Workshop. Courtesy of Manifesta 12; Photo: CAVE Studio
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