Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics - Creating a New Europe through Contemporary Art

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.>

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Erdem Colak, Erdem Çolak
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2024
• EAN: 9781350375802
• ISBN: 978-1-350-37580-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Europe, Theory of art, ART / Museum Studies, ART / Criticism & Theory, ART / European, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), 21st Century, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)