Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.

Manifesta 13 Marseille was one of the only international biennials to take place during the global pandemic COVID-19, the biennial ended earlier than planned due to the second national lockdown

Wemgehörtdiestadt, DE

Presentation at Frankensteiner Hof

Wemgehoertdiestadt was founded after the violence during “media night” in St. Pauli, Hamburg. Confronted with brutality, artists, disk jockeys and musicians from Poodle Club, Butt Club, Hafenstrasse and Red Flora joined together and in different forums analysed the role ascribed to the artistic and subcultural milieu by business interests whose intention was to drain and dry out run-down areas of the city of Frankfurt as a precursor to gentrifying them.