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

Wolfgang Tillmans, DE

Photo installation at General Staff Building

For Manifesta 10, German artist Wolfang Tillmans installed photographs taken during his four trips to Moscow and St. Petersburg between 1999 and 2014, interspersed with examples of his abstract works.