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 6 was cancelled by the President of the Greek Part of Cyprus
Michel Majerus, DE
Michel Majerus, Yet sometimes what is read successfully stops us with its meaning, 1998. Photo © Roman Mensing.
Mural at C.P.C.A. and Cinéma Utopolis
On the left wall of the C.P.C.A, a former warehouse and cold-storage depot, Luxembourger/German artist Michel Majerus conceived a large pictorial installation, which at the same time acted as an architectural intervention that altered the character of the building and its interior.