Manifesta 8 - Europe in the 21st Century

What is Manifesta 8? Manifesta, the nomadic European biennial of contemporary art, now takes place in the southern Spanish region of Murcia. Since 1996, previous edition have been organized in Rotterdam, Luxembourg, Ljubljana, Frankfurt, San Sebastian/Donostia, Nicosia (canceled) and Trentino/Alto Adige.
In 2010, hosted by a score of historical buildings, art spaces and media outlets in Murcia and Cartagena, the Manifesta 8 exhibitions and numerous aligned projects focus on the most innovative, emerging art from Europe and beyond, with themes often in dialogue with nothern Africa.
It is multi-faceted event devised by three, cutting-edge, curatorial teams: ACAF - Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum (Egypt & U.S.A.); CPS - Chamber of Public Secrets (Italy, Middle East, Scandinavia & U.K.) and tranzit.org (Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary & Slovakia).


Murcia & Cartagena (Spain), October 2010 - January 2011