Manifesta 10. The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, St Petersburg

Manifesta 10, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, opened on 28 June at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and will run until 31 October, showcasing the works of more than 50 contemporary artists and featuring lots of collateral events.



Manifesta, insieme alla Biennale d'Arte di Venezia e documenta a Kassel, è una delle manifestazioni europee più importanti di arte contemporanea. Manifesta, nata negli anni '90 nei Paesi Bassi come evento “nomade” e piattaforma dinamica per lo scambio culturale, è giunta alla sua decima edizione. Località di quest'anno è il Museo Hermitage di San Pietroburgo, che festeggia il suo 250° anniversario. 



The Hermitage Museum will be showcasing the works of more than 50 contemporary artists from all over the world; some of these artworks were created specially for Manifesta 10, and take stock of the social and cultural context of contemporary Russia.



Still, Manifesta will not only be limited to the museum, it also offers a public programme, an educational programme and the Unlooped-KINO section for films. 



This offer is boosted by the parallel programme, initiated by Manifesta and realised together with The Hermitage Museum XXI Century Foundation. These are independent events specifically designed to coincide with the European Biennial of Contemporary Art and aim to promote local artistic and cultural life by engaging regional, national and international visitors. 



The perhaps controversial choice of St. PetersburgWhile our work may be conducted in realms of debate, negotiation, mediation, and diplomacy, it has achieved its result: providing a stage for art to present criticality, complexity and nuance .”
 
Manifesta 10
Dates: 28 June – 31 October 2014
Location: The State Hermitage Musuem, St. Petersburg, Russia
Director: Hedwig Fijen
Curator: Kaspar König
PhotogrAphy: Courtesy of Manifesta 10

Didascalie
Pavel Pepperstein
Matryoshka (The Russian Doll)
2014
Acrylic on wall
370 × 370 cm
Courtesy the artist
Commissioned by MANIFESTA 10, St. Petersburg
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, General Staff Building, State Hermitage Museum

Otto Zitko
A Line Against Linearity
2014
Wall drawing
Courtesy Krobath, Vienna | Berlin, Austria and Germany, and Galería Heinrich Ehrhardt, Madrid, Spain
Commissioned by MANIFESTA 10, St. Petersburg
With the support of the Austrian Federal Chancellery and the Austrian Cultural Forum in Moscow
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, General Staff Building, State Hermitage Museum

Gerhard Richter
Ema (Akt auf einer Treppe) [Ema (Nude on a Staircase)]
1966
Oil on canvas
200 × 130 cm
Collection of Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
With the support of the Arts Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. 
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, Winter Palace, State Hermitage Museum

Timur Novikov
Horizons series
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, General Staff Building, State Hermitage Museum

Juan Muñoz
Waiting for Jerry
1991
Wall, light and audio soundtrack (5:02 min)
Collection of the Juan Muñoz Estate
With the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, General Staff Building, State Hermitage Museum

Katharina Fritsch
Frau mit Hund (Woman with Dog)
2004
Polyester, aluminum, metal, color
Woman 176 x ∅ 100 cm
Dog 49 x 44 x 68 cm
With the support of the Arts Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. 
Collection Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, Winter Palace, State Hermitage Museum

Olivier Mosset
Untitled
2014
Acrylic on canvas
Each: 300 × 300 cm 
Courtesy Galerie Andrea Caratsch, Zurich, Switzerland; Campoli Presti, London, England
Commissioned by MANIFESTA 10, St. Petersburg
With the support of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
Installation view, MANIFESTA 10, General Staff Building, State Hermitage Museum

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