How Manifesta 13 Speaks to the Local and the Global
This year’s edition of the nomadic biennial highlights Marseille’s vibrant art scene while simultaneously looking at historical international power relationships
The 13th edition of the nomadic biennial Manifesta, held this year in Marseille, faced some significant challenges. Originally slated to open in June, the exhibition had to be postponed until late August and was then forced to close a month early due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Despite this, the Manifesta team implemented three programmes throughout the city: the main exhibition ‘Trait d’Union.s’ (Hyphen), curated by Katerina Chuchalina, Stefan Kalmár and Alya Sebti, the educational project ‘Le Tier Programme’ and ‘Les Parallèles du Sud’, a series of collateral events initiated by local partners.