Over fifty five contemporary artists have gathered in St. Petersburg to infiltrate one of the world’s oldest museums. Why? Because Manifesta, the nomadic European Biennial that sets up shop in a different city every two years to bridge the gap between East and West, fixed its sights on Russia for the 10th version of the festival. Francis Alÿs, Draft for Lada Kopeika Project, 2014, Collage with gold leaf, 11.5 x 13 cm, courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner Gallery.
The timing couldn’t have been worse. As curators began planning Manifesta 10, tensions between Ukraine — a country undergoing yet another …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
