Nomads, tourists and territories: Manifesta and the Basque country.

From: Afterimage | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: Connolly, Maeve | Copyright information

The fifth installment of Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, took place this year in the Basque country under the direction of curators Massimiliano Gioni and Marta Kuzma. The exhibition was staged across two very different urban sites, which although linked by a short bus ride are worlds apart in terms of economic and social infrastructure. This duality is mirrored by the fact that each site has two names. In Euskara, the language of the Basques and one of the old...

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