Manifesta 16 Ruhr Review: Questioning the Impact of a Biennial in Post-Industrial Germany
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Phoebe Blatton
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A review of Manifesta 16, the nomadic European biennial held in Germany's Ruhr region. The article critically examines what a large-scale art biennial can realistically achieve when it temporarily repurposes defunct churches and industrial spaces, using 'creative mediation' to engage with local communities. It reflects on the tension between the biennial's ambitious social goals and the practical realities of temporary art interventions in a post-industrial landscape.
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What can a biennial realistically achieve by temporarily corralling defunct churches and activating 'creative mediation'?
Why live in Bochum? It's shit elsewhere, too!
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