The Host Region and curator of Manifesta 9
dal 3/2/2011 al 3/2/2011
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3/2/2011
The Host Region and curator of Manifesta 9
Manifesta Foundation, Amsterdam
The ninth edition of Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art will take place in Limburg, Belgium in 2012 with Cuauhtemoc Medina (Mexico) leading the curatorial team
The Board of the Manifesta Foundation has unanimously selected the Province of Limburg, Belgium as Host region for Manifesta 9. The former mining region spearheaded their Bid for Manifesta by emphasizing topical issues in the region such as the social repositioning of a postindustrial society, finding new possibilities to do deal with material and immaterial cultural heritage and the search for a joint European identity and forms of collaboration, while at the same time not letting go of one's own distinctiveness. Issues which according to Manifesta form a complex and interesting point of departure for the project, which can be relevant both within the Host Region and within a European context at large. Following an extensive period of research and talks, culminating in an on-site research by three final candidates, the board of the Manifesta Foundation selected Cuauhtemoc Medina from Mexico City, Mexico to lead the curatorial team of Manifesta 9. Medina impressed the Board with a striking proposal which - in line with Manifesta's aims - opens up possibilities to develop innovative working models for the display and production of contemporary art, while strengthening the links between artistic practice, culture heritage and the socio political landscape. Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, changes its location every two years. Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centers of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.