Exhibition: 16 June – 4 November 2018
MA Fine Arts Field Trip*: 28 October – 4 November 2018
Throughout history, the city of Palermo has been a laboratory for diversity and cross-pollination. Continuous migration – from the Ancient Greeks, the Arabs and the Normans to the recent arrival from Northern Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East – has constantly redefined the city and its people. Palermo’s streets, architecture, parks, cultural legacy and personal histories are the result of a long-lasting syncretism of cultures across the Mediterranean and beyond.
Manifesta 12 in 2018 will also dialogue with the ephemeral components of Palermo’s life. Honouring the city’s long tradition of storytelling – or canta storie – through a series of new narrative productions about the city’s hidden networks. Recognizing Santa Rosalia procession as a territory of contemporary syncretism, dialogue and celebration. Supporting existing initiatives to provide spaces for public hospitality. Mobilizing its rich collection of archives to disclose untold stories on the city and its characters.
New commission presented in exhibition curated by Bregtje van der Haak, Andrés Jaque, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, and Mirjam Varadinis. Featuring works by Maria Thereza Alves, Jelili Atiku, Coloco & Gilles Clement, Cooking Sections, John Gerrard, Uriel Orlow (ZHdK MA Fine Arts Faculty), Khalil Rabah, Rotor, Marinella Senatore, Giorgio Vasta and others.
*Students and faculty from the ZHdK MA Fine Arts will go on a field trip to Manifesta 12 in Palermo from 28 October until 4 November 2018.