First images of Manifesta 11 before this weekend's opening

Manifesta — created in 1996 in response to the social, political and cultural realities having emerged from the Cold War — will this year, on the centenary of Dada, migrate to Zurich, the movement’s birthplace, and serve as a platform for the thematic “What People do for Money.” Headed by artist Christian Jankowski, the exhibition will open its doors just days after Swiss voters rejected the world’s first national referendum on unconditional basic income, with 30 international artists displaying works interrogating topical questions on labour and man and machine. 

In the wake of St Petersburg’s 2014 Manifesta, the city of Zurich is identified as a hub of intellectual and artistic liberalism. Yet as one of the most economically and technically advanced cities in the world, its urban environment allows for a discourse on critical global issues linked to work and public space. 


Cabaret der Künstler © Manifesta 11 / Livio Baumgartner


Rendering of Cabaret der Kuenstler