Berlin Biennale and Manifesta Adapt to Pandemic with Local Focus and Historical Resonance

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The 11th Berlin Biennale is set to commence on September 5, while Manifesta 13 will launch on August 28, both emphasizing community involvement and historical analysis in light of pandemic circumstances. Curated by María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado, and Agustín Pérez Rubio, the Berlin Biennale showcases works by patients of psychiatrist Nise da Silveira at the former Rotaprint factory in Berlin's Wedding area, along with additional locations such as KW Institute for Contemporary Art and Gropius Bau. Directed by Hedwig Fijen, Manifesta 13 focuses on local change, attracting 75% regional attendees, and features an international curatorial team. The exhibition 'Traits d’union.s' will take place in six non-art venues in Marseille, with several exhibitions also scheduled across Brazil.

Key facts

The 11th Berlin Biennale opens September 5, 2020.
Manifesta 13 opens August 28, 2020, in Marseille.
Berlin Biennale curated by María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado, Agustín Pérez Rubio.
Manifesta 13 directed by Hedwig Fijen.
Berlin Biennale includes works by patients of psychiatrist Nise da Silveira.
Manifesta 13 uses an urban study by architecture firm MVRDV.
Brazilian artist Virginia de Medeiros participated in Berlin Biennale's ExRotaprint in 2019-2020.
Manifesta 13 features Brazilian artists Benjamin de Burca & Bárbara Wagner.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

Berlin Biennale
Manifesta
Museu de Arte Latino-Americana de Buenos Aires (Malba)
Centro Psiquiátrico do Engenho de Dentro
Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente
Clube dos Artistas Modernos (CAM)
Hospital Psiquiátrico do Juqueri
ExRotaprint
Kunst-Werke (KW)
Gropius Bau
daad gallery
ifa gallery
Fundação V-A-C
ICA London
MVRDV
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille
Musée Grobet-Labadié
Galeria Galatea
Nara Roesler
Sesc Sorocaba
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
MASP
El Espacio 23
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
10×10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Livraria da Travessa
Simões de Assis
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NND|Azeco
NONADA SP
DAN Galeria
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pinacoteca
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
Midiateca Capixaba
Governo do Estado
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes
Roesler Hotel
Coleção Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects

Locations

Berlin
Germany
Marseille
France
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Wedding
Kreuzberg
Potsdamerplatz
Pristina
Kosovo
Moscow
Russia
London
United Kingdom
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Palermo
Italy
Salvador
Bahia
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
São Paulo
Sorocaba
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
Monumento Pelourinho
Monumento à Mãe Preta
Nova York
United States
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Maranhão
Portugal
Aveiro
Santiago
La Puntana
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Miami
Florida
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Itu
Fortaleza
Ceará
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Algarve
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Ilha de Itaparica
Recôncavo Baiano
Los Angeles
California
Madrid
Spain
Amsterdam
Paris
Zurich
Switzerland

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2020-07-08