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Manifesto Marathon, the third in the Serpentine Gallerys acclaimed series of Marathon events, took place in the closing weekend of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008, designed by Frank Gehry. The Manifesto Marathon came at a time when artists had begun to work less in formal groups and defined artistic movements. The publication showcased a new generation of artists alongside practitioners from the worlds of literature, design, science, philosophy, music and fi lm who were returning to the historical notion of the manifesto. The Manifesto Marathon drew on the Serpentine Gallerys close proximity to Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, which has been used as a platform by Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell and William Morris, among many others.
Avant-garde pioneer Yoko Ono, Gilbert & George, who famously proclaimed ‘Art for All’, Ben Vautier, key protagonist of the Fluxus movement, and legendary artist Elaine Sturtevant will join a new generation of artists such as Terence Koh, Hilary Koob-Sassen and Athanasios Argianas to present their manifestos for the 21st century in this two-day ‘futurological congress’ in the park. The Marathon will also feature architects, including Andrea Branzi, Peter Cook, Charles Jencks, Claude Parent and Rem Koolhaas; scientists, writers and historians including the eminent Eric Hobsbawm; film directors including the legendary Agnès Varda; and philosophers, designers, and musicians including musical revolutionary Brian Eno. Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto Active Resistance to Propaganda will be presented by 26 performers and Marina Abramović will be accompanied by 14 performers.
This year’s Manifesto Marathon is the third in a series of Marathon events conceived by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Gallery Co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects and follows the 2006 24-Hour Interview Marathon, created with Rem Koolhaas, and the 2007 Experiment Marathon, created with Olafur Eliasson.
Artists involved:
Vivienne Westwood
Pier Vittorio Aureli
Hilary Koob-Sassen
Ingo Niermann and Zak Kyes
Elaine Sturtevant
Rasheed Araeen
Peter Cook
Taryn Simon
Richard Wentworth
Gilbert & George
Ben Vautier
Jonas Mekas
Jean-Jacques Lebel
Tom McCarthy
Mark Wallinger
Yoko Ono
Barbara Steveni
Ekaterina Degot
Raqs Media Collective
Nathaniel Mellors
Lee Scrivner
Andrea Branzi
Henry Flynt
Marina Abramovic
Agnès Varda
Raqs media collective
Gilbert & George
Ben Vautier
Jonas Mekas
Jean-Jacques Lebel
Tom McCarthy
Mark Wallinger
Yoko Ono
Christian Boltanski
Paul Chan
Yona Friedman
John Giorno
David Hockney
John Latham
Gustav Metzger
Yvonne Rainer
Jalal Toufic
Manifesto Club
Susan Hefuna
Stephen Willats
Falke Pisano
Adam Pendleton
Claude Parent
Jimmie Durham
Nicolas Bourriaud
PLATFORM
The Otolith Group
Tino Sehgal and Hans Ulrich Obrist
Karl Holmqvist
Nick Laessing
Terence Koh
Stewart Home
Mark Titchner
K8 Hardy
Rem Koolhaas
Fritz Haeg
Charles Jencks
Eric Hobsbawm and Hans Ulrich Obrist
Athanasios Argianas
Silvia Kolbowski
SpRoUt
Brian Eno
Mark Aerial Waller and Giles Round |