Manifesta

From Cyprien Galliard’s triumphant homecoming in Paris to Bruno Zhu’s Barcelona debut, these are the best exhibitions of the year

Grappling with issues of identity and cultural memory, these artists take to the biennial in Kosovo with remarkable resilience and imagination

Five curators and artists consider what the arrival of the nomadic biennial could offer the region

In further news: British cultural figures demand justice for Shahidul Alam; Beijing’s Ullens Centre plans second museum

The central thrust of the exhibition positions Sicily as the fulcrum of geopolitical conflicts over migration, trade, security and surveillance

‘What is being exhibited at Manifesta, above all, is Palermo itself’

With the 12th edition of the itinerant European biennial opening in Palermo, what do local artists, curators and gallerists think of the project?

Jan Verwoert considers the history of Manifesta, European politics and whether an art exhibition can unlock the historical potential of a place

In further news: initiative for museum staff diversity; Gwangju Biennale's 2018 curators; Jens Hoffmann clarifies Front Triennial departure

Ahead of Manifesta’s opening in Palermo next summer, the importance of remembering an alternative Mediterranean modernism

Gustav Metzger has died aged 90; director of the Met resigns

Rosemarie Trockel's art collection is destroyed and Atena Farghadani is released from prison

Manifesta announces its line-up and Bobby Miller brings charges against the Mapplethorpe Foundation: the latest news from the art world

Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

The shock cancellation of Manifesta 6 raises questions about the role of contemporary art in contested regions