Manifesto Middle East
Active internationally with engineering and cultural urban planning projects, as well as the distribution and executive co-production of exhibitions, the Manifesto group develops its activities through its subsidiary Manifesto Middle East.
Services
Manifesto Middle East is working on issues such as the creation of cultural and artistic venues, support for the contemporary Saudi art scene and inviting art into the city, as well as into the heart of the landscape. Manifesto Middle East is firmly rooted in the cultural and transformation sectors, and encourages dialogue with French and international artistic and cultural initiatives.
Projects
- Strategy and technical programming of future contemporary art facilities on the AlUla site for the Royal Commission of AlUla and the French Agency for AlUla Development
- Management the first artists’ residency in AlUla: Oasis Reborn and then Palimpsest of the Time
- Coordination of the creation of 82 monumental artworks for the Noor Riyadh Festival 2022, an annual festival of light and art. Find out more. with artworks by SpY, Gisela Colón, Arne Quinze, Ahaad Alamoudi, Muhannad Shono, Eternal, Sabine Marcellis, Sarah Brahim, Rashed AlShashai, Shohei Fujimoto, Charles Sandison, Ayman Zedani, David Spriggs, Alicja Kwade (avec la Galerie Kamel Mennour), Sara Abdu, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Tadashi Kawamata (avec la Galerie Kamel Mennour), Hicham Berrada (avec la Galerie Kamel Mennour), Pauline David, Daniel Buren (avec la Galerie Kamel Mennour), François Morellet et Tadashi Kawamata, Daan Roosegaarde, Christopher Bauder
Team
With local partners and a growing team headed by Ahmed Demyati and led by Mariana Sakurada, Manifesto Middle East works closely with the Manifesto team: experts in strategy, cultural engineering, artistic production and programming, cultural urban planning, exhibition touring, communications, finance and administration, among others.