The work digests and re-embodies the manifestos of visionary actors, artists, film makers and dancers as well as groundbreaking works from artistic movements including the Futurists and Dadaists. Designed to question the role of the artist, Rosefeldt has edited and reassembled a collage of philosophies, juxtaposing the philosophies of Claes Oldenburg, Yvonne Rainer and Sol LeWitt among others.
Australian actor Cate Blanchett will bring these manifestos to life, performing them through 13 different personas including a puppeteer, newsreader, school teacher and a homeless man. Ultimately, the work highlights the poetry of each manifesto before asking, can they be applied universally? And if so, how can we apply them today?
The exhibition will also bring together the artist’s previous works including Deep Gold, Stunned Man (Trilogy of Failure II) and The Soundmaker (Trilogy of Failure I) alongside the newly commissioned Manifesto.
