Since the decision was announced last year to hold Manifesta 10 in Russia, artists and commentators have been involved in heated debates about the rights and wrongs of making art in politically unsavoury circumstances, about the ethics of boycott and engagement and about the relationship of art and politics. Many even suggested that the presence of Manifesta could help foster change in Russia. We asked eight participants: can art can ever have an effect on the political situation in a country?
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Wolfgang Tillmans, Boris Mikhailov, Olesya Turkina, Kristina Norman, Erik van Lieshout, Otto Zitko, Alevtina Kakhidze, Alexandra Pirici
