Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.
Pedro Cabrita Reis, PT
The Thieves, 2026 © Pedro Cabrita Reis. Photo © Manifesta 16 Ruhr / Rainer Schlautmann.
Born in Lisbon, where he lives and works, Pedro Cabrita Reis is widely regarded as one of the leading figures of contemporary art. Since the mid-1980s, his work has achieved international recognition and has been pivotal to the redefinition of sculpture in a post-minimal and post-conceptual context. Cabrita Reis has always pursued an independent path, working with painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and large-scale installations composed of industrial and found materials.