Critical theory by Manifest, published to "lay the groundwork for ifesta 6, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, for which the curators Mai Abu ElDahab, Anton Vidokle and Florian Waldvogel propose to challenge the conventional format of the large-scale exhibition and, alternatively, set up an art school - the Manifesta 6 School - in Nicosia, from September 23 - December 17, 2006." -- publisher's statement. Includes further contributions by Babak Afrassiabi, Nasrin Tabatabai, Julie Ault, Martin Beck, Liam Gillick, Boris Groys, Olaf Metzel, Haris Pellapaisiotis, Tobias Rehberger, Walid Sadek, Jan Verwoert and Dexter Sinister.