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Christian Jankowski, the German artist-curator at the helm of Manifesta 11 in Zurich (until 18 September), which opened just before Art Basel, is among a small but growing number of contemporary artists who are organising major biennials worldwide. The Delhi-based artist group, Raqs Media Collective, were appointed earlier this year as curators of the 11th Shanghai Biennale at the Power Station of Art (11 November-12 March 2017), while the New York-based art collective DIS has organised the nin