Since its establishment in 1955, documenta has been regarded as the most important international exhibition of contemporary art. Taking place once every five years for 100 days, the exhibition attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. In June 2012 dOCUMENTA (13) will open in Kassel, with more than 150 artists and participants showcasing new artworks in multiple venues across the entire city, demonstrating how contemporary art can contribute to our understanding of the world.
For 100 days, over 150 artists from 55 countries and other participants from around the world will gather and present artworks, including sculpture, performance, installation, research, archiving and curatorial projects, painting, photography, film and video, text and audio works as well as other objects and experiments in the fields of art, politics, literature, philosophy, and science.
Locations: Fridericianum & Friedrichsplatz Ottoneum & Karlsaue Orangerie & Karlsaue Neue Galerie & Documenta Halle
Circa 155 kunstenaars waaronder: Adnan, Etel Akhunov, Vyacheslav Anastas, Ayreen Applebroog, Ida Ashford, Doug Ault, Julie Balestrini, Nanni Bartolini, Massimo Castillo Deball, Mariana Critical Art Ensemble Cruzvillegas, Abraham Dalí, Salvador Durham, Jimmie Faivovich & Goldberg Faldbakken, Matias Gabri, Rene Garcia Torres, Mario García-Dory, Fernando Ghani, Mariam Hoheisel, Horst Huyghe, Pierre Jacir, Emily Kentridge, William Kurenniemi, Erkki Link, David Lombardi, Mark Malani, Nalini Penone, Giuseppe Pentecost, Claire Prvacki, Ana Ryan, Paul Ryggen, Hannah Sadr Haghighian, Natascha Song Dong Toufic, Jalal Trockel, Rosemarie Wallace, Ian Weiner, Lawrence
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