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How long is 100 days? If you are the organizers, artists, and media representatives involved with Documenta, an exhibition in Kassel, Germany, that is known as the “100-day museum,” it can feel long.
The head of Documenta, which stages an exhibit every five years, resigned amid fierce criticism for allowing a work with antisemitic imagery to be displayed. (JTA) — The director of a major ...
When the time came to make the three-hour pilgrimage from Berlin to the humble town of Kassel, Germany, for Documenta—arguably the world’s largest exhibition of contemporary art—I was overcome with ...
KASSEL (dpa) – Germany’s documenta has traditionally seen itself as a “world exhibition” of contemporary art. But until now the art on display once every five years was mainly European and North ...
KASSEL, Germany (Reuters) - A life-sized model of the Greek Parthenon - covered in forbidden books donated from around the world - stands in central Kassel right where Nazis once burned banned books.
The Indonesian collective behind the work, Taring Padi, denied antisemitic intent and issued an apology, adding that it was the first time it was shown in “a European and German context.” The artwork ...