Lecture by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev followed by a conversation with Lisette Lagnado, September 16th 2010, Goethe-Institut São Paulo
Within the framework of Fórum Permanente and the Goethe-Institut São Paulo, the following questions are raised: How does dOCUMENTA (13) deal with the social/political context in its curatorial practice?... more
Lecture by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, on July 28th, 2010
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Artistic Director of dOCUMENTA (13), 2012 "Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We Might be Going: Notes on dOCUMENTA (13)" ... more
Kathrin Luz will join the team of dOCUMENTA (13)
dOCUMENTA (13) announces that Kathrin Luz will join the team as Head of Communication, effective from August 2010. ... more
Presentation of the first artwork of dOCUMENTA (13) on June 21st, 2010 in Kassel’s Auepark
On the festive occasion of the summer solstice, "the first day of summer and the longest day of the year" the citizens of Kassel, Lord Mayor Bertram Hilgen, dOCUMENTA (13) Artistic Director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, and artist Giuseppe Penone came together to inaugurate Penone’s Idee di Pietra (Ideas of Stone) near the Orangerie in the Karlsaue park in Kassel as the first artwork on the way to dOCUMENTA (13). The work is offered to the people of Kassel in the lead up to June 9th 2012, the date that dOCUMENTA (13) will officially open.... more
AND AND AND / Event 1 / 16 Beaver Group at US Social Forum in Detroit, Michigan / June 24, 2010
AND AND AND is an artist run initiative, which will use the time between now and dOCUMENTA (13) in 2012 to consider with individuals and groups across the world the role art and culture can play today and the constituent publics or communities, which could be addressed.... more
Presentation of the first artwork of dOCUMENTA (13) on June 21st, 2010 in Kassel’s Auepark
On June 21st, 2010 at 12 noon, Giuseppe Penone's Idee di Pietra (Ideas of Stone) will be inaugurated in the Auepark of Kassel as the first artwork on the way to dOCUMENTA (13).... more
dOCUMENTA (13) Visual Identity
dOCUMENTA (13) is pleased to announce that the Italian graphic design company Leftloft will be developing our visual identity in the years to come. Each and every documenta since 1955 has reinvented itself through the engagement of its participants and the general public. ... more
dOCUMENTA (13) is pleased to announce its cooperation with Hatje Cantz Verlag on all publications.
dOCUMENTA (13) will open in Kassel, Germany, on June 9, 2012, and will issue all its publications in collaboration with Hatje Cantz Verlag. documenta and Hatje Cantz Verlag will thus be working together for the fourth time, after the 1992, 1997, and 2002 editions of the exhibition. A range of dOCUMENTA (13) publications will appear over the next two and a-half years, including the exhibition catalogue, artists’ books, and a preliminary series of notebooks.... more
Christine Litz new project manager dOCUMENTA (13)
We are delighted to announce Dr. Christine Litz as a new member of the dOCUMENTA (13) organizational team. Recently appointed project manager, she is responsible for the realization of the ideas developed by the artistic director, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, and her curatorial team, as well as for the artists’ projects and other elements that will ultimately comprise dOCUMENTA (13).... more
A Beginning
This is a blog about the events in Iran subsequent to the elections held on June 12, 2009. It is an incomplete and subjective report by shoma kihastin.
Artistic Director of the documenta 13
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev has been elected the Artistic Director of the documenta 13, which is scheduled to take place from June 9th, 2012 to September 16th, 2012 in Kassel.... more
The preparations for documenta 13 have already begun
On 06. and 07. April 2008 the international committee for the artistic director of documenta 13 met in Kassel for the first time. ... more