Tag: Documenta
Anti-Semitism at Documenta: the latest developments
The latest developments Since the beginning of the Documenta in mid-June, little has revolved around the art on display. Rather, the focus is on the anti-Semitism scandal that broke out…
Politicians want to check works on Documenta for anti-Semitism
Nfter new criticism of anti-Semitism against the Documenta, politicians are demanding that all works exhibited at the Weltkunstschau in Kassel be appraised. Representatives of Jewish institutions reacted with outrage to…
Germany: resignation of the director of Documenta accused of anti-Semitism
An installation by an Indonesian collective, representing a pig disguised as an Israeli army soldier, had been denounced by several associations and the Israeli embassy. The director of Documenta, a…
a Documenta listening to resistance
View of Documenta Halle, during the press visit, June 15, 2022. MARTIN MEISSNER/AP Every Documenta is an adventure. Every five years, the German city of Cassel, in Hesse, becomes the…
Michael Wolffsohn on the Documenta: The Curse and Blessing of Anti-Semitism
Michael Wolffsohn at the Documenta Curse and blessing of anti-Semitism A guest contribution by Michael Wolffsohn 07/02/2022 2:07 p.m What the makers of the Kassel Documenta didn’t understand: anti-Semitism leads…
“Horrible” representation: Scholz is not going to the Documenta this time
“Abominable” representation Scholz is not going to the Documenta this time 06/22/2022, 7:11 p.m With clear words, the Federal Chancellor distanced himself from the controversial banner at the Documenta. The…
Germany Antisemitic artwork covered up at contemporary art fair Documenta after controversy
This is another blow for the Documenta contemporary art fair, which recently opened in Kassel, in central Germany. This unmissable event for contemporary creation, which takes place every five years,…
The Documenta in Kassel: an art exhibition without artists
For the first time, a collective of non-Western curators is directing the world art exhibition in Kassel. The result is only marginally related to art. It’s about colonialism, racism, climate…