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On Day of German Unity, City of Kassel Removes Artist’s Monument for Refugees

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka October 3, 2018

The city removed Olu Oguibe’s “Monument to Strangers and Refugees,” at dawn on the national holiday celebrating Germany’s reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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After Dispute with Documenta Artist, City of Kassel Demands Removal of Monument for Refugees [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka October 1, 2018October 3, 2018

The City of Kassel has decided to indefinitely remove Olu Oguibe’s public sculpture, “Monument to Strangers and Refugees,” commissioned for last year’s Documenta.

Andreas Angelidakis, "Polemos" (2017), foam and vinyl seating modules, installation view at the Fridericianum, Kassel, for documenta 14 (photo by Nils Klinger, courtesy Documenta)
Posted inIn Brief

Documenta Organizers Call Report of €7M Deficit “Speculations and Half-Truths” [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton September 14, 2017September 15, 2017

The organizers of Documenta 14 claim that allegations of overspending are not based on facts and may be used to compromise the exhibition’s independence.

Marta Minujín, "The Parthenon of Books" (2017),
 steel, books, and plastic sheeting
, Friedrichsplatz, Kassel, Documenta 14 (photo by Roman März, courtesy Documenta)
Posted inIn Brief

Debtumenta: Governments Step In to Save Documenta from €7 Million Deficit

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton September 13, 2017December 13, 2017

As Adam Szymczyk’s Documenta 14 draws to a close, its organizers have incurred a whopping deficit largely due to the cost of mounting exhibitions in Germany and Greece.

Posted inArt

An Inclusive Documenta Succeeds Despite Curatorial Failures

by Adela Yawitz July 5, 2017July 5, 2017

The most successful arc of Documenta 14 is not accomplished by any of its symbolic gestures, but through the consistent and merited presence of non-white, non-heteronormative artists throughout.

Posted inIn Brief

Animal Rights Activists Baaaash Artist’s Studio Over Indigo-Dyed Sheep at Documenta

by Claire Voon June 13, 2017June 15, 2017

For his project, artist Aboubakar Fofana dyed the coats of 54 sheep with indigo and brought them from Mali to the Greek capital.

Posted inArt

Cultural Diplomacy and Artwashing at Documenta in Athens

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka June 12, 2017December 13, 2017

It remains a question whether Learning from Athens actually manages to learn anything from Greece and its financial crisis.

Lgbtqi+ Refugees in Greece with Roger Bernat's replica of the oath stone (photo courtesy Lgbtqi+ Refugees in Greece)
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LGBTQ Refugee Rights Group Steals Artwork from Documenta in Athens

by Claire Voon June 1, 2017June 5, 2017

In an act of protest against the German quinquennial, the group Lgbtqi+ Refugees in Greece has rock-napped Roger Bernat’s sculptural replica of an ancient monolith.

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Artist Collective Postcommodity on Recovering Knowledge and Making Border Metaphors

by Risa Puleo May 4, 2017May 6, 2017

With work on view in three current exhibitions, the members of Postcommodity discuss their desire to “mediate complexity.”

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The Messy Politics of Documenta’s Arrival in Athens

by Risa Puleo April 10, 2017April 11, 2017

As documenta opens for the first time in Athens, Greek artists and anthropologists are closely observing how the German quinquennial will respond to its new location.

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Will Cornelius Gurlitt’s Collection Turn Up at Documenta 14?

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 17, 2015April 17, 2015

Documenta 14 director Adam Szymczyk wants to show the collection of late art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt as part of the quinquennial exhibition’s next edition in 2017.

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