documenta

The appointment of the Indonesian art collective Ruangrupa as directors of Documenta 15  was a shock to the art world. No cult of personality on this edition of the Kassel art show, but a collective view on the (art) world now and tomorrow. A sign to the rest of us that the future will be collective or will be not? It was not easy to find any comprehensible information on Ruangrupa but this small docu of German tv channel 3sat sheds a little light.

This was my second Documenta visit. Twenty-five years had gone by since Documenta 9. Curated by my compatriot Jan Hoet it created a big buzz in Belgium so I wanted to see for myself.

Why did I wait so long to visit again? Honestly I don't know. I guess it was never top of mind. Documenta 9 was great after all. Despite the fact that this has been a very mediocre 14th edition of the Kassel exhibition I became enthousiast to return in 2022.

 

Fridericianum: as always at the heart of documenta
Fridericianum: as always at the heart of documenta
Marta Minujín, Parthenon of Books
Marta Minujín, Parthenon of Books, 2017, Friedrichsplatz
Nikos Alexiou, The End 2017
Digital animation The End by Nikos Alexiou (EMST Collection), Fridericianum
Alvin Lucier Sound on Paper 1985
Part of Alvin Lucier's, Sound on Paper, 1985, documenta Halle
Stanley Whitney, installation view, documenta Halle
Stanley Whitney, installation view, documenta Halle
Crowded documenta Halle on Saturday afternoon
The crowded documenta Halle on Saturday afternoon
Guillermo Galindo, Fluchtzieleuropahavarieschallkörper 2017
Guillermo Galindo, Fluchtzieleuropahavarieschallkörper, 2017, documenta Halle
Aboubakar Fofana, Fundi (Uprising) 2017
Aboubakar Fofana, Fundi (Uprising), 2017, documenta Halle
Mika K, When We Were Exhaling Images
Mika K, When We Were Exhaling Images, 2016-17, Friedrichsplatz
Amar Kanwar, Letter 5 (Such a Morning), 2017 - Neue Galerie
Amar Kanwar, Letter 5 (Such a Morning), 2017, Neue Galerie
Ibrahim Mahama, Check Point Secondi Loco, 2017 - Torwache
Ibrahim Mahama, Check Point Secondi Loco, 2017, Torwache