Documenta 5
1972 art exhibition in Kassel, West Germany
documenta 5 was the fifth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 30 June and 8 October 1972 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Harald Szeemann. The title of the exhibition was: Befragung der Realität – Bildwelten heute / Questioning Reality – Pictorial worlds today.[1]
Szeemann's curation is known for establishing a model for future art biennial events, with a central, thematic curatorial idea.[2]
Participants
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- documenta 1955
- II. documenta 1959
- documenta III 1964
- 4. documenta 1968
- documenta 5 1972
- documenta 6 1977
- documenta 7 1982
- documenta 8 1987
- DOCUMENTA IX 1992
- documenta X 1997
- Documenta11 2002
- documenta 12 2007
- dOCUMENTA (13) 2012
- documenta 14 2017
- documenta fifteen 2022
References
- ^ Ausstellungskatalog: documenta 5. Befragung der Realität – Bildwelten heute. Katalog (als Aktenordner) Band 1: (Material); Band 2: (Exponatliste); Kassel 1972
- ^ Morris, Jane (1 May 2019). "Why is the Venice Biennale still so important?". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 4 May 2019.