By Rachel Hooper on August 3, 2012
For Part I, click here. Although Christov-Bakargiev’s concepts cohere at the Fridericianum, the most memorable Documenta site is just up the hill at the Hauptbahnhof. There, amidst massive spaces that were formerly used as storage and mechanics for the train station, are some jaw dropping installations. Hronline has created an impressive interactive map that allows [...]
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By Rachel Hooper on July 30, 2012
Every five years, the German town of Kassel is transformed into Documenta, a sprawling, intellectual exhibition considered a must-see by curators, collectors, and critics the world around. This year, I had the opportunity to go there and see it for myself. And to be honest, I found out I had a lot of misconceptions about [...]
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