The exquisite corpse of Documenta Fifteen
No. 36 (2023-07-07)Author(s)
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Roberto Uribe-Castro
Abstract
One of the most important events in the world art calendar took place in the summer of 2022: the Documenta. This event is held every five years in the city of Kassel (Germany), and is for many connoisseurs a milestone, as far as contemporary art positions are concerned, only comparable to the Venice Biennale. And if each edition of the event left its visitors with the idea of having attended the event that would change the course of the history of art, in this version, Documenta 15, has definitely marked a before and an after. This time, visitors were left with a sense of a rupture rather than a change, as the event shook the very foundations of this quinquennial appointment.