Documenta #14: a focus on militant activism
Contemporary Art | Five years after Documenta’s 13th edition Collapse and Recovery, which was directed by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev; Adam Szymczyk prolongs the former director’s vision while adding a militant orientation. Under his direction, Documenta 14 (2017) becomes a field of prospective reflections on education, our evolving society and the power of collective action.
Similar to the Venice Biennale’s exhibition conceived by Christine Macel Viva Arte Viva, Documenta 14 sees itself as an alternative to the global market’s influence on artistic creation. Through the works of 160 artists, distributed in 82 different locations, The South as a State of Mind draws a virtual path from south to north (Athens/Kassel) and explores the future’s fundamental issues : migration/remains (Ben Russell, […]
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