Who funds documenta?

documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is a non-profit organization supported and funded by the City of Kassel and the State of Hesse, as well as by the German Federal Cultural Foundation.

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One may also ask, how do I get to Documenta Kassel?

The central railway station for arriving travelers is the ICE-Bahnhof Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. From there, you can take the Regiotram or other regional trains (platforms 9 and 10) to the main railway station (Hauptbahhof Kassel) free of charge with your train ticket. Travel time is about 3 minutes.

Moreover, is documenta a biennial? He thus conceived the Documenta project as part of the Bundesgartenschau, a biennial horticultural show set in Kassel at the time. The first Documenta focused on abstract art – in particular abstract painting from the 1920s and the 1930s – and featured prominent artists such as Kandinsky and Picasso.

Also, is documenta an art fair?

Held every five years in the German city of Kassel, the 2022 Documenta art exhibition will take place from June 18 to September 25. It will bring in artists from around the world who address in their work today’s global challenges — from climate change and digitization to social upheaval and political radicalization.

What is documenta Germany?

Next to the Venice Biennale, the documenta is considered one of the world’s most important contemporary art exhibitions. The 15th edition of the documenta, a three-month spectacle which puts the city of Kassel on the art world map every five years, runs to 25 September. ( dpa)

Who founded documenta?

curator Arnold Bode

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