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Monday, July 30th, 2012Italian artist Massimo Bartolini’s work for dOCUMENTA (13) is an outdoor installation called Untitled (Wave). The work that is placed in front of the Orangerie in the Karlsaue Park consists of a pool in which a wave sloshes back and forth evenly and endlessly. Bartolini has first shown this work in the gardens of Villa [...]
Sam Durant: Scaffold. Sculpture at dOCUMENTA (13)
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012One of the largest works at dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel (Germany) is American artist Sam Durant’s sculpture Scaffold. It’s located in a prominent place in Kassel’s Karslaue Park in front of the Aueteich pond. Sam Durant’s work for dOCUMENTA (13) is a huge sculpture that has a strong presence, but it’s not immediately clear what [...]
dOCUMENTA (13): Interview with Documenta Expert Dr. Harald Kimpel
Friday, July 20th, 2012Documenta in Kassel (Germany) is one of the most important exhibitions for contemporary art in the world. Artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode founded it in 1955, as part of the Bundesgartenschau (Federal Horticultural Show) in Kassel. It is not unusual that each Documenta has caused controversy. The 2012 edition, dOCUMENTA (13), is no exception. [...]
Ceal Floyer: ‘Til I get it Right / Audio Installation at dOCUMENTA (13)
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012Ceal Floyer’s sound installation ‘Til I get it Right seems to be a comment on the artist’s strive for perfection. It’s a loop that is created from a song of the same title by the American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. Ceal Floyer just used the lines “I’ll just keep on” and “’Til I Get [...]
Thomas Bayrle at dOCUMENTA (13) / Interview
Friday, July 13th, 2012One of the largest rooms of dOCUMENTA (13) is dedicated exclusively to the work of German artist Thomas Bayrle. Bayrle, born in 1937 in Berlin, has already participated in Documenta 3 in 1964 and in Documenta 6 in 1977 in Kassel (Germany). Nearly 50 years after his first participation Thomas Bayrle is now celebrating his [...]
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