Documenta X: The Short Guide; Kurzfuhrer
A pocket-sized guidebook published in conjunction with the 10th Documenta held in Kassel, Germany from June 21 to September 28, 1997.
Documenta, which started in Kassel in 1955, is a large-scale international art exhibition held every four or five years. That year, Catherine David became the first female artistic director of documenta. Centering on the concept of "Looking Back to the Future", David looks back critically on the past 50 years while also trying to predict a future that has no traditional precedent for how to proceed. It traces the political, social, chemical, and aesthetic functions of art, with reference to key political periods of social and cultural upheaval, such as 1945, 1968, and 1976/77. It has become an exhibition.
Although the volume is inferior to the official catalog, which aims to archive the curation and concept of the year, it covers 240 pages of information about the exhibited works and artists.
A venue map is included.
Participating artists
Vito Acconci/Robert Adams/Chantal Akerman/Pawel Althammer/Art & Language/Joachim Blank/Marcel Broodthaers/Chris Burden /Charles Burnett/Jean-Marc Bustamante/Mark Catteau/Stephen Craig/Richard Dindo/Stan Douglas/Marcel Duchamp/Ed van der Elsken/Walker Evans/Haroun Farocki/Peter Fischli & David Weiss/Dan Friedman/Jean Luc Godard/Dan Graham/Jordon Grandall/Ulrike Gosshart/Hans Haacke/Raymond Hains/Nigel Henderson/Jörg Herold/Christine Hill/Susan Hiller/Thomas Hirschhorn/Carsten Höller/Christine & Irene Hohenbüchler/Felix S. Huber/Internationale Stadt Berlin/Karl-Heinz Jeron/Jon Jost/On Kawara/Mike Kelley/William Kentridge/Martin Kippenberger/William Klein/Rem Koolhas/Suzanne Lafont /Maria Lassnig/Antonia Lerch/Helen Levitt/Daniel Libeskind/Brice Marden/Chris Marker/Gordon Matta-Clark/Yana Milev/Reinhard Mucha/Christian Philipp Müller/Bruce Nauman/Olav Nicolai/Carsten Nicolai/Helio Oiticica/Gabrie l Orozco/Tony Oursler/Blinky Palermo/Raoul Peck/Michelangelo Pistoletto/Larrie Pittman/Philip Pocock/Gerhard Richter/Adberrahmane Sissako/Thomas Schütte/Alison & Peter Smithson/Robert Smithson/ Aleksndr Sokurov/Nancy Spero/Erik Steinbrecher/Jean-Marie Straub/Rosemarie Trockel/Ben Vautier/Martin Walde/Jeff Wall/Harry Walter/Lois Weinberger/Garry Winogrand/Andrea Zittel/ Heimo Zobernig
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Title: Documenta X: The Short Guide; Kurzfuhrer
Artist: Various
Hatje Cantz, 1997
Softcover book with site map, perfect binding
210 x 145 x 16 mm
240 pages
Text in German and English
First edition
ISBN: 9783893229383
¥1,200 + tax
Condition: Very Good／ Although there are some discoloration and scratches that are consistent with aging, it is still in good condition.
*About the condition of the old book
Mint: Brand new, unopened
Very Good: Very good
Good: General condition for an old book. There are some scratches and stains due to aging.
Acceptable: There are notable tears and stains. Intended for reading purposes.