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This brief history of an exhibition and its contexts tells the story of documenta by providing fundamental orientation and context and to inspire to reflect on the art world of today.

This book imparts a compact and profound overview about the most important temporary exhibition of contemporary art worldwide. The history of documenta reflects more than just the substantial lines of development and tendencies of art in the 20th century. documenta shows all of the important styles of art and aesthetic innovations and it documents the relentless expansion of the concept of art. More than 60 years of documenta tell the story of spaces - of social, political, cultural and common spaces, that were created by modern art in the past 100 years. Also the history of curating as "art of second order" and the development of arts education can be portrayed through documenta.

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Siebenhaar, Klaus
Klaus Siebenhaar, Dr. phil., Professor für Neuere deutsche Literatur an der Freien Universität Berlin und Professor für Arts Management an der Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Peking. Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter des Instituts für Kultur und Medienwirtschaft Berlin (IKMW). Zahlreiche Monographien und Artikel zu Bildungs- und Ausbildungssystemen, Medienkulturen und Kulturwissenschaften.

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