documenta fifteen (June 18 to September 25, 2022) formed the focal point of a debate on the present day legacy of the Holocaust and colonialism. Now that some time has passed since the events of that time, documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH would like to look forward, from documenta fifteen, with a symposium conceived by the documenta Institute: What impact has documenta fifteen had on art, politics, and the public sphere? In a series of talks, Nicole Deitelhoff, Klaus Holz, Yael Kupferberg, Thomas Macho, Meron Mendel, Armin Nassehi, Maria Neumann, and Natan Sznaider will take the floor. The event will be hosted by Heinz Bude.
The background for the symposium is a research project on documenta fifteen as a public event and place for discourse, led by Meron Mendel and Heinz Bude. The project explores the dispute over an exhibition of contemporary art and the question as to the role of Eurocentric modernism in a global society that can no longer be conceived from Europe alone. Publication of the research project is planned for summer 2024.
Commenting on this Andreas Hoffmann, Managing Director of documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH highlights: "With its transgressions in the field of anti-Semitism, documenta fifteen amounted to a social watershed. Since then, the debate around artistic freedom and its limits has seen increasing polarization. I think it is very important to discuss this here in Kassel now some time has passed. I would therefore like to thank Heinz Bude very warmly for his work in this field and for his willingness to open it up to the public already now."
Heinz Bude stresses, "This symposium picks up on the issue of artistic freedom in dark times with the necessary calm, but also with the requisite clarity. I very much look forward to hearing our guests and to engaging in unfettered debate."
Find the program here:
www.documenta-institut.de/en
documenta fifteen as a Watershed Moment?
Art, Politics, and the Public Sphere
WithNicole Deitelhoff, Klaus Holz, Yael Kupferberg, Thomas Macho, Meron Mendel, Armin Nassehi, Maria Neumann, Natan Sznaider
Friday, November 17, 7–9 pm and Saturday, November 18, 2023, 10–4 pm
Venue: UK 14, Untere Karlsstr. 14, 34117 Kassel
Admission free.
No registration required.
Limited seating capacity.
Live broadcast in the foyer.
With livestreaming.
In German with English simultaneous translation.
Streaminglinks on Friday, November 17, 2023
German: youtube.com/live/mYT0CPu4k0Q
English: youtube.com/live/NaNSkpYjink
Streaminglinks on Saturday, November 18, 2023
German: youtube.com/live/NWHLNyplon8
English: youtube.com/live/ZrKu4_sKxD4