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Documenta11 was the eleventh edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 8 June and 15 September 2002 in Kassel, Germany. The artistic director was Okwui Enwezor. [1]

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  1. Documenta11_Plattform5: Ausstellung. Katalog; Ostfildern-Ruit 2002 ISBN   3-7757-9085-3 (German) ISBN   3-7757-9086-1 (English)