documenta III was the third edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 27 June and 5 October 1964 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Arnold Bode in collaboration with Werner Haftmann. The title of the exhibition was: Internationale Ausstellung – international exhibition. [1]
Kassel is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, in central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name, and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel, it has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the documenta exhibitions of contemporary art. Kassel has a public university with 25,000 students (2018) and a multicultural population.
Documenta is an exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany.
documenta 5 was the fifth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 30 June and 8 October 1972 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Harald Szeemann. The title of the exhibition was: Befragung der Realität – Bildwelten heute / Questioning Reality – Pictorial worlds today.
Anne Bonnet née Thonet was a Belgian painter.
Richard Oelze was a German painter. He is classified as a surrealist.
Ludwig Merwart was an influential Austrian painter and graphic artist. He is an important representative of Tachism and was a major force in graphic arts and prints, especially after World War II. His work belongs to the most significant and interesting contributions to graphic arts in Austria to this day.
Joseph Fassbender (Faßbender) was a German painter and draughtsman.
Anatol Herzfeld was a German sculptor and mixed-media artist, and also a policeman. A student of Joseph Beuys, he primarily used wood, iron and stone as materials. As an artist, he simply signed Anatol. He received attention for a happening, crossing the Rhine in a boat he created with Beuys, after Beuys had been expelled from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
Michael Tyzack was a British painter and printmaker. He is considered an important representative of contemporary abstract painting. He was also known as a jazz musician.
Kazumasa Nagai is a Japanese printmaker and graphic designer. He attended the University of the Arts in Tokyo to study sculpture, but had to stop due to health problems.
Gianni Colombo was an Italian artist, member of the kinetic art movement.
Jacques Nathan Garamond was a French graphic designer.
II. documenta was the second edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 11 July and 1 October 1959 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Arnold Bode in collaboration with art historian Werner Haftmann.
4. documenta was the fourth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 27 June and 6 October 1968 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was 24-strong documenta council and Arnold Bode.
documenta 6 was the sixth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 24 June and 2 October 1977 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Manfred Schneckenburger. The title of the exhibition was: Internationale Ausstellung – international exhibition.
Mel Ramsden was a British conceptual artist and member of the Art & Language artist group.
Michael Baldwin is a British conceptual artist, author and founding member of the Art & Language artist group.
Harold Hurrell is a British conceptual artist and former member of the Art & Language artist group.
David Bainbridge was a British sculptor, Conceptual Artist and member of the artist group Art & Language.
Monika Baumgartl is a German photographer, performance artist and representative of concrete photography.
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