Director of institute: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

The Documenta takes place every five years in Kassel germany. Like the biennial in Venice it's a major art event of modern and contemporary art. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955. This first documenta featured many artists who are generally considered to have had a significant influence on modern art (such as Picasso and Kandinsky). The more recent documenta’s feature art from all continents; nonetheless most of it is site-specific. Every documenta is limited to 100 days of exhibition, which is why it is often referred to as the "museum of 100 days"

dOCUMENTA (13) will open on June 9, 2012, and will issue all its publications in collaboration with Hatje Cantz Publishers. A range of dOCUMENTA (13) publications will appear over the next two and a-half years, including the exhibition catalogue, artists’ books, and a preliminary series of notebooks.

"Through innovative publications with Hatje Cantz, dOCUMENTA (13) focuses on contemporary art practice while aiming to expand the exhibition’s perspectives by exploring how knowledge, thinking, and visuality are generated in and around art," explains artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.

Also in Kassel: Fotobookfestival / International Photobookfestival.