How long is 100 days? If you are the organizers, artists, and media representatives involved with Documenta, an exhibition in Kassel, Germany, that is known as the “100-day museum,” it can feel long.

Fiona Hall, “Fall Prey” (2009–12), mixed media, dimensions variable (courtesy Fiona Hall, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney; all images courtesy Documenta 13) There’s been much talk in the art world ...

His mouth is frozen in anguish, an infinite scream. His eyes bulge upward, overcome by horror, hands clutching his head. I cannot look away. His face is too forlorn, his backdrop too wretched. At the ...

Protesters and police during a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba in Berlin, Germany on May 15, 2025 (photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Image/AFP via Getty Images) ...

KASSEL (dpa) – Germany’s documenta has traditionally seen itself as a “world exhibition” of contemporary art. But until now the art on display once every five years was mainly European and North ...

One of the art world’s most important events, Documenta, is at its halfway point. So far, a tiny fraction of the art has been the main topic of conversation. By Alex Marshall Documenta, an art world ...