99 More Days to Go…
So far, documenta 13 has been defined by the personality of its artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. And that is a tragedy for the art and the artists, whose names were finally released yesterday. What has been described as one of the most exceptional exhibitions in the world – in a painstakingly careful and strikingly intelligent way by Christov-Bakargiev herself – has been overshadowed by antics.
So far, documenta 13 has been defined by the personality of its artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. And that is a tragedy for the art and the artists, whose names were finally released yesterday. What has been described as one of the most exceptional exhibitions in the world – in a painstakingly careful and strikingly intelligent way by Christov-Bakargiev herself – has been overshadowed by antics.
Read the rest of the post on the frieze d/e blog here