II. documenta was the second edition of
documenta
''documenta'' is an exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany.
The ''documenta'' was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau (Federal Horticultura ...
, a
quinquennial
An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints. ...
contemporary
art exhibition
An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhib ...
. It was held between 11 July and 1 October 1959 in
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, 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 ...
, West Germany. The artistic director was
Arnold Bode
Arnold Bode (23 December 1900 – 3 October 1977) was a German architect, painter, designer and curator.
Arnold was born in Kassel, Germany. From 1928 to 1933, he worked as a painter and university lecturer in Berlin. However, when the Nazis ca ...
in collaboration with art historian
Werner Haftmann.
[Ausstellungskatalog: II. documenta ’59. Kunst nach 1945; Katalog: Band 1: Malerei; Band 2: Skulptur; Band 3: Druckgrafik; Textband. Kassel/Köln 1959]
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Documenta 2
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 Werne ...
1959 in Germany
1959 in art