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Report from Documenta 15

I’ve just returned from Documenta in Kassel, Germany. Documenta 15 is an exhibition of contemporary art, which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. Document 15 was amazing because of the way it was curated by ruangrupa, the Jakarta-based artists’ collective. They built the foundation of Document 15 on the core values and ideas of lumbung (Indonesian term for a communal rice barn). Lumbung as an artistic and economic model is rooted in principles such as collectivity, communicable resource sharing, and equal allocation, and is embodied in all parts of the collaboration and exhibition. 

Though Documenta 15 has some controversy, I was among many who found the entire experience to be thoughtful and emotive. There was an incredible consideration of artists and collaborations. In person there was a feeling of perseverance, community, and human collaboration as well as of shared resources. 
https://documenta-fifteen.de/en/