“Metonymically, it was a place that was seen as standing for developments within this crisis.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThere are many paradoxes. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Athens art world is delighted to have Documenta bringing energy and international attention to the city’s increasingly vibrant art scene. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut even those who welcome Documenta said they were upset that the exhibition didn’t focus enough on Greek art — a criticism rarely heard in Kassel about German art — and said that the Documenta curators didn’t engage intensely enough with the local art scene. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“It’s a disappointment for both sides,” said Hanno Rauterberg, the art critic for Die Zeit, a German weekly newspaper. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I think we have asked questions here, and many people are responding,” he added.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2017 23:03 UTC