Documenta 15 was the 2022 edition of the major contemporary art exhibition held in Kassel, Germany, curated by the Indonesian collective ruangrupa. Built around the concept of lumbung, the exhibition focused on collective practice, resource sharing, social engagement and alternative models of artistic production.
This tag collects articles, critical essays and analysis on Documenta 15, its artists and collectives, the curatorial model developed by ruangrupa, and the controversies that shaped its reception, including the debate around Taring Padi, People’s Justice, antisemitism, institutional responsibility and the political role of contemporary art.
Taring Padi, Stop Police Brutality Taring Padi’s People’s Justice controversy at Documenta 15 exposed a central contradiction in political art: images cannot claim the power to intervene in reality while escaping responsibility for what they produce.
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