Documenta 14 will take place for the first time in two places, its original venue Kassel between June 10-September 17, 2017 and Athens, Greece between April 8-July 16, 2017.
The art event that has been based in the German city of Kassel since 1955 and the announcement was made by Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis, Kassel Mayor Bertram Hilgen and Documenta CEO Annette Kulenkampff.
“In the next two years, Athens will be in the spotlight of the international art scene, causing global interest”, Kaminis said.
Documenta is considered the world’s largest and most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art and is organized every five years for 100 days.
Over the past thirteen editions, it has hosted many artists and cultural practitioners from around the globe and each edition is considered a unique global cultural event highlighting an innovative idea of the artistic director leading the project.
During a press conference held in the context of the ITB, the largest international tourism exhibition taking place in Berlin, Documenta announced its official partners who will support the event in Athens and Kassel: Aegean Airlines, the Greek National Tourism Organisation, the Municipality of Athens, the Athens Tourism Promotion Development Company, Athens City Convention and Visitors Bureau City of Athens and Kassel Airport.
Aegean Airlines , which is the first airline to become an official partner in the history of documenta, announced its intention to launch two direct flights a week between Athens and Kassel from April 2017 to facilitate visitors of Documenta 14. More details will be announced in the summer of 2016.
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