Documenta 1

The first Documenta took place between 15 July and 18 September 1955 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Arnold Bode.[1] It was considered the largest and most extensive exhibition of modern art in West Germany since the end of the Second World War.

  1. ^ Ausstellungskatalog, documenta, kunst des XX. jahrhunderts, München 1955, auch als Nachdruck bei Prestel, München 1995.