Documenta 1 Explained

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.

Participants

A
B
Reg Butler
Camille Bombois
André Beaudin
C
Roberto Crippa
D
E
F
Xaver Fuhr
G
H
Karl Hartung
J
K
L
Kurt LehmannWilhelm Lehmbruck
M
Gabriele Münter
Zoran Mušič
Ewald Mataré
Franz Marc
Hans Mettel
N
Ernst Wilhelm NayRolf Nesch
P
Édouard Pignon
R
S
Wols
Toni Stadler
T
Sophie Taeuber-ArpPierre Tal-Coat
U
V
Alberto Viani
W
Theodor WernerGustav H. Wolff

Notes and References

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