Documenta 11_Platform 5: Exhibition Catalogue / Artistic Director: Okwui Enwezor

Okwui Enwezor, Artistic Director of Documenta 11, commented in his preface that almost fifty years after its founding, Documenta found itself confronted once again with the specters of yet another turbulent time of unceasing cultural, social, and political frictions. In order to meet the challenge of making a meaningful articulation of the possibilities of contemporary art in such a climate, Documenta 11 was presented in a series of five Platforms of public discussions, conferences, workshops, books, and film and video programs. 'In a sense, then, Documenta 11's five Platforms, in a paradoxical but necessary critical move, begin with a series of deterritorializations which not only intervene in the very historical location of Documenta in Kassel but also emblematize the mechanisms that make the space of contemporary art one of multiple ruptures. Beginning in Vienna on March 15, 2001, then to New Delhi, Berlin, St. Lucia, Lagos, and ending in Kassel on September 15 2002, the Platforms unfold over the course of eighteen months across continents, cities, and disciplines...' - Okwui Enwezor. The catalogue includes preface by Okwui Enwezor, brief biographical notes of the participating artists, artists' writings and project proposals for Documenta11. The catalogue appendix is provided in a separate booklet with detailed artist biographies and a list of exhibited works. -----> Contents: The Black Box - Okwui Enwezor The Encyclopedia Of Babel - Carlos Basualdo Toward A Metaphysics Of Shit - Jean Fisher Xeno-Epistemics: Makeshift Kit For Sounding Visual Art As Knowledge Production And The Retinal Regimes - Sarat Maharaj The Port Of Calls - Molly Nesbit The Space Of Documenta11: Documenta11 As A Zone Of Activity - Ute Meta Bauer Art In The Age Of Biopolitics: From Artwork To Art Documentation - Boris Groys Globalizing Urban Economies - Abdoumaliq Simone Realities Of The Artistic Imagination - Angelika Nollert Art And Cinema: Some Critical Reflections - Mark Nash Can Places Travel? - Sverker Sorlin

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