The China Moment. Contextualizing Individualism in Chinese Contemporary Art
The documenta Institut invites you to its first research exhibition at the Kasseler Kunstverein. With The China Moment, the documenta Institut focuses on a decisive phase in contemporary Chinese art.
Filmscreening “I truly believe everything is accidental”
As part of the accompanying program for the exhibition The China Moment. Contextualizing Individualism in Chinese Contemporary Art, which runs until March 22, 2026, at the Kasseler Kunstverein, we invite you to the film screening of “I truly believe everything is accidental” -Four artist portraits" at the BALi Kinos. The films by Xiang Jing, Ronja Yu, Zang Honghua and Zhao Yinou portray artists from different generations and backgrounds and show how individual artistic attitudes have developed under their own historical, social, and personal circumstances. Between studio, everyday life, and public space, they open up access to very different forms of working—from performance and photography to conceptual practices and intimate drawing processes.
Call for Abstracts: Kunst – Ausstellung – Diskurs
We invite scholars from various disciplines, artists, designers, and early-career researchers to submit their abstracts! About a year before the opening of documenta 16 (2027), the conference will examine the relevance, functions, and uses of theoretical discourse at contemporary art exhibitions. Naomi Beckwith, director of the upcoming documenta, most recently curated the exhibition "ECHO DELAY REVERB" at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, which traced the far-reaching influence of so-called "French theory" on American art. She argues that this theory was not only received linearly, but also changed and productively misunderstood in the course of its artistic translation.