An examination of documenta 14: film screening and discussion
Dimitris Athiridis’ 14-hour film EXERGUE – ON DOCUMENTA 14 will be shown on two separate dates (three days each). The first screening will take place in the context of the 41st Kassel Dokfest from November 14 to 16 at kleines BALi. Another screening follows on the weekend after the festival (as a Re-view) between November 22 and 24 at großes BALi.
The film will be shown in blocks of two hours with short breaks between them. On the first dates of the respective screenings there will be brief introductions to the film. Following the last screening, a discussion round lasting a maximum of two hours is planned. The constellation of participants as well as the moderation of the panel will vary depending on the date.
Thu. Nov. 14 10:30–13:00: Chapter 1–2 + Welcoming address: Andrea Linnenkohl | 13:00–15:00: Chapter 3–4
Fri. Nov. 15 10:30–12:30: Chapter 5–6 | 12:45–14:45: Chapter 7–8 | 15:15–17:15: Chapter 9–10
Sat. Nov. 16. 10:30–12:30: Chapter 11–12 | 12:45–14:45: Chapter 13–14 | 15:15–17:15: Panel 1: in English
The panel discussion brings together various protagonists with direct connections to documenta 14. The discussion will focus on questions relating to the making and reception of Dimitris Athiridis’ film and deal with the curatorial circumstances of the exhibition’s realization in Kassel and Athens.
Teilnehmer*innen
- Mounira Al Solh (Artist documenta 14)
- Dimitris Athiridis (Filmmaker)
- Fanny Hauser (Staff member documenta 14, Deputy director Ludwig Forum Aachen)
- Andreas Hoffmann (Managing Director documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH)
- Saskia Trebing (Art Historian and Journalist)
- Moderation: Bettina Steinbrügge (Director Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand–Duc Jean)
Further information regarding the first screening and subsequent panel discussion: see pages 48, 65 and 85 in the festival catalog.
The second screening – after the festival week
The 14-hour film by Dimitris Athiridis will be shown a second time on the weekend after the festival. Divided into seven blocks, each two hours long and spread over three days:
Fri. Nov. 22 14:30–16:30: Chapter 1–2 + Welcoming address: Birgitta Coers | 17:00–19:00: Chapter 3–4
Sat. Nov. 23 12:00–14:00: Chapter 5–6 | 14:30–16:30: Chapter 7–8 | 17:00–19:00: Chapter 9–10
Sun. Nov. 24 12:00–14:00: Chapter 11–12 | 14:30–16:30: Chapter 13–14 | 17:00–19:00: Panel 2: in German
The second panel discussion aims to specifically address the residents of Kassel. The discussion could include the following questions: How was documenta 14 perceived locally? Which expectations were associated with creating a link between Kassel and Athens? And how did this affect media coverage as well as the local embedding of documenta in Kassel?
Teilnehmer*innen
- Birgitta Coers (Director documenta archiv)
- Bettina Fraschke (Editor and Head of the culture section HNA)
- Henriette Gallus (Head of Communications dOCUMENTA (13), documenta 14, Deputy Director Haus der Kulturen der Welt)
- Daniel Kothenschulte (Film Critic)
- Bernd Leifeld (Managing Director documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH (1996–2014))
- Moderation: Ernst-Dieter Lantermann (Psychologist and Professor Emeritus)
Further information regarding the second screening and subsequent panel discussion: see page 118–119 in the festival catalog.
EXERGUE – ON DOCUMENTA 14 follows artistic director Adam Szymczyk and his curatorial team over two years as they develop “Learning from Athens,” a historic edition of what is considered the world’s most prominent art exhibition, held for the first time in 2017 in Kassel, Germany, and Athens, Greece, the epicenter of Europe’s financial crisis at the time.
The artistic proposal of expansion to two locations was Szymczyk’s bold attempt to explore the institution’s boundaries, challenging the Eurocentric model of art production. (Kino Rebelde)
exergue – on documenta 14
Greece 2024 / 848:00 min. / English / English subtitles
Director: Dimitris Athiridis
Producer: Dimitris Athiridis
Co-Producers: Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Ioanna Kontogeorgou (Faliro House)
Executive Producers: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Andreas Zoupanos Kritikos, Caroline Von Kühn (Faliro House)
Editors: Dimitris Athiridis, Vanessa Zeri, Giorgos Kravaritis
Original Music: Ted Regklis
Additional Music: Paolo Thorsen Nagel
Cinematographer: Dimitris Athiridis
Music Supervisors: Lauren Marie, Mikus Bruce Gilbert
Sound Edit & Design: Dimitris Athiridis, Vanessa Zeri
Sound Mixing: Kostas Varympopiotis
Cooperation between documenta archiv and Kassel Dokfest
The documenta archiv and the Kassel Dokfest have been cooperating for
many years now. Two outstanding projects that exemplify this long-standing and
fruitful partnership are the “Filmprogramm der documenta 1 – Film-Dokumente aus
40 Jahren” and the platform “mediaartbase.de”.
The current cooperation is made possible thanks to funding from the
Arbeitskreis selbständiger Kultur-Institute e.V. (AsKI).
