第十三屆德國卡塞爾文件展 dOCUMENTA (13)報導- 在現代的荒蕪裡滋長

(原文刊於台北藝術論壇電子報七月號)

第十三屆卡塞爾文件展創下多項紀錄: 首先是突破地域限制- 除在德國卡塞爾之外同步在阿富汗、埃及、加拿大等地展出。位於卡塞爾鎮中展點多達三十多處，其中散布在卡爾斯奧公園 (Karlsaue Park)裡的作品就有五十二件，考驗參觀者的腳力與耐力。再者是藝術自身的突破，參與展出者來自藝術、科學、哲學、自然、音樂等專業領域; 他們的思想透過繪畫、錄像、裝置、座談、出版、表演等形式實踐出來。一如策展人克莉絲朵芙－芭卡姬芙（Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev）所言，「文件展對我而言不僅僅是一個藝術展覽，它更是一種心靈的狀態。」 這一場號稱「沒有思想」的盛會著實鮮活了感官，更是自由豐富、叛逆的讓觀者的心智幾近爆炸，迷走在藝術的疆界…

The dOCUMENTA (13) Reports- Grows in the Desert of Modernism

(Published on Art Taipei Forum July  http://www.atfm.asia/en/article.php?id=150 )

Documenta 13 set numerous records. First is the breakthrough of geographical limitations- besides in Kassel, Germany, the exhibition venues sprawls to Afghanistan, Egypt and Canada. It is a challenge for viewers’ bodies and brains as there are more than 30 sites within Kassel, among this 52 works sits in Karlsaue Park. Then it comes to the breakthrough of art itself, when the participants come from fields of art, science, philosophy, nature, music and so one whose ideas were realized in the format of paintings, videos, installations, forums, publications and performances. The director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev noted: "Documenta is more than, and not only, an exhibition—it is a state of mind." This so called "no concept" mega-exhibition was truly sense reviving, and was extremely profound, free and rebellious so that the visitors’ minds were blown in the misty boundary of art.

第十三屆文件展 dOCUMENTA (13)-反自我的甜美偏執

第十三屆文件展於2012年六月九日在眾所期待(與問號)下展開，在開展後的第二個星期造訪這世界知名的當代藝術大展，參觀人群沒有想像中，如同其他知名藝術博覽會及雙年展般洶湧，這也許與此屆展覽特別廣闊的幅員有關。本屆展覽地點試圖突破地域的局限，同步與阿富汗喀布爾、埃及等地展出。位於卡塞爾鎮中的展點多達三十多處，其中散布在卡爾斯奧公園 (Karlsaue Park)裡的作品就有五十二件，規模堪稱歷屆展覽之最。