The 1985 Documenta Exhibition

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:performance_art
gptkb:Postmodernism
gptkb:conceptual_art
gptkb:installation_art
gptkbp:closing_date September 15, 1985
gptkbp:curator gptkb:Jan_Hoet
gptkbp:duration 100 days
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:contemporary_art
gptkbp:exhibition_space gptkb:Museum_Fridericianum
gptkb:documenta_Halle
gptkb:orange
gptkb:Kunsthalle
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Kassel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 1985 Documenta Exhibition
gptkbp:impact Encouraged dialogue on art and society
Increased international visibility for artists
Influenced future documenta exhibitions
Promoted interdisciplinary approaches in art
gptkbp:legacy Set a precedent for future exhibitions
Highlighted the role of the curator in exhibitions
Continues to be referenced in art history
Fostered a global perspective in contemporary art
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fridericianum
gptkbp:notable_artist gptkb:Cindy_Sherman
gptkb:Joseph_Beuys
gptkb:Marina_Abramović
gptkb:Anselm_Kiefer
gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg
gptkbp:opening_date June 8, 1985
gptkbp:performers over 150
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:documenta_7
gptkb:documenta_8
gptkbp:significance Influential in contemporary art discourse
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Hesse_State
gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany
Kassel City
gptkbp:theme The Artist and the City
gptkbp:type_of_work over 1000
gptkbp:visitors over 500,000
gptkbp:year gptkb:1985
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Beuys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4