Female Artists of documenta

Project presentation by the documenta archiv with Renate Petzinger, art historian 

Fridericianum function room 

 
The history of documenta has until now been told from the perspective of male artists. documenta works by male artists have become firmly embedded in the artistic visual memory of Modernism and Postmodernism, while the artistic stances of women have been perceived as marginal at best. Despite the presence of prominent names such as Paula Modersohn-Becker, Gabriele Münter, Eva Hesse, and Rebecca Horn among documenta participants, the structural causes of this underrepresentation have never been addressed. The event presents the initial findings of a research project that examines the role of women from the early days of documenta through to the recent present day.