documenta 5 was the fifth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 30 June and 8 October 1972 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Harald Szeemann. The title of the exhibition was: Befragung der Realität – Bildwelten heute / Questioning Reality – Pictorial worlds today.Ausstellungskatalog: documenta 5. Befragung der Realität – Bildwelten heute. Katalog (als Aktenordner) Band 1: (Material); Band 2: (Exponatliste); Kassel 1972
Szeemann's curation is known for establishing a model for future art biennial events, with a central, thematic curatorial idea.
Participants AVito Acconci Richard Aeschlimann Vincenzo Agnetti Peter Alexander John De Andrea Giovanni Anselmo Anatol Herzfeld Archigram Siah Armajani Charles Arnoldi Art & Language Richard Artschwager Michael Asher BJohn Baldessari Robert Barry Georg Baselitz Lothar Baumgarten Monika Baumgartl Bernd and Hilla Becher Robert Bechtle Gottfried Bechtold Joseph Beuys Natalie Bieser Karl Oskar Blase Mel Bochner Alighiero Boetti Marinus Boezem Christian Boltanski Stan Brakhage Claudio Bravo George Brecht KP Brehmer Marcel Broodthaers Stanley Brouwn Günter Brus Daniel Buren Victor Burgin Michael Buthe Eugenia Butler James Lee Byars CPier Paolo Calzolari Luciano Castelli Abraham David Christian Christo and Jeanne-Claude Chuck Close Tony Conrad Ron Cooper William Copley Joseph Cornell Robert Cottingham Paul Cotton DHanne Darboven Gino de Dominicis Walter De Maria Hermann Degkwitz David Deutsch Jan Dibbets Herbert Distel Ottomar Domnick Dore O. Marcel Duchamp John Dugger Stephen Dwoskin EDon Eddy Franz Eggenschwiler Ger van Elk Richard Estes FLuciano Fabro Hans-Peter Feldmann John C. Fernie Robert Filliou Jud Fine Joel Fisher Barry Flanagan Y. Fongi Terry Fox Hollis Frampton Howard Fried Hamish Fulton GBarry Gerson Franz Gertsch Vittorio Gigliotti Gilbert & George Ralph GoingsHubertus Gojowczyk Larry Gottheim Dan Graham Nancy Graves H Hans Haacke Duane Hanson Guy Harloff Michael Harvey Haus-Rucker-Co Birgit Hein & Wilhelm Hein Auguste Herbin Eva Hesse Ernst Hiestand & Ursula Hiestand Rebecca Horn Jean-Olivier Hucleux Douglas HueblerIJörg Immendorff Will Insley Rolf Iseli JKen Jacobs Neil Jenney Alfred Jensen Jasper Johns Joan Jonas KHoward Kanovitz Edward Kienholz & Nancy Reddin Kienholz Imi Knoebel Christof Kohlhöfer Jannis Kounellis Tom Kovachevich Piotr Kowalski LDavid Lamelas Owen Land Jean Le Gac Barry Le Va Alfred Leslie Sol LeWitt Richard Long Ingeborg Lüscher MInge Mahn Robert Mangold Brice Marden Agnes Martin Donatella Mazzoleni Étienne Martin Richard McLean David Medalla Dieter Meier Fernando Melani Jim Melchert Mario Merz Gustav Metzger Russ Meyer Bernd Minnich Malcolm Morley Ed Moses NBruce Nauman Werner Nekes Hermann Nitsch Andrew Noren OClaes Oldenburg Yoko Ono Dennis Oppenheim PRobin Page Blinky Palermo Panamarenko Giulio Paolini A. R. Penck Giuseppe Penone Joachim Pfeufer Elisabeth Pfund & Roger Pfund Vettor Pisani Sigmar Polke Paolo Portoghesi Stephen Posen Rosa von Praunheim RMarkus Raetz Arnulf Rainer Gerhard Richter David Rimmer Klaus Rinke Dorothea Rockburne Peter Roehr Aldo Loris Rossi Ulrich Rückriem Allen Ruppersberg Edward Ruscha Reiner Ruthenbeck Robert Ryman SJohn Salt Salvo Lucas Samaras Günter Sarée Paul Sarkisian Jean-Frédéric Schnyder Ben Schonzeit Werner Schroeter HA Schult Armand Schulthess Rudolf Schwarzkogler Fritz Schwegler Richard Serra Paul Sharits Alan Shields Katharina Sieverding Robert Smithson Michael Snow Holly Solomon & Bert Spielvogel Irm & Ed Sommer Keith Sonnier Klaus Staeck Paul Staiger Jorge Stever Robert Strübin TPaul Thek Wayne Thiebaud André Thomkins David Tremlett Richard Tuttle UBernd Upnmoor VBen Vautier WFranz Erhard Walther Robert Watts William Wegman Bertram Weigel Lawrence Weiner Roger Welch John Wesley Horace Clifford Westermann Joyce Wieland William T. Wiley Charles Wilp Rolf Winnewisser Adolf Wölfli Tom Wudl Klaus Wyborny YLa Monte Young Peter Young ZMarian Zazeela Gilberto Zorio
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