Wiesbaden (dpa / lhe) - Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU) sees a need for action because of the anti-Semitism scandal at the documenta in Kassel. "We will now review the structures of the documenta. The supervisory board will take appropriate measures," he said on Friday in an interview with the regional magazine "17:30 Sat.1 Live" for Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. "And then we have to discuss whether we need to change the shareholder structure. Whether we might also change responsibilities and competences in the documenta." The construct is very complex.
The state of Hesse and the city of Kassel are currently partners in the art show, which is held every five years. Financial support also comes from the Federal Cultural Foundation. According to Art Minister Angela Dorn (Greens), the state had requested a meeting of the supervisory board for this Friday.
Documenta fifteen, which opened in mid-June with general director Sabine Schormann, has been criticized for anti-Semitism allegations against the Indonesian curator collective Ruangrupa. Shortly after the start of the show, which is considered the most important exhibition for contemporary art alongside the Venice Biennale, a work with anti-Semitic imagery was discovered. The "People's Justice" banner by Indonesian art collective Taring Padi was then taken down.
