Documenta 15 reveals global participants for 2022 Kassel exhibition under ruangrupa's lumbung concept
Ruangrupa, an Indonesian collective serving as the artistic directors for documenta 15, revealed the first participants for the exhibition scheduled in Kassel, Germany, from 18 June to 25 September 2022. This marks a historic moment as it is the first instance of Asians and a collective curating the event. Their methodology, rooted in the agricultural idea of 'lumbung' (rice barn), focuses on sustainable management of resources and collaborative practices. Nine international collectives, such as Fondation Festival sur le Niger (Mali), Gudskul (Indonesia), and INLAND (Spain), will work together to strengthen local practices and ecosystems. Established in 2000, ruangrupa has been involved in significant exhibitions, including the Gwangju Biennale and curated the 2016 Sonsbeek in Arnhem.
Key facts
- ruangrupa is the first Asian collective to curate documenta
- Documenta 15 runs from 18 June to 25 September 2022 in Kassel, Germany
- The exhibition is organized around the 'lumbung' concept of collective resource management
- Nine initial participants from various countries have been announced as 'lumbung-members'
- Participants include organizations from Mali, Indonesia, Spain, Palestine, Colombia, Hungary, Denmark, and Germany
- ruangrupa was founded in 2000 in Jakarta and has participated in multiple international biennials
- The collective curated the 2016 edition of Sonsbeek in Arnhem, Netherlands
- Gudskul, a public learning space created by ruangrupa, was profiled in ArtReview Asia in Winter 2019
Entities
Artists
- ruangrupa
- Annie Jael Kwan
- Tania Bruguera
Institutions
- Fondation Festival sur le Niger
- Gudskul
- INLAND
- Jatiwangi art Factory
- Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- Más Arte Más Acción (MAMA)
- OFF-Biennale
- Trampoline House
- ZK/U – Zentrum für Kunst and Urbanistik
- Grafis Huru Hara
- Serrum
- ArtReview Asia
- Gwangju Biennale
- Istanbul Biennale
- Singapore Biennale
- Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
- São Paulo Biennial
- Aichi Triennale
- Sonsbeek
- ruangrupa
- Britto Arts Trust
- FAFSWAG
- Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR)
- Project Art Works
- Wajukuu Art Project
- Fondation Festival Sur Le Niger
- Question of Funding
- ZK/U – Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik
- Documenta
Locations
- Kassel
- Germany
- Ségou
- Mali
- Jakarta
- Indonesia
- Madrid
- Spain
- Jatiwangi
- Ramallah
- Palestine
- Nuqui
- Choco
- Colombia
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Berlin
- Brisbane
- Nagoya
- Arnhem
- Netherlands
- Dhaka
- Bangladesh
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Jerusalem