The documenta in Kassel is one of the most important and well known modern arts exhibitions in the world. Since the beginning in 1953, it has grown continuously and can be experienced not only in museums and art halls but also in many places throughout the city, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. In fact, in 2017 more than one million visitors came to North Hesse. The University of Kassel offers interested students and graduates, especially from the areas of Fine Arts, Cultural Sciences and also Economics, the chance to get involved with the theory and practice of documenta and to learn about its history up to now. “Inside Arts” offers insight in how to curate an exhibition of this dimension – from pre-planning to the management of the documenta, including international marketing.
We will visit the documenta Archive, art galleries and museums exhibiting documenta art. In addition, 2019 is the year of the Bauhaus centennial, which will be celebrated with the Kassel exhibition Bauhaus / documenta. Vision und Marke (vision and brands) which allows us to discuss these two concepts together with the organisers of the exhibition. The course finishes with the Berlin trip. In the capital, we will experience street art, which Berlin is famous for, including the East Side Gallery – the longest remaining part of the Berlin wall painted with graffiti art. Famous art museums like the Nationalgalerie / Museum Island, the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart (Museum of Contemporary Art), or the Gemäldegalerie with masterpieces from the Middle Ages to Baroque will also be a part of the trip.
After the Berlin tour, you can continue with a seminar in Venice at the University Ca‘ Foscari on the topic of the Venice arts exhibition “Biennale”.
Price:
- “Inside Arts” (Kassel including Berlin trip): 1600,-€ (early bird – payment until April 1, 2019: 1490,-€)
- Venice: please contact: summerschool.international@unive.it
- Included: Academic seminars and workshops (20 hrs), excursions and entrance fees, home stay including room and board, public transportation, and pick up service on arrival day from Frankfurt/Main airport to Kassel, Berlin trip incl. transportation, hostel, and tours
- Not included: transfer Berlin-Venice
If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at isu@uni-kassel.de.
For more information, visit https://www.unikims.de/de/international-summer-and-winter-university-kassel