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{{short description|Art exhibition in Kassel, Germany}}

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The first Documenta took place between 15 July and 18 September 1955 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Arnold Bode.Ausstellungskatalog, documenta, kunst des XX. jahrhunderts, München 1955, auch als Nachdruck bei Prestel, München 1995. It was considered the largest and most extensive exhibition of modern art in West Germany since the end of the Second World War.

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