documenta X

{{Short description|1997 art exhibition in Kassel, Germany}}

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documenta X was the tenth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 21 June and 28 September 1997 in Kassel, Germany. The artistic director was Catherine David.(documenta 10-Katalog): Politics - Poetics - das Buch zur documenta X; Kassel/Ostfildern 1997, {{ISBN|3-89322-909-4}} (German) / {{ISBN|3-89322-911-6}} (English)documenta X short guide/Kurzführer; Ostfildern 1997, {{ISBN|3-89322-938-8}} This was the first time a woman was appointed as artistic director of documenta.{{cite web |title=Documenta 10 at Documenta Kassel - Artmap.com |url=https://artmap.com/documenta/exhibition/documenta-10-1997 |website=artmap.com |publisher=Artmap |access-date=7 May 2017}} It is also the first time that the website of the exhibition was conceived as an artistic part of it. Catherine David chose the Swiss curator Simon Lamunière to conceive, design and curate the project.{{Cite web |url=http://www.documenta12.de/archiv/dx/english/frm_home.htm |title=Documenta X - Home |access-date=2017-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917170342/http://www.documenta12.de/archiv/dx/english/frm_home.htm |archive-date=2017-09-17 |url-status=dead}} Part of documenta X was the experimental performance space and digital platform "Hybrid WorkSpace", curated by Klaus Biesenbach, Nancy Spector, and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. The space was designed by architect Eicke Becker and featured important performances, among them the famous Christoph Schlingensief performance titled "{{lang|de|Mein Filz, mein Fett, mein Hase, 48 Stunden Überleben für Deutschland}}" during which several artists were arrested.{{Cite web |url=http://www.schlingensief.com/projekt.php?id=t011 |title=Berliner Zeitung: Freiheit für Christoph |last= |first= |date= |website=schlingensief.com |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= |access-date=26 September 2017}} Florian Schneider used "Hybrid WorkSpace" as an opportunity to initiate the No one is illegal network.{{cite web |title=Sans papier |url=http://www.bok.net/pajol/international/kassel/florian.en.html |website=www.bok.net |access-date=7 May 2017}}