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documenta 8

12 June – 20 September 1987
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Karlsaue, Kassel City , Kulturfabrik Salzmann, Renthof, Diskothek New York, Karlskirche

© documenta archiv

Exhibition poster documenta 8

Supporting Institution
documenta and Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs GmbH

 

Managing Director
Klaus Angermann, Frank Petri (authorized offizer)

 

Artistic Director
Manfred Schneck­enburger

 

Artistic Board
Vittorio Fagon, Edward F. Fry, Wulf Herzo­genrath, Lothar Romain, Armin Zweite

 

Assistants to the Artistic Director
Jürgen Schweinebraden Freiherr von Wichmann-​Eichhorn, Wenzel Jacob

 

Working Groups
Heinrich Klotz, Vladimir Lalo Nikolic (Ideal Museum); Michael Erlhoff (Design); Elisabeth Jappe (Performance); Wolfgang Preikschat (Videotheque), Klaus Schöning (Audiotheque)

 

Graphic Design
Karl-​Oskar Blase

 

Exhibition Archi­tecture
Vladimir Lalo Nikolic

 

Press Officer
Monika Junker-​John

 

Tour Service
Michael Grauer

 

LA FETE Permanente - The documenta 8-​Performance-club 
Jürgen O. Olbrich

 

Technical Director
Frank Barth

 

Secretariat
Katrin Brauer, Angela Fitsch, Marie-​Luise Moj, Susanne Müller, Hiltraut Tausch, Justine Uffelmann, Sigrid Zintl

 

Exhibit Pieces
520

 

All Artists / Male / Female
314 / 278 / 36

 

Visitors
486,811

 

Budget
8,960,963 DM

Catalogue
Vol. 1: Essays
Vol. 2: Catalogue
Vol. 3: Artists Book
Günther Menke: Exhibition Guide
documenta press. 7 printings.
Weber & Weidemeyer GmbH & Co KG Kassel
3 Catalogue volumes: 90 DM

 

Catalogue Editors
Monika Goedl, Ursula Frohne, Wanda Lemanczyk

© documenta archiv / Dieter Schwerdtle

Dieter Schwerdtle: Manfred Schneckenburger, artistic director of the documenta 8, Inventory Number: docA, MS, d7, 10041256