{"product_id":"mission-and-commission-documenta-and-the-art-market-1955-1968-paperback-1","title":"Mission and Commission: Documenta and the Art Market 1955-1968 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMela Davila Freire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the first decade of Documenta, one of the art world's most-watched exhibitions, shaped the economics of contemporary art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Documenta's independence from the art market is a given, but this has not always been the case. In its nascent years, Documenta was at the center of a web of vested interests such as the need for funding, the democratization of art and the lucrative pretensions of an emergent art market. \u003ci\u003eMission and Commission\u003c\/i\u003e explores the confluences and conflicts of such interests, approaching a well-known story from a novel angle. Among the main characters of this side of Documenta's history are Arnold Bode, the \"founding father\" of Documenta; Hein St?nke, former co-organizer of the exhibition; gallery owner Rudolf Zwirner; and the founder of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Knud Jensen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMela D?vila Freire\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a consultant and independent researcher with the Documenta Archive in Kassel. She was formerly Head of Publications and Head of the Study Center at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403425169629,"sku":"9788434314818","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/QFgGmPjbZD9788434314818_9b7b821c-ab46-4417-ac74-f2f9f54ab494.webp?v=1771100492","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mission-and-commission-documenta-and-the-art-market-1955-1968-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}