June 18–September 25, 2022
From June 18 to September 25, 2022, ruangrupa and the Artistic Team together with lumbung members, lumbung artists, and their invited participants activate Kassel, Germany, throughout 100 days of documenta fifteen.
documenta fifteen builts its foundation on the core values and ideas of lumbung, the Indonesian term for a communal rice barn. lumbung is a concrete practice whose principles of collectivity, resource building, and equitable distribution impact the entire process of documenta fifteen.
documenta fifteen is not a static, curated exhibition that remains the same throughout the 100 days. Instead, its 32 venues are constantly changing: they are places in which to meet, discuss, and learn. Exhibition buildings become living rooms, and together the artists decide how to use each venue. Through this process, the rooting of artistic practice in daily life is made tangible. documenta fifteen seeks to test alternative approaches to economy, collectivity, and sustainability through the practice of lumbung.
lumbung Program: Opening Week, artists’ events and Meydan
Under the title lumbung program, artists organize workshops, demonstrations, listening sessions, conversations, readings, and film screenings during documenta fifteen—events that take place across the city, in and beyond the exhibition venues.
lumbung program includes the Opening Week program, the artists’ events during the runtime, and the three-part weekend format Meydan. The collaborative network structures, through which knowledge and other resources are shared, enable numerous programs that are addressed to documenta fifteen’s visitors with whom they are exchanged and developed further.
The Opening Week from Saturday, June 18–Saturday, June 25, 2022 is filled with events by lumbung members and lumbung artists, and kicks off on Saturday, June 18 with an evening of live music and parties. These events take place simultaneously, forming a network of dispersed opening celebrations across the city in collaboration with Kassel ekosistem.
During the 100 days of the exhibition, various events organized by the artists activate the city and venues of documenta fifteen. Exhibition venues become meeting places, living rooms, and spaces for discussion and rest.
Meydan takes place every second weekend of the month during documenta fifteen: from July 8–10, August 12–14, and September 9–11, 2022. Meydan as a word is used in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu to refer to a public area used for coming together, a square or a public park. It’s an accessible space for having assemblies to discuss, to dissent, or to celebrate. Meydan comprises different social gatherings, and is a collaboration with Kassel ekosistem, focusing on different areas of Kassel for each edition.
Further information on lumbung program can be found on documenta fifteen’s website.
Press contact
Johanna Köhler, Head of Communications and Marketing, documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH
Henriette Sölter, Head of Press, documenta fifteen
T +49 561 70727-4030 / presse [at] documenta.de
documenta fifteen is organized under the auspices of documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH with the City of Kassel and the State of Hessen in their capacity as shareholders.
Funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation). Funded by the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media).
The lumbung network is supported by Goethe-Institut.
Main partner of documenta fifteen: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (Savings Banks Finance Group), Volkswagen AG
