The Grand Tour

For 100 days from June to September once every five years, artists and art lovers from around the world converge in Kassel Germany for Documenta - an exhibition of modern and contemporary art.  dOCUMENTA (13) is taking place this year from June 9 to September 16.

It was summer five years ago when stars in the art universe all aligned.  Another heavy-weight art event, the Skulptur Projekte, which takes place only once every ten years in Münster Germany, was held at the same time as Documenta 12.  Along with Venice Biennale and Art Basel, they were coined the Grand Tour.  Although I missed Venice Biennale and Art Basel, my summer trip to see Documenta 12, Skulptur Projekte, the art and architecture around Basel and the Bauhaus in 2007 was my version of the Grand Tour.  I can't wait to take another Grand Tour to Germany again this summer - counting down 26 days.