IYP X Documenta 14, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel

The title embodies the mutual respect of both institutions, independently of their diverse commitments, to discourse and to reinterpreting essential issues and visual language. The Fridericianum’s brief tenure as Germany’s first parliamentary building makes it the most appropriate venue in which to show the works of several artists related to the troubled post-war era, the dictatorship in Greece, and the years after. Additionally, this exhibition follows the path of contemporary art internationally, examining its relationship with artists, in Greece and abroad, who kept in line with the principles and the values of classical Greek civilization and philosophy. Further and foremost, it attempts to reveal the complexity of the social, political, nancial, and environmental situation, and the need for a new humanism.

EMST wishes to thank, sincerely and warmly, Adam Szymczyk, whose choice to learn from Athens led to an important cooperation and drove us to learn a lot from Kassel. This significant collaboration came at a moment when the museum embarked on a new journey, EMST in the World. Without the substantial contribution of documenta 14 and support of its exceptional team, our journey from Athens to Kassel would not have been realized.