100 Notes - 100 Thoughts, Documenta 13
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As a lead up to Documenta 13, which opens next month in Kasell, the organisers have been releasing a series of wonderfully designed and interestingly conceived books in a series called 100 Notes - 100 Thoughts. The books, produced by the Italian design company leftLoft and Hatje Cantz, have been around for close to a year now. They feature artists, academics, curators, critics, and theorists contributing thoughts on a range of issues dealing with the contemporary world and art.
I remember first seeing them on a shelf in Koenig books and being captivated by their simple design and poignant content. I bought two that day, No.08 Lawrence Weiner: IF IN FACT THERE IS A CONTEXT and No.09 William Kentridge and Peter L. Gallison: The Refusal of Time, with a number of others having been added to a growing stack on my shelf over the following months. These clever little objects, in parts as well as in sum, constitute a well considered prelude to Documenta 13.
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