This rare offering of the iconic Poster mounted on linen and the Catalogue designed by Ed Ruscha in 1972. Documenta 5 curated by Harald Szeemann is famous and a who’s who of the early movements and leaders of Painting, Pop, minimalism, and more. The design of the catalogue is a binder-format catalogue which has been parodied by the San Francisco Art Dealer Steven Leiber (see example I am selling as well).

Documenta 5 occurred from Jun 30, 1972 to Oct 8, 1972 held at the Neue Galerie and Museum Fridericianum both in Kassel, West Germany. The Documenta 5 official title was “Befragung der Realität – Bildwelten heute/Questioning Reality – Pictorial worlds today”. On both the Poster and Catalogue the Orange background features Ruscha’s Army of Ants (with shadows) that form the number 5. The design is whimsical and a Brilliant example of Ruscha’s Pop and Post Modernist humour!

D5 had more than 150 featured artists represented alphabetically, with individual entries accessible via tabbed dividers in the Catalogue showing works and a Bio. The Catalogue and Poster are representing a crucial moment in International art and a great curatorial achievement of Harald Szeemann. For Edward Ruscha its a seminal moment as its the beginning of his International recognition outside of California and the USA.

A short list of Artists who participated in D5: Artists: Franz Gertsch, Vito Acconci, Archigram, Chuck Arnoldi (Charles Arnoldi), Art & Language, Richard Artschwager, John Baldessari, Georg Baselitz, Lothar Baumgarten, Bernd und Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Mel Bochner, Alighiero e Boetti, Christian Boltanski, Marcel Broodthaers, Günter Brus, Daniel Buren, James Lee Byars, Luciano Castelli, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Chuck Close, Joseph Cornell, Hanne Darboven, Walter De Maria, Jan Dibbets, Marcel Duchamp, Barry Flanagan, Terry Fox, Gilbert & George, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Duane Hanson, Eva Hesse, Rebecca Horn, Jörg Immendorff, Alfred Jensen, Jasper Johns, Imi Knoebel, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Robert Mangold, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Mario Merz, Russ Meyer, Malcolm Morley, Ed Moses, Bruce Nauman, Hermann Nitsch, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Dennis Oppenheim, Blinky Palermo, A. R. Penck, Giuseppe Penone, Sigmar Polke, Markus Raetz, Arnulf Rainer, Gerhard Richter, Dorothea Rockburne, Robert Ryman, Lucas Samaras, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, Holly Solomon & Bert Spielvogel, Keith Sonnier, Wayne Thiebaud, Ben Vautier, William Wegman, Lawrence Weiner, and Edward Ruscha.

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Condition: Poster: Very Good. Mounted on linen. Catalogue: Spine good. See Fotos.

Size: Poster 24” × 33” inches, Catalogue: Two Ring-bound: 694 pages First edition (1972) Language: English, German Dimensions: 10.5” x 8.25” inches