Large-scale exhibition catalogue documenting Documenta 5 (1972) through looking at the exhibition's archives held by Documenta GmbH and reinterpreting the exhibition's history. Biographies of Documenta 5's curatorial team -- Arnold Bode, Harald Szeemann, Jean-Christophe Ammann, and Bazon Brock. Numerous reproductions of the exhibition's ephemera, installation drawings, installation photographs, correspondence, notes, etc. A weighty reference book. Texts in German with limited English as seen chiefly in reproductions of correspondence from English speaking artists. ... [details]