It was founded by Arnold Bode in 1955.
List of documenta exhibitions documenta 1, 16 July - 18 September 1955 documenta 2, 1959 documenta 3, 1964 documenta 4, 27 June - 6 October 1968 documenta 5, 30 June - 8 October 1972, artistic director Harald Szeemann documenta 6, 24 June - 2 October 1977, artistic director Manfred Schneckenburger documenta 7, 19 June - 28 September 1982, artistic director Rudi Fuchs documenta 8, 12 June - 20 September 1987, artistic director Manfred Schneckenburger documenta IX, 13 June - 20 September 1992, artistic director Jan Hoet documenta X, 21 June - 28 September 1997, artistic director Catherine David documenta 11, 8 June - 15 September 2002, artistic director Okwui Enwezor documenta 12, 16 June - 23 September 2007, artistic director Roger Buergel External links http://www.documenta.de -- official web page of the documenta
