List of the documenta works of art remaining in Kassel

In the list of documenta art works that have remained in Kassel , all external works of art of the Documenta are listed that have remained in the area of the city of Kassel or have been re-erected elsewhere in the city area. In principle, all outdoor objects, with the exception of the immobile ones, such as the urban forest instead of municipal administration by Joseph Beuys or the vertical earth kilometer by Walter De Maria, are temporarily planned. However, 18 installations have been permanently secured in the past. There is no systematic purchase policy, but the whereabouts depends on the commitment of the population, on artist and sponsorship activities. Ownership and responsibilities are therefore different. Donations or acquisitions have so far been made from documenta II (1959), documenta 6 (1977), documenta 7 (1982), DOCUMENTA IX (1992), documenta X (1997), dOCUMENTA (13) (2012) and documenta 14 (2017).

The works of art are listed in their chronological order and, if necessary, sorted alphabetically by title.

title	Artist (life dates)	Documenta (year)	Today's location	Location for the Documenta	Remarks
Scultura Astratta	Alberto Viani (1906-1989)	documenta II (1959)	University of Kassel , location Wilhelmshöher Allee 71 (formerly engineering school) 51.31169 9.47535		The sculpture was made in 1958 and was exhibited a year later at documenta II in the orangery . A year later the work of art was bought by the engineering school for 20,400 DM .
Laserscape Kassel	Horst H. Baumann (1934-2019)	documenta 6 (1977)	Zwehrenturm 51.313715 9.49831	Zwehrenturm	Laserscape Kassel is the first permanent laser light work of art and connects various historical buildings in Kassel. Today a slightly different lighting system is used compared to the installation for the Documenta.
Frame construction (landscape in a slide)	House Rucker Co	documenta 6 (1977)	Friedrichsplatz (Kassel) 51.31189 9.49839	Friedrichsplatz	The work of art was created by the Austrian artist group Haus-Rucker-Co and is a walk-in sculpture that directs the viewer's gaze through the frame onto the landscape. A smaller frame that protrudes over the slope of Friedrichsplatz is cut out from the view of the landscape.
Dream ship Aunt Olga	Anatol Herzfeld (1931-2019)	documenta 6 (1977)	In front of the Heinrich Schütz School 51.314652 9.45114434	Karlswiese in front of the orangery	The artist traveled in a one-week trip and pulled by a barge from the North Sea resort of Dangast over the Jade Bay, the Weser and the Fulda to the opening of documenta 6 to Kassel. After the Documenta, a donation was made to the Heinrich Schütz School, in front of which the work of art found its final location.
Vertical earth kilometer	Walter De Maria (1935-2013)	documenta 6 (1977)	Friedrichsplatz 51.31323739 9.49673782	Friedrichsplatz	A one kilometer deep hole that was filled with massive brass rods. Today only the circular end of the brass rods, which was framed with a sandstone slab, is visible.
7000 oak trees - urban deforestation instead of city administration	Joseph Beuys (1921–1986)	documenta 7 (1982) started and completed for documenta 8 (1987)	City area of Kassel and also various locations worldwide		The work of art was started in 1982 for documenta 7 and 7000 trees with basalt columns were planted. At documenta 8, the work of art was finished by his widow and son. Most of the trees were planted in Kassel, but there are more specimens worldwide.
A block of granite	Ulrich Rückriem (* 1938)	documenta 7 (1982)	Outdoor area of the Neue Galerie 51.30957772 9.49376575		A granite block (330 × 180 × 100 cm) was split into three parts and reassembled into block form. The lower part is set into the earth as a foundation.
Spatial sculpture	Per Kirkeby (1938-2018)	documenta 7 (1982)	At the end of the documenta hall on Du-Ry-Straße. 51.31241927 9.50065768	Behind the orangery	For static reasons, the original work of art had to be removed despite the high level of acceptance by the public and was set up as a sculpture with comparable formal principles for DOCUMENTA IX at the current location.
Pickaxe	Claes Oldenburg (* 1929)	documenta 7 (1982)	Hiroshima embankment on the floodplain 51.310647 9.503088		The pickaxe is placed on the extension of the line of sight Herkules and Wilhelmshöher Allee on the Fuldaufer and it appears as if the Hercules had thrown the pickaxe from his location in the direction of Fulda.
The strangers	Thomas Schütte (* 1954)	DOCUMENTA IX (1992)	Friedrichsplatz on the portico of the Red Palace 51.314097 9.496643		After the Documenta, the work of art was partly bought by the Leffers Group , which owned the building with the portico at the time and which still operates a branch there, for DM 210,000 and given it to the city of Kassel.
Man walking to the sky (Himmelstürmer)	Jonathan Borofsky (* 1942)	DOCUMENTA IX (1992)	Briefly on the Platz der Deutschen Einheit and permanently on the forecourt of the main train station 51.31801367 9.49060476	Friedrichsplatz	The outdoor work of art was already extremely popular with the population during the Documenta. The purchase was then made possible through public participation and sponsors.
Three to one	Max Neuhaus (1939-2009)	DOCUMENTA IX (1992)	Staircase of the AOK office in Kassel, Friedrichsplatz 51.31178049 9.4971051		In the stairwell, which dates from the early years of the reconstruction, the sound installation was installed over three floors.
That about plants is one with them	Lois Weinberger (1947-2020)	documenta X (1997)	Platform 1 of the main train station 51.31811593 9.48886535		The artist planted the native vegetation mixed with neophytes in the gravel bed of the disused track 1. The plants that immigrated from southern and south-eastern Europe are displacing the native vegetation. The process has been ongoing ever since.
Old train station video walk	Janet Cardiff (born 1957)	dOCUMENTA (13) (2012)	Central Station 51.31807534 9.49030742		The video walk is a multimedia form of teaching history. The history of Kassel Central Station is shown here.
Arkansas Black Apple	Jimmie Durham (born 1940)	dOCUMENTA (13) (2012)	Cherry orchard in the Karlsaue 51.30858773 9.50145991		One of the two trees planted in 2012 was destroyed by strangers in 2015. A replacement tree is to be planted.
Idea di Pietra (Penone Tree)	Giuseppe Penone (* 1947)	dOCUMENTA (13) (2012)	Karlsaue on the Rosenhang 51.31061224 9.49765267		The cast of a hazelnut tree with a boulder in the crown was set up on the summer solstice on June 21, 2010, the longest day of the year, at noon, i.e. two years before the opening of the Documenta.
THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE OF ( THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE OF )	Lawrence Weiner (* 1942)	dOCUMENTA (13) (2012)	Huguenot House, Friedrichsstrasse 25 51.31117889 9.49180383		Since Documenta 13 was spread across the city, the artist asks about the center.
The Alien and Refugees Monument (The Obelisk)	Olu Oguibe (born 1964)	documenta 14 (2017)	Koenigsplatz	Stairway 51.31545159 9.49445772	The obelisk was particularly controversial in right-wing circles because it took up the refugee issue. After a controversial dismantling operation, it was removed from Königsplatz and stored. Later, the city of Kassel and the artist were able to agree on the current location and the obelisk was permanently rebuilt on April 18, 2019 on stairs street.