Documenta 2017 Was An Unprecedented Success Despite Huge Costs In Athens, Say Officials

The mayor of the German city of Kassel, which hosts and helps fund Documenta, acknowledged that this year's unprecedented €7 million deficit was the result of extending the show to Athens. (This was the first time Documenta had taken place in any other city.) Even so, the organizers argued that, with total attendance of more than 1 million, this year's Documenta was the most visited contemporary art exhibition of all time.

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