Arnold Bode, who asked him to contribute to the exhibition.
In 1955, the first documenta exhibition, founded by Arnold Bode, took place in the provisionally restored Fridericianum building.
The first four Documentas, organized by Arnold Bode, a Kassel-based painter, established the exhibition's international credentials.
Nele was born in Berlin, the daughter of Marie-Louise ( 1908 1989 ) and Arnold Bode ( 1900 1977 ).
Documenta, conceived by German art professor Arnold Bode soon after World War II to showcase art that was branded degenerate by the Nazis, has developed over the decades into the most important forum on what constitutes modernity in the art world.
Rumour spread from those close to Arnold Bode that it was relevant for the coinage of the term that the Latin word " mens " ( Latin for intellect ) and therefore thought it to be a good word to describe the intention and the demand of the " documenta ".