Harry Lehmann sees the anti-Semitism scandal at documenta fifteen as a symptom of a deeper politicization of institutions, in which political values are increasingly displacing intrinsic institutional values such as art, education or knowledge. Cultural scenes in particular react hyper-sensitively to political communication, which leads to political rather than artistic criteria influencing the selection of artists. Harry Lehmann suggests overcoming this crisis by asking fundamental questions about the role and function of art in liberal democracies at the next documenta.

Philosopher Harry Lehmann researches and teaches at the University of Luxembourg. His research focuses on the philosophy of art and music, systems theory and AI aesthetics.

This event is part of the series "Zu Viel, Zu Wenig [Too much, too little]".