Documenta 6 Satellite Telecast

In 1977, for the inauguration of documenta 6 in Kassel (Germany), performances by Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik and Douglas Davis were broadcast live by television in several countries.

Joseph Beuys addressed spectators directly, presenting the major principles of his artistic approach. With the help of Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik reprised some of his most famous performances. Douglas Davis took up the challenge of localising spectators anywhere in the world in just nine minutes: by inviting them to place their hands on their screen, he found them quite simply on the other side of the camera, behind their television.