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coinciding with every second staging of it
1. Does the following context want to say "although Skulptur Projekt started its work as a competitor for Documenta but in the area of sculpture, now it has become like an offshoot or section of this large exhibition"?
2. What does the highlighted sentence mean?
3. Does "which" refer to "Documenta"?
Context:
In fact, Skulptur Projekt came about to some extent as a form of sculptural counterpoint to the quinquennial Documenta held in Kassel – not a million miles away – coinciding now with every second staging of this major exhibition, which seeks to give curatorial impetus to the ‘global direction of art’.
2. What does the highlighted sentence mean?
3. Does "which" refer to "Documenta"?
Context:
In fact, Skulptur Projekt came about to some extent as a form of sculptural counterpoint to the quinquennial Documenta held in Kassel – not a million miles away – coinciding now with every second staging of this major exhibition, which seeks to give curatorial impetus to the ‘global direction of art’.
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1. A "counterpoint" is not really a "competitor". It is more something that complements in a contrastive way.
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- A "counterpoint" is not really a "competitor".
- It is more something that complements in a contrastive way.
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- It is saying, for example, if Documenta is held in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 ...
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1. A "counterpoint" is not really a "competitor". It is more something that complements in a contrastive way.
2. It is saying, for example, if Documenta is held in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 ... then Skulptur Projekt is held in 2000, 2010, 2020 ... (I made up the dates for purposes of illustration). Though you refer to "highlighted sentence", the highlighted part is not a sentence.
2. It is saying, for example, if Documenta is held in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 ... then Skulptur Projekt is held in 2000, 2010, 2020 ... (I made up the dates for purposes of illustration). Though you refer to "highlighted sentence", the highlighted part is not a sentence.
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