Don't miss the point

It just takes a visit to the National Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened - no small feat considering how many years of failed efforts it's taken - to welcome one of the main exhibitions of the documenta 14 international art fair, to understand the spirit, sheer breadth and kaleidoscopic approach of this event, one of the world's biggest and most important.

What the event means to Germany - where documenta was born - is evident by the fact that the country's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is scheduled to attend the inauguration of the exhibition in Athens on Saturday. The Greek capital is the first city that its birthplace, Kassel, has jointly hosted the event with since it first launched in 1955.

"For three months, Athens will be at the center of the international cultural community's attention," the Greek side is proud to boast. For sure, co-hosting with...