Adam Szymczyk to Lead Documenta 14 in Kassel
Adam Szymczyk has been chosen as the artistic director for documenta 14, which will kick off on June 10, 2017, in Kassel. He currently heads Kunsthalle Basel, and his appointment received unanimous support from documenta's supervisory board after being recommended by an international committee. Bernd Leifeld, the CEO of documenta, confirmed the news. Szymczyk co-founded the Foksal Gallery Foundation in Warsaw and was a curator there from 1997 until 2003. In 2008, he co-curated the 5th Berlin Biennial, titled When Things Cast No Shadow, with Elena Filipovic. He also curated an exhibition called Olinka, or Where Movement Is Created, at Museo Tamayo in Mexico City in 2012.
Key facts
- Adam Szymczyk appointed artistic director of documenta 14
- Documenta 14 scheduled for 10 June 2017 in Kassel
- Szymczyk is director and chief curator at Kunsthalle Basel
- He co-founded Foksal Gallery Foundation in Warsaw
- He curated at Foksal Gallery Foundation from 1997 to 2003
- Co-curated 5th Berlin Biennial in 2008 with Elena Filipovic
- Curated Olinka, or Where Movement Is Created at Museo Tamayo in 2012
- Appointment was unanimous decision by documenta supervisory board
Entities
Artists
- Adam Szymczyk
- Elena Filipovic
Institutions
- documenta
- Kunsthalle Basel
- Foksal Gallery Foundation
- Museo Tamayo
Locations
- Kassel
- Germany
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Mexico City
- Mexico