Controversy-Ridden Documenta Gets First All-Women Artistic Team

Controversy-Ridden Documenta Gets First All-Women Artistic Team

An all-women ensemble of writers, educators, translators, and curators will helm the artistic direction for the next edition of the pentennial art show Documenta in Kassel, Germany, slated to take place from June 12 to September 19, 2027. The international exhibition announced yesterday, August 18, that the Guggenheim Museum’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator Naomi Beckwith, who was appointed to lead the event last December, has selected Carla …

Documenta 16 Announces All-Female Artistic Team

Naomi Beckwith, who late last year was named curator of Documenta 16, has appointed an all-female artistic team, Artnews reports. Beckwith is the first Black woman to curate the German quinquennial since its founding in 1955; she is the second American-born curator, after Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev in 2012, to lead it. Helping her to organize the […]

Naomi Beckwith Adds Four Curators to Documenta’s First All-Female Artistic Team

Naomi Beckwith, the Guggenheim Museum’s deputy director and chief curator, has named her artistic team for her edition of Documenta, which will open in Kassel, Germany, in June 2027.   “I am grateful to be working with this team on Documenta 16. I admire their independence of spirit and thought, characterized by a deep respect for artists and audiences alike,” Beckwith said in a statement. “We look forward to exploring the diverse fields of co…