Naomi Beckwith heads Documenta 16: A new art for Kassel!

Naomi Beckwith heads Documenta 16: A new art for Kassel!

As part of a press conference in Kassel, it was announced today that Naomi Beckwith was appointed artistic direction of Documenta 16. Beckwith, the deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, will lead the prestigious exhibition, which is due to take place from June 12 to September 19, 2027. Andrew Hoffmann, Managing Director of Documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH, announced the decision of an international finding commission that Beckwith chose based on her extensive experience and its international exhibitions, such as artnet.com reports .

structural reforms and outlook

The documenta has reorganized itself after the controversy during Documenta 15, which concerned anti -Semitic images, and the subsequent resignations in the finding commission. The government has introduced measures to improve the supervision and created an academic advice center in which the state also has two voting rights. The mayor of Kassel, Sven Schoeller, commented on the election of Beckwith and emphasized the need for openness and community in art, while the Hessian Minister of State Timon Gremmels titled reforms as significant progress. In this context, Beckwith's vision for Documenta 16 is seen as an opportunity to offer an innovative platform for contemporary art again.