Overview

• Carla Acevedo-Yates, Romi Crawford, Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, and Xiaoyu Weng will collaborate with Beckwith on the exhibition, publications, and public programs.
• Documenta 16 is scheduled to run in Kassel from June 12 to September 19, 2027.
• The announcement establishes the first all-female leadership team in the exhibition’s history.
• Beckwith is the first Black woman to direct Documenta and the second U.S.-born artistic director after Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.
• The move follows the fallout from Documenta 15 and renewed scrutiny this year over a code of conduct that critics say conflates antisemitism with anti-Zionism.