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October 29, 2026 — 2 min read

Clockwise from left: Raven Chacon (photo Neal Santos), Osei Bonsu (photo Gas Foundation), Noam Segal (photo Samantha Casolari), Timea Junghaus (photo Zoltan Adam) (all courtesy Documenta)

Art Movements, published every Thursday afternoon, is a roundup of must-know news, appointments, awards, and other happenings in today’s chaotic art world.

Documenta Appoints New Curatorial Team Members

Less than eight months away from the 16th edition of Documenta , the German contemporary arts festival has appointed four new curatorial team members: artist and musician Raven Chacon will serve as curator-at-Large, and Osei Bonsu , Timea Junghaus , and Noam Segal will be curatorial advisors.

The upcoming iteration, opening on June 12 in Kassel, promises to offer a space for “study, experimentation, and awakening, where…