documenta 14

The Greek documentarian on trust, Adam Szymczyk and looking beyond the media scandal 

From its secret removal to its celebrated resurrection, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung explores the lives and afterlives of the Kassel statue controversy

One of two new curators-at-large at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, Szymczyk gives his first interview since documenta in 2017

‘It’s a tenacious act of enthusiasm within Europe’s changing political landscape’

In further news: The Met to include Native art in American wing; Nan Goldin’s cameo on HBO’s ‘The Deuce’

An open letter to Greek authorities said that the killing of Zak Kostopoulos ‘bears strong resemblance to lynching’

Naeem Mohaiemen’s films reflect on recent histories of the global radical Left

From Anthropocenic doom in Cecilia Alemani’s Italian Pavilion in Venice to Alvin Lucier’s I Am Sitting in a Room at d14

In further news: documenta artists protest ‘profit-above-everything’ motive; Monir Museum opens in Tehran; Beijing artist on the run over eviction footage

More from today’s Briefing: protesting Raghubir Singh; documenta artists defend exhibition (again); Enrico Castellani (1930–2017)

From Hannah Black to Not Surprised, the changes demanded by today’s letter writers are still a long way from being assured

Elsewhere: activists protest AfD with Holocaust Memorial replica; censorship at Kuala Lumpur Biennale; Venice Biennale's record attendance

In other headlines: Trevor Bell (1930-2017); further allegations of sexual harassment in the art world; The Walker’s Olga Viso steps down

Linda Nochlin (1931-2017); 5,000 sign open letter against sexual harassment in the art world

Tate announces record visitor numbers, documenta artists defend its curators, Zeitz MOCAA to open

The state of fashion journalism, the fate of ‘world-scale’ art exhibitions and the creation of a British Islam: what to read this weekend

Calls to release Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov; documenta 14 cancels Berardi piece; Village Voice ends print edition

Far-right politician attacks documenta work; US President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities resigns; Queens Museum backtracks over Israel

Losing your place in the world 

Crowdfunding campaigns launched in memory of artist Khadija Saye; the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion opens; plans for a new Documenta Institute