Adam Szymczyk

Adam Szymczyk
Szymczyk in 2017
Born1970
EducationUniversity of Warsaw
Occupation(s)art critic, art curator, writer
AwardsWalter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement (2011)[1]

Adam Szymczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈʂɨmt͡ʂɨk]; born in 1970 in Piotrków Trybunalski), is a Polish art critic, curator, writer and editor. He lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. Between 2003–2014, he was the director and chief curator at Kunsthalle Basel. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the artistic director at documenta 14. He is curator at large at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. In 2016, he was ranked second on the list of the most influential people in the contemporary art world compiled by the ArtReview magazine.[2]

  1. ^ "Adam Szymczyk named 2011 Recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Adam Szymczyk". Retrieved 1 October 2021.