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Here’s the Artist List for Documenta 14

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Photography by Lala Meredith-Vula After years of secrecy, Documenta 14 has quietly released its artist list on its website . This year’s quinquennial, which is headed by Adam Szymczyk, takes place in Athens and Kassel, Germany . Its Greek half opens to the public on Saturday, and a preview was held this morning. Documenta’s organizers had been notably tight-lipped about the artist list and details around this year’s edition, citing the fact that they didn’t want to play into the art-world PR cycle . Some projects were known already—Maria Eichhorn’s Rose Valland Institute , for example—but for the most part, Documenta 14’s details had been kept under wraps. At this morning’s preview the artists were unveiled—quite literally. A stage curtain was lifted to reveal all the curators and artists (minus the deceased ones, of which there are quite a few), who were seated in rows, like students at a graduation ceremony. A choir performing a Jani Christou wa...