Adam Szymczyk is a Polish art critic, curator, writer and editor. He lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. Between 2003 and 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.