"Marisa Merz (1926-2019) was the only woman among the core group associated with the influential Arte Povera movement, whose artists made sculptures from everyday materials instead of ones typically associated with fine art. Her exhibition was scheduled to open in August at the Fridericianum, which acts as the historic anchor of Documenta during the quinquennial's run and mounts major surveys when that festival isn't taking place."
"Beatrice Merz, daughter of the artist duo Mario and Marisa Merz and president of the Fondazione Merz in Turin, told magazine on Thursday that she called off the exhibition because she opposed Documenta's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Until this week, the exhibition's cancelation was not publicly known; it appeared on a 2025 calendar that was released by the Fridericianum last December. The museum ended up replacing the planned Marisa Merz show with a Robert Grosvenor survey."
An exhibition of work by Marisa Merz planned for the Fridericianum in Kassel was canceled by her daughter, Beatrice Merz. Beatrice Merz opposed the museum's code of conduct because it uses the IHRA definition of antisemitism and called off the collaboration. Marisa Merz was the only woman among the core Arte Povera artists, known for sculptures made from everyday materials. The Fridericianum serves as Documenta's historic anchor and mounts major surveys outside the quinquennial festival. The planned Merz show was replaced by a Robert Grosvenor survey. Documenta adopted the IHRA definition after the 2022 edition's controversial works prompted allegations of antisemitism, raising concerns that the policy could limit artistic criticism of Israel or Zionism.
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