Udo Kittelmann (b. 1958) trained as an optician before transitioning to curatorial work in 1988. After directing the Kö lnischer Kunstverein (1994- 2001), he served as commissioner of the German Pavilion at the 2001 Venice Biennale, winning the Golden Lion for Gregor Schneider' s » Totes Haus ur« . He later directed Frankfurt' s Museum of Modern Art (2002- 2008) and Berlin' s Nationalgalerie (2008- 2020), overseeing five major museums. A prolific author and editor, he continues to curate groundbreaking exhibitions, including projects at the Fondazione Prada during the Venice Biennale. Max Dax (b. 1969) was editor-in-chief of SPEX (2007- 2010), Germany' s iconic music magazine rooted in punk and new wave. Known for his incisive interviews with musicians and artists, he contributes to major newspapers like WELT and TAZ.

Radenko Milak (b. 1980 in Travnik) studied at the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka (1999- 2003) and the University of Arts in Belgrade (2003- 2007). He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2017 Venice Biennale. His large-scale watercolors have been exhibited worldwide, from Western and Southern Europe to South America. Represented by multiple galleries, he gained acclaim for his 2017 series » University of Disaster« . Marc Wellmann (b. 1968 in Hamburg) grew up in Berlin under the influence of sculptor Bernhard Heiliger, his stepfather. After studying art history and American studies at FU Berlin, he earned his PhD in 2004.

He managed the Bernhard Heiliger Foundation (1996- 2015) and curated Heiliger' s 2005 retrospective at Berlin' s Martin-Gropius-Bau. Since 2013, he has been artistic director of Haus am Lü tzowplatz, Berlin' s oldest art association.