Overview
- She died on February 14 at age 41, according to her family, as the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) described the illness as short and serious.
- She had been selected to co-represent Germany at the 61st Venice Biennale with Sung Tieu, curated by Kathleen Reinhardt, scheduled for May 9–November 22.
- Ifa said she had conceptually completed the pavilion so it could be realized in Venice, and sources close to her have pledged to carry out her vision.
- Naumann’s installations used mass-produced domestic furniture to examine post‑reunification East Germany, cultural memory, and far-right radicalization, including the 2018 work "14 Words" referencing the NSU killings.
- Her work was shown at major venues including Documenta 15 and New York’s SculptureCenter, and she is survived by her husband, Clemens Villinger, and their daughter.