Strictly Tapes and Friends is a group exhibition and series of events on the second floor of Galerie Bart about the cassette tape as a means of communication. Bart invited artist Anan Striker, and Anan in turn invited a motley crew of visual artists, disc jockeys, word artists, graffiti writers, MCs, and a photographer.
The result is a treasure chest brimming with personal yet universal stories, which, combined with forgotten sounds, have been fused into an exhibition enhanced with listening sessions.
Listen to the gallery owner’s cassette collection. Find your way on the marker-marked map of the Amsterdam subway. A dragonfly floats through magnetic fields. A plasterboard basketball bounces off the wall.
In a visually saturated world, Strictly Tapes reminds us of the raw beauty of imperfection. Step into this analogue time machine through the present, past and future.
(Press play)
TIME TRAVELIN
A MYSTERY UNRAVELIN
EVERYTHING ORIGINAL
ALL THE TIME
BIG BLACK LINE
ENCASED IN PLASTIC
FROM CHILD TO CHILD
THEN AND NOW
TAKKIES AND BEATS
PASSION FOR THE NOISE
ANALOG TECH AS STONE
WITH HEART AND HARD
HEROES TEACHERS FRIENDS
THE IMAGINABLE TANGIBLE
CLICK CLACK
RED BUTTON
TWO FINGERS
REC PLAY
STOP
With contributions from; Rozaly, Martinus Papilaja, Maarten Nico, Mickey & Jake, Sam Morsink, Mike Moonen, Emma Penders, David Bade, Bert Scholten, MC Pester a.k.a. Ruben La Cruz, Bart Hoogwegt (Galerie Bart), Rege Satanas, Dj Daan (Osdorp Posse).
Made possible by the AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts).
