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My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon | Reading by dash(-)collective

During this reading and conversation, members of dash(-)collective will activate the publication My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon: A Porous Reader to Unguard the Garden by the collective To See the Inability To See by weaving their own narratives into those of the book/object, using various media. Some members will be present in the space, while others

Cameron Lynch b2b Lou Vives | Performance

The performance will take place on the 12th of December 17:00 at Woonhuis de Ateliers and is part of the public programme in Woonhuis for the show Big Fortune. Lou and Cam met on a date a few hours after C first landed in Amsterdam. That was in the sunniest summer the city had ever

Buhlebezwe Siwani | ulwela amaza

The new performance, film and installation by Buhlebezwe Siwani, ulwela amaza (2024), traces a deeply embodied choreography that ebbs and flows in a number of significant sites in Amsterdam, Middelburg and their surrounding waters. The work asks how these Dutch cities are connected to Blackness and life, as well as what is known and unknown about histories

Way in the Middle of the Air | Steffani Jemison

Annet Gelink Gallery is delighted to welcome you to the opening of Way in the Middle of the Air, the second solo exhibition by Steffani Jemison, on Thursday, 28 November, from 6–8 PM. Steffani Jemison is renowned for her multidisciplinary approach to language, storytelling, African-American cultural histories, and embodied forms of knowledge. Her work is included

The Hybrid Couple | Alicia Frames & Ailex Sibouwlingen

On Saturday, November 9th, Alicia Framis married the AI hologram Ailex at Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, wearing a wedding dress by Dutch couturier Jan Taminiau. For those who missed the ceremony, there is a chance to still congratulate the bride and admire her wedding dress. On 15 November from 16.00 to 18.00, Upstream Gallery will open a special

Taking Root Among the Stars! | Opening

W139 warmly invites you to the opening of Taking Root Among the Stars! on the 22nd of November, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The evening will feature a special opening ritual by Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, multimedia artist, healer, spiritual activist, and femme defender. Through her sonic and performative work, Ibelisse will weave together the multiple worlds

CONFESSIONS | Stef Van Looveren

On October 31st and November 1st multidisciplinary artist Stef Van Looveren will bring their brand new performance CONFESSIONS to Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam. In CONFESSIONS Van Looveren questions and explores all the different layers of identity construction. “Glass is a metaphor. If you heat it up, it becomes very malleable. When it cools down, it becomes fragile. This

When Roots Start Riding Horses | Carmen Schabracq

According to artist Carmen Schabracq (Amsterdam 1988) we stand on the shoulders of giants. Our ancestors determine much of our story, knowledge and identity, and we shape the story of our children. In her first solo exhibition When Roots Start Riding Horses at Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Schabracq shows a new series of textile works,

Underground | American Avant-Garde Film in the 1960s

This autumn, Eye Filmmuseum highlights the American avant-garde cinema of the 1960s. The exhibition and film programme feature both iconic and lesser-known works, showcasing the era’s vibrant experimental spirit. Highlights include films by pivotal avant-garde figures such as Jonas Mekas, Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage, as well as contributions from prominent visual artists like Bruce

Nxt Museum Presents‘Hunger To Create’ for ADE 2024

In collaboration with ADE Arts & Culture, Nxt Museum presents ‘Hunger To Create,’ a unique audiovisual showcase featuring live electronic experimentation and immersive visuals. This multi-performance event will take place on Friday, 18th October, from 20:30 to 01:00 at Nxt Museum in Amsterdam Noord. Dasha Rush Debuts A/V ShowAs part of ADE 2024, ‘Hunger To

Instructions for Placemaking: ​Nifayatīyāt

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

Instructions for Placemaking: An orange tree, an olive tree and a paintings that knows no borders

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

Instructions for Placemaking: to her, and with her

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

Infusion | Octave Rimbert-Rivière

On the occasion of Unseen, ISO hosts the third iteration of their homemade performance programme “The Live Art Series”, with a presentation of Infusion by Octave Rimbert-Rivière. This new production of the sculptor and ISO resident unfolds as an audiovisual symphony, where psychedelic tableware morph into sprawling landscapes and living creatures. For one night, Rimbert-Rivière’s

Closing Performance: Conversation Dance

On Sunday 29 September, Simultaneity, Conference invites an audience to an open and live setting that challenges the conventional distinction between on-screen and off-screen, onstage and backstage, process and outcome, theory and practice, and various roles and genres within an artwork. Across three acts, questions and answers about the collaboration will unfold, and the audience, too, will

Remarkable Meetings with Disgusting Men

Initiated by EMIRHAKIN, Remarkable Meetings with Disgusting Men reflects on (self-)censorship as a highly tangible experience, ████ proposing ways for maneuvering through fear. ██████ ████ █ ███, ████. In this exhibition, the strategies of oppressive regimes and their bodily implications are explored, subverted, ██████ and reappropriated through a careful spatial choreography. How does political coercion permeate the

Min Oh: Conversation Dance

Conversation Dance is a time-based installation of Min Oh’s existing and premiering works, curated and co-choreographed by Eugene Hannah Park. The concept of Conversation Dance emerged from the urge to know how non-hierarchical coexistence operates in multidisciplinary art. For a symbiotic ecosystem to be established, understanding each participant or material and its history is necessary. Therefore, collaboration in

Closing event: The Place Where I was Condemned to Live

On the final weekend of the exhibition, Basma al-Sharif will engage in discussion with Alina Lupu, Isshaq Albarbary and Amal Alhaag who will reflect on her work in relation to three issues raised in the exhibition and exacerbated by the present moment; The destruction of material and immaterial heritage in Palestine (Gaza in particular, as

‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ | ICK Dans Amsterdam & Nxt Museum

After a series of successful performances during Amsterdam Art Week 2024, ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum will revive the live dance performance ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ on 28 August. This performance, which engages in dialogue with the exhibition ‘Life in a Different Resolution’ by Random International, curated by Bogomir Doringer, will take place

‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ | ICK Dans Amsterdam & Nxt Museum

After a series of successful performances during Amsterdam Art Week 2024, ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum will revive the live dance performance ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ on 28 August. This performance, which engages in dialogue with the exhibition ‘Life in a Different Resolution’ by Random International, curated by Bogomir Doringer, will take place

WORK WORK WORK

open 8 hrs a day many many works on labour | museum for performance art In the ever more efficient workplace, we work ourselves into the ground. The working body constantly teeters on the edge of a burn-out, while robots and artificial intelligence line up to replace us. Alienated from our humanity, we exploit ourselves

Split Seconds of Magnificence | Lydia Schouten

In Split Seconds of Magnificence by Lydia Schouten, historical performances such as Sexobject (1979) and Breaking through the Circle (1978) are being revived through projections and experimental re-enactments. In addition, Schouten will show a recent installation and a performance.

One Man Space | Arthur Stokvis

Artist: Arthur Stokvis In our project space, Arthur Stokvis, known from Art Bar Kippy, does a performance. In a one-to-one conversation, over a beer, he guides visitors through the many layers of his work.

Mural performance : From equinox to solstice – performative aspect | Sophie Steengracht

15:00—19:00 During Amsterdam Art Week on Thursday, 30 May , Friday 31 May, and Saturday 1 June, Sophie Steengracht will transform one of the walls at Gomulan Gallery in a mural from 15:00 – 19:00. Thematically she starts from early spring to summer bloom from You can drop by and witness the shapes changing and

Canopy | Amsterdam Art Week x Rietveld Alumni

Public programmes:  Canopy The Gerrit Rietveld Academie is proud to present 16 projects of emerging artists at Amsterdam Art Week. All participating artists graduated from the independent and internationally oriented art school in Amsterdam in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. Together, they present multifaceted art works in various media such as ceramics, glass, photography,

ᠴᠢᠨᠠᠳᠤ ᠰᠠᠯᠬ (The Wind on the Other Side) | Nomin Zezegmaa

In the realms where the earth whispers its secrets and where the wind carries the echoes of ancient memories, you’ll find the captivating artistry of Nomin Zezegmaa. Her work interweaves narratives inspired by deep time and the spiritual realms of Mongol cosmogony. ᠴᠢᠨᠠᠳᠤᠰᠠᠯᠬ  (The Wind on the Other Side) invites viewers into a dialogue celebrating the intertwined dance of

Live performance | Maartje Jaquet & Jonas Ohlsson

14:00—16:00 How art comes about.The extraordinary collaborative process of Jonas Ohlsson and Maartje Jaquet. An interactive performance, with music and you get to draw along, you become part of an artwork and perhaps part of the exhibition. Maartje Jaquet and Jonas Ohlsson show in a live performance how they work together for the project 1and1is1.

Performance night | Stina Fors A Strange Night

20:30—04:00 Especially for the Amsterdam Art Week, ISO is happy to announce the launch of the new performance programme “The Live Art Series”, a momentous occasion marking the debut of their new event space. This festivity promises to be an extraordinary experience, featuring A Strange Night made of music and performances by Stina Fors. During

Performances & Lectures | Neighbouring Frequencies

13:00—17:00 With performances of Aernoudt Jacobs, Maria Komarova, Suzan Peeters en Amos Peled. On Sunday 2 June, FIBER Festival, STUK and the Brakke Grond present a day filled with sound art from the Netherlands and Belgium under the title Neighbouring Frequencies. The programme – consisting of installations, performances, and lectures – is the final day

Dance performance | Breath in a Physical Resolution

20:30—21:30 ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance at Nxt Museum Experience the coming together of the moving human body and machine intelligence premiering during Amsterdam Art Week. ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum partner for a dance intervention in the exhibition ‘Life In A Different Resolution’. Celebrating the power of human intuition amidst the

Dance performance | Breath in a Physical Resolution

18:30—19:30 Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance at Nxt Museum Experience the coming together of the moving human body and machine intelligence premiering during Amsterdam Art Week. ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum partner for a dance intervention in the exhibition ‘Life In A Different Resolution’. Celebrating the power of human intuition amidst the

Dance performance | Breath in a Physical Resolution

20:00—21:00 Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance at Nxt Museum Experience the coming together of the moving human body and machine intelligence premiering during Amsterdam Art Week. ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum partner for a dance intervention in the exhibition ‘Life In A Different Resolution’. Celebrating the power of human intuition amidst the

Artist talk | Kim Darbouze

14:00—15:00 On 2 June, at 14:00, we invite you to a special event featuring our former resident Kim Darbouze. As part of Amsterdam Art Week, Kim will present a brief poetry and dance performance, followed by a Q&A session with refreshments. Kim Darbouze is an artist and scholar (KITLV) who conducts research from a psychosocial

The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation | Billy Bultheel

20:30—22:30 Join us for Billy Bultheel’s captivating performance “The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation,” which marks the beginning of the Time Crystals performance program—a year-long international initiative curated by Suzanne Wallinga in collaboration with Peter van den Hoogen. Through a curated series of performances, the artists in the Time Crystals program highlight various aspects of

The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation | Billy Bultheel

20:30—22:30 Join us for Billy Bultheel’s captivating performance The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation, which marks the beginning of the Time Crystals performance program — a year-long international initiative curated by Suzanne Wallinga in collaboration with Peter van den Hoogen. Through a curated series of performances, the artists in the Time Crystals program highlight various

Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance by ICK Dans Amsterdam

Experience ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’, a live dance response by ICK Dans Amsterdam to Random International’s exhibition, ‘Life in a Different Resolution’. As part of Amsterdam Art Week, ICK Dans Amsterdam dancers will perform live, embodying the interplay between human intuition and machine algorithms. Programme Walk-in: 18:45 Performance starts:  19:00-19:30 Duration: 30 min A

Performance Night by Stina Fors & Party 

Especially for the Amsterdam Art Week, ISO is overjoyed to announce the launch of our new performance programme “The Live Art Series”, a momentous occasion marking the debut of ISO’s new event space. This festivity promises to be an extraordinary experience, featuring A Strange Night made of music and performances by Stina Fors. During the

Performance Billy Bultheel – Opening night at Thomaskerk

You are warmly invited to experience ‘The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation,’ a captivating performance by Billy Bultheel, hosted at the stunning Thomaskerk. This event marks the beginning of the Time Crystals performance program, a year-long international initiative curated by Suzanne Wallinga in collaboration with Peter van den Hoogen. Drinks and a snack will be

Performance Billy Bultheel – Opening night

You are invited to experience ‘The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation,’ a captivating performance by Billy Bultheel, hosted at the stunning brutalist architecture of the Thomaskerk. This event marks the beginning of the Time Crystals performance programme, a year-long international initiative curated by Suzanne Wallinga in collaboration with Peter van den Hoogen. Drinks and a

The Crow Messengers

A solo show by Judith Westerveld In the solo exhibition, The Crow Messengers, Judith Westerveld presents a new body of work based on narratives told in the Southern African San languages |xam and !xun that form part of the Bleek and Lloyd Archive that was compiled in the 1870s and 1880s in Cape Town, South

Marina Abramović | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Immerse yourself in the world of the legendary Marina Abramović, in the largest retrospective of her work ever held in the Netherlands! Over 60 key works spanning five decades trace the development of the prolific oeuvre of the pioneer of performance art: from her early work, created in former Yugoslavia and in Amsterdam, to the

Piano Concert: Of Sound & Song IV, Performed by Tomoko Mukaiyama (Piano) & Shannon Lee (Violin)

The Merchant House organizes two musical performances on Friday the 18th of October and Saturday the 19th of October. The Of Sound & Song concert series by pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama continues with Canadian-American violinist Shannon Lee. The program includes a seldom-played Sonata for Violin and Piano by Galina Ustvolskaya, dubbed “the lady with the hammer.” Shannon Lee has been praised for her

Silence #51: Upsammy

Site-specifieke muziekperformance van DJ Upsammy. For the 51 edition of Silence, DJ Upsammy is developing a site-specific music performance for the Oude Kerk. About UpsammyUpsammy, (Thessa Torsing), is a versatile Dutch artist and DJ from Amsterdam. She creates music that exudes both comfort and desolation, with a keen sense of melodic and rhythmic elements. Her

Bart Invites: ‘Strictly Tapes and Friends’

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

Local Heroes door Bo Bosk, Fré Calmes, Ivna Esajas, Sonia Kazovsky, Delano Mac Andrew

Five artists, living and/or working in Amsterdam Zuidoost, created new work for this special exhibition. With Local Heroes, CBK Zuidoost stimulates the local art climate in Amsterdam Zuidoost by providing a platform for local creators. The arts scene in the Bijlmer is evolving. More and more artists are finding their way to this side of

Departure as Arrival

‘Departure as Arrival’ 10 February – 16 March 2024 Josilda da Conceição is delighted to host a duo-solo exhibition, ‘Departure as Arrival’, featuring the installations and images of artists Martin La Roche and Emine Gündüz, departing from the concept of integration, bringing together the works from both artists to propose new perspectives. Martin La Roche presents

to be dissolved in the water of memory

by Nadh Lingyun Cao Part of the puntWG Open Call Series within and without,whose form is elemental,whose form is internal.flowing, fallingA BEING IN FLUX,A HYMN OF DEATH,to be dissolved in the water of memory A series of performances dedicated to material imagination, sonic and spatial sensibilities, further contemplating upon life and death, being and becoming. Performance at

Finissage: FECUND GROUND – Sam Andrea

This weekend marks the very last weekend of Sam Andrea’s solo exhibition, FECUND GROUND, in our gallery. As part of the Amsterdam Art Open Gallery Weekend, we invite you to join us for a wonderful evening on Friday, January 19, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Anticipate a friendly atmosphere filled with art, music, and

People’s Forum – Workshop 4: How To Create A Sustainable Practice

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts.  €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch.  A hands-on workshop on defining your ambitions and making them realistic by looking at your

People’s Forum – Workshop 3: Mapping Your Art Practise

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts.  €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch.  We will map different art practices, untangle ideas about time and money and outline alternative,

People’s Forum – Workshop 2: Contracts – Make it your own!

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts.  €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch.  We will map different art practices, untangle ideas about time and money and outline alternative,

People’s Forum – Workshop 1: How to negotiate?

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts. €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch. 

People’s Forum Art Market Weekend 2

As part of People’s Forum, W139 is organising two Art Markets in the weekends of 25 & 26 November and 2 & 3 December, freely accessible. Forget Black Friday and discover gems by Amsterdam makers. More than thirty vendors will be selling unexpected treasures, self-published magazines, vinyl records, clothing, art works, homemade food, craft products, and much more. The Art

People’s Forum Art Market Weekend 1

As part of People’s Forum, W139 is organising two Art Markets in the weekends of 25 & 26 November and 2 & 3 December, freely accessible. Forget Black Friday and discover gems by Amsterdam makers. More than thirty vendors will be selling unexpected treasures, self-published magazines, vinyl records, clothing, art works, homemade food, craft products, and much more. The Art

Spatial Rotations | Antonio Jose Guzman/Iva Jankovic

Performance will start at 18:00hrs Electric Dub Station is an ongoing project by visual artists Antonio Jose Guzman and Iva Jankovic. Together, they reinterpret the transatlantic connections of indigo-blue textiles, which are deeply embedded with the history of western colonialism. In their work the indigo color represents the diasporic, cultural, and economic history of textile

People’s Forum Opening

Save the date! The grand opening of Farida Sedoc’s exhibition People’s Forum on 17 November. Starting 19:00 at W139, the night will feature a thrilling performance by Strangie, drinks and sounds by Farida.⁠⁠Join us on this evening to kick off People’s Forum, which next to a new series of works by Sedoc, brings together a

Moving Shadows

by Jae Pil Eun and Tao Yang Part of the puntWG Open Call Series Opening: 18 November, 14:00-19:00Open 18, 19, 25, 26 November For the series of performances Moving Shadows, Jae Pil Eun and Tao Yang propose a miniature landscape within the walls of PuntWG. The piece is inspired by a traditional form of Chinese outdoor theater,

W139 hosts… Closing Event

Don’t miss the spectacular closing event of W139 hosts… on Friday 27 October. During this evening, we will celebrate the 7 weeks of artistic experimentation, and the makers, participants and visitors that we welcomed in our space. Starting at W139 from 19:00, the closing event will feature an exciting performance from the static yet dynamic duo echo+seashell, performing a live set

People’s Forum

People’s Forum, Farida Sedoc’s first solo exhibition, explores the conditions for art as livelihood and as a vehicle for change. Sedoc starts from her own precarious experience as an artist to address new forms of collectivity. Amplifying past and current voices of diasporic and transnational communities, the exhibition reports on resistance and civil disobedience, and

W139 hosts… Week 7

With our second edition of W139 hosts… we are excited to open up the W139 exhibition space for a dynamic seven-week long programme providing 55 makers and initiatives with the opportunity to present new projects or works-in-progress. During W139 hosts… a new constellation of makers and collectives moves into the exhibition space every week—creating a

W139 hosts… week 6

With our second edition of W139 hosts… we are excited to open up the W139 exhibition space for a dynamic seven-week long programme providing 55 makers and initiatives with the opportunity to present new projects or works-in-progress. During W139 hosts… a new constellation of makers and collectives moves into the exhibition space every week—creating a

Paranoia: A play after the novella by Willem Frederik Hermans

TICKETS ONLINE ONLY Fri 6 Oct, at 19:45 & 21:45Sat 7 Oct, at 19:45Sun 8 Oct, at 19:45 ‘I’m surrounded on all sides. How can I defend myself?’ A man, haunted by the war, brings the war to his home. Paranoia is the very first stage adaptation of Willem Frederik Hermans’s 1948 novella. How do we live

Upstream Focus: anti_dog | Alicia Framis

In celebration of the exhibition Boijmans van Beuningen at Rijksmuseum (opening on Friday, September 29th), which showcases extraordinary works from the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen collection, ranging from Kusama to Monet, Pieter Bruegel to Cindy Sherman, and Bruce Nauman to Alicia Framis, Upstream Gallery presents another piece from Alicia Framis’ anti_dog series, coinciding with the pieces that will be on display

Calling | Meredith Monk

In autumn 2023, the Oude Kerk and the Hartwig Art Foundation present the most comprehensive survey to date of contemporary music legend Meredith Monk. The presentation is a unique retrospective of her influential performance practice, in which she constantly sought harmony between the spiritual, the earth, and human existence. For over five decades Meredith Monk

Dora García | INSECT, HISTORY, MIRROR, REVOLUTION

New solo exhibition opening September 9 at 5pm. Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS is delighted to present Insect, History, Mirror, Revolution, a new solo exhibition by Dora García. Dora García will debut her newest work Insect Vocabulary and present it alongside her most recent film Amor Rojo, a performance installation, and three new drawing/book works.  Visit

The gateway as a point of encounter

by María José Crespo and Madeleine Ruggi Part of the puntWG Open Call Series Opening: 29 July 18h-21h Gateway: A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.(Port Reform Toolkit PPIAF, World Bank, 2nd ed., 2022) ‘The gateway as a point of encounter’ is a collaborative exhibition between artists

TIME OUT | Margret Wibmer

TIME OUT – a participative performance by Margret Wibmer at Oude Kerk Amsterdam 18 July, 10 am – 6 pm (ongoing throughout the day).  Margret Wibmer is an Austrian conceptual artist based in Amsterdam. In her participative performances she uses wearable props and choreographic elements to create transient ‘realities’ that explore new strategies for connecting us with the world. With her performance Time Out she invites

shy* play | Aster Arribas and Antje Nestel

by Aster Arribas and Antje Nestel Part of the puntWG Open Call Series Note: the opening hours for this exhibition differ from the opening hours of the gallery. Please visit this website to find full information and sign-up link. shy* play is a series of performative events initiated by Aster Arribas and Antje Nestel, in collaboration

GOODNIGHT Amsterdam Art

20:30 – 4.00  Buy your ticket here GOODNIGHT Amsterdam Art – will be a night of performances and open studio visits, followed by an afterparty with a DJ set of Kevin Bray. Initiated by Amsterdam Art Week, specially conceived by iso Amsterdam, the inspiring event GOODNIGHT proposes performances by Anto López Espinosa and Lucía Vives,

The Thirst of Galalith | Jan Tomza-Osiecki

An exhibition by Jan Tomza-Osiecki The Thirst of Galalith is our upcoming exhibition opening on the 27th of May by iso resident Jan Tomza-Osiecki who presents a series of sculptures made from derelict milk plastic. Galalith, as it is named, is a rare uncompromising material that refuses the human will: It is brittle and hard to work with, it is non-biodegradable and here

Silence #43: Pink Oculus

Morning concert at the Old Church with singer Pink Oculus. Tranquil organ sounds and experimental hip-hop and soul. Morning concertA site-specific music performance in the context of Ibrahim Mahama’s Garden of Scars. Together with organist-titular Matteo Imbruno. A concert in which hushed organ sounds transition into energetic experimental hip-hop, soul and jazz. About Pink OculusPink

Our Friends Are Deeper Than We Thought (A Conver-something)

Ellen de Bruijne Projects would like to invite you to join us for this special event during Amsterdam Art Week. Artists Simnikiwe Buhlungu and Negiste Yesside Johnson will present perform texts and music starting at noon in a festive and relaxed atmosphere.

Quad LoopA play on the 2022 Winter Olympics & the Kamila Valieva doping scandal

TICKETS ONLINE ONLY Friday 31 March, 19:00 Saturday 1 April, 19:00Sunday 2 April, 18:00 When you see her – do you forget? / Yes. I forget. / I forget it all. Quad Loop is the first play about the highly publicized scandal surrounding Kamila Valieva at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 15-year-old Russian figure skater was the favorite

Le Rouge et le Rose

A spray performance by Anne-Lise Coste and Diane Rea This performance is a finissage event for Anne-Lise Coste’s solo exhibition FRONTEX FACHO MACHO MANAGEMENT.

suggestures among us (Interlude) | Simnikiwe Buhlungu

Solo exhibition by Simnikiwe Buhlungu This exhibition departs from Simnikiwe Buhlungu’s research points of cognisance, of which this moment visits puddles as bodies that have agency to speak to/alongside us. What is an ecosystem that lives in a puddle? What about a puddle that exists as a metaphorical pause? Buhlungu looks into the historical chronologies

Yael Bartana | Two Minutes to Midnight

In her work, Yael Bartana investigates image creation and cultural identity, addressing themes of trauma, displacement, and national identity.  Her work Two Minutes to Midnight (2021) was initially released as an experimental theatre performance with the emblematic title What if Women Ruled the World?. The film was then composed using the filmed material from three of these performances,

Rijksakademie Open Studios 2023

The Rijksakademie opens its doors again this spring for its annual Open Studios from 2 to 4 and 8 to 11 June. Up to fifty artists in residence will share their artistic practice and present what has emerged from a period of experimenting, researching and producing new work. For a fortnight, all corridors and spaces

010 + 010 = 020, Street Special

‘Als je goed om je heen kijkt, zie je dat alles gekleurd is.’ [Roughly translated: If you look well at your surroundings, you’ll see that everything has color.] This wonderful poem by K. Schippers relates to the way in which reality can surprise us. That pivoting of perspectives constitutes the core of the exhibition ‘010

Two Voices van Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain

organised in collaboration with Tlön Projects Two Voices by Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain 09.12.2022 – 11.12.2022 Curated by: Chris Bestebreurtje and Petra Kuipers Actors: Annabelle Hinam and Thor Louwerens Opening Times: Friday to Saturday 13:00—17:00Sunday 10:00—11:00 Performance Times:09.12.2022 17:0010.12.2022 14:00 and 17:0011.12.2022 11:00 A ticket for attending a performance is required. You can book a ticket here: tlonprojects.stager.nl/web/tickets For the past

Turning Towards Fluidity: Tournament of The Unknown

From 19 November to 18 December, 2022, Gabriel Fontana’s Turning Towards Fluidity: Tournament of the Unknown will take place at W139. During this period, coinciding with the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Tournament of the Unknown will challenge binary thinking and established social norms through queer sporting events, workshops and performances. Tournament of the Unknown will

From East to West, Through the Globe, Towards the Moon

Barbara Kozłowska; From East to West, Through the Globe, Towards the Moon While in Prague Jiří Kovanda took to the streets and the Slovenian OHO Group resettled to the Vipava Valley, Barbara Kozłowska left her Wrocław studio and hit the beach. Like many other artists working within the geopolitical region now commonly referred to as

Archive Event VI – The Chase

We are delighted to invite you to The Chase, a presenation by visual artist and artistic researcher Miriam Sentler and the sixth edition of Looiersgracht 60’s Archive Series. Accompanying the installation will be a public programme on October 29 including a performance and panel discussion with Sentler’s frequent collaborators, environmental humanities researcher Sadie Hale, composer Drake

‘I’m surrounded on all sides. How can I defend myself?’

TICKETS ONLINE ONLY Fri 28 Oct, at 19:00 + Q&A (premiere)Sat 29 Oct, at 19:00 + Q&ASun 30 Oct, at 18:00 + Q&A ‘I’m surrounded on all sides. How can I defend myself?’ A man, haunted by the war, brings the war to his home. Paranoia is the very first stage adaptation of Willem Frederik Hermans’s 1948

The Elusive Self – MC de Waal

The Finissage with performance video premiere | musical performance by Moritz Friedhofen. Saturday 22 October 16:00 – 19:00 TORCH Gallery presents The Elusive Self, a one-week-only exhibition by MC de Waal during Amsterdam Dance Event. This collaborative and multidisciplinary project is centered around a leather suit, the result of an extensive search for the right

Best of Graduates Performances Program

We are delighted to invite you to our Best of Graduates Performance Program on Friday September 2 and Saturday September 3. During the Opening of the Gallery Season, organized by GalleryViewer and Amsterdam Art, we celebrate 15 years of Best of Graduates with performances by Branko Milisković (Best of Graduates 2009) and Sveske Ourø and Pedro Kastelijns (both Best

Artist talk + performance | Carmen Schabracq & Dodi Espinosa

This summer, Galerie Fleur & Wouter will present the duo exhibition The Day of the Donkey, with work by Carmen Schabracq and Dodi Espinosa. During the opening of the gallery season on Saturday 3 September we will organise an artist talk with Dodi Espinosa and Carmen Schabracq will give a performance. Artist talkDodi Espinosa (1985) talks

PASTLIVES – SasaHara

Opening/Performance: September 13th, 21:00 (free entrance)Mordorkore’s fantasy rave: September 17th, 22:00 (presale tickets) PASTLIVES is the second solo-show of the Amsterdam-based artist SasaHara, who collaborates with a team of queer artists to give physicality to their mythological storytelling works. The exhibition will take place in ISO Amsterdam, as part of the off-program of UNSEEN Amsterdam.