The VU ART SCIENCE gallery is delighted to invite you to the opening of ON LIMITS on November 18 November 4.30 pm.  During the opening, Lotte Werkema will execute a performance, that will be part of her exhibition presentation.   On Limits, explores the experience of limitations and the (im)possibillity of breaking through them. Societies seek safety and

Strange characters in mystifying landscapes are here to brighten the descent into fall, as ISO’s The Live Art Series returns! For the 9th iteration of the series, we’ve invited Gui B.B to our performance space, delighting us with the opportunity to experience her spellbinding queer cosmos on Saturday 1st of November! A half-human, half-amphibian faces the loss of its swamp. Memories return as

Dion Rosina and Phantom Wizard transform Buro Stedelijk’s Central Space into a site where worlds converge. As part of Manifestation #52: To Be Determined, the artists bring together their practices of sampling, layering, and remixing. Working with images, sounds, and forms that carry previous lives. Through drawing that reshapes architecture and sonic interventions that treat cultural material as living

New exhibition by artists Hee-Seung Choi and Emily Kocken is opening on November 23rd at Bradwolff Projects! Opening: Sunday, 23rd November | 16:00 – 19:00 Resonance is a duo exhibition of Hee-Seung Choi and Emily Kocken, interdisciplinary artists who are also classically trained musicians. Featuring installations and drawings that stem from their observations and experiences of

You are warmly invited to the launch of Ferals and Ruderals: History through the Cracks, a year-long project by Milena Bonilla, developed within If I Can’t Dance’s current field of inquiry, Body as Memory. Over the coming months, the artist will conjure a series of workshops, mappings, and speculations exploring the historical significance of the

One by One An audience must be won over, one by one. This edition of Prelude, titled One by One, combines moving image, live performance and performance documentation, and considers the question of how the body is seen, heard, defined and restricted. Dutch performance and video art pioneer Lydia Schouten enters into dialogue with artist

On 16 October, we proudly celebrate the festive opening of the exhibition .tiff 2025! Together with the artists and the curator, we will raise our glasses. In collaboration with FOMU, the Fotomuseum Antwerp, we present .tiff 2025 — a recurring exhibition that highlights photographers with a Belgian connection. The works on display reflect the diversity and artistic dynamism that define

Minute by minute what will happen during this hour, has already happened in the hour before. All of today is replaced by yesterday, yesterday by the day before. – script excerpt Premiere of Imaginary Magnitudes by Zhana IvanovaOctober 17 & 18 at 8 pm. (duration approximately 45 min.)Click here to buy a ticket An image at a swimming pool on the

With: Bastienne Kramer, Meis Vranken, Jan Hoek, Guda Koster, Mariken Wessels, Joseph Hughes and Carmen Schabracq. Opening: October 3rd 17:00 on show until Nov 8. A group exhibition co-curated by artist Carmen Schabracq. Gallery van Fanny Freytag is turning 2 and what better way to celebrate than by opening the upcoming exhibition ‘KISSAMBUSHED’, on Friday

Site specific live performance by BSS in morning concert series Silence. An album created especially for the Oude Kerk, where classical minimalism and spiritual ambient converge. For this concert, the Amsterdam-based electronic musician BSS presents both newly reinterpreted works inspired by composers such as Arvo Pärt, as well as his own compositions and arrangements. The

Low Jack presents Lacrimosa performed by the Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-mer. The Parisian composer Low Jack wrote a contemporary requiem in eight parts that follows the journey of a day, from sunrise to sunset. The Ensemble Voix des Outre-Mer, made up of opera singers from the French overseas territories, sing of loss, sorrow and

Morning concert in de Oude Kerk with sound artist Jasmine Guffond. Composer and sound artist Jasmine Guffond operates at the intersection of sound, technology and political structures. In this morning concert she performs work from Muzak for the Encouragement of Unproductivity (2025). Expect layered electronics, deep bass frequencies, and a tension between almost imperceptible details

We are thoroughly pleased to invite you to the Opening of the Academic Year of the 2025/2026 programme of the Graduate School of Humanities on Monday September 15 at 3 PM. All are Welcome! The opening consists of a guided tour through the exhibition ‘WATER VIEWS’ and a performance by participating artist Jana Romanova.  Jana Romanova’s performance will invite the

The Oude Kerk and Minimal Collective present an evening-long music programme. Five young electronic musicians will perform live and DJ sets in dialogue with the unique acoustics of the Oude Kerk. A special sound system has been developed for the concert by Kantarion Sound. The programme brings together leading artists working at the intersection of

This autumn, Eye presents Tilda Swinton – Ongoing, an exclusive exhibition dedicated to the celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon. This unique and personal exhibition centres on Swinton’s creative collaborations. She will showcase new and existing work by eight artistic partners and close friends: Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Derek Jarman, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier

It smells of sweat and jasmine addresses labour issues in colonial, contemporary, and diasporic Indonesia through the lens of women and genderqueer artists. Through collecting the artists’ personal histories, experiences, and research, the exhibition traces the complex intersections of patriarchal violence, capitalist labour exploitation, and (neo)colonial plunder. Artists: Fitri DK (ID), Dian Septi Trisnanti (ID),

In Uprooted, artist Puck Verkade takes you into a dreamlike, underground world. A world she creates using handmade sets crafted from recycled cardboard and papier-mâché. The artwork is a life-sized triptych installation, filled with moving images, drawings, sculptures, sound, and performances. Verkade drew inspiration for this work from her own experience of motherhood and the challenges

CELEBRATE THE NEW CULTURAL SEASON WITH US! BANKET is back! On Friday September 19th, we invite you once again to discover the new Brakke Grond cultural season with us. The program includes a spectacular dance performance, work in progress of one of our residents and of course a banquet full of edible delicacies. Central to BANKET

De Ateliers invites you to a festive unveiling on Friday 26 September between 17:00 and 20:00, of the renovated courtyard behind their location for neighbours, art lovers, and artists. We’ll raise a glass with our neighbours, there will be snacks, drinks, and performances. You’re also cordially invited to visit the new exhibition at Woonhuis, Formula

W139 invites you to a drag performance on Thursday 30 October, starting at 19:00. Step into a night of gruesome extravagance at Temper Tantrum Bonehouse’s Monster Ball, where you’re invited to transform into your biggest fear. With drag performers from the House of Løstbois, Ainhoa Hernández Escudero, Lady Bag, and DJ Gigi, expect creaturely activations,

W139 invites you to A Nightmare on Warmoes Street, taking place during ADE on Sunday 26 October. is a triple bill performance night with artists Mette Sterre, Diane Mahín and G at W139. Presented inside the immersive group exhibition Temper Tantrum Bonehouse, these three solo performances explore the beyond-human body and its limitless potential. G-string

W139 invites you to a three-day workshop on 6, 13 and 20 October. Monster Mash is a three-day workshop series where Mette Sterre, Lady Bag, and Ainhoa Hernández Escudero join forces to create a tour de force full of fun. Together, they invite you to explore your inner monster and give place and face to

W139 invites you to a scary storytelling night on Thursday 18 September between 18:30 and 21:00, presented in collaboration with Mezrab, and hosted by Sahand Sahebdivani. Come listen as a group of storytellers bring the Temper Tantrum Bonehouse to life—sending shivers down your spine and perhaps even awakening a few ghosts along the way. At

No Man’s Art Gallery is honoured to present Los fragmentos que curan — the first solo exhibition by RojoNegro, artist duo composed of María Sosa and Noé Martínez, with the gallery. The opening will take place on Saturday 6 September from 17:00 to 20:00, followed by an afterparty till late. In their debut solo exhibition,

At The Merchant House: Concluding presentation of the exhibition Collecting I: Bridges, featuring the collection of Christopher Springham FRSA. In focus: Artist Margret Wibmer—on view from Friday 5 September through Sunday 28 September 2025. Artists of Christopher Springham’s Collection—currently on view at The Merchant House:Tony Andreas, Sylvie Bonnot, Peter Blake, Jim Dine, Tracey Emin, Elizabeth

W139 opens its mouth and swallows you whole in Temper Tantrum Bonehouse (Chilling Incisions Calling Things That Have No Name), an exhibition initiated by Mette Sterre. Featuring works by Lolly Adams, Özgür Atlagan, Monster Chetwynd, Diane Mahín, Aimée Philips & Nina Läuger, and Mette Sterre, this immersive group show explores the limitless potential of the body—turning W139

W139 opens its mouth and swallows you whole in Temper Tantrum Bonehouse (Chilling Incisions Calling Things That Have No Name), an exhibition initiated by Mette Sterre. Featuring works by Lolly Adams, Özgür Atlagan, Monster Chetwynd, Diane Mahín, Aimée Philips & Nina Läuger, and Mette Sterre, this immersive group show explores the limitless potential of the body—turning W139

Kersgallery presents: ONGEKEND – Young Masters @ Auction. The auction will take place on Saturday 6 September at 16:00. In collaboration with Adams Amsterdam Auctions, Kersgallery is organising a unique art auction featuring recently graduated artists under the age of 35. Discover thirty promising names in contemporary art – fresh from the academy and ready

Oude Kerk invites you to a dreamy morning concert featuring contemplative music for guitar, cello, and voice on Friday 5 September at 8:00. Guitarist and composer Jonny Nash and multi-instrumentalist Tomo Katsurada share a love for organic, contemplative music. During this joint concert, they will perform pieces from Katsurada’s solo album Dream of the Egg

Oude Kerk presents a special Pride edition of the morning concert series Silence, featuring composer Ariadne Randall and performer Nyx Ferrand on Friday 8 August at 8:00. For this edition of Silence, composer Ariadne Randall and performer Nyx Ferrand present a new piece for voice, modular synthesizer, and the organs of the Oude Kerk. Known

Best of Graduates 2025 is the annual summer exhibition at Galerie Ron Mandos, highlighting some of the most promising young artists from Dutch art academies. The exhibition opening will take place on Friday, 25 July, from 17:00 to 20:00. At 18:00, Barbara Bos, Head of Exhibitions at Museum Voorlinden, will announce the winner of the

Open daily 14-18 h, closed on ThursdaysWednesday 13 August, 19:30 – Artist Talk with the artistsSaturday 16 August, 17:00–17:30 – Guided relaxation for body, mind and heart puntWG presents the exhibition Roots and flowers of existential feelings. This exhibition forms part of the atelierWG series and will be open to visit from Saturday 9 August. Since living systems came

The World As You Know It Curated by Titus Nouwens“For millennia humans used stories to transform their surroundings according to their needs. Alongside evolving bodies and technologies, stories evolved at an ever-faster pace, to a point where each new day required a new narrative, a new mouth, and a new technology to tell it.” –

Oude Kerk is pleased to invite you on Friday June 7 at 20:00, for Monuments #16, a concert born from a collaboration of several artists. In a unique collaboration, Parisian avant-garde organist Hampus Lindwall, Berlin-based text artist Hanne Lippard, and Swedish composer and sound artist Ellen Arkbro explore the relationship between music and spoken word

Oude Kerk would like to invite you to a live concert on Friday, 13 June at 22:00: Windows #1. Young musicians open up new perspectives in Windows, a new series of site-specific live concerts in the Oude Kerk. The young Angolan-Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Nazar kicks off the series with a live performance of his

Oude Kerk is proud to present Silence #60 on Friday 6 June from 8:00 to 9:00, a spatial live set by electronic composer, pianist, and vocalist Loradeniz on the transept organ of the Oude Kerk. Her music moves between ambient, experimental electronics, and minimalist structures, weaving together pulsating percussion and layered organ sounds. About LoradenizLoradeniz

The closing programme of Every Act of Struggle is co-curated by School of Intrusions and the participating artists. The sessions are intended to be an extension of the group’s research, opening it up to a wider audience. The sessions are open research exchanges with artists and researchers who are connected to the project or whose texts and

16:00 – 22:00 (20, 21 & 22 May) After ‘WORK WORK WORK’ (2024), Dries Verhoeven returns to the Amsterdam Art Week with a performative installation. ‘Everything Must Go’ explores the moral frictions of late capitalism. In a replica of an Albert Heijn supermarket aisle, a performer gives voice to the paradoxical thoughts of contemporary shoplifters: a “stream of

16:00 – 18:00 On Saturday, 24 May, during Amsterdam Art Week, a powerful performance film will be presented at Het Salon, exploring the fragility of our ecosystems and the balance between nature and humans. Music and nature are about diversity, harmony, and balance – but under too much pressure, everything risks falling apart. In this performance film,

Saturday 22:00 – 05:00 You’re invited to the official afterparty of Amsterdam Art Week 2025 On Saturday 24 May, ISO Amsterdam sets the stage for GOODNIGHT — This dynamic evening will feature open studios, and performances, culminating in an afterparty that continues into the early hours, capturing ISO’s signature late-night atmosphere. As part of the GOODNIGHT programme,

No Man’s Art Gallery is honoured to invite you to a VIP walk-in brunch to start the West Day of Amsterdam Art Week. This will be an opportunity to discover Intsomi, Buhlebezwe Siwani’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. An ode to rituals of resistance, Intsomi will arrive as a multi-dimensional installative exhibition, where past

15.00 – 05.00 During Amsterdam Art Week, one special day is dedicated to highlighting a specific district in the city. This year, the spotlight is on Amsterdam West — with a vibrant programme of exhibitions, performances and parties during West Day & Night on Saturday 24 May. Throughout the entire day to late-night dancing, West

10:30 – 12:00 As part of What Cannot Be Held on 25 May, a tour of the exhibition will take place, especially for deaf, hard of hearing and hearing visitors of all ages. This guided tour is provided by Museums in Gestures, a platform that makes art and culture accessible in sign language for deaf

15:00 – 20:00 (22 & 23 May)12:00 – 17:00 (24 & 25 May) Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond invites you to the performances by Edith Dekyndt on various moments during Amsterdam Art Week. The work will be on view exclusively during this week, from May 20 to 25, as part of What Cannot Be Held, an

19.30 – 22.00 As part of the exhibition Women of Amsterdam – an ode, young makers from Amsterdam are exploring different perspectives on gender, identity, and feminism. Their work will be periodically shown as pop-up exhibitions under the title Girls On Top on Studio Panorama. In doing this, Amsterdam Museum provides a platform for the

13:00 – 13:30  As part of the Amsterdam Art Week, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond presents Virgy’s Boutique, a performance by Angyvir Padilla. The performance is part of What Cannot Be Held, a collection presentation curated by Suzanne Wallinga, featuring works from the Mu.ZEE collection in Ostend. During this intimate performance the fragmentary nature of

19:00 – 22:00 Celebrate the PPP’s festive launch at W139 during Amsterdam Art Week on Friday 23 May! PPP—a Political Party for Potatoes and other beings, is initiated by the Sunflower Soup collective. For the opening, expect live performances, meet the participating collectives and get an introduction to the full workshop programme. Sunflower Soup was

13:00 – 16:00 On Saturday 24 May, during Amsterdam Art Week, Mirthe Berentsen will stop with the covered wagon at the Amsterdam Museum for an inspiring textile workshop as part of the Beyond the Nuclear Family project.  Starting in summer 2025, writer and artist Mirthe Berentsen will travel across the Netherlands to break open entrenched

13:00 – 15:00 As part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025, on Sunday 25 May, Galerie Bart presents a unique live performance by Marleen Sleeuwits, offering a glimpse into her creative process. Visitors are invited to witness how raw material transforms into art in an intimate, open-air setting. How do you turn tin into a work

20:00 – 21:30 (22 & 24 May) As part of the exhibition She Keeps Them Warm With Her Skirt at ROZENSTRAAT – a rose is a rose is a rose, AnnaMaria Pinaka (1983, Thessaloniki) will perform twice with her (fictional) band Baby’s Breath at Het Salon during Amsterdam Art Week. The performance will take place

15:00 – 18:00 Join W139 for a workshop the P(r)otato Propaganda Production workshop and unleash your creativity together with Sunflower Soup-collective during Family Sunday from the Amsterdam Art Week!  Whether you’re a seasoned potato or a curious new sprout – everyone is welcome, and no experience is required. Make Playful P(r)otato Propaganda with Sunflower Soup!

16:30 – 23:00 Artists: Kaixin Chen & Sankrit Kulmanochawong, Aitana Cordero, Kike García & Jesús Bravo, María Jerez & Élan D´Orphium, Phantom Wizard Curated by: Alec Mateo and Lorenzo García-Andrade For Amsterdam Art Week’s West Night, please join If I Can’t Dance on Saturday 24 May in welcoming ‘Voice as Landscape,’ a two-part gathering around the

17:00 – 19:00(doors open 16:00 – 21:00) With: Frédérique Bergholtz, Anna Buyvid, Anik Fournier, Nada Gambier, Sara Giannini, Patrick Freriksen, Agnese Krivade, Bel McLaughlin, Snejanka Mihaylova, Lisa Montan, Javier Rodriguez Perez, Alva Roselius, Hannah van der Schaaf, Agnese Spolverini, Mia Tamme During Amsterdam Art Week 2025, If I Can’t Dance’s COOP Study Group at the Dutch Art Institute ‘The Word

16:00 – 20:00 On Saturday 24 May from 16:00 to 20:00, NewHouse Gallery hosts a vibrant Artist Night featuring live art and collective expression. Throughout the evening, artists from Liminal Nature – Where Boundaries Dissolve will be present, offering a chance to connect, exchange ideas, and experience their work in an immersive setting. This event

17:00 – 21:00 All galleries will festively open their doors on Thursday 22 May evening. Discover a mix of established names and emerging talent, meet inspiring artists, and explore exciting new works. Whether you’re a seasoned art enthusiast or visiting galleries for the first time, this is the perfect moment to experience the city’s vibrant

de Appel warmly invites you to the new exhibition Every Act of Struggle: Intrusion and Assembly. On Thursday 24 April the exhibition kicks off with an extensive public programme, which includes a sharing of research and discussion by the participating artists and curators (Noor Abed, Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Chad Cordeiro, Iswanto Hartono, Lara Khaldi, and Pieter

Virtual Reality at Eye presents work by artists and filmmakers such as Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Laurie Anderson, Marina Abramović and Tsai Ming-liang, who make the VR experience the starting point for a different, stimulating view of the world. Their virtual stories, image finds and provoked experiences touch our emotions and make us think. Don’t miss

puntWG will host a series of four performances. The opening will take place on 30 March with a performance at 16:00 and the official exhibition opening between 17:00 and 19:00. Part of the Open Call series Each week in April, Maria Zandvliet, Lyckle de Jong, Kim David Bots and G.C. Heemskerk will create and perform

Join us on Saturday, April 12, to meet Rainbow Soulclub members during an informal afternoon featuring various activities, including live painting at the drawing table with Ebby, Abdi, and David, spiritual education in the tent with Mimosa, an informal group discussion on homelessness and housing in Amsterdam with Malika Amghar, a vegan spring roll workshop

THERE ARE (MANY) PARTS TO THIS – 4 is the fourth and final presentation of performances and installations at Marwan by artist, natural death researcher, babysitter, and raver G. Curated by Dee Hehewerth, Tirza Kater and Tim Mathijsen.

This spring, Sunflower Soup collective brings PPP to life—a Political Party for Potatoes and other beings. PPP transforms W139 into a site of collective practice: an open workspace where you are welcome to make and share! The exhibition will be opened on Friday 23 May during Amsterdam Art Week between 19:00 and 22:00. Through a comprehensive

De Appel warmly invites you on March 22 between 18:00 and 19:30 for this final reading during the show, where the collective will unfold the book one last time. As the three-month exhibition comes to a close, we will engage in one more reading of the book, exploring aspects of the narrative that have been

EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 VU ART SCIENCE gallery is proud to present Water Views. All over the world life is being threatened by drought or an abundance of water. At the same time, there is little attention in current politics for climate issues. The new exhibition Water Views at the VU ART SCIENCE gallery

Galerie Ron Mandos is excited to present two new exhibitions by artists Anthony Goicolea and Shen Wei. Join them for the preview during the Festive Gallery Night of Amsterdam Art Week 2025 on Thursday 22 May from 17:00 to 19:00, in presence of both artists. At 18:00 Shen Wei will perform Knee Touching Knee, a

‘All My Colours for You’ is an interdisciplinary art project by award-winning international artist, theatre director, film director, and choreographer Sagí Amir Gros. The project features a film installation that integrates dance, theater and performance, offering individuality, and cultural identity. Drawing from Sagí’s diverse background, which includes both Jewish and European-Arabic heritage, the project transcends

What Cannot Be Held: Hedendaagse stemmen uit de Belgische kunst brings together works by artists from Mu.ZEE’s collection at the Brakke Grond. During the period when the museum is closed due to renovation, Dutch curators will offer a new look at the Ostend museum’s collection in collection presentations at the Brakke Grond over the next

Saturday 15 March, 20:00Sunday 16 March, 16:00Tickets must be purchased online. Limited seats.  The concert series Of Sound & Song by pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama continues with a solo performance. In an intimate concert in TMH’s stijlkamer, we invite you to celebrate the onset of spring with us. For the first time, Tomoko will be playing John Cage’s Four Walls (1944), an intriguing piece originally written for

The solo exhibition She Keeps Them Warm With Her Skirt by AnnaMaria Pinaka opens on 9 May at ROZENSTRAAT – a rose is a rose is a rose, and will also be on view during Amsterdam Art Week 2025. In her first solo show in the Netherlands, Pinaka (b. 1983, Thessaloniki) brings together seemingly contradictory iconic representations

What does it mean to return—again and again—to a sound, a word, a gesture?To linger with repetition as both ritual and resistance? In Shifting | Spirit | Time, Julianknxx transforms the echo into matter itself. This new commission, unfolding as a multi-screen film installation at Buro Stedelijk’s Central Space, emerges from the artist’s May 2024

Woonhuis welcomes you to a performance by Bob Kil, the current fellow. They push their chins outThey stare into a blank space ahead Kil walks a fine line between commanding mastery and minimising theatrics with her work. In Tech, Kil integrates cultural norms, found actions, and their seductiveness into the performance. The subtle synchronised movements are

On 27 February 2025, Buro Stedelijk debuts Manifestation #54: Shifting / Spirit / Time, an ambitious new multi-screen film installation by acclaimed poet, artist, and filmmaker Julianknxx. Known for his extensive research and commitment to (re)visiting places and people for collaboration, this latest work builds on the artist’s performance Chorus in Flight presented in May

“Amaryllis Switch – What if bacteria will construct a new habitat of our plastic waste” Ronald van der Meijs at Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam Oost Special Event: Sound performance on February 22, 16:00 After the successful opening on January 19, Ronald van der Meijs’ solo exhibition at Bradwolff Projects made an immediate impression. The exhibition, on

“Space” has meaning beyond the physical. One that is alive, and ever-evolving. An exhibition space, among many things, allows a maker and a work to develop and exist within a particular context. But how can space be understood at a project space–particularly when strategies of being on show are part of its core investigation?    In

With each burial comes the promise that someone else will discover it and give it new use. Returning to that specific place, uncovering what has been protected, and reconnecting with what was left behind. How does one preserve (revolutionary) secrets? Is the archive a place to hide and shelter, or is it a place of

For this performative reading, the collective To See the Inability to See will explore new threads and possibilities for a collective reading of the publication, placing emphasis on different aspects and particular stories. These elements could complement and enrich the audience’s understanding and interpretation of the show. About My Garden’s Boundaries Are the HorizonTo See the

Festive storage of artist Navid Nuur’s 100 Amsterdam vases at the IJzeren Kapel. On Saturday 8 February, 100 Amsterdammers will bring artist Navid Nuur’s 100 city vases to the IJzeren Kapel during a festive programme. Program10 a.m.: first vase by district council chair Amélie Strens and director Lotte Terwel11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: music by

For this event, De Appel invited Constanza Mendoza and Giles Bailey, who have been following the process around the exhibition My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon closely, for a performative reading and conversation on January 24, 18:00–19:30. They are going to read the publication My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon: A Porous Reader to Unguard the Garden and transform

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17:00 – 19:00

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

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.

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.

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

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,

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friday 18 October, 20:00Saturday 19 October, 16:00Tickets must be purchased online. Limited seats.  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 “remarkable fire, impeccable intonation, and big,

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

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

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’ 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

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

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

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

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,

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,

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. 

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

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

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

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

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,

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 – 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

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