Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS is delighted to present Rearrangement of Priorities #16: Blessings, an exhibition by Art and Solidarity Collective: Rainbow Soulclub, a collective founded by artists Saskia Janssen and George Korsmit eighteen years ago in Amsterdam. Opening December 2 from 3 to 7pm. The collective came to existence after Janssen and Korsmit visited the Blaka Watra
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
Looking back at the many artistic gems exhibited in the 35 years since AKINCI was founded, there are several paths to explore. Different paths have led us to different destinations. Iconic works demonstrate the gallery’s focus on the experimental nature of the moving image, display the powerful character of textile and show a new approach
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
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
by Sara Bjarland, Pausenclown, Roosmarijn Schoonewelle, Nienke Sybrandy Part of the atelierWG series Exhibition opening times: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 12.00-17.00 The exhibition To Move Slowly, Especially As a Result of Outside Forces, brings together five makers in an intuitive way. They focus on reuse and giving new meaning to overlooked or discarded materials. They take the time to attach themselves to
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
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
Galerie Bart proudly presents “The feelings the butterflies gave me”, a storytelling garden exhibition by Esmay Groot Koerkamp (1993, NL). Ceramic objects and a hand-made booklet take visitors on a journey in which they discover the complexity of human relationships. Esmay’s visual language is filled with a strong narrative and humorous details, while her words
No Man’s Art Gallery is happy to invite you to the final weekend of our current exhibition, Atari. On Thursday, August 24th we will host a tour of the exhibition guided by the curator and several of the participating artists. The tour will start at the No Man’s Art Gallery KIOSK (Willem de Zwijgerlaan 327),
Célio Braga & Juliette de Graaf The distinct creative approaches in the work of Juliette de Graaf and Célio Braga converge in a captivating dance of opposites. Braga’s method reveals meticulous precision and profound thoughtfulness, while De Graaf’s work exudes an almost aggressive rawness, concealing and transforming the narrative. In their first exhibition together an
AtariJuly 22 – August 27Open Wednesday though Saturday from 12 to 5pm Anna van der Ploeg, Anico Mostert, Cihad Caner, Esther van der Heijden & Nosh Neneh, Donglai Meng, Kelvin Dijk, Merijn Kavelaars, Safira Taylor, Sam Samiee, Sisse Holst Pedersen, Tommy Smits. This exhibition brings together a group of artists whose work inhabits a state
Josilda da Conceição is very pleased to invite you to the new exhibition opening “Connecting the Future” next week, featuring works of Juliet AAltonen, Bogdan Djukanović, Lena Milovanović, Ruben Raven, Lazar Shojić, Vanja Subotić. We are happy to host the artists represented by Dots Gallery, Belgrade, in the frameworks of our joint project connecting artists between Amsterdam and Belgrade.
On a stage, as if it were a presentation in a cultural history museum, we show a collection of wondrous objects. Artists Dodi Espinosa, Warre Mulder, Sharon van Overmeiren, Carmen Schabracq and Saar Scheerlings make sculptures that refer in different ways to cultural expressions and stories of the past and present, from around the world.
During Amsterdam Art Week, the Amsterdam Museum is teaming up with fashion designer Denzel Veerkamp (1996) to premier “The Perpetual Reverse Assimilation Project” (2023). In this series of designs, the emerging fashion talent previews his new work, inspired by the Afro-Surinamese koto costume. From starch experiments to collage techniques: Veerkamp embraces the cultural heritage handed
On Saturday 3 June, the Amsterdam Museum will host an Artist Talk with fashion designer Denzel Veerkamp. Roberto Luis Martin curator of Fashion and Popular Culture at the Amsterdam Museum will talk with Veerkamp about his designs on display in the mini-expo “The Perpetual Reverse Assimilation Project” inspired by Afro-Surinamese koto dress. It will be
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,
SPECIAL EVENT – Saturday 3 June On the occasion of Amsterdam Art Week 2023, the artist will present her new publication ‘Cuentos mestizos’, a book that focuses on the evolution of her artistic practice, bringing together works from 2011-2021. Sjoerd Kloosterhuis, curator of the exhibition at Lumen Travo, will also participate in the conversation.
Join GoMulan Gallery on Sunday, June 4 from 4:00 pm for an artist talk with Sam Hersbach! In this artist talk, Sam Hersbach will discuss his work with Luuk Hoogewerf junior specialist Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s Amsterdam. Sam Hersbach (1995), a graduate of Hogeschool van de Kunsten Utrecht in 2017 and Ateliers in
An arachnid gets its name after the mortal weaver who began to hang herself out of shame for spinning together a blasphemous tapestry replete with the gods’ infidelities. Arachne’s life was saved when Minerva turned the rope into silk, a material that came from inside of her, just below her gums. She could now excrete
No Man’s Art Gallery cordially invites you to the group exhibition Las estrellas me iluminan al revés (the start illuminate me backwards). The exhibition consists of works by emerging Mexican artists, which NMAG previously showed during its tenth international pop-up gallery in Mexico City in November 2022. Las estrellas me iluminan al revés shows work
CARTE BLANCHE #1LOVE AFTER LOVECurated by Wumen April 8th – May 6th, 2023The Greenroom is located at Prinsengracht 645 in The Frozen Fountain.Tuesday – Saturday | 10AM – 6PM Love After Love, is about coming back home to oneself after a long-life journey of longing for love but with empty hands and broken hearts. It
Join us for a delicious afternoon lunch surrounded by the works of artist Eline Martherus organised by Hama Gallery. The works of Martherus are characterised by the balance between light and dark, the appearance and disappearance of colours and shapes, with the colour indigo as the central point. Eline studied Fashion & Design at the
A solo show by Mercedes Azpilicueta On the invitation of Sjoerd Kloosterhuis In the last few years Mercedes Azpilicueta (here) has been working on large installations in which she intertwines décors in the form of tapestries, textile sculptures, video and soundscapes. Her solo exhibition an old / piece of gum that / streeeeetches consists of
Guided tour of the Substitutes exhibition by Philipp Gufler with Tomas AdolfsSunday 4 June 202315:00-16:00W139 Substitutes, initiated by Philipp Gufler, is on show at W139 from 22 April to 18 June 2023. The exhibition engages with queer history and discourses around the body, gender, and sexuality. It features artists across several generations working in a
SubstitutesInitiated by Philipp Gufler22 April — 18 June 2023 Substitutes, initiated by Philipp Gufler, is on show at W139 from 22 April to 18 June 2023. The exhibition engages with queer history and discourses around the body, gender, and sexuality. It features artists across several generations working in a variety of mediums to contextualise and
Tomorrow’s Language — A dialogue between Louwrien Wijers, Rory Pilgrim, and Philipp GuflerSaturday 3 June 202316:00-17:30W139 On Saturday June 3rd, W139 will host ‘Tomorrow’s Language’, a conversation between Louwrien Wijers, her friend and colleague Rory Pilgrim, and initiating artist Philipp Gufler. The conversation will explore Louwrien’s artworks, the significance of food, intergenerational friendships among artists,
In the exhibition Creatures, artists Sam Hersbach (1995) and Jan Steenman (1995) display their world full of crazy creatures. Sam Hersbach graduated from the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2017. In 2020, Hersbach passed his MA at the Ateliers in Amsterdam. Hersbach draws his inspiration from dry material such as philosophy books, technical developments
The exhibition will open on Friday 2 June during Amsterdam Art 2023. andriesse~eyck is proud to present Many Names, a solo exhibition of recent drawings, paintings, and embroideries by Jakup Ferri. Standing in a laboratory surrounded by a clutter of test tubes, bottles, pipes and glowing liquids, a man peers intently through a microscope. As yet
Odonchimeg Davaadorj, Nona Inescu, Clarinde Wesselink & Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien AKINCI is proud to present for the first time in the Netherlands works by Marie-claire Messouma Manlanbien, Odonchimeg Davaadorj and Nona Inescu. In the attachment space we are excited to present the film The Brook, a new project by Clarinde Wesselink. In this exhibition with
Galerie Bart proudly presents ‘Rambling in Arcadia’, a joint exhibition by Lawrence James Bailey and Sjaak Kooij. Lawrence sets out into his what’s idea of paradise – the natural environment outside the city – whenever he can. It’s a place where he has to rely on his wits and is confronted with himself. He draws
With Spring just around the corner, andriesse ~ eyck presents a group show titled after Stevie Wonder’s 1979 album Journey through “The Secret Life of Plants”. The double album was the soundtrack to the documentary ‘The Secret Life of Plants’, which was based on the book with the same titled by Peter Tompkins published in
Free entry, wheelchair-accessible Our relationship with energy is a theme that is as old and mythical as it is strategic. In this exhibition, the artist collective On-Trade-Off follows the trail of lithium. Their starting point is Manono in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the world’s largest stock of lithium ore was recently
In Marcos Kueh’s textile installation 福禄寿: Three Contemporary Prosperities, we encounter an animated conversation of color, pattern, and symbol. The installation encompasses eight tapestries of varying sizes, carefully arranged by the artist to afford a view of both the front and reverse sides. Kueh encourages us to move between perspectives on observing, to create multiple
On Thursday 23 February at 19:00 Framer Framed opens a presentation of works by the transnational artist collective On-Trade-Off as they explore how technological innovation is dependent on natural resources. Following a trail of lithium beginning in Manono, Democratic Republic of the Congo, this exhibition delves into our relationship with energy – from its colonial past
Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to announce Wouter Paijmans’ first solo show in the gallery, Haberdashery, following his presentation in The Bakery in 2019. In his practice, Wouter Paijmans focuses on the substantive and visual features of Western consumer society, such as abandoned shops, surplus stock, and imitation clothing. Originally trained as a painter, he increasingly began
Lisette de Greeuw (b. 1990) works in, around, and through language, using transformation as a method and translation as a matter. She developed a lexicon based on embroidery patterns for making images, which creates a threshold with the viewer while simultaneously acts as a tool to do the actual work. She holds on to this
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
Totaliter Aliter has its origins in a medieval story about two monks who imagine paradise in the most beautiful colors. They promise each other that the one who dies first is going to appear to the other in a dream and speak only one word. Either “taliter” – it is as we imagined, or “aliter”
An overview of this year’s artists in residence in the BijlmAIR-programme of CBK Zuidoost. Seven artists or groups of artists resided in 2022 in Heesterveld, making work inspired by the people, surroundings and vibe of Amsterdam Southeast. The result can be seen from December 8th up and until February 25 at Anton de Komplein. The
ISO WINTER MARKET iso amsterdam invites you to a winterly catch up before the holiday commotion sets in. We are hosting a community gathering with all our residents. The day presents itself as a holiday market: a chance to shop for some of our resident’s affordable art pieces, innovative design and craft items. Come find a unique
Bad Color Combos presents an overview of the recent work of artist Yto Barrada, including film, textiles, photography, sculpture. This solo exhibition presents a selection of Barrada’s work of the last five years, together with new artwork conceived especially for the exhibition. In it, she continues to explore cultural phenomena, personal histories and natural processes. This
Galerie Bart is proud to present Between Here and There, a duo exhibition featuring the works of Hemaseh Manawi Rad and Jannemarein Renout. An exhibition that deals with being in the in-between. In her work, Hemaseh tries to reconcile her Persian roots and her current Western surroundings, despite the fact that they don’t always mesh.
Rinella Alfonso, Afro Cushion Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to present Afro Cushion, Rinella Alfonso’s first exhibition at the gallery. In her latest work, Alfonso focusses on the representation of black and female bodies and the way in which predominantly black communities are being robbed from their resources. Afro Cushion is a direct reference to
It is with great pleasure that Galerie Bart is opening the group exhibition Connection at the beginning of the new gallery season. The European Commission has designated 2022 as the European Year of Youth, emphasising the importance of the youth of Europe in achieving global improvements for us all. It is certainly no empty phrase:
Seven colours are woven together in pairs in all combinations. The pattern of the weaving is determined by the position of the colour in the colour row: red1, orange2, yellow3, green4, blue5, indigo6 and violet7. The colour duos shift through the seven works, giving each image a different composition. Paper: Innova Smooth Cotton Natural White