Big in Kabul

news  30.06.12 

Carolyn Bakargiev-Christov opens Afghan branche of dOCUMENTA(13) A report from The Daily Star. Also an interview with curator Aman Mojadidi.

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0. Democracy without secrets
New initiative by Metahaven and Jonas Staal

news  07.06.12  Domeniek Ruyters

0. (www.nulpunt.nu) is a web application by Metahaven, Jonas Staal and Brenno de Winter that aggregates all documents produced by the Dutch government and the public sector into a user friendly online database.

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The New Stedelijk Museum

news  09.05.12  Jolien Verlaek

After an eight-year renovation full of drama, including a three-year delay, a bankrupt construction company, budget exceedings by millions of euros's - to name but a few - the beautiful, new (empty) Stedelijk Museum opens its doors to the press.

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ARCO Naranja

news  14.02.12  Domeniek Ruyters

With 150,000 visitors, ARCOmadrid is Spain’s largest art event. This year, ARCOmadrid is coloured orange, in honour of the Netherlands.

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Lacoste's Act of Censorship
Interview with Larissa Sansour

news  02.01.12  Nat Muller

On December 20th Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour issued a press release that her nomination for the prestigious Lacoste Elysée Prize awarded by the Swiss Musée de l’Elysée was revoked on grounds that her work was 'too pro-Palestinian'. Following a barrage of articles in the art and mainstream press, the Musée de l’Elysée cancelled the whole prize. Nat Muller caught up with Larissa Sansour now the dust has slightly settled.

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Support for Charles Esche

news  18.10.11 

In recent days, the local Labour party (PvdA) in Eindhoven has criticised the museum policy of the Van Abbemuseum. They demand the museum to make more revenue with their exhibition programme - in other words, make so-called 'blockbuster' exhibitions.

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Life without oxygen
MoonLife Concept Store in Amsterdam

news  04.10.11  Jolien Verlaek

What would daily life look like on the moon?

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Cutlure*

news  17.09.11 

One more time the art world is showing what to think of the cuts. Please come to The Hague!

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September Art Festivals 2011

news  05.09.11  METROPOLIS M

A wave of art festivals overflows The Netherlands this month. Check metropolism.com regularly for reviews and previews on the September festivals.

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Art Basel has announced the winners of the 25,000 USD Discoveries Prize at the first edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong they are Navid Nuur and Adrian Ghenie, presented by Galeria Plan B from Berlin and Cluj. DR - 24.05.13

After St Petersburg (2014) to Zurich (2016) 22.05.13
The board of Manifesta is very proud to announce their selection of the City of Zurich, Switzerland as Host City of Manifesta 11 in 2016.
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The Whitney Museum is going back to basics, or at least that’s what you might think with their new brand identity redesign that was unveiled today. Created by Amsterdam-based Experimental Jetset, the new logo is an acute replacement to the rectilinear typeface rolled out 13 years ago and designed by Abbott Miller of New York-based Pentagram. DR - 22.05.13

Leuk portret van Jeff Koons: Three decades into a choppy but astonishingly high-profile career, Koons remains something of a boy wonder—a trim, soft-spoken, systematic, and tightly scheduled puppet master who speaks in a reassuring near singsong, his language all patient, bright-eyed affirmation, as if reciting from a well-worn, well-worked-out self-help text . Met speciale aandacht voor Buster Balloon, zijn ballonnen expert. DR - 20.05.13

The last full-time art critic in the city of Chicago was laid off by Time Out magazine last month. Now, there are fewer than ten full-time art critics employed by newspapers and magazines in the country.  DR - 20.05.13

Daft Punk's new album is astoundingly ambitious, creating a frenzy even before it has appeared. Dorian Lynskey gets beyond the helmets to talk to the notoriously shy French duo DR - 19.05.13

Final Call 17.05.13
The Gallerist Programma of De Appel is looking for candidates.
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23 May - Onomatopee at the Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven: A day’s programme on poetry and freedom in a European context. DR - 16.05.13

Director outlines vision for new Palestinian Museum. Jack Persekian emphasises giving a voice to local history, as foundation stones are laid. DR - 15.05.13

Buoyant Mood and High Quality Work Equal Strong Sales 15.05.13
The second edition of Frieze New York closed on Monday 13 May with galleries reporting high collector attendance and robust sales across all levels of the market.
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