Revolution in Reverse?

06/10/11  Ann Demeester

In the light of the art cuts and the rise of ultra-neoconservative ideas by the Dutch government, Ann Demeester tries to assess the country that we are living in right now. And asks: can a revolution happen in reverse?

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Space out in Holland...It's not an option!

opinion  02.07.11  Jonas Ohlsson

Holland NOW is not the Holland I came to 15 years ago. But I will stay and fight. Thatcher, Reagan, Bush... Rutte?!

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Culture In Context:
Preserving What Has Been Learned

opinion  23.06.11  Jeremiah Day

This morning (23 June) Jeremiah Day and Rezi van Lankveld hosted a reading of an open letter and made a statement of solidarity in defense of the Dutch cultural heritage, in front of the Van Gogh museum. Read the letter here.

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Despotic powers

opinion  22.06.11  Metahaven

The anti-arts attitude which this government has adopted was carefully incubated by years of Wilders-copyrighted hate speech, which has now become standing policy.

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The Battle of the Narratives

02/05/11  BAVO

Dutch research bureau BAVO reflects on the possibilities for political art in times of political populism.

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Cultural Cutbacks in Europe: The Swedish Scenario

31/01/11  Johan Lundh

Right-wing governments have come to power in several places in Europe this year, and they are cutting back cultural subsidies. Sweden has been dealing with a changed political climate since 2006.

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The Contemporary Artist as Role Model in a Crisis of Competence

19/10/10  Pascal Gielen & Camiel van Winkel

In a universe of increasing incompetence, in which amateurism flourishes, the contemporary artist offers an interesting role model. Society can learn much from the ways in which the contemporary artist makes his ignorance effective.

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Who Is Ringing The Alarm?

opinion  23.04.10  Anna Tilroe

In a previous issue, METROPOLIS M asked artists what role they believe art plays in today's crisis-battered world. We continue the discussion here with a contribution from Anna Tilroe, who in the form of a letter, asks whether the art world, certainly in the Netherlands, is really interested in social engagement.

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The Joke of the Great Nothing

07/01/10  Merijn Oudenampsen

After the proclamation of the end of history, now the future is in crisis as well. How do we escape this stalemate?

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Josef Strau on Mike Kelley (Artforum). DR - 01.05.13

This is a love letter to Brussels. DR - 01.05.13

Opening soon Frieze Art Fair New York. This year Frieze Projects is continuing last year's tradition of remembering a legendary New York spot by having artists cook as a tribute to FOOD, the restaurant Gordon Matta-Clark, Tina Girouard, Carol Gooden and others ran in Soho beginning in 1971 at 127 Prince Street. (It’s a Lucky Jeans store now.) DR - 27.04.13

US court rules in favour of Richard Prince in copyright appeal. A three-judge panel finds that most of the works in the artist’s “Canal Zone” series, which include appropriated images of Jamaican Rastafarians by the photographer Patrick Cariou, are “transformative”. DR - 26.04.13

Turner prize 2013 shortlist takes a mischievous turn. A streak of subversive humour runs through the work of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tino Sehgal, Laure Prouvost and David Shrigley – all nominated for this year's £40,000 art prize. DR - 25.04.13

As more and more people get their information and do their research online, often from the comfort of their own couches, the future of public libraries seems very much up for the debate these days. Research shows: Libraries aren't irrelevant yet.Not in the USA at least. DR - 25.04.13

Opening soon: Zone2Source 24.04.13
Zone2Source is a new international platform which invites artists to develop projects inside and outside of the glass pavilions of the Amstelpark
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New York and London-based artist Ellen Cantor(1963–2013) has died. Cantor was perhaps best known for her ongoing film work Pinochet Porn, which the artist continued to work on as funding allowed since 2009. DR - 23.04.13

Last Call! Short term residencies this Summer at V2. DR - 19.04.13

Tonight at the Stedelijk: Ann Goldstein meets Larry Bell. DR - 18.04.13

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