New Gallery Shows 2011

previews  09.09.11  METROPOLIS M

The Dutch new gallery season has arrived. Take a look at the calender of the shows and have your pick.

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More than books
The Amsterdam Art/Book Fair presents 70 publishers from 16 countries

previews  10.05.11  Domeniek Ruyters

Amsterdam
De Brakke Grond
10/05/11 - 10/05/11

Organizers Delphine Bedel and Yannick Bouillis talk about the first Amsterdam Art Book Fair, to be opened at de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam on the 14 & 15th of May.

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A Small Room With a View
Simon Sheikh on Vectors of the Possible

30/09/10  Gésine Borcherdt

In an exhibition at BAK, curator and art historian Simon Sheikh speculates on the possibilities of life in an age that has moved beyond political chaos. What are the perspectives? Are there new reference points?

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An exhibition without objects
Cosmin Costinas on expo zéro

previews  16.04.10  Jolien Verlaek

Utrecht
BAK
16/04/10 - 17/04/10

Dancing seems to be a popular medium in contemporary art institutions these days. In the context of the current Springdance festival in Utrecht, BAK presents a ‘musée de la danse’, which involves an exhibition without objects. METROPOLIS M talks to BAK curator Cosmin Costinaş on his considerations for the exhibition.

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Preview: Garrett Phelan in SMART Project Space

previews  20.03.10  Jolien Verlaek

Amsterdam
SMART Project Space
20/03/10 - 02/05/10

Today (March 20th) sees the opening of Between two ITs, an exhibition by Garrett Phelan (Dublin, 1965) in SMART Project Space, which explores ‘the space between believing in and not believing’ (Phelan), using diverse media such as radio broadcasts, video, photography and sculpture.

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Fallen leaves and stale wine

previews  26.11.09  Erik van Tuijn

Amsterdam
Rijksakademie
27/11/09 - 29/11/09

...and six other reasons to visit RijksakademieOPEN 2009 this weekend

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Eye meets I – Bradley Pitts

previews  22.10.09 

Amsterdam
Presentatie, 23 okt 15u, Trippenhuis Amsterdam
23/10/09 - 23/10/09

Extraordinary fusion of art, science, technology and spirituality

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The How Not To Cookbook by Aleksandra Mir

previews  20.10.09  Domeniek Ruyters

Also fed up with all these cookbooks telling you what to do? Now there is a book that does the opposite, and tells you what NOT to do. More than 1000 chefs and quasi-chefs tell you how to survive another cooking disaster.

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Mona Vatamanu & Florin Tudor in BAK

previews  17.09.09  Ingrid Commandeur

Utrecht
BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
06/09/09 - 09/11/09

The first solo-exhibition of the Romanian artists Mona Vătămanu & Florin Tudor in the Netherlands just opened in BAK, basis voor actuele kunst. Their exhibition was named after the short film Surplus Value, which is exclusively on view on this website. A short commentary.

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Opening Soon / Opening Now: Public Library
Laurence Aëgerter creates public Library in A'dams red light district

previews  14.05.09 

Amsterdam
SMBA, Korsjespoortsteeg 23
15/05/09 - 17/05/09

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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

The preparations for documenta 14 have already begun 18.04.13
These eight persons won't become artistic director of the next documenta.
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The Kunstverein Amsterdam is setting a sterling example for museums and galleries worldwide with its announcement for its upcoming show “Larry Bell and Sarah Crowner meet Marlow Moss.” This is how you get people excited, folks. DR - 12.04.13

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