28 may 2024, Wouter van den Eijkel
Amsterdam Art Week 2024
Amsterdam Art Week is about to begin. From 29 May to 2 June 2024, Amsterdam will be bustling with contemporary art, with more than 300 artists showcasing their work at over 70 locations throughout the city, ranging from galleries, museums and project spaces to residencies and private collections. Below is a brief overview of the participating galleries also featured on Gallery Viewer.
Billy Li Bar, Benjamin Li, 2022
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Let's start with the Open Studios at the Rijksakademie. The 50 artists-in-residence will be showcasing the results of a period of experimentation, research and creation. Throughout the entire weekend, the halls and spaces of the building will be buzzing with creativity. In addition to versatile studio presentations, there is also an extensive programme of performances, films, lectures and collective projects. Note: admission ticket is required.
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Margit Lukács en Persijn Broersen | I Wan’na Be Like You
In the film I Wan’na Be Like You, Margit Lukács and Persijn Broersen explore the Western image of the jungle, often considered a Terra Nullius, an undiscovered land that has served as an object of desire for colonial powers. Lukács and Broersen delve deeper into the notion of ‘wilderness’, which was once seized and later showcased in Europe's major botanical gardens. Using analogue and digital techniques, Broersen and Lukács create a virtual representation of these gardens.
Artist talk: 1 June at 5 pm.
Charlotte Dumas, Maxi II, andriesse~eyck galerie
andriesse~eyck galerie
Charlotte Dumas | A Terra
Between 2006 and 2008, Dumas portrayed the stray dogs of Palermo. Touched by their individual characters, she photographed them in the old parts of the city. Initially, she selected only a few portraits, but last year, on revisiting her vast collection of images, she noticed a significant variety of poses and movements. The focus shifted from individual portraits to the dynamics of the dogs' poses in relation to each other. Also on display is work featuring Asian elephants photographed in zoos in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Kyoto, captured on half-frame black-and-white film.
Artist talk: 1 June at 3 pm.
Josse Pyl, Annet Gelink Gallery
Annet Gelink Gallery
Josse Pyl | One ‘O’ Hanging Between Two i’s
To Josse Pyl, our daily environment is a vast web of language. In his work, he explores how all elements of this web – letters, lines, images, touches and emotions – influence our understanding of the world. This time, Pyl is transforming the gallery into a large spatial poem, starting at the entrance with a stack of broken tongues, followed by several engraved stone works.
On 2 June, Josse Pyl will be giving a frottage workshop at the gallery from 3 to 4 pm.
Charlotte Dumas, azurite gr 2, 2024, BorzoGallery
BorzoGallery
Charlotte Caspers | Ultramarine – Citramarine
Charlotte Caspers is presenting new work featuring the blue pigments ultramarine (lapis lazuli) and citramarine (azurite). These rare pigments hold a special place in both the natural world and cultural history. During the peak of European painting, they were prized for their vivid colour. In her new work, these blues celebrate the beauty of nature and symbolise a longing to look beyond the horizon, evoked by the sea.
Artist talk: 31 May at 4 pm.
Greg Colson, Observations on Society, Bradwolff & Partners
Bradwolff & Partners
Greg Colson & Meschac Gaba | Observations on society
In Observations on society, conceptual artists Greg Colson and Meschac Gaba share their sociological, economic and political reflections on society. Despite having different backgrounds and life journeys, they find common ground in using significant symbols from contemporary culture to express their critical views.
Jannie Regnerus, z.t., 2023, Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Tokyo Encore | Jannie Regnerus
For her solo exhibition Tokyo Encore, Jannie Regnerus is presenting a new series of work inspired by the interplay between music and abstract painting. Her work evokes the landscape where she grew up in the northern Netherlands, where ‘there is no end in sight’. After living in overstimulating cities for more than 30 years, the artist infuses her work with a longing for silence and infinity.
On Sunday 2 June, Jannie Regnerus will be leading a reading and drawing session about the short children's story Maan en ik (ages 6 to 10) from 1 to 2 pm.
Nomin Zezegmaa, Detail - Weaving the World, 2023, Galerie Bart
Galerie Bart
The wind on the other side | Nomin Zezegmaa
In regions where the earth whispers its secrets and the wind carries the echoes of ancient memories, you'll find the fascinating work of Nomin Zezegmaa. Her work intertwines stories inspired by the beginning of time with the spiritual side of Mongolian cosmology. Zezegmaa’s work connects the physical with the unseen, encouraging us to discover the deep connections between ourselves and the elements of nature.
During the opening on 1 June, Mongolian throat singer and violinist Yesun will be performing from 4 to 5 pm.
Mandy Franca, E Yabi di Claridad, 2021, Galerie Caroline O'Breen
Galerie Caroline O’Breen
On Longing | Mandy Franca & Anthony Ngoya
In On Longing, Mandy Franca and Anthony Ngoya explore the concept of collective memory and its role in shaping individual and communal identities. Using personal and collective sources like family albums, personal archives, news reports, construction debris and found objects, Franca and Ngoya examine the significance of everydayness, attributing value to seemingly insignificant places and objects. Their work communicates complex intergenerational emotions of longing and nostalgia.
During the opening on 1 June, freelance curator Mirelva Berkhout will be discussing the work of Franca and Ngoya from 4 to 5 pm.
Annesas Appel, Layered Landscape, 2024, galerie dudokdegroot
galerie dudokdegroot
layered base | Annesas Appel
With the world of numbers and 10 colours of the Munsell colour system as the starting point, Annesas Appel seeks a new visual language. The shape of the numbers forms the base grid, giving structure to Appel's work. She layers the numbers 0 to 9 from 00 to 99. Each print represents a different two-digit number. Because each number has its own colour, a new blended colour emerges in the overlapping areas. A section of this overlap is woven into the print with embroidery thread.
Lonneke van der Palen, Van Ostade Biennale 2024, Galerie Fleur & Wouter / GoMulan Gallery
Galerie Fleur & Wouter and GoMulan Gallery
Van Ostade Biennale | Lonneke van der Palen en Sophie Steengracht
These two galleries are presenting a dynamic exhibition with work by Lonneke van der Palen and Sophie Steengracht. The exhibition is constantly shifting thanks to a changing mural and varying placement of the work. Van der Palen's work is a visual investigation with a central theme: material culture and unexpected aesthetic beauty, resulting in a dynamically growing image archive. For this exhibition, Van der Palen selected images from this archive that have never been shown before.
Magali Reus, Of Root, Galerie Fons Welters
Galerie Fons Welters
Magali Reus & Tenant of Culture
In the front space of the gallery, a selection of recent work by Magali Reus is on display. Reus’ approach starts with existing everyday objects and expands their possibilities with various techniques: 3D printing, powder coating, casting, weaving and sculpting. She uses our emotional and physical relationship with objects to make us more aware of our material surroundings.
In the back space, work by Tenant of Culture (pseudonym of Hendrickje Schimmel) is on display. She creates objects and installations using discarded, leftover or unsold clothing as her primary source material. Through collage and (de)construction, she aims to establish the conditions for an inclusive understanding of cultural production, where labour and craft, waste and raw materials, calculated aging and sustainability all come together.
On Saturday 1 June, there will be a guided tour of the exhibitions from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
Jehoshua Rozenman, The Initiator, Galerie Fontana
Galerie Fontana
The Initiator | Jehoshua Rozenman
The Initiator stems from Rozenman's notions about AI as a tool for pushing the boundaries of creative thinking. His sculptures resemble Bauhaus-inspired architectural designs, but the three-dimensional forms are far removed from a model, as abstraction plays a crucial role. Composition and materials are equally important in stimulating the subconscious, raising questions about the enigma that is sculpture.
Lotte Wieringa, Angel's egg 10, 2023, KERSGALLERY
KERSGALLERY
Angel’s Egg | Lotte Wieringa, Sam Hersbach, Marc Mulders, Ema Vanekova, Brigitte Louter
With her works "Angel’s Egg" and "A Baby Angel's Egg," Lotte Wieringa offers the art world a glimmer of hope and inspiration during these challenging times. The titles, which carry the promise of unknown realms and colours, suggest solutions and perspectives that have yet to be discovered. Kersgallery presents five artists, each contributing to this poetic narrative in their own way, thus engaging in a multifaceted and profound conversation about possibilities and renewal.
25 Years of Galerie Ron Mandos
Galerie Ron Mandos
25 years of Ron Mandos | Groepstentoonstelling
Galerie Ron Mandos is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a group exhibition featuring work by all 36 artists represented by the gallery, including Erwin Olaf, Daniel Arsham and Levi van Veluw. Each work includes a QR code that is linked to a piece of music that inspires the artist. A special edition by Jacco Olivier will be available for purchase during Amsterdam Art Week.
Gallery van Fanny Freytag
Absolutely Never Sitting Duck | Annelies Kamen
Annelies Kamen toys with language and humour, exploring the power dynamics of jokes. Her work is often based on autobiographical stories or myths and includes research into pop and mass culture in order to dissect various strategies of constructing ‘authenticity’. In the exhibition, Kamen manipulates bait, membranes, the comedic object and the thin line between inside and outside.
On Saturday 1 June, Annelies Kamen will be giving an artist talk from 7 to 8 pm.
Michael Raedecker, atmosphere, 2024, GRIMM
GRIMM
Michael Raedecker | back on earth
To better understand our place in the world and highlight the power of nature in relation to our urban environment, Michael Raedecker describes in his work the symbiotic and often parasitic relationship between humans and nature. With his unique technique of combining paint with embroidery, Raedecker creates scenes in which nature takes over the urban environment, creeping through open car doors and overgrowing abandoned sun loungers.
In his work, Raedecker attempts to reconcile with the past and draw attention to the immense power of nature.
On Saturday 1 June, Michael Raedecker will be signing everything, but not everything, the new monography, between 2 and 5 pm.
Josilda da Conceiçao
Geraldo Dos Santos & Emre Özakat | Lacunae
In Lacunae, an exhibition centred around the concept of hauntology, Dos Santos and Özakat delve into various domains of superstition and unconscious associations. Dos Santos focuses on Latin American belief systems, depicting the mystery and way in which Esterism, Asterism, Santeria, Espiritismo and Candomblé are interconnected. Özakat explores the hauntological nature of the circulation of digital images. Images degrade through digital compression and constant circulation, thus losing any ownership and becoming an anonymous property of the masses.
On Friday 31 May, there will be an artist talk at 5 pm.
LumenTravo
Equilibrium Wind | Thierry Oussou
This show is part of an ongoing project that Oussou has developed over the past few years about the cotton plantations in the Panouignan district in Benin and their significant impact on the economic growth of the country. The new series of paintings is inspired by the lives of the Beninese men and women working on the cotton plantations. Oussou paints exclusively on black paper and prefers large formats. Distorted figures, faces, objects and symbols float freely against the dark background of the paper.
Peter Cvik, Towards Lost Horizons, 2024, Rutger Brandt Gallery
Rutger Brandt Gallery
You are the axis of time | Peter Cvik
In You are the axis of time, Peter Cvik dives into the complex relationship between memory, perception and fluidity of time. Central to Cvik's work is his exploration of visual memory. His landscapes are not mere depictions of physical locations, but psychological topographies built from memories. He first applies minimal graphic lines reminiscent of architectural structures, followed by complex layers of colour and shapes from his memory. Cvik invites the viewer on a journey of exploration and introspection.
Steven Aalders, Mirror (Green), 2023, Slewe Gallery
Slewe Gallery
Mirror | Steven Aalders
After 40 years, Aalders returned to his childhood home, an eighteenth-century parsonage, where he initially began painting at the age of sixteen. In the series of paintings he created there, the colours and light of the surrounding romantic landscape, which he remembered and now saw again, reappear. The harmonious proportions of the house and classicism of the adjacent seventeenth-century church responded to his minimalist visual language. A brochure designed by Irma Boom will be available at the exhibition.
On Sunday 2 June, there will be an artist talk with Steven Aalders and Robert van Altena in the gallery.
Stigter Van Doesburg
Female Fatigue | Melissa Gordon, Dina Danish, Peggy Franck & Erika Peucelle
Group exhibition with four female artists. Melissa Gordon, Dina Danish and Peggy Franck have been associated with the gallery for a long time, while Erika Peucelle is the exception, having graduated from the KABK last year. In her work, the Croatian artist has an eye for nuances around public and private gatherings, intimacy and boredom. She adapts her process and approach to that of the content-saturated and overstimulated Instagram generation.
On Saturday 1 June, Melissa Gordon, Dina Danish, Peggy Franck & Erika Peucelle will be giving an artist talk from 4 to 5 pm.
Aimée Zito Lema, Un Cuerpo al que Volver, tegenboschvanvreden
tegenboschvanvreden
Un Cuerpo al que Volver | Aimée Zito Lema
A coat, a T-shirt and watches: for her first solo exhibition in the gallery, Un Cuerpo al que Volver (A Body to Return to), Aimée Zito Lema has based her work on stories, objects and events from her own history and that of her family in Argentina. Using a personal perspective, she explores how history takes shape and is passed down from generation to generation, making it possible to reflect on the present. In that emphatic entanglement of present and past, new perspectives emerge.
Saturday 1 June from 3 to 4 pm - Interactive tour | Aimée Zito Lema
Thijs Zweers, Maelstrom 1, 2024 (Created), TORCH Gallery
TORCH Gallery
Labyrinth of the Current | Thijs Zweers
For his fifth solo exhibition at TORCH, Thijs Zweers has created work that reflects on human nature versus the built environment. In each piece, he combines organic and artificial elements. The clash between handcrafted landscapes and artificial neon and plexiglass represents the many contrasts in our lives. How do we maintain our humanity amid the technology we have created?
Frank Ammerlaan, Untitled (Chemicals on canvas), 2023, Upstream Gallery
Upstream Gallery
Guardians | Frank Ammerlaan
The paradoxical nature of our perception can be seen in constellations. Once revealed in cycles of light and darkness, they are now only a memory, faded by light pollution. It is not the constellations that have faded, but rather the artificial light that is blurring our vision, breaking our connection with the natural world. Ammerlaan aims to capture the constant changing of our material reality while exploring the properties of abstraction. The cosmos forms the backdrop of his contemplations.
On Saturday 1 June, Frank Ammerlaan will be giving a guided tour of the exhibition from 1 to 2 pm.
