On the 30th March 1988, at opposite ends of The Great Wall of China, Marina Abramoviç and Ulay embarked on a 3 month journey, walking…
Sandra HernándezMarch 21, 2025
Searching for truth and justice in politics and history is an excruciatingly frustrating endeavour, as can be experienced at a current FOAM exhibition. The visitor…
Ann-Kathrin AruiFebruary 17, 2023
To me, pride is an ever-shifting concept, informed by the values of each new generation. Whereas national pride, for example, might still be salient in…
Berenike SimonJanuary 24, 2023
When brainstorming the possible museum exhibits I could visit for this issue, several came to mind; the WONDR experience, Upside Down, NXT Museum, really anything…
Anushka SabhanamDecember 20, 2022
Nhu Hua Xuan. I'm home late, don't you care where I've been? Extract from the series 'Honey Baby', 2020. Nhu Xuan Hua, French-Vietnamese artist, features…
Anushka SabhanamNovember 2, 2022
What do you do when everyday images do not resemble you or your close ones, appearance-wise? Tyler Mitchell, a 26-year-old american photographer, took inspiration and…
Annabel SimjouwMarch 2, 2020
Monet's famous paintings of his water lilies would almost not have existed. When Monet moved to Giverny, France in 1883, his neighbours heavily opposed his…
Annabel SimjouwFebruary 10, 2020
The exhibition Rothko & me consists of a single painting, Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 and has to be visited alone. Upon entering you’re…
Annabel SimjouwJanuary 8, 2020
In a new exhibition by Beautiful Distress, Yasmijn Karhof asks patients and employees of King County Hospital about their concept of reality.
Annabel SimjouwOctober 4, 2019
‘I want to make movies as an individual expression, not to make money.’ Ed van der Elsken, a Dutch photographer, seemed to care little about money.…
Annabel SimjouwJuly 16, 2019
How does art relate to the space it finds itself in? Where does the artwork end and where do its surroundings begin? These are some…
Annabel SimjouwJune 24, 2019
The Van Gogh Museum recently opened an exhibition on David Hockney and Vincent van Gogh: The Joy of Nature. Even though Van Gogh and Hockney…
Annabel SimjouwMay 21, 2019
‘Art must make you laugh a little and make you a little afraid. Anything as long as it doesn't bore.’ These words belong to Jean…
Annabel SimjouwApril 17, 2019
The word kinetic means causing movement, or relating to movement. Kinetic art originated around 1900, when kinetic art pioneer Naum Gabo first started experimenting with…
Annabel SimjouwJanuary 18, 2019
Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a man known for his love for women. The women and sex in his life…
Annabel SimjouwJanuary 18, 2019