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open monuments day amsterdam 2023
News from Nowhere
the (nelly&) theo van doesburg foundation and private art collector philippa van loon invited a group of property developers, experts, collectors and press to a one day exhibition format titled news from nowhere during the open monuments days in amsterdam on sunday afternoon 10th of september 2023.
news from nowhere is an impromptu group show in a private home bringing together alumni of amsterdam art education and works of a private art collection that relate to ideas about public and private space, agrarian society, biology, class mobility and water management. news from nowhere is the second in a series of exhibitions in private spaces curated by jules van den langenberg and guest curator diego diez.
The ornamented family home sets the stage for pairings of works from the art collectors collection and emerging artists. works are associated by topic and materiality, reimagining the interior with duo presentations inhabiting different rooms. spread over several spaces, a temporary utopic household is accumulated with participating artists s*an d. henry-smith, carly rose bedford, maria nolla mateos, vytautas kumža, timo demollin and works from the contemporary art collection of philippa van loon by vanessa beecroft, maria roosen, barbara visser, irene fortuyn and rineke dijkstra.
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Friday
25 November 2022
15:00 - 17:00
public art work development mural
mural public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artist philip coyne propose a public art work in which the artist and inhabitants of the first self build group (cpo) initiative “de nieuwe uitleg” in the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt collaborate on the content and possibly even production of a mural together. the dialogue between coyne and inhabitants is to start with discussing about life as a force, as a reproductive practice and as a fundamentally collective phenomenon. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
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Friday
25 November 2022
15:00 - 17:00
Public Art Work Development underground river
Underground River public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artist carly rose bedford reintroduce how built environments are related to water, and tap into their potential to inform cultural meaning-making and contemporary mythology. the public art work proposal “underground river” proposes a glass sculpture made from the grains of sand drilled from the many layers of the amsterdam’s sluisbuurt soil, marking the temporary ferry stop that takes people from central amsterdam to the sluisbuurt area. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), annee grote viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
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open monuments day amsterdam 2022
News from Nowhere
(Nelly&) Theo van Doesburg Foundation and private art collector Casper van der Kruk invited a group of property developers, experts, collectors and press to one day exhibition titled News from Nowhere on Saturday afternoon 10th of September 2022.
News from Nowhere is a one day group show in a private home bringing together alumni of Dutch art academies and works of the private art collection of Casper van der Kruk relating to agrarian society, biology, class mobility, liquidity and water management. News from Nowhere is the first in a series of exhibitions in private spaces curated by Jules van den Langenberg.
The series is named after a publication of the arts&crafts publication News from Nowhere (an epoch of rest). This soft science fiction points out how socialism will entail not only the abolition of private property but also of the divisions between art, life, and work. Making it a conversation piece and reference point for the exhibition series. In the novel, the narrator falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the socialist league and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production. For the News from Nowhere exhibition a bespoke interior in the Byzantium building, one of Rem Koolhaas’ first realised OMA projects, sets the stage for pairings of works from the art collectors collection and emerging artists. Works are associated by topic and materiality, reimagining the interior with duo presentations inhabiting different rooms. Spread over several spaces, an utopic household is accumulated.
News from Nowhere’s internal programme aims to network the artists involved and a public programme engages invited guests to tour the exhibition and meet the artists. Amongst others works of Josefina Anjou, Sven Kroner, Machteld Rullens, Erik van Lieshout, Maaike Fransen, Folkert de Jong, Wouter Paijmans, Amie Dicke, Jing He, Job Koelewijn, Bin Koh, Florian & Michael Quistrebert, Antonin Giroud, Maria Roosen, Josse Pyl.
News from Nowhere takes place on Saturday 10 September during Open Monuments Day in The Netherlands and takes place on the top floor of the Byzantium, a building designed by Rem Koolhaas, Kees Christiaanse and Ron Steiner in the first ten years of OMA’s architectural production. "I want it urban; you want it suburban. I want a round window; you make it square Why the hell did you hire me?” screams a cartoon figure Koolhaas in the publication S, M, L, XL (1995) where Koolhaas’ son illustrates the troublesome process between property developer and architect. The Byzantium is located at a prominent spot in the city center of Amsterdam in between the central park Vondelpark and metropolitan streets, the design tries to do justice to both conditions by using the metropolitan scale to screen the idyll. The building is characterised by a gold coloured element sticking out on the top floor, somewhere in between an airport control tower and castle. For the News from Nowhere exhibition this space is programmed and shows a publication about the building process.
Interested in supporting a group show or public art work in the City of Amsterdam with the (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation? Email info@theovandoesburgstichting.nl.
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2019-2022
Table of Contents
The artist Bin Koh created a public artwork in Amsterdam’s newest neighbourhood, Zeeburgereiland. It is located on Eef Kamerbeekstraat, between three high-rise buildings by the architects Arons & Gelauff. The work is revealed in the summer of 2022 and intended to last at least ten years.
Entitled Table of Contents, the artwork is a tiled, concrete barbecue table that combines grotesque elements with a cosy, familial spirit. The inhabitants of the three surrounding WOON& buildings, are invited to write their favourite recipes which are integrated on a web platform by the artist. Following its completion, Koh will organise multiple events around the work with her gastronomy collective Comfort Ball, notably on the fetishisation and alienation of Asian women in Western culture.
Bin Koh: “When I was a child, my mother would put whiteboard markers next to the glass dining table so that we could draw whatever came into our minds, directly on to the table. I’m not a product designer or an architect, but this childhood memory of eating, drinking, digesting and sharing experiences with specific objects kept flooding back to me when I was considering a public art project for WOON&.”
The work invites inhabitants to contemplate savoured memories of cooking and to share a table. People can sit together, put charcoal in the middle of the table, grill food and enjoy their meal. Inspired by the difficulty of breaking set hierarchies in Korean culture, Bin Koh considers the potential of a common table to influence social codes. In essence, the artwork is asking: what makes for an intimate setting with neighbours? What creates intimacy between people? What enables people to speak out?
The integration of a public artwork into a given place ultimately depends on the response of its users. Unlike artistic interventions that are not context-specific or have only a single function, Bin Koh has opted for a remarkably open approach. While she is inviting the inhabitants of Eef Kamerbeekstraat to participate — inviting them to write down recipes, organising future events — she is also keeping things open: the artwork is an open-ended proposal addressed to all.
The public art work is developed in the context of a collaboration between Sandberg Instituut, (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation and BPD property development that aim to position artists and their works in the public space of Amsterdam.
Table of Contents is a public art work in Amsterdam’s Zeeburgereiland, resulting from a public programme in which seven invited artists, the municipality, property developer, researchers and other guests took part. Other artists involved are Fabian Reichle, Niels Albers, Franziska Goralski, Kitty Maria van Ekeren, Elise Ehry, Cindy Wegner, Willem Schenk.
Interested in developing or supporting a public art work in the City of Amsterdam with the (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation? Email info@theovandoesburgstichting.nl.
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Thursday
26 August 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Public Art Work Development Olfactory
Olfactory public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artist aaro murphy proposes a public art work in which the smell of a given place can act as an anchor, a tool for grounding the body in a particular place and time. engaging the students, staff and neighbours of the primary school asko, planned to open in the sluisbuurt neighbourhood in 2023 and waste management builders marimetic through scent of an olfactory installation in or around the school. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
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ongoing
Kitchen workshop Sluisbuurt
A workshop space on the Placemaking terrain of Sluisbuurt, located directly next to the construction site of Amsterdam’s new neighbourhood, is developed and realised by artist and food performer Elia Castino upon invitation of the (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation. The workshop space is activated throughout the year by Castino and the Foundation during their Public Art Work Development public programme.
Interested in booking a workshop session or have a team meeting at The Kitchen Workshop? Contact info@theovandoesburgstichting.nl
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2020-2022
Polder Triennial
Polder Triennale shows, discusses, and unpacks ideas about the changing relationships between cities and the countryside. (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and polder triennale foundation collabroate to introduce three Amsterdam based artists and three regional organizations to develop contemporary meanings of heritage, gastronomy, and well-being together. Read more in the Polder Triennale publication.
Artist Natasha Papadopoulou collaborated with Museum Schokland on a participatory performance, Artist Duo Kitty Maria van Ekeren en Elise Ehry worked with Flowerparade Sint Jansklooster on their first flower covered float, artists Bin Koh worked with chefkok Peter Lute on an alternative potato dishes tasting.
De Polder Triënnale is supported by Floriade B.V., Land Art Flevoland, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Cultuurfonds Almere, Creative Industries Fund NL
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Thursday
26 August 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Public Art Work Development linseed oil schoolyard
linseed oil schoolyard public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artist annee grøtte viken propose the linseed oil schoolyard, a garden and a site-specific artwork for the inner courtyard of the new building of hogeschool inholland in sluisbuurt. the garden will provide the materials for the artwork. it will grow flax to produce linseed oil and plants to produce pigments, (these plants will also be suitable to eat or refine into other products.) the flax plant will also provide tools that will be used for painting. the extracted material will be used to paint objects, furniture or interior elements of the courtyard itself or extend into other parts of the building such as the student dorms or hallways. the painting will be made in response to the process and the materials that is extracted from the schoolyard. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
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Friday
24 September 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Public Art Work Development hosting soil as a gift
hosting soil as a gift public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artists elise ehry, kitty maria and franziska goralski think of the first group of inhabitants of the sluisbuurt and how to arrive in a community. The public art work proposal "hosting soil as a gift" offers a new perspective on the welcoming gift, and encompasses a ritual that refers back to the soil on which the houses are built and with which the buildings are possibly heated. “hosting soil” is an invitation and at the same time a gift that could be seen as a precious moment for grounding, connection and creativity. it is an act of care and offers space for expression and activation of impact for new inhabitants of the first residential building of sluisbuurt, saref. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
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Saturday
21 August 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Public Art Work Development reed field
reed field public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and spatial practioner Spazio Cura imagine tools for nature maintenance and place-specific tourism for people and animals on the inside and outside of the dikes of the sluisbuurt in the public art work proposal “reed field” . the goal of the project is to gain the necessary knowledge and experience to create an extensive space of reed that is harvested and made into objects, sculptures and architecture during the first decade of the neighbourhoods’ existence, together with the national ecological network and municipality of amsterdam. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
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2015-2017
Temporary Masters Programme Fashion Matters
The two-year Fashion Matters master’s programme, Fashion Matters, is a research-based course that ran from 2015-2017 at Sandberg Instituut, Masters of Gerrit Rietveld Academy. Theo van Doesburg Foundation supported the programme through investments by Amsterdam based denim fashion company G-Star. Fashion Council NL and Meesteropleiding Coupeur Master in Craft also contributed to the programme. The programma focussed on how designers can deal with the current and future fashion system in an ever-changing world and come up with innovative ways of designing, producing, promoting, financing, selling and eventually consuming. The two-year programme led students along the path from in depth research and experimentation to development and production. Artist Christophe Coppens led the programme with coordinator Martine Zoeteman, Tutors and guests were amongst others Walter van Beierendonck, Elisa van Jolen, Viktor & Rolf, Paulina van dongen, Anne Marie Commandeur, Liesbeth in ’t Hout. The alumni include Maaike Fransen, Sanne Karssenberg, Rafael Kouto, Duran Lantink, Fieneke Ploeger, Vera de Pont, Gerda Postma, Karime Salame Sainz, Mona Maria Steinhäußer, Gerrit Jan Vos, Timna Weber and Margret Wibmer. For more information visit https://sandberg.nl/temporary-programme-fashion-matters.
Interested in collaborating with the (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation as well? Email info@theovandoesburgstichting.nl.
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1997-2014
kunstvlaai
The Kunstvlaai, founded by Jos Houweling and the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation, is an alternative Dutch art fair, which took place at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam from 1997-2010. At this well-attended fair, art institutions, self-organized artists' initiatives and art schools presented work by young artists who debuted here, formed collaborations or sold work. Artists such as Hamid El Kanbouhi, Jonas Staal, Sachi Miyachi, tinkebell and Aukje Dekker presented themselves here at the beginning of their professional practice. Later, three more editions followed in the old St. Nicolaas Lyceum (2012), the Amstelpark (2014) and the Stadsschouwburg (2017) with a more educational character led by a curator.
Interested in supporting a group show with the (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation? Email info@theovandoesburgstichting.nl.
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1998-2017
The One Minutes
The One Minutes is a global a platform for experimental video art working closely with various art education institutions internationally. The One Minutes was originally initiated by students of Sandberg Instituut (Masters programma of Gerrit Rietveld Academie) in 1998 under the direction of Jos Houweling, founder and first chairman of the (nelly&)theo van Doesburg Foundation. The foundation played a key role in the development and realisation of The One Minutes. The One Minutes is an independent non profit since 2017 and led by director and curator Julia van Mourik. For more information and content visit http://theoneminutes.org.