Art in Amsterdam

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Open Ateliers Jordaan 2008
Tijdens de Pinksterdagen, op 10, 11 en 12 mei 2008, vindt de 11e editie plaats van de Open Ateliers Jordaan, de bekendste kunstenaars-atelierroute van Amsterdam, die om de twee jaar wordt gehouden en die iedere keer weer duizenden kunstliefhebbers de gelegenheid biedt om kunstenaars in hun atelier te ontmoeten.
Open Ateliers Jordaan is een initiatief van kunstenaars die werkzaam zijn in de Jordaan. Deze laagdrempelige en altijd goed bezochte, professionele kunstmanifestatie wil het direct contact tussen publiek en kunstenaars bevorderen.
Ongeveer 70 kunstenaars uit alle diciplines van de beeldende kunsten doen dit jaar mee; van schilders tot beeldhouwers, van fotografen tot keramisten. Het publiek heeft de mogelijkheid om direct in het atelier van de kunstenaar zijn of haar werk te bekijken en natuurlijk ook eventueel te kopen

Art Nouveau tijdens de laatste tsaren - De Hermitage Amsterdam wijdt haar achtste tentoonstelling aan prachtige art nouveau. De objecten van die kunststroming zijn hoogtepunten binnen de collectie West-Europese toegepaste kunst van de Hermitage in St.-Petersburg. Deze art nouveau-collectie is in Nederland nog niet eerder getoond. Topstukken zijn de geschenken aan de laatste tsaren van de beroemde glaskunstenaars Émile Gallé en de gebroeders Daum; daarnaast zijn ook René Lalique en Carl Fabergé vertegenwoordigd.

Maria Sibylla Merian en dochters: vrouwelevens tussen kunst en wetenschap (Maria Sibylla Merian and daughters: women of art and science) Museum het Rembrandthuis
Exhibition - 23 February 2008 – 18 May 2008
Museum Het Rembrandthuis en het J. Paul Getty Museum wijden dit jaar een omvangrijke tentoonstelling aan het getekende en gedrukte oeuvre van Maria Sibylla Merian en haar dochters. Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) is de belangrijkste en meest invloedrijke natuurhistorische tekenaar die in de zeventiende eeuw in Nederland werkzaam is geweest.
De tentoonstelling omvat circa 100 originele tekeningen, aquarellen, prenten en boeken, afkomstig uit musea, prentenkabinetten en bibliotheken in binnen- en buitenland. Het merendeel van deze meesterwerken werd nog niet eerder geëxposeerd.

HET GONST IN ARTI Opening: vrijdag 29 februari, 20.00 - 22.00 uur
“HET GONST IN ARTI” Jonge kunstenaars tonen hun werk
Arti is multidisciplinair, alle scheppende kunstenaars mogen kunstenaar-lid worden. beeldhouwen, 3D, nieuwe dans, fotografie, mode, moderne muziek, performance, poëzie, pop dance experience, schilderen, schrijven, tekenen, video, film... ..enzovoort
de nieuwe kunstenaars uit die vele disciplines tonen hun werk van 29 februari t/m 30 maart gonst het in Arti et Amicitiae, Rokin 112, Amsterdam
Tomas Adolfs, Jan Willem Anker, Joost Baars, Neske Beks, Rosa Boekhorst, Dante Boon, Klaas Bijl, Maurice Buehler, Popel Coumou, Wessel Coppes, Sher Doruff, Paul Estabrook, Pablo Fontdevila, Annemieke Gerrist, Nora Heilmann, Carline Huge, Vincent de Kooker, Eva Fiore Kovacovsky, Lilian Kreutzberger, Lotje van Lieshout, Henrik Linnet, Daniel Maarleveld, Els Moors, Tjitske Mussche, Klaske Oenema, Sanna van Renesse, Gary Shepherd, Berber Soepboer, Hristina Tasheva, Jamie Tiller, Martijn Voorvelt, Samuel Vriezen en nog veel meer jonge kunstenaars.

Stichting AKKA is uitgever van de Amsterdam Tentoonstellingsagenda; een tweemaandelijks overzicht van de exposities in Amsterdamse galeries, musea en andere beeldende kunstinstellingen. De agenda is gratis verkrijgbaar bij de deelnemers en bij diverse culturele instellingen als theaters, muziekpodia e.d. De tentoonstellingsagenda staat ook op het internet. Het adres: www.akka.nl/agenda

Dream Amsterdam 2008

Dream Amsterdam 2008 - After Spencer Tunick in 2007, the renowned composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda (Japan 1966) will create art projects for DREAM AMSTERDAM. Ikeda’s hypnotic work plays with human perception through installations, performances, live concerts, recordings and album releases. His work has been exhibited and presented worldwide, including Tate Modern / Queen Elizabeth Hall (London) and Centre Pompidou / Museum of Modern Art (Paris). He has won important prizes, including the Ars Electronica Golden Nica (2001). Ikeda’s commission for Dream Amsterdam Foundation presents his first large-scale artworks for public spaces and marks a new direction in his artistic career.
DREAM AMSTERDAM 2008 is realized in collaboration with UK arts production company Forma and takes place within the frame of the Holland Festival. The OPENING EVENT on June 6, is realized in collaboration with Paradiso. Forma represents Ryoji Ikeda worldwide to produce and tour his work.
The dream of Ryoji Ikeda
For DREAM AMSTERDAM 2008, Ikeda will use pure light as the material for his interventions in various secret locations across Amsterdam. Intensely bright light installations will appear mysteriously, connecting a constellation of points across the cityscape. The energy used for the light installations is generated from sustainable, recycled resources. The site-specific art projects can be viewed from June 6 until June 21, 2008 in the evening hours. A detailed map with the locations and a route can be found from June 6 at http://www.dreamamsterdam.nl
DREAM AMSTERDAM HIGHLIGHTS
OPENING EVENT Friday June 6
The DREAM AMSTERDAM 2008 - OPENING EVENT is on Friday, June 6 in Paradiso from 20:30 pm with a special live concert and performance by Ryoji Ikeda and an amazing line up of other international guest artists and dj’s. Tickets for the whole programme are on sale through Paradiso and Ticketservice from March 15.
SILENT NIGHT Saturday June 7
On June 7, the SILENT NIGHT event presents a unique opportunity to experience the city as never before: Amsterdam switches off her lights. The darkness maximizes the contrast with the bright light of Ikeda’s installations spread over the city. Ryoji Ikeda and Dream Amsterdam Foundation invite residents of Amsterdam and visitors to actively participate in the SILENT NIGHT event and help contribute to the realization of Ikeda’s Dream, promising to deliver an extraordinary transformation of the city of Amsterdam for one night only.
For participation in the SILENT NIGHT event, please sign up at: http://www.dreamamsterdam.nl

OPEN-AIR EVENT Saturday June 21
On midsummer’s night, June 21, Dream Amsterdam Foundation organizes a free open-air event at the site of one of the installations. Here, the audience can be part of a powerful new audio work by Ikeda, which will involve the participation of individual listeners.

Notification and info
For notification of the secret locations and more information on DREAM AMSTERDAM 2008, watch the website http://www.dreamamsterdam.nl closely!

Adolfo Rua in Go Gallery Prinsengracht 64 Amsterdam www.gogallery.nl
 Zijn kleuren en zijn manier van schilderen halen een beetje de warmte binnen uit het zuiden van Spanje naar het noorden van Europa. Op de pagina van de gallery kunnen jullie een korte bio lezen en tevens een aantal van zijn werken zien. Op zijn eigen blogspot kun je nog veel meer werk van hem zien: www.adolforua.blogspot.com

Arps & Co are dedicated to bringing a wide variety of fine art to as broad a public as possible.
20 Feb 2008: It Ain't Necessarely So at the Gallery, Prinsengracht 444
Photography Elizabeth Kleinveld Poetry Rogi Wieg
Vernissage from 6 till 8 p.m. at the Prinsenkelder, Prinsengracht 444, reserveer 020 7781947
On Saturday August 27 2005 Elizabeth Kleinveld was in New Orleans. By the end of the day most of her family and friends had made their way to other parts of the country to escape Hurricane Katrina. Some of their homes were damaged to the point that they can't live in them now, others had houses that were swept away, while others have lost places to sell their work. She and her fellow artists each in their own way has had to rebuild their life.The poetry of Rogi Wieg shines another light on this issue to make us understand what happened with the New Orleans music and how to give all this a place in our hearts.

World Press Photo of the Year 2007 - British photographer Tim Hetherington wins premier award
The international jury of the 51st annual World Press Photo Contest selected a color image of the UK photographer Tim Hetherington as World Press Photo of the Year 2007. The picture was taken 16 September 2007 and shows a US soldier resting at "Restrepo" bunker, named after a soldier from his platoon who was recently killed by insurgents.
The 2nd Battalion Airborne of the 503rd US infantry is undergoing a deployment in the Korengal Valley in the Eastern province of Afghanistan. The valley is infamous as the site of downing of a US helicopter and has seen some of the most intense fighting in the country. Hetherington's photograph is part of a picture story that was also awarded 2nd Prize in General News Stories. He had traveled to Afghanistan on assignment for Vanity Fair.

Amsterdam en de Oranjes (Amsterdam and the House of Orange)
Exhibition -1 March 2008 – 31 August 2008
Amsterdams Historisch Museum (Amsterdam Historical Museum)
From the museum website
On 1 March 2008 the Amsterdam Historical Museum launches Amsterdam and the House of Orange, an exhibition that surveys the ties which have bound Amsterdam and the House of Orange over the centuries. Relations between Amsterdammers and members of the Dutch royal family have swung from one extreme to the other. While there is great affection for the Oranges in Amsterdam, the city also has its share of republican sympathisers. Sometimes the enthusiasm grows to a crescendo, as during the investiture of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898; sometimes there is opposition, for example against the marriage of Princess Beatrix and Claus van Amsberg in 1966. Amsterdam and the House of Orange examines the relationship between Amsterdam and the House of Orange from the perspective of historical events. From the Alternation of 1578, when Amsterdam finally joined the Revolt against Spain and decided to back the Prince of Orange, to Willem-Alexander and Maxima with their kiss on the balcony of the Royal Palace on Dam Square.