With the exhibitions Taking Place and Monumentalism, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam finally opens its doors after 6 years of closure - temporarily. For those who can't wait untill August 28: this video will give you a preview, including talks to curator Jelle Bouwhuis on his Monumentalism show (Dutch) and artist Ruth Buchanan on her experience of working in the Stedelijk Museum.
Tate Modern: a victim of its own succes. Overcrowded galleries make an extension necessary, says director Serota. But is this the moment to be getting bigger, especially since the Tate Modern barely has the money to maintain the building it has? JV - 07.09.10
Ann Liv Young - the artist who was removed from MoMA P.S.1 six months ago by director Klaus Biesenbach after insulting fellow artists and urinating and masturbating on stage - will make her return to the museum to explain her performance. JV - 02.09.10
Screening Premium (1971) at Lost & Found01.09.10
Intrigued by Aaron Schuster's article in METROPOLIS M, nr. 3, the Amsterdam based Lost & Found searched for Ed Ruscha's Premium (1971). The rare screening on celluloid is on friday September 3rd. Read more..
Egyptian minister detained over stolen Van Gogh. Deputy culture minister Mohsen Shalaan to be investigated on suspicion of 'professional delinquency' over theft from Cairo museum JV - 24.08.10
Warhols sell for millions. But who decides which ones are genuine? And are they always right? The Guardian writes on a scandal that rocked the art world. (wel boeiend) DR - 21.08.10
Opening Soon17.08.10
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announces artists in the exhibition Taking Place. Read more..
September 1st twitter event: 'Ask a curator day'. With the hashtag #askacurator, one of the participating curators of institutions all over the world will reply to you. JV - 16.08.10
Artists, a curator and an anthropologist from METROPOLIS M No.4
The latest issue of METROPOLIS M features theorists, key figures from the heydays of conceptual art, contemporary artists, and several bright young artists anxious to start off their career. Meet some of the protagonists of METROPOLIS M no. 4, and get to know them through the video’s that surface on the Internet.
JONAS STAAL. See this 51-min. documentary, and read his column in METROPOLIS M No 4.
SIMON SHEIKH (1965, D) curator and theorist, speaking at the FormerWest Congress in Utrecht.
RORY PILGRIM (1988, UK), artist, recently finished his stay at De Ateliers. Two of his performances: Love in Uganda, and (Can We Help U)?.
JAN DIBBETS (1941, NL). Here A 20-min report about the re-enactment of 6 Hour Tide Object With Correction of Perspective, 2009, Rotterdam.
MONICA BONVICINI (1965, It). A video report of her show Bet your sweet life at Max Hetzler, Berlin. , including several works that are also talked about in her interview in METROPOLIS M No. 4.
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