Bani Abidi (1971, Karachi, Pakistan), lives in Berlin and Karachi Pakistani artist Bani Abidi is best known for her satirical engagement with contemporary politics and culture in South Asia, especially the hostile relations between India and Pakistan, infested with nationalism and post-colonialism. In her films, installations and photoworks Abidi zooms in on the lives of […]
Esiri Erheriene-Essi (1982, London, UK), lives in Amsterdam Esiri Erheriene-Essi’s figurative paintings are based on images, objects, and documents which reflect both individual and shared memories and histories that we all unconsciously carry within us and are present in all that we do. By creating new scenarios, she continuously questions the order, the discrepancies and […]
Marianna Simnett (1986, UK), lives in London. This lecture is organised in collaboration with Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem London-based artist Marianna Simnett is known for her multi-channel video installations, exploring our fears and phobias surrounding the human body. Her female protagonists are hybrid figures, altered by technology and contracting diseases and contaminate infections. Simnett: ‘I think […]
For Amsterdam Art Weekend 2019, De Ateliers presents: Performance program Saturday 23 November 17.00 hrs: Raed Yassin 18.00 hrs: PHILTH HAUS: COLY 2.0 18.30 hrs: Ghita Skali Alongside the performance program, De Ateliers presents a group exhibition using its rarely shown collection as a lens through which to examine contemporary artistic challenges, in relation to […]
On January 18th De Ateliers will organise an open day. This event is meant especially for artists who would like to explore the possibility of applying to the programme of De Ateliers. During this day the programme of De Ateliers will be further illustrated, attention will be brought to the application form and experiences of […]
The Gateway to the Invisible Artist talk by Ben Russell organised in collaboration with Sonic Acts In this meta-expedition thinly veiled as an artist's talk, Ben Russell will guide us through the various stages of his conceptual mountaineering project titled "THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN". From performance to monumental sound installation to neon sculpture to multi-channel immersive […]
