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Manifestation #80
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Manifestation #80: the Belly of Momo, November 20 - January 8, with Kevin Osepa and many others
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Manifestation #88: How We Made Noise – book launch, on November 27, 18:30 - 20:30
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#23 TRUTH

a video installation by Miles Greenberg

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Buro Stedelijk is pleased to present Manifestation #23: TRUTH, a new video and installation piece by performance artist and sculptor Miles Greenberg. Developed especially for Buro Stedelijk, the Central Space will host an immersive installation with a large pool, welcoming visitors to wade through its shallow waters. The pool is flanked by three video projections of a newly commissioned work derived from documentation of Greenberg’s spectacular durational performance TRUTH, that took place in May 2023 in New York City at Powerhouse Arts. Buro Stedelijk shows TRUTH to European audiences for the first time from February 15 to March 31, 2024.

Presented as part of a new iteration of the original eponymous performance, this new work documents the impressive 7-hour-long battle of eight sword-wielding performers painted in black oil, dueling in a volcanic, vermillion-colored pool. Enclosed in projections and surrounded by a new edit of the original soundtrack by Chino Amobi, the viewer is invited to enter the pool’s reflective landscape. TRUTH implicates the viewer’s body in the fabric of the installation, making the environment react to their presence. In so doing, Greenberg sets out to challenge the boundaries between performance art, sculpture and installation art in a highly immersive way.

“I was thinking about perceived similarities between love and violence. This series is about creating space for contradiction through the abstraction of an action. I want to resolve opposing polarities, guided purely by the body.” – Miles Greenberg

Familiar to the city of Amsterdam, in October 2022 Greenberg showed the durational piece Landscape with Figures as part of the program No Intermission developed by Marina Abramović at Royal Theatre CarrĂ© Amsterdam. For Landscape with Figures, Greenberg transformed Carré’s ballroom into a desert, covering the Royal Theatre’s floor with sand, mirrors and groups of performers drenched in castor oil. Both Buro Stedelijk and Greenberg are committed to experimentation as a means to imagine other futures for both art and the world at large and are excited to share this joint effort with Dutch audiences and beyond this February.

Manifestation #23: TRUTH by Miles Greenberg is on display at Buro Stedelijk’s Central Space from February 15 to March 31, 2024.

INFO

Buro Stedelijk Central Space
15 February 2024 – 31 March 2024

Opening night
15 February, 18:30 – 20:30

Open daily through Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam with Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ticket (Museumplein 10), 10:00 – 18:00

On Thursday evenings with free entrance with ticket (Paulus Potterstraat 13), 18:30 – 20:30

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Amsterdam, 15 februari 2024 – Buro Stedelijk presenteert met trots Manifestation #23: TRUTH, een nieuw video- en installatiewerk van performancekunstenaar en beeldhouwer Miles Greenberg. Speciaal ontwikkeld voor Buro Stedelijk, zal de Central Space een immersieve installatie presenteren met een grote vijver, die bezoekers uitnodigt om door het ondiepe water te waden. De vijver wordt geflankeerd door drie videoprojecties van een nieuw werk dat is afgeleid van de documentatie van Greenbergs spectaculaire durational performance TRUTH, die in mei 2023 plaatsvond in New York City bij Powerhouse Arts. Buro Stedelijk toont TRUTH voor het eerst aan het Europese publiek van 15 februari tot 31 maart 2024.

Dit nieuwe werk, dat wordt gepresenteerd als onderdeel van een nieuwe versie van de oorspronkelijke, gelijknamige performance, documenteert de indrukwekkende, 7 uur durende strijd van acht zwaarddragende, in zwarte olie geschilderde performers die duelleren in een vulkanisch, vermiljoenkleurige vijver. Omsloten door projecties en omgeven door een nieuwe versie van de originele soundtrack van Chino Amobi, wordt de toeschouwer uitgenodigd om het spiegelende landschap van de vijver te betreden. TRUTH betrekt het lichaam van de kijker in het weefsel van de installatie, waardoor de omgeving reageert op hun aanwezigheid. Hiermee wil Greenberg de grenzen tussen performancekunst, sculptuur en installatiekunst op een immersieve manier uitdagen.

“I was thinking about perceived similarities between love an violence. This series is about creating space for contradiction through the abstraction of an action. I want to resolve opposing polarities, guided purely by the body.” – Miles Greenberg

Vertrouwd met de stad Amsterdam, presenteerde Greenberg in oktober 2022 de performance Landscape with Figures als onderdeel van het programma No Intermission ontwikkeld door Marina Abramović in Koninklijk Theater CarrĂ© Amsterdam. Voor Landscape with Figures transformeerde Greenberg de balzaal van CarrĂ© in een woestijn door de vloer van het Koninklijk Theater te bedekken met zand, spiegels en in castorolie gedrenkte groepen performers. Zowel Buro Stedelijk als Greenberg zijn toegewijd aan het experiment als middel om zich een andere toekomst voor te stellen voor zowel de kunst als de wereld in het algemeen en zijn verheugd om deze gezamenlijke inspanning in februari met het Nederlandse publiek en daarbuiten te delen.

Manifestation #23: TRUTH van Miles Greenberg zal te zien zijn in Buro Stedelijk Central Space van 15 februari tot 31 maart 2024.

INFO

Buro Stedelijk Central Space
15 februari 2024 – 31 maart 2024

Openingsavond
15 februari: 18:30 – 20:30

Dagelijks geopend via Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam met toegangsbewijs (Museumplein 10), 10:00 – 18:00

Op donderdagavond met een gratis ticket via (Paulus Potterstraat 13), 18:30 – 20:30

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#80

Manifestation

November 20, 2025
Until January 8, 2026
Central Space

#80 The Belly of Momo

Come in to Buro Stedelijk's Central Space transformed by Kevin Osepa, shared with sound artist Rozaly and multidisciplinary artist Lakisha Apostel among many others.

#55

Manifestation

September 15, 2024
24/7
Until October 31, 2024
Studio Space

#55 In Motion, Tracing the Familiar

See the work of Stephen Tayo, BijlmAIR's artist in residence, on the windows of Buro Stedelijk’s Studio Space facing the Paulus Potterstraat. While inhabiting different places and spaces such as Paris, New York, Lagos and Amsterdam, Tayo continues his research into the essence of a city and the quest for the familiar.

#66

Manifestation

April 14, 2025
Online

#66 All Eyes, All Ears: Listening Lessons

A reflection on Buro Stedelijk's Listening Sessions in April 2023 by Jelmer Wijnstroom

location

Online

KETI KOTI X ABOUT LOVE

research by Jeanine van Berkel

Grown head to toe outfit, 2023

by YUME YUME

Collaborator

50MM.AMSTERDAM

#14

Manifestation

July 24, 2023
16:00 - 17:00
Central Space

#14 Exiting the Photographic Universe

Prof. Fred Ritchin discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on photography in the digital age.

Collaborator

Lakisha Apostel

#65

Manifestation

June 1, 2025
24/7
Until July 15, 2025
Off-site

#65 Keti Koti Westerpark x Kunsttraject

Come and read the words by Babs Gons designed by Jeanine van Berkel on the windows of Kunsttraject in the Staatsliedenbuurt

Collaborator

Kaiden Ford

Collaborator

Sylvie de Kubber

Collaborator

Geert Vlieger

Collaborator

Marly Pierre-Louis

Collaborator

Andrés Pereira Paz

Collaborator

MINA RWINA

Collaborator

Joenoes Polnaija

Collaborator

Aukje Dekker

Collaborator

Maxine Kopsa

Collaborator

Robbie Schweiger

Aprender a rezar guarani e kaiowa para o mundo nĂŁo acabar (Learning to Pray in Guarani and KaiowĂĄ So the World Does Not End) (2013)

by Paulo Nazareth

Collaborator

Phantom Wizard

Collaborator

Martin Toloku

Collaborator

Geo Wyex

Collaborator

Kanitha Tith

Collaborator

Basir Mahmood

Collaborator

Reinel Bakole

Collaborator

Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi

Before Distortion, 2023 – ongoing

by Don Yaw Kwaning / material experiments with plant-based raw materials and semi-finished products

Collaborator

Razia Barsatie

Collaborator

Bubble Shooters Network

Collaborator

Jeff Hoogendijk

#27

Manifestation

December 14, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#27 Circle Dance the Fungal

Join ÖzgĂŒr Atlagan, Donghwan Kam, and Kanitha Tith in making a collective Super 8 mm film around YUME YUME's Living Mycelium Dunes.

Respect for the Forest

Fragments of conversations in Saamaka tongo Recordings: January - March 2023 in Pikin Slee (SR) Marjet Zwaans, Edje Doekoe, at Buro Stedelijk Amsterdam (NL) Transcribed and translated with Vinije Haabo

Collaborator

Lorraine Hellwig

Collaborator

Vinger.nl

#15

Manifestation

November 4, 2023
19:00 – 02:00
Central Space

#15 Cosmism

During Museumnacht, we present a selection of films by John Akomfrah, Saodat Ismailova, and Viktor Vasylenko in Buro Stedelijk's Central Space. The program explores cosmic musical forms and the (philosophical) potential of space, science fiction, immortality and infinity.

Collaborator

Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Collaborator

Nazif Lopulissa

Collaborator

BijlmAIR

Collaborator

Mati Diop

Collaborator

Fonds 21 – Henk Christophersen

From Listening to Reflecting: Thoughts on ‘Manifestation #1: Listening Sessions’

by Naema Abdi Ali & Anna-Rosa van Wees.

Collaborator

Maxime Leleux

Collaborator

Sabrine Ingabire

Collaborator

Ilga Minjon

Collaborator

Nat Muller

Collaborator

LazerGazer

Collaborator

Andrea Amponsah

#17

Manifestation

July 2, 2024
Online

#17 Rehearsing institutional de-scripting: A machine for manifestations

by Setareh Noorani

#52

Manifestation

August 28, 2025
Until October 23, 2025
Central Space

#52 To Be Determined

This summer, Dion Rosina, Thato Toeba, Razia Barsatie and Sarojini Lewis relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Konstantin Sonnenkind

Collaborator

Wes Mapes

Collaborator

Shigeo Arikawa

Collaborator

Ksenia Perek

#88

Manifestation

November 27, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#88 How We Made Noise – Book Launch

Join us for the launch of 'How We Made Noise: Reimagining the Museum From Within'.

#53

Manifestation

May 22, 2025
18:30 – 20:30
Until July 17, 2025
Central Space

#53 I Must Still Grow in the Dark

A group show in Buro Stedelijk's Central Space with works by Belkis Ayón, Ana María Gómez López, Jessica Mitrani, Paulo Nazareth, Andrés Pereira Paz, René Peña and Antonio Vega Macotela, curated by Stephanie Noach and Rita Ouédraogo

Collaborator

Kenneth Aidoo

Collaborator

Hana Hussein

Collaborator

Patricia DomĂ­nguez

Collaborator

loopey

Memories of becoming, 2022/2023

by Narges Mohammadi

#35

Manifestation

November 15, 2023
19:00 – 21:30
Off-site

#35 Zonder Gelijkheid, Geen Vrede

Collaborator

Q

Collaborator

Kevin Osepa

#40

Manifestation

September 19, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#40 NEO NEO DADA – Act I, II and III

Lorraine Hellwig performs 'NEO NEO DADA – Act I, II and III' on September 19 at Buro Stedelijk's Central space. A multi-media performance as part of her ongoing process during 'Manifestation #39: To Be Determined'.

#75

Manifestation

October 23, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#75 Parallel Realities

Dion Rosina and Phantom Wizard present 'Parallel Realities' on October 23 at Buro Stedelijk's Central Space. A curated programme as part of his ongoing process during 'Manifestation #52: To Be Determined'.

#77

Manifestation

December 19, 2024
24/7
Until January 17, 2025
Studio Space

#77 Repainting Subway Art

See the homage by graffiti artist Tripl/Furious to the book by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, on the windows of Buro Stedelijk’s Studio Space facing the Paulus Potterstraat.

Collaborator

Antje de Wit

Collaborator

Ruyzdael Publishing

Same Taste

by Basir Mahmood

Collaborator

Miles Greenberg

Collaborator

Simnikiwe Buhlungu

Collaborator

Leontine Coelewij

Collaborator

Valentino Angela

Collaborator

Niels Staats

#9

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
17:00 – 18:00
Off-site

#9 In conversation with Frank Creton

Join us Friday for a Q&A with artist Frank Creton at Meterhuisje

#33

Manifestation

January 25, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#33 Are You Still Resonating?

Finnisage of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal – An evening with Inge Meijer and chamber choir Les Moucherons led by Antje de Wit

#85

Manifestation

November 27, 2025
21:30 - 01:00
Off-site

#85 How We Made Noise – Afterparty

Come celebrate the publication 'How We Made Noise' at Sichuan Territory and Garage Noord with music and live performance.

#48

Manifestation

June 22, 2024
15:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#48 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Adriana Knouf, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

Collaborator

Rita Ouédraogo

#34

Manifestation

November 14, 2023
7:00 – 19:00
Until January 14, 2024
Studio Space

#34 What Can’t It Do?

See the work by Waùl Allouche in our Studio Space. He asked an early version of the current ChatGPT: “What is it a flag can’t do?” This question unexpectedly got answered in a very political way.

Lorraine Hellwig: Process during Manifestation #39 To Be Determined

This summer, Kenneth Aidoo, Lorraine Hellwig and Nazif Lopulissa relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Floor van Leeuwen

Collaborator

Joël Andrianomearisoa

Collaborator

Samuël van der Spek

Collaborator

TaĂŻs Zimmerman

#5

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
Until July 2, 2023
Studio Space

#5 KETI KOTI X Dia di Lucha pa Libertat

Every year on the 1st of July we commemorate slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery: Keti Koti. Since we believe that Keti Koti should be a national holiday, we are closed on the 1st of July. We asked Lydiënne Albertoe to design a graphic work for this particular occasion. The work is placed on the door of our Central Space and the windows of the Studio Space.

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Materializing the Invisible

Q&A with artist, architect and spatial designer Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Collaborator

Uno Fujisawa

Collaborator

Manon Lutanie

Collaborator

Oded Rimon

#70

Manifestation

February 27, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#70 Opening – Shifting | Spirit | Time

with opening words by Buro Stedelijk's curator Rita Ouédraogo and by artist Julianknxx, and a live performance by Elique Curiel

Dormancy Trail, 2023

by Milena Anna Bouma

#11

Manifestation

September 28, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#11 Mal Ora

Join us for an evening co-curated by Kevin Osepa with performances by Travis A. G. Geertruida, Lakisha Apostel, Guenn Ramon Gustina and Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi.

#82

Manifestation

November 1, 2025
14:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#82 Reading Group: Goddess Change

A last gathering with Marly Pierre-Louis, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space.

#83

Manifestation

December 6, 2025
14:00 - 17:00
Off-site

#83 SWARM Rehearsal: Dancing through the Smooth City

Join 'SWARM Rehearsal' with words by René Boer and music by DJ Cheb Runner.

Collaborator

kanaal40

Collaborator

Gilleam Trapenberg

Collaborator

Marjolijn van Heemstra

#36

Manifestation

May 23, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
Central Space

#36 Opening – Script 1: Whispers (Tell the Waters What the Clay Kept Secret II)

with opening words by the artist and and a reflection by Quinsy Gario on Ola Hassanain's solo Manifestation #26

Collaborator

Travis A. G. Geertruida

#64

Manifestation

February 6, 2025
Online

#64 Ton yeke, ton yelele!

Sembe sa lobi sembe sa buuse! (some will love, some will hate!) – With visual essay 'Ton yeke, ton yelele!', Totomboti looks back and forward within their ongoing research 'Kanda Hanka/Liederen Verankeren'.

Collaborator

Fanta Sylla

Muck Studies Department Presents: Transmission from No Point of Return Bleep Blop Bloop, 2021

by Geo Wyex

#67

Manifestation

November 2, 2024
Online

#67 FLIGHT

An accompanying essay to 'Manifestation #58: The Black Film Critic Syllabus', by Fanta Sylla

Collaborator

Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi [aka crazinisT artisT]

Collaborator

Timothy Aarons

Collaborator

Sedrig Verwoert

Collaborator

Joram Kraaijveld

Mina Rwina DIR, 2024

by Simomo Bouj

Collaborator

Marcel van den Berg

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES, 2023

by Joël Andrianomearisoa

Collaborator

Berber Meindertsma

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#2 Opening – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with an inaugural performance by Sedrig Verwoert, Alanna Archibald, Phantom Wizard and Ranie Riberio

Collaborator

Jelmer Teunissen

Collaborator

Irina Djojoatmodjo

Collaborator

Ahmad Mallah

#16

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
Until January 25, 2024
Central Space

#16 Descent into Fungal

The third group show in Buro Stedelijk's Central Space with Milena Anna Bouma, Don Yaw Kwaning, Andrey Shental and YUME YUME

Collaborator

Bnnyhunna

Collaborator

Martijn Maiwald

Collaborator

Nina666

Collaborator

Marjet Zwaans

Collaborator

Ana MarĂ­a GĂłmez LĂłpez

Collaborator

Simomo Bouj

Collaborator

Ola Hassanain

#6

Manifestation

July 6, 2023
12:30 – 13:15 / 14:30 – 15:15
Central Space

#6 Live performance: Visitation, with NO Stars (2030)

Geo Wyex performs 'Visitation, with NO Stars' twice on July 6 at Buro Stedelijk's Central space. A live performance as part of his ongoing work 'Muck Studies Department Presents: Transmission from No Point of Return Bleep Blop Blop Bloop' (2021).

Home is Resistance, 2024

by Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi [aka crazinisT artisT]

Collaborator

UNSEEN

#3

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
21:00 – 1:00
Until March 25, 2023
Off-site

#3 Afterparty – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent at kanaal40

with 1.06 Music Library and Michael Ekow & May

Collaborator

Ranie Ribeiro

#49

Manifestation

December 5, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Studio Space

#49 SISTAAZ OF THE CASTLE

Join us for a screening of the film 'Sistaaz of the Castle', hosted by Duran Lantink and Jan Hoek.

Collaborator

bk owusu

Collaborator

Prof. Fred Ritchin

Collaborator

Ana Bravo Pérez

location

Studio Space

Paulus Potterstraat 13, 1071 CX, Amsterdam

Collaborator

Emily Pethick

Collaborator

pIAR

Collaborator

Morena Leraba

Collaborator

Babs Gons

Razia Barsatie & Sarojini Lewis: Process during Manifestation #52: To Be Determined

#30

Manifestation

January 4, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#30 Mixtape

Experience Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal with sound by LazerGazer

Collaborator

Alina Lupu

Collaborator

Rozaly

#37

Manifestation

June 2, 2024
Until July 2, 2024
Off-site

#37 Keti Koti Westerpark

For the second edition of Keti Koti Westerpark, we welcome you in the installation by Kevin Osepa at 'het Meterhuisje' in Westerpark, Amsterdam.

#79

Manifestation

November 1, 2025
19:00 – 00:00
Central Space

#79 Girl, the World is Big

During Museumnacht, Ndayé Kouagou transforms Buro Stedelijk into a space of gentle destabilization and collective questioning, embracing multiple voices and bodies to create a polyphonic encounter that unfolds Black identity through stories and possibilities.

Kenneth Aidoo: Process during ‘Manifestation #39: To Be Determined’

In the summer of 2024, Kenneth Aidoo, Lorraine Hellwig and Nazif Lopulissa relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

location

Central Space

Daily via Museumplein 10, 10:00 - 18:00 / Evening manifestations via Paulus Potterstraat 13, 18:30 - 20:30

A Whispering Dam, 2024

by Ola Hassanain

Collaborator

Viviane Tabach

Collaborator

BULGAR

Collaborator

Hidde van Greuningen

Collaborator

Simone Zeefuik

Collaborator

AK Soundsystem

Collaborator

Museumnacht Amsterdam

#73

Manifestation

September 18, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#73 Fela sa Hamojela

Thato Toeba x Morena Leraba present 'Fela sa Hamojela' on September 18 at Buro Stedelijk's Central Space. A curated programme as part of their ongoing process during 'Manifestation #52: To Be Determined'.

Collaborator

Valerie Oluwatoyin Abeji

Collaborator

Guenn Ramon Gustina

#42

Manifestation

October 17, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#42 Tell It Like It Is

Join us for the finissage of 'Manifestation #39: To Be Determined', where we will say goodbye to not just three artists but also one immense mural by Kenneth Aidoo.

Collaborator

Thato Toeba

Collaborator

Wayne Modest

#18

Manifestation

November 1, 2023
Central Space

#18 Kunstenaar op zaal

KETI KOTI X ROOTS TO FRUITS

Read and see more about the design process behind Manifestation #50: ROOTS TO FRUITS X KETI KOTI by Mirelle van Tulder

Collaborator

Quinsy Gario

Collaborator

Jelmer Wijnstroom

Collaborator

MĂŒge Yılmaz

Collaborator

Atelier Code Noir

Collaborator

Pırıltı Onukar

Collaborator

Jeanine van Berkel

#59

Manifestation

June 1, 2024
24/7
Until September 22, 2024
Off-site

#59 Keti Koti Westerpark x Kunsttraject

Come see the series New Suns by Gilleam Trapenberg on the windows of Kunsttraject in the Staatsliedenbuurt.

#71

Manifestation

May 22, 2025
19:30 – 21:30
Central Space

#71 opening – I Must Still Grow in the Dark

Collaborator

WaĂšl el Allouche

#7

Manifestation

June 18, 2023
14:00
Off-site

#7 Breaking Bread

Cassave bread with Lelani Lewis

Collaborator

Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

Collaborator

Glenpherd

Collaborator

Bouba Dola

Collaborator

Paul du Bois-Reymond

Nazif Lopulissa: Process during Manifestation #39: To Be Determined

This summer, Kenneth Aidoo, Lorraine Hellwig and Nazif Lopulissa relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

#46

Manifestation

April 20, 2024
15:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#46 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Nat Muller, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

#41

Manifestation

October 3, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#41 Strange Soil

Nazif Lopulissa presents 'Strange Soil' on October 3 at Buro Stedelijk's Central Space. A curated programme as part of his ongoing process during 'Manifestation #39: To Be Determined'.

Collaborator

Adriana Knouf

Collaborator

YUME YUME

Collaborator

Unfair

#17

Manifestation

September 14, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#12 Rehearsing (the Care for) Decay

Mirre Yayla Séur performs 'Rehearsing (the Care for) Decay' on September 14 at our Central space. A live performance as part of her ongoing process during Manifestation #8: To Be Determined.

#1

Manifestation

April 14, 2023
11:00 – 17:00
Until April 15, 2023
Off-site

#1 Listening Sessions

An engaging and thought-provoking two-day manifestation on April 14 and 15, 2023.

#22

Manifestation

December 7, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#22

Ranie Ribeiro performs on harp on December 7 at the Central Space. A live performance as part of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal.

Sacred Wounds, 2024

by Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi [aka crazinisT artisT]

Collaborator

Alanna Archibald

#43

Manifestation

November 28, 2024
Until January 23, 2025
Central Space

#43 (Where and for Whom?) Listening to the Absences

The fifth group show in Buro Stedelijk's Central Space with Simomo Bouj, Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi [aka crazinisT artisT] and Martin Toloku

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#89

Manifestation

November 27, 2025
Online

#89 We Need to Relearn How to Walk Softly on Earth: Questioning while Co-Becoming, from Curating to Publishing

Reflections on making 'How We Made Noise' by Gwen Parry

Collaborator

KC

#10

Manifestation

August 3, 2023
14:00 – 16:00
Studio Space

#10 Beauty Basics for Queer People

Trans-inclusive makeup workshop by Timothy Paul. Join Caribbean Queer Salon for this live make-up tutorial.

Collaborator

Ernst van Deursen

#72

Manifestation

June 1, 2025
24/7
Until July 1, 2025
Studio Space

#72 KETI KOTI X ABOUT LOVE

Every year on the 1st of July we commemorate slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery: Keti Koti. Since we believe that Keti Koti should be a national holiday, we are closed on the 1st of July. Each year we ask a graphic designer to create a work for Buro Stedelijk's windows facing the Paulus Potterstraat. This year Jeanine van Berkel created the work ABOUT LOVE.

and if a tree sees it all, 2024 – 2025

by Julianknxx

Collaborator

Jan Hoek

Collaborator

Mercy St. J

Collaborator

Touchy Studios

Kunsttraject X Keti Koti Westerpark

Design research behind Manifestation #65 by Jeanine van Berkel

The Invisible Double (2025)

by Jessica Mitrani

Collaborator

Martha Cooper

SYSTEMA [EXO] NATURÆ (Regnum Lapideum), 2025

by Ana MarĂ­a GĂłmez LĂłpez

Man Made Materials series, 1998

by René Peña

Collaborator

Dion Rosina

Collaborator

Iyanla Etnel

Collaborator

Sichuan Territory

#78

Manifestation

September 6, 2025
14:30 - 18:00
Off-site

#78 “Life Compensation Lottery”

Join us on September 6, for Manifestation #78: "Life Compensation Lottery" by Suzie van Staaveren and Robbie Schweiger. A free zip code lottery for residents of Waterland and Amsterdam Landelijk Noord with an unusual prize: CO₂-compensation for a lifetime.

#19

Manifestation

October 12, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#19 Raw Heat, Black Sweat

Join us for a co-curated evening by Marcel van den Berg, a block party at the Central Space celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop Culture with KC, Loopey, Farida Sedoc, Jeff Croese and Shigeo Arikawa.

Collaborator

S*an D. Henry-Smith

Shifting | Spirit | Time, 2025

by Julianknxx

#81

Manifestation

November 20, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#81 Opening – The Belly of Momo

Opening performance by Lakisha Apostel and Kevin Osepa with soundscape by Rozaly.

Collaborator

Sarah Schulten

Collaborator

1.06 Music Library

Untitled (study on spirit) (2025)

by Julianknxx

Collaborator

Don Yaw Kwaning

location

Off-site

Collaborator

Suzie van Staaveren

#80 The Belly of Momo

Nederlandse tekst

#4

Manifestation

June 4, 2023
12:00 - 18:00
Until July 2, 2023
Off-site

#4 Keti Koti Westerpark

with Atelier Code Noir and Frank Creton

#25

Manifestation

February 15, 2024
18:30 – 20:30
Central Space

#25 Opening – TRUTH

with a musical performance by Bnnyhunna and tunes by 1.06 Music Library

#51

Manifestation

May 2, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
Central Space

#51 Chorus in Flight

Metro54 and Buro Stedelijk are proud to present Julianknxx' one-night immersive performance, developed in collaboration with The Memoria Collective choir from Amsterdam and Rotterdam conducted by Elique Curiel.

Collaborator

Garage Noord

Collaborator

Pauline Curnier Jardin

Collaborator

Azu Nwagbogu

Collaborator

Les Moucherons

Collaborator

Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou

#31

Manifestation

January 11, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#31 Hosting Darkness

hosted by Berber Meindertsma and Stephanie Schuitemaker

The Crack That Is Named, 2024

by Antonio Vega Macotela

#21

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#21 Opening – Descent into Fungal

with an inaugural performance by Queer Choir Amsterdam

Collaborator

Anne Lakeman

Collaborator

Stephanie Schuitemaker

Collaborator

Stephanie Noach

Collaborator

Michael Ekow & May

Collaborator

Narges Mohammadi

Mirre Yayla Séur: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla SĂ©ur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Milena Anna Bouma

Collaborator

Fiep van Bodegom

Collaborator

SistaazHood

Collaborator

Julianknxx

##60

Manifestation

September 28, 2024
14:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#60 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Ilga Minjon, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

Collaborator

W139

Hybrid Listening

an architectural intervention by Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Collaborator

Inge Meijer

Collaborator

Ndayé Kouagou

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#8

Manifestation

August 14, 2023
Until October 15, 2023
Central Space

#8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla SĂ©ur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Marcel van den Berg: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla SĂ©ur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

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EGO FVLCIO COLLVMNAS EIVS (I Fortify Your Columns), 2020 – 2025

by Andrés Pereira Paz

Collaborator

Mirre Yayla Séur

#76

Manifestation

January 9, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#76 Cosmic Entanglements

Join us for a film evening linked to 'Goddess Change', the monthly speculative fiction reading group initiated by artists Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz, with works by Larissa Sansour, Patricia DomĂ­nguez and by Black Quantum Futurism.

#74

Manifestation

October 2, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#74 Labyrinth Within

Razia Barsatie and Sarojini Lewis present 'Labyrinth Within' on October 2 at Buro Stedelijk's Central Space. A curated programme as part of their ongoing process during 'Manifestation #52: To Be Determined'.

#26: Audio introduction by Artist

Manifestation #26: Script 1: Whispers (Tell The Waters What The Clay Kept Secret II), by Ola Hassanain

#69

Manifestation

June 12, 2025
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#69 The Way

A temporary spatial intervention by Stephanie Schuitemaker with Uno Fujisawa

KETI KOTI X Dia di lucha pa libertat

Design process behind #5 by Lydienne Albertoe

Collaborator

Jessica Mitrani

Collaborator

Onomatopee

Collaborator

Stephen Tayo

Collaborator

Nuria Bofarull

#13

Manifestation

July 17, 2023
Central Space

#13 A Conversation about Decay

A conversation in Buro Stedelijk's first group show 'Manifestation #2 Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent' with curator Rita Ouédraogo, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Narges Mohammadi and Geo Wyex about Decay..

#50

Manifestation

June 2, 2024
24/7
Until July 2, 2024
Studio Space

#50: KETI KOTI X ROOTS TO FRUITS

Every year on the 1st of July, we commemorate slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery: Keti Koti. In the month prior to this day, we show new work by artist and graphic designer Mirelle van Tulder on the windows of Buro Stedelijk’s Studio Space facing the Paulus Potterstraat.

Collaborator

Gwen Parry

The Slope, 2023

by Ola Hassanain

Collaborator

Jaer Vogelland

#45

Manifestation

March 23, 2024
15:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#45 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading group with Marly Pierre-Louis, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

#44

Manifestation

November 28, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#44 Opening – (Where and for Whom?) Listening to the Absences

The fifth group show in Buro Stedelijk's Central Space with Simomo Bouj, Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi and Martin Toloku, with a live performance by Simomo Bouj.

Collaborator

The Memoria Collective

Dion Rosina: Process during Manifestation #52: To Be Determined

Living Mycelium Dunes, 2023

by YUME YUME

Collaborator

Sarojini Lewis

Collaborator

Black Quantum Futurism

#20

Manifestation

November 16, 2023
Until November 19, 2023
Off-site

#20 Taking Root Among the Stars

In collaboration with Buro Stedelijk, Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yilmaz will create an intimate space at UNFAIR23. The booth will offer a moment of rest, pause, to go through the books and reflect on the patchwork sky.

Kevin Osepa: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla SĂ©ur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Rice, Peas, Roots and Culture

Collaborator

Terror161 a.k.a. Json

Collaborator

Tripl

#54

Manifestation

February 27, 2025
10:00 - 18:00
Until April 24, 2025
Central Space

#54 Shifting / Spirit / Time

An ambitious new multi-screen film installation by acclaimed poet, artist, and filmmaker Julianknxx. Known for his extensive research and commitment to (re)visiting places and people for collaboration, this latest work builds on the artist’s performance 'Chorus is Flight' presented in May 2024 on the steps of the Stedelijk Museum with the Memoria Collective, conducted by Elique Curiel, in collaboration with Metro54.

Collaborator

Christelle Oyiri

Collaborator

senakirfa A.

Collaborator

Donghwan Kam

Collaborator

Setareh Noorani

Collaborator

Naema Abdi

Collaborator

Paulo Nazareth

Collaborator

Saodat Ismailova

Collaborator

ÖzgĂŒr Atlagan

Collaborator

Rubiah Balsem

A curated soundscape for ‘How We Made Noise’

by bk owusu

Collaborator

René Boer

Collaborator

Andrey Shental

Seeping Waters, 2023 – 2024

by Ola Hassanain

Collaborator

NØËL.

Collaborator

Larissa Sansour

Collaborator

Queer Choir

Collaborator

Andrea Voets

Collaborator

IvĂĄn MartĂ­nez

Nlloro (Weeping), 1991

by Belkis AyĂłn

Collaborator

Nikola Lamburov

#26: Video introduction by Artist

Manifestation #26: Script 1: Whispers (Tell The Waters What The Clay Kept Secret II), by Ola Hassanain

#62

Manifestation

November 30, 2024
14:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#62 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Pırıltı Onukar, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space.

Collaborator

Drankerij

Collaborator

Satykam Mokhamsingh

Collaborator

Lydienne Albertoe

#80 The Belly of Momo

Teksto na Papiamentu

Collaborator

Cheb Runner

#90

Manifestation

December 11, 2025
Online

#90 The Belly is Strange

A reflection on 'The Belly of Momo' written by glenpherd, informed by Rita, Kevin and Lakisha

Collaborator

Elias Wattimena

Collaborator

Anna Arov

#47

Manifestation

May 25, 2024
15:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#47 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Fiep van Bodegom, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
Until July 25, 2023
Central Space

#2 Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with Joël Andrianomearisoa, Narges Mohammadi and Geo Wyex

#26

Manifestation

May 23, 2024
Until July 18, 2024
Central Space

#26 Script 1: Whispers (Tell The Waters What The Clay Kept Secret II)

Artist and architect Ola Hassanain intertwines family history with the materiality and temporality of water and clay. For this manifestation, Hassanain shares her ongoing visual research into the spatial implications of catastrophes. In this provocation the artist zooms in on an intimate ‘site of catastrophe’: her grandmother’s house.

Collaborator

Artist Collective Totomboti

Collaborator

All Sizes

Thato Toeba: Process during Manifestation #52: To Be Determined

#63

Manifestation

January 18, 2025
14:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#63 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Camille Sapara Barton, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space.

#68

Manifestation

July 18, 2024
Central Space

#68 Reflections on Script 1: Whispers (Tell the Waters What the Clay Kept Secret II)

Reflections on Ola Hassanain’s solo Manifestation #26: Script 1: Whispers (Tell the Waters What the Clay Kept Secret II), with Ola Hassanain, Quinsy Gario, and Rita OuĂ©draogo.

#39

Manifestation

August 15, 2024
Until October 17, 2024
Central Space

#39 To Be Determined

This summer, Kenneth Aidoo, Lorraine Hellwig and Nazif Lopulissa relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Keti Koti Westerpark

Collaborator

René Peña

Collaborator

Mirelle van Tulder

#23

Manifestation

February 15, 2024
Until March 31, 2024
Central Space

#23 TRUTH

a video installation by Miles Greenberg

#29

Manifestation

December 28, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#29 Mixtape

Experience Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal with sound by bk owusu

Collaborator

Camille Sapara Barton

Collaborator

Yvette Mutumba

How We Made Noise: Reimagining the Museum from Within

A publication bringing together contributions from leading thinkers and artists including Tina M. Campt, Christina Sharpe, Quinsy Gario, Wayne Modest, Ola Hassanain, Yvette Mutumba, Emily Pethick, and Kevin Osepa, among others, co-published with Onomatopee and edited by Rita Ouédraogo.

Descent into the Fungal, 2017

by Andrey Shental

Collaborator

Dr. Edward Birzin

Collaborator

Peter Tijhuis

#28

Manifestation

December 21, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#28 tremor (thunder)

On December 21 at the Central space, S*an D. Henry-Smith performs live as part of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal.

Collaborator

Drums of the Earth

Collaborator

SEXYLAND World

Era of TDC, 2024

by Martin Toloku

Collaborator

Kunsttraject

Collaborator

Ammodo

Collaborator

Charles Hardy

Collaborator

Veerle Driessen

Collaborator

Juny Martina

#61

Manifestation

October 26, 2024
14:30 – 17:30
Studio Space

#61 Reading Group Goddess Change

Reading Group with Anna Arov, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and MĂŒge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space.

Collaborator

Tina M. Campt

Klof, village of spirits, 2020 – ongoing

by Kevin Osepa

Collaborator

Anna-Rosa van Wees

#57

Manifestation

August 22, 2024
17:00
Off-site

#57 New Suns – in conversation with Gilleam Trapenberg

After more than two months, Gilleam Trapenberg’s manifestation: ‘New Suns’ on the windows of Kunsttraject for Keti Koti Westerpark, is coming to an end. On Thursday 22 August at 17:00, we host a conversation with the artist at the Buurtwerkplaats, Cliffordstraat 36 in Amsterdam. Afterwards, you can walk the route through the neighbourhood and have a drink.

Collaborator

Frank Creton

I Must Still Grow in the Dark

by Stephanie Noach

Collaborator

Ngozi Onwurah

Collaborator

Renzo Martens

#58

Manifestation

December 19, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Studio Space

#56 Repainting Subway Art

A book launch of 'Repainting Subway Art' by Tripl a.k.a. Furious, with a talk by Martha Cooper, Terror161 a.k.a. Json, moderated by Dr. Edward Birzin

Collaborator

Frédérique Gagnon

Collaborator

Duran Lantink

#58

Manifestation

November 2, 2024
19:00 – 0:00
Central Space

#58 The Black Film Critic Syllabus

A curated film evening during Museumnacht by writer and thinker Fanta Sylla, the founder of 'The Black Film Critic Syllabus'.

Collaborator

Suzette Martina

Collaborator

Charl Landvreugd

Collaborator

Anna Hoetjes

Collaborator

Ceder Rorije

Collaborator

Emily Shin-Jie Lee

Darkness as Full Potential: Beyond Negation

by Rita Ouédraogo

#32

Manifestation

January 18, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#32 Film screening by Kevin Osepa

Join us to watch LA ÚLTIMA ASCENSIÓN and Watamula