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

Join us on May 23, for the opening of Ola Hassanain's first solo manifestation at Buro Stedelijk's Central Space.

#47 Reading Group: Goddess Change
Manifestation #47
Studio Space
Free Tickets

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

#37 Keti Koti Westerpark x Kunsttraject
Manifestation #37
Off-site Local

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

#48 Reading Group: Goddess Change
Manifestation #48
Studio Space
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Reading Group with Adriana Knouf, hosted by Anna Hoetjes and Müge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

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#37 Keti Koti Westerpark x Kunsttraject

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

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Gilleam Trapenberg will be showing his series New Suns during Manifestation #37: Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk X Kunsttraject. Trapenberg started the series in 2020 out of a longing and yearning to Curacao, the island he grew up on. The sun, palms lining pristine white sand beaches and an azure blue sea. However, this yearning manifested in a primarily embodied endeavor to depict Curaçao as a place of individuals with a distinct culture and character, imbued with history and future aspirations.  

With his series New Suns, Trapenberg questions the Caribbean sun as a symbol of exoticism, commercialism and tourism. He examines not only the attractiveness we connect to ideas of the Caribbean, but also helps us revisit stereotypical images that establish the notion of a utopic Caribbean paradise. Carefully nudging us to see how the island flourishes partially because of the sun, but the resulting economic prosperity does not always benefit the island residents. 

The suns captured through Gilleam’s lens are meticulously documented during his stays on Curaçao, where the creative process unfolds through digital manipulation, delicately adjusting colors and hues within the negatives. 

Trapenberg shot the New Suns on Curaçao and developed them in the Netherlands. Together, we are exploring ways to exhibit them in Amsterdam outside of the white cube and make them accessible to a wide audience that can admire the works 24/7. What might it mean to exhibit this body of work in the Staatsliedenbuurt, accessible day and night and in relation to Keti Koti. What might it mean to show this work not in a gallery, museum or project space but rather 24/7 in windows in the Staatsliedenbuurt?

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Gilleam Trapenberg toont zijn serie New Suns tijdens Manifestatie #37: Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk X Kunsttraject. Trapenberg begon de serie in 2020 vanuit een verlangen naar Curaçao, het eiland waar hij opgroeide. De zon, palmen langs parelwitte stranden en een azuurblauwe zee. Dit verlangen uitte zich echter in een voornamelijk belichaamde poging om Curaçao af te beelden als een plek van individuen met een eigen cultuur en karakter, doordrenkt met geschiedenis en toekomstige ambities.  

Met de serie New Suns zet Trapenberg vraagtekens bij de Caribische zon als symbool van exotisme, commercialiteit en toerisme. Hij onderzoekt niet alleen de aantrekkingskracht die we verbinden aan ideeën over het Caribisch gebied, maar helpt ons ook stereotype beelden te herzien die de basis vormen van het idee van een utopisch Caribisch paradijs. Voorzichtig maakt hij ons duidelijk dat het eiland deels floreert dankzij de zon, maar dat de daaruit voortvloeiende economische welvaart niet altijd ten goede komt aan de eilandbewoners. 

De zonnen die door Gilleams lens zijn vastgelegd, zijn zorgvuldig gedocumenteerd tijdens zijn verblijven op Curaçao, waar het creatieve proces zich ontvouwt door middel van digitale manipulatie, waarbij kleuren en tinten in de negatieven subtiel worden aangepast. 

Trapenberg schoot de New Suns op Curaçao en ontwikkelde ze in Nederland. Samen onderzoeken we manieren om ze in Amsterdam buiten de white cube tentoon te stellen en ze toegankelijk te maken voor een breed publiek dat de werken 24/7 kan bewonderen. Wat betekent het om dit oeuvre in de Staatsliedenbuurt tentoon te stellen?

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June 2 – August 31
Kunsttraject Staatsliedenbuurt
24/7 on show
Free entrance / Gratis toegang

Route: Fannius Scholtenstraat 20– J M Kemperstraat 121, 140, 148, 89 –Van der Hoopstraat 41, 66, 88, 89 – Van Hallstraat 13, 31 – Groen van Prinstererstraat 61

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Off-site Local

Collaborator

Joël Andrianomearisoa

#4

Manifestation

June 4, 2023
16:00
Until July 2, 2023
Off-site Local

#4 Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk

with Atelier Code Noir and Frank Creton

Collaborator

Wes Mapes

Collaborator

Naema Abdi

#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 will perform 'Visitation, with NO Stars' twice on July 6 at the 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).

Collaborator

Hana Nina Hussein

#26

Manifestation

May 23, 2024
Until July 18, 2024
Central Space

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

Join us on May 23, for the opening of Ola Hassanain's first solo manifestation at Buro Stedelijk's Central Space.

Collaborator

Bubble Shooters Network

Collaborator

Antje de Wit

Collaborator

Shigeo Arikawa

Collaborator

S*an D. Henry-Smith

Collaborator

Atelier Code Noir

#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 Séur 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.

#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.

Collaborator

bk owusu

Before Distortion (2023 – ongoing)

by Don Yaw Kwaning

#5

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
Until July 2, 2023
Studio Space

#5 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.

#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

Collaborator

Nuria Bofarull

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Collaborator

Andrey Shental

Collaborator

Floor van Leeuwen

Collaborator

Simomo Bouj

Klof, village of spirits (2020 – ongoing)

by Kevin Osepa

Collaborator

Azu Nwagbogu

Collaborator

senakirfa A.

#1

Manifestation

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

#1 Listening Sessions

Buro Stedelijk’s manifestation #1 Listening Sessions, is an engaging and thought-provoking two-day event on April 14 and 15.

Sleeping Waters (2023)

by Ola Hassanain

Collaborator

Irina Djojoatmodjo

Collaborator

Andrea Voets

Collaborator

Oded Rimon

Collaborator

Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou

Collaborator

Niels Staats

#50

Manifestation

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

#50: Keti Koti x Roots to Fruits

Collaborator

Valerie Oluwatoyin Abeji

Collaborator

Pauline Curnier Jardin

Collaborator

Joram Kraaijveld

#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 Waèl 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.

Collaborator

Travis A. G. Geertruida

#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 the Buro Stedelijk Central Space. The program explores cosmic musical forms and the (philosophical) potential of space, science fiction, immortality and infinity.

#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 Müge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

Collaborator

Ernst van Deursen

Collaborator

Geert Vlieger

#16

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
Until January 25, 2024
Central Space

#16 Descent into Fungal

The third group show in the Central Space with Milena Anna Bouma, Don Yaw Kwaning, Andrey Shental and YUME YUME

Collaborator

kanaal40

#23

Manifestation

February 15, 2024
Until March 31, 2024
Central Space

#23 TRUTH

a video installation by Miles Greenberg, open daily from 10:00 – 18:00 with a Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ticket

Collaborator

Kanitha Tith

Collaborator

Ana Bravo Pérez

#21

Manifestation

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

#21 Opening – Manifestation #16 Descent into Fungal

with an inaugural performance by Queer Choir Amsterdam

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Studio Space

Paulus Potterstraat 13, 1071 CX, Amsterdam

Collaborator

Leontine Coelewij

#35

Manifestation

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

#35 Zonder Gelijkheid, Geen Vrede

Collaborator

Anna Hoetjes

Collaborator

Julianknxx

Collaborator

Artist Collective Totomboti

Collaborator

Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi

Collaborator

Renzo Martens

Collaborator

Les Moucherons

#20

Manifestation

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

#20 Taking Root Among the Stars

In collaboration with Buro Stedelijk, Anna Hoetjes and Müge 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.

Collaborator

Marcel van den Berg

Kevin Osepa: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur 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.

#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

Quinsy Gario

Collaborator

Adriana Knouf

#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 Müge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

Grown head to toe outfit (2023)

by YUME YUME

Collaborator

Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

#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.

Collaborator

loopey

Collaborator

Phantom Wizard

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Online

Collaborator

Ceder Rorije

Collaborator

Vinger.nl

Collaborator

Narges Mohammadi

Collaborator

Yvette Mutumba

Collaborator

Timothy Aarons

Collaborator

Ola Hassanain

#30

Manifestation

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

#30 Mixtape

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

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

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur 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

Jelmer Wijnstroom

Collaborator

Milena Anna Bouma

Living Mycelium Dunes (2023)

by YUME YUME

Collaborator

LazerGazer

Collaborator

Drankerij

Same Taste

by Basir Mahmood

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

by Geo Wyex

Hybrid Listening

an architectural intervention by Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

The Slope (2023)

by Ola Hassanain

#37

Manifestation

June 1, 2024
24/7
Until August 31, 2024
Off-site Local

#37 Keti Koti Westerpark x Kunsttraject

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

Collaborator

Marjet Zwaans

#31

Manifestation

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

#31 Hosting Darkness

hosted by Berber Meindertsma and Stephanie Schuitemaker

Collaborator

Fiep van Bodegom

Collaborator

KC

Collaborator

Mirre Yayla Séur

From listening to reflecting: thoughts on the Manifestation #1 Listening Sessions

by Naema Abdi Ali & Anna-Rosa van Wees.

Collaborator

Hidde van Greuningen

Collaborator

Ksenia Perek

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

Touchy Studios

Collaborator

Fonds 21 – Henk Christophersen

Collaborator

Rita Ouédraogo

Collaborator

Frank Creton

Collaborator

Kevin Osepa

Collaborator

Gwen Parry

Collaborator

Ahmad Mallah

Collaborator

Ammodo

Collaborator

Inge Meijer

location

Central Space

Museumplein 10, 10:00 - 18:00 / Paulus Potterstraat 13, Thursdays 18:30 - 20:30

location

Off-site Int’l

Collaborator

Robbie Schweiger

Collaborator

Gilleam Trapenberg

Collaborator

Anna-Rosa van Wees

Collaborator

Kunsttraject

Collaborator

Emily Shin-Jie Lee

Collaborator

Sarah Schulten

#9

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
17:00 – 18:00
Off-site Local

#9 In conversation with Frank Creton

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

Collaborator

Saodat Ismailova

Collaborator

Emily Pethick

Collaborator

Anne Lakeman

#3

Manifestation

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

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

with 1.06 Music Library and Michael Ekow & May

#29

Manifestation

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

#29 Mixtape

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

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Collaborator

Mirelle van Tulder

Collaborator

Müge Yılmaz

#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 Müge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

Collaborator

Keti Koti Westerpark

Collaborator

Özgür Atlagan

Collaborator

Waèl Allouche

Collaborator

Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Dormancy Trail
(2023)

by Milena Anna Bouma

#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

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Buro Stedelijk is a place to discover Amsterdam’s dynamic and forward-thinking art scene. 

Collaborator

Michael Ekow & May

#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.

#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

Collaborator

Marjolijn van Heemstra

Collaborator

Nat Muller

Collaborator

Alanna Archibald

Collaborator

Alina Lupu

Collaborator

Donghwan Kam

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

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur 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.

Memories of becoming (2022/2023)

by Narges Mohammadi

Collaborator

Setareh Noorani

Collaborator

Bnnyhunna

Collaborator

Andrea Amponsah

Collaborator

Simnikiwe Buhlungu

Descent into the Fungal (2017)

by Andrey Shental

Collaborator

Don Yaw Kwaning

Collaborator

Lydienne Albertoe

A Whispering Dam (2024)

by Ola Hassanain

Collaborator

Miles Greenberg

Collaborator

1.06 Music Library

Collaborator

Guenn Ramon Gustina

#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

#27

Manifestation

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

#27 Circle Dance the Fungal

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

#18

Manifestation

November 1, 2023
Central Space

#18 Kunstenaar op zaal

#7

Manifestation

June 18, 2023
14:00
Off-site Local

#7 Breaking Bread

Cassave bread with Lelani Lewis

Collaborator

Ranie Ribeiro

Collaborator

Geo Wyex

Collaborator

Lakisha Apostel

Collaborator

Rubiah Balsem

Collaborator

Sedrig Verwoert

Collaborator

Queer Choir

Collaborator

Q

Collaborator

SEXYLAND World

#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.

Collaborator

Berber Meindertsma

#14

Manifestation

July 24, 2023
16:00
Studio Space

#14 Exiting the Photographic Universe

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

#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.

#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

The Memoria Collective

Collaborator

Basir Mahmood

Collaborator

Rice, Peas, Roots and Culture

Collaborator

Marly Pierre-Louis

Collaborator

Viviane Tabach

Collaborator

Stephanie Schuitemaker

Collaborator

Simone Zeefuik

#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

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023)

by Joël Andrianomearisoa

Dia di lucha pa libertat

Design process behind #5 by Lydienne Albertoe

Collaborator

YUME YUME

Collaborator

Uno Fujisawa

#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 Müge Yılmaz in Buro Stedelijk's Studio Space

Collaborator

Charl Landvreugd