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TAG
A long-established name in Den Haag, Concrete opened its new Amsterdam store back in May. Situated on Spuistraat, the store also provides an excellent additional space for TAG, the platform for contemporary visual cul...
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KUNSTVLAAI 6
Amsterdam has a long tradition of supporting contemporary artists in all shapes and sizes, and no-where is this more evident than at the annual Kunstvlaai, held in the Westerpark. This year's Kunstvlaai 6 ran between ...
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QUEENSDAY 2006
Every year the Netherlands winds itself up, ready for the last day of April. Queensday (or Koninginnedag) is not to be underestimated. A public holiday on a scale rarely seen in other countries, it's a day when the Du...
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PERSIJN BROERSEN & MARGIT LUKACS
This month sees the new exhibition 'Next Level: Art, Games and Reality' at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. The show seeks to illustrate the far-reaching influence of game culture in the worlds of art, film and music. Re...
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SONIC ACTS 2006
The annual arrival of SonicActs in Amsterdam is always greeted with anticipation and this year was no exception. Held between the 23rd and 26th February at the Paradiso and De Balie, the international computer arts fe...
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THE WORLD OF RAY CAESER
Landing the incredible Ray Caeser (London, 1958) as the first artist to exhibit at your new gallery, is no mean feat. Esther Koch and Hans Bos are the couple behind the new addition to the Amsterdam gallery scene and...
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60DAYSOFSPACE
There have been a few very successful examples of the guerilla store concept, most notably the Comme de Garcons stores in places such as Warsaw and Berlin, but also Vacant in the US. 60daysofspace is a new Dutch chal...
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SMART PROJECT SPACE
Back in the autumn of 2003, I reported on the sad forced relocation of Amsterdam's 'laboratory for cultural production', SMART Project Space. Following a 3 year battle to save their home in the former Swammerdam Insi...
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JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE “HALCYON DAYS”
We get so caught up in contemporary photography, that it's easy to overlook work from earlier times. I'm fascinated by observational, real-life images from the first half of the 20th century and one of the most intere...
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INSIDE DESIGN AMSTERDAM 2005
September is a good month to visit Amsterdam if you're a fan of contemporary furniture and interior design. Inside Design Amsterdam 2005 returns for a second year of the city-wide initiative which runs from 23rd Septe...
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GARRETT CHOW “NIKE WINDRUNNER”
Last year I interviewed Garrett Chow who was a member of the street art crew, London Police, who have since disbanded. Garrett is now establishing himself as a stand-alone artist (he already has a successful career in...
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JOSIE SYKES
Amsterdam is often described as a small town rather than a big city and this ring trues when you start recognizing faces at various events. Photographer Josie Sykes (31) is one of those people I was introduced to and ...
