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...

THE WORLD OF RAY CAESER

2006.1.5　 Text: Ania Markham

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...

JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE “HALCYON DAYS”

2005.10.4　 Text: Ania Markham

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...

INSIDE DESIGN AMSTERDAM 2005

2005.9.4　 Text: Ania Markham

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...

HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, 10 YEARS’ WORK

2005.5.4　 Text: Ania Markham

Being a Londoner living abroad, I couldn't miss the opportunity to promote a exhibition celebrates the work of Hussein Chalayan, twice-crowned British Designer Of The Year currently on in the Netherlands. I've alwa...

“MADE IN BRITAIN: CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHY”

2005.5.4　 Text: Ania Markham

Closer to home, this time at Huis Marseilles located on Amsterdam's Keizersgracht. "Made in Britain" is a collaboration with Addie Vassie of HUG gallery and presents a selection of recent work by twelve British photog...

EXACTITUDES

2005.4.4　 Text: Ania Markham

One of the most memorable shop window displays I have ever seen was the one for the book, Exactitudes. The Atheneaum book store in Amsterdam had a stunningly simple idea of images from the book decorating their window...

JOSH BAUMGARTEN “IRRATIONAL LIBRARY”

2003.7.1　 Text: Ania Markham

Jump on a train from Centraal Station in the direction of the sea and within 15 minutes you'll end up in Haarlem. This is the home of Josh Baumgarten, originally from New York and now happily settled in the Netherland...

MORAD BOUCHAKOUR “PARTY! IN THE NETHERLANDS”

2003.1.31　 Text: Bastiaan Rijkers

Every year Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad and the Rijksmuseum invite a photographer to record a specific part of Dutch culture. Huwelijksfeest, Morad Bouchakour, 2002 © Morad Bouchakour This time Morad Bouch...

LARD BUURMAN “TAKING TIME (OUT)”

2002.10.29　 Text: Bastiaan Rijkers

The first solo exhibition of Lard Buurman just opened in Buro Leeuwarden. The show is part of the photo manifestation 'Noorderlicht' by the Fries museum in Leeuwarden. Praca do Comércio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2000 ...

CLUB PLAK (CLUB PASTE)

2002.9.29　 Text: Bastiaan Rijkers

In the early spring of 2002 designer and artist Roosje Klap initiated the already infamous Club Plak (Club Paste). One evening (there was) a group of 20 friends, all artists, musicians, designers and so on, (were) pre...

EVANGELOS PAPAZOGLOU “50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER PROJECT”

2002.7.27　 Text: Bastiaan Rijkers

Evangelos Papazoglou has recently finished a great albeit a somewhat heartbreaking project. Having your lover leaving is never any fun but in his case he locked himself in a room for a couple of months and made ...