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Review of ‘I’m Not Here – An Exhibition Without Francis Alÿs’, De Appel, Amsterdam

31 May 2010, Posted by heingart in Art, Dutch art spaces, Frieze, 0 Comments

Review of ‘I’m Not Here – An Exhibition Without Francis Alÿs’, De Appel, Amsterdam


This exhibition is meant to recall that atmosphere of Francis Alÿs, while at the same time critiquing the very format of the solo exhibition – in this case, a group show standing for a solo exhibition whose protagonist is only conceptually alluded to.

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Lost in Space: Guido van der Werve at SMBA

19 Oct 2006, Posted by heingart in Art, Dutch art spaces, 0 Comments

Lost in Space: Guido van der Werve at SMBA


Like van der Werve’s films, the history of transportation is also littered with quashed dreams, failures, and falls: grandiloquent names like Concorde, Challenger, and Titanic almost precognitively augured their own spectacular demises.

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Tinker and tweak: interview with Jonah Brucker-Cohen and Katherine Moriwaki

01 Aug 2006, Posted by heingart in Art, Dutch art spaces, 0 Comments

Tinker and tweak: interview with Jonah Brucker-Cohen and Katherine Moriwaki


Participants in the Scrapyard Challenge make simple electronic controllers using found materials like computer parts, household appliances, turntables, monitors, gadgets and clothing, which also shows how easy it is to re-use technology to serve a new purpose.

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Nicoline van Harskamp: ‘Guards’, De Appel, Amsterdam

19 Mar 2005, Posted by heingart in Art, Dutch art spaces, 0 Comments

Nicoline van Harskamp: ‘Guards’, De Appel, Amsterdam


Van Harskamp shows not only how mutable authoritarian identities are and how easy it has become to assume them, but also how willingly civilians submit.

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