Woensdag 08 Oktober 2014
African Masterpieces - The Story of the Kingdom of Ife
The first exhibition to focus on the art of Ife, an ancient city in modern day Nigeria. The artists of Ife made sculptures from metal, stone and terracotta that have placed the region on the map in terms of world art history. The exhibition displays some of the world's most sophisticated historical art works – more than 100 sculptures of metal, stone and terracotta from the 12th to 16th centuries tell the story of the African civilisation of Ife, ancestors of the Yoruba, one of the largest ethnic groups of modern day Nigeria. The exhibition has previously been on view in the USA, Great Britain and Spain.
Exhibition Signs of Solidarity: the Dutch against apartheid
In celebration of South Africa’s 20 Years of Democracy, the South African Embassy in The Hague and members of the former Dutch anti-apartheid movements have put together an exhibition celebrating the role that was played by the Netherlands in bringing about a democracy in South Africa. The exhibition deals with the Dutch contribution to the struggle against apartheid and was commissioned by both the South African Embassy in The Netherlands and the Dutch Embassy in South Africa and produced with support of the International Institute of Social History (IISH).
overzichtstentoonstelling Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden
Vanaf september 2014 is een uniek overzicht te zien van het indrukwekkende oeuvre van Marlene Dumas. De retrospectieve tentoonstelling Marlene Dumas – The Image as Burden is de eerste grote solotentoonstelling in 20 jaar van Dumas in Nederland en brengt bijna tweehonderd van haar belangrijkste werken bijeen vanaf de late jaren 70 tot nu. Het is de meest omvangrijke retrospectieve tentoonstelling van haar werk in Europa tot nu toe, en geeft een indringend overzicht van haar oeuvre vanaf de late jaren 70 tot nu.
How far how near - the world in the Stedelijk
How Far how Near – the world in the Stedelijk argues for a greater emphasis on art from regions outside Europe and North America, with the collection of the Stedelijk as its starting point. Prompted by a number of recent acquisitions of work by African artists, including Dorothy Amenuke, Meschac Gaba, Abdoulaye Konaté, and Billie Zangewa, the exhibition centers around the key question of how museum collections and exhibition policies historically and today are limited and challenged in relation to geographical emphasis. Part of Global Collaborations, a three-year project, in which the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam aims to generate an informed and well-balanced overview of developments in contemporary art from a global perspective.
