Agenda 28 September - 04 Oktober 2014
Zondag 28 September
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
Exhibition: ‘Walking the Streets’, by photographer Tyler Dolan (SA)
Tyler Dolan is a South African photographer specializing in hyper realism and editorial styled photographs often resulting in colourful and energetic imagery. His ‘Walking The Streets’ project is about documenting the various traditions and cultures that reside on the streets of Durban, South Africa. In 2012 he exhibited his photographs at the Afrovibes Festival. In 2013 he worked together with Amsterdam based artist Kitchell Samuel and made a series 'Walking the Streets of Amsterdam', The exhibition with photographs from 2012 and 2013, organized in cooperation with the Afrovibes Foundation, can be seen in the corridors on the 3rd floor and in the ASC library (ground floor). They are for sale (prices between 50 and 200 euros).
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
Week van de Afrikaanse roman - Zuid-Afrikaanse romans in Nederlandse vertaling
Vijf bekende Afrikaanstalige schrijvers komen speciaal voor de Week van de Afrikaanse roman naar de Lage Landen: Etienne van Heerden, Irma Joubert, Sonja Loots, Kirby van der Merwe, Marita van der Vyver. Je kunt ze bijvoorbeeld ontmoeten tijdens de grote openingsmanifestatie in Amsterdam, een expat-avond (ook in Amsterdam), een wetenschappelijk congres in Leiden of de slotmanifestatie in Den Haag. Of misschien wel dicht bij jou in de buurt, tijdens bijeenkomsten die worden georganiseerd in Mechelen, Heemstede, Sittard en Groningen.
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.
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.
Maandag 29 September
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
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).
Exhibition: ‘Walking the Streets’, by photographer Tyler Dolan (SA)
Tyler Dolan is a South African photographer specializing in hyper realism and editorial styled photographs often resulting in colourful and energetic imagery. His ‘Walking The Streets’ project is about documenting the various traditions and cultures that reside on the streets of Durban, South Africa. In 2012 he exhibited his photographs at the Afrovibes Festival. In 2013 he worked together with Amsterdam based artist Kitchell Samuel and made a series 'Walking the Streets of Amsterdam', The exhibition with photographs from 2012 and 2013, organized in cooperation with the Afrovibes Foundation, can be seen in the corridors on the 3rd floor and in the ASC library (ground floor). They are for sale (prices between 50 and 200 euros).
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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.
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.
Dinsdag 30 September
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
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).
Exhibition: ‘Walking the Streets’, by photographer Tyler Dolan (SA)
Tyler Dolan is a South African photographer specializing in hyper realism and editorial styled photographs often resulting in colourful and energetic imagery. His ‘Walking The Streets’ project is about documenting the various traditions and cultures that reside on the streets of Durban, South Africa. In 2012 he exhibited his photographs at the Afrovibes Festival. In 2013 he worked together with Amsterdam based artist Kitchell Samuel and made a series 'Walking the Streets of Amsterdam', The exhibition with photographs from 2012 and 2013, organized in cooperation with the Afrovibes Foundation, can be seen in the corridors on the 3rd floor and in the ASC library (ground floor). They are for sale (prices between 50 and 200 euros).
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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.
Public Defense: Women 3rd age: medicinal plants for reproductive health & childcare in W.Africa
Dinsdag 30 September 2014 13:45
mw. A.M. Towns - Women of the third age: medicinal plants for reproductive health and childcare in Western Africa. Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets
Leeskring Zuid-Afrikahuis: Wolf Wolf van Eben Venter
Dinsdag 30 September 2014 19:00
Gastvrouw deze avond is Tineke Dorr. Zij behandelt bovenstaande titel van Eben Venter. Mattheüs Duiker en zijn minnaar Jack van Ryswyk zijn twee jonge blanke Afrikaners wiens leven lijdt onder hun onvermogen om adequaat te reageren op de eisen die overleven stelt in het Zuid-Afrika van nu. Hun situatie wordt verder verslechterd door hun culturele erfenis. Voor Mattheüs is dat de rigide en conservatieve patriarchale familiecultuur waarvoor zijn stervende vader symbool staat. Bij Jack gaat het om zijn vader die hem op jonge leeftijd in de steek heeft gelaten. Aanmelden: 020-6249318 of bibliotheek@zuidafrikahuis.nl
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.
Woensdag 01 Oktober
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
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).
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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.
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.
Donderdag 02 Oktober
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
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).
Film: Song from the Forest over een Amerikaan die bij een Pygmee-stam woont
Louis Sarno woont al meer dan 25 jaar bij een Pygmee-stam. Om een oude belofte waar te maken reist hij met zijn zoon terug naar zijn geboorteland Amerika. Gegrepen door een polyphonisch lied vol ‘natuurgeluiden’ dat hij op de radio hoorde, ging Louis Sarno naar de Bayaka, een Pygmee-stam in de regenwouden van Centraal-Afrika. Nu neemt hij zijn 13-jarige zoon Samedi mee naar NY, waar hij met Jim Jarmusch, de befaamde avant-garde filmmaker, herinneringen aan hun studietijd ophaalt. Louis voelt zich niet meer thuis in Amerika. Michael Obert, Duitsland, Centraal , 97 min, Winnaar Beste Docu IDFA.
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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.
ASC Seminar: Contemporary Artists in Ghana and the Boundaries of Globalisation
Donderdag 02 Oktober 2014 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker Rhoda Woets (VU University). Art historians began to speak of a ‘global turn’ in contemporary art following the expansion of the global art market and the spectacular rise in international art festivals, such as biennales. The global turn is generally considered to have started in 1989 with the blockbuster exhibition Magiciens de la terre that showed contemporary art from all corners of the world. From a Ghanaian perspective, art became global long before the 1990s and to show the relationship between art and globalization in Ghana, Rhoda Woets will discuss the emergence of modern art in the Gold Coast in relation to nation building and the wish to connect to the wider world. Please register: asc@ascleiden.nl
The Illegal Things People Do in Order to Become 'Legal'
Donderdag 02 Oktober 2014 20:00
Schijnhuwelijken, paspoortwissels, adopties, nepcontracten, sugar mammas en internetrelaties. Word nu erkend asielzoeker, krijg je 6 maandenkaart, 5-jarenkaart of, waarom niet de Belgische nationaliteit en een paspoort. Star Boy Productions helpt u om in het land te blijven en zelfs een succesrijke Belgische burger te worden. Met hun jarenlange ervaring helpen Junior, Aloys en Lateef u graag verder op uw zoektocht naar een betere toekomst. In Star Boy Productions, leiden drie Afrikaanse migranten de toeschouwer binnen in hun wereld van clandestiene overlevingstactieken om in Europa te kunnen blijven. Star Boy Productions onderzoekt de psyche van de Afrikaanse migrant op zoek naar een betere toekomst.
Tutu Puoane Sextet
Donderdag 02 Oktober 2014 20:30
Tutu Puoane is een van de tot de verbeelding sprekende stemmen op de hedendaagse internationale muziek-scene. Om haar 10-jarig verblijf in België te vieren ging de Zuid-Afrikaanse op zoek naar een feestelijke sound. Daarom voegde ze 2 blazers bij haar gewoonlijke kwartetbezetting. Met deze groep mengt Tutu alle muziek die haar beïnvloed heeft tot haar eigen unieke mix: soulvolle melodieën, mooie harmonie, verschillende grooves en opwindende scatsolo’s. Elementen van de Amerikaanse, Afrikaanse en Europese muziektradities ontmoeten elkaar in het midden. Haar prachtige stem, intuïtie en gevoel voor ritme en frasering maken, samen met haar natuurlijke charisma, elk concert tot een unieke ervaring.
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.
Vrijdag 03 Oktober
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
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).
Film: Song from the Forest over een Amerikaan die bij een Pygmee-stam woont
Louis Sarno woont al meer dan 25 jaar bij een Pygmee-stam. Om een oude belofte waar te maken reist hij met zijn zoon terug naar zijn geboorteland Amerika. Gegrepen door een polyphonisch lied vol ‘natuurgeluiden’ dat hij op de radio hoorde, ging Louis Sarno naar de Bayaka, een Pygmee-stam in de regenwouden van Centraal-Afrika. Nu neemt hij zijn 13-jarige zoon Samedi mee naar NY, waar hij met Jim Jarmusch, de befaamde avant-garde filmmaker, herinneringen aan hun studietijd ophaalt. Louis voelt zich niet meer thuis in Amerika. Michael Obert, Duitsland, Centraal , 97 min, Winnaar Beste Docu IDFA.
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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.
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.
Zaterdag 04 Oktober
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.
African Masters - Art from the Ivory Coast
Starting point of the exhibition is the general consensus among art historians today that in the so-called primitive societies individual masters created unique works of the highest quality. Approximately 180 masks, figures and everyday objects from Ivory Coast and neighbouring countries, created by exceptionally talented artists working in a wide range of fields, sheds new light on the role of the artist in African society. The exhibition sets out to place these outstanding works in an art historical context that is comparable to that of our great masters, from Michelangelo to Picasso.
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).
Film: Song from the Forest over een Amerikaan die bij een Pygmee-stam woont
Louis Sarno woont al meer dan 25 jaar bij een Pygmee-stam. Om een oude belofte waar te maken reist hij met zijn zoon terug naar zijn geboorteland Amerika. Gegrepen door een polyphonisch lied vol ‘natuurgeluiden’ dat hij op de radio hoorde, ging Louis Sarno naar de Bayaka, een Pygmee-stam in de regenwouden van Centraal-Afrika. Nu neemt hij zijn 13-jarige zoon Samedi mee naar NY, waar hij met Jim Jarmusch, de befaamde avant-garde filmmaker, herinneringen aan hun studietijd ophaalt. Louis voelt zich niet meer thuis in Amerika. Michael Obert, Duitsland, Centraal , 97 min, Winnaar Beste Docu IDFA.
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.
Meer Maan Naakt Hemellichaam: expo van Manu Baeyens, Eva Spierenburg & Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe)
De wereld van Manu Baeyens bevolkt door wonderlijke wezens vermengd zich met schilderijen en 3dimensionaal werk van andere kunstenaars. De expositie leeft en groeit, is een actieve wisselwerking tussen de exposanten die nieuwe perspectieven opent. Een open universum waar van het nabeeld blijft hangen. Met werk van Manu Baeyens (Gent, 1972), Eva Spierenburg (Lelystad, 1987) en Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe, 1982). De laatste heeft zijn opleiding gevolgd aan de Harare Polytechnic College en de Chinhoyi University of Technology. Hij heeft verschillende exposities gehad in Gallery Delta in Harare en in de National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Vorig jaar is Gareth Nyandoro begonnen met een residency aan de Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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.
The Mandingo Ambassadors - Music from Guinea
Woensdag 24 September 2014 22:00
t/m Woensdag 26 November 2014
This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.