A Tale of Hidden Histories
Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam
Exhibition
2018
A Tale of Hidden Histories | Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam | Exhibition | 2018
Truth, facts, memories, reality: are they all constructions? The artists Broomberg & Chanarin, Omer Fast, Chia-Wei Hsu and Meiro Koizumi deploy not only film and video but also slide projections, photographs and sound to investigate and ‘unmask’ the past.
Reportage, re-enactment, documentary and filmic techniques are some of the strategies that these artists apply to expose the subjectivity of historical sources and the limitations of memory. In stories set in various places around the world, they investigate the construction of narratives and the manner in which stories change when told and retold from different perspectives.
The works on display shed light on the history of conflict zones, those places in the world where truth and fiction are brought into sharp focus. Broomberg & Chanarin, Omer Fast, Chia-Wei Hsu and Meiro Koizumi look at the representation of war. Can a war be recounted? Is it possible to depict a war? And what is the role of the artist in this regard? These questions act as catalysts for various stories, many of them unknown or forgotten, events that happened in World War II and the Cold War, as well as more recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Beyond the New — Hella Jongerius & Louise Schouwenberg
Mudam, Luxemburg
Exhibition
2018
Beyond the New — Hella Jongerius & Louise Schouwenberg | Mudam, Luxemburg | Exhibition | 2018
A continuation of the manifesto Beyond the New, A Search for Ideals in Design, launched during the 2015 Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan. Various installations invite the visitors to reflect on how different contexts affect the appreciation of functional things. The exhibition raises questions on the gap between how we experience design in daily life and how we read the meaning and value of those objects in the context of a museum display.
Interior for a dwelling
Rotterdam
Interior Architecture
2017
Interior for a dwelling | Rotterdam | Interior Architecture | 2017
Design of a kitchen, build-in cupboards and stairs for a dwelling in Rotterdam
Coolsingel — Boulevard of emotions
Museum Rotterdam
Exhibition
2017
Coolsingel — Boulevard of emotions | Museum Rotterdam | Exhibition | 2017
The Coolsingel, Rotterdams’ main avenue, went through many transformations; from medieaval canal to the traffic artery and shopping street it is today. The exhibition ‘Coolsingel’ takes the visitors on a tour of its architectural, political and emotional history.
Martin Scorsese — the exhibition
Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam
Exhibition
2017
Martin Scorsese — the exhibition | Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam | Exhibition | 2017
This first exhibition devoted entirely to Scorsese illuminates his work and life. A number of key film fragments are projected on large screens in the exhibition. Accompanying these are over 400 objects and documents taken from the personal collections of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.