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'Vigil: Death and the Afterlife" curated by Isabella Greenwood, Amsterdam, November 22nd 2024
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Vigil: Death and the Afterlife , brings together 27 contemporary artists to confront the most elusive of human experiences. Through immersive installations, sculpture, painting and multimedia works, Vigil navigates the liminal thresholds between life, death, and beyond, entering a space for speculative mourning and existential contemplation. Exploring the industrial space of Loods into an experiential site, the show weaves together visual, conceptual, and speculative works that challenge traditional narratives around mortality and invite viewers into a space of contemplation and aesthetic disruption.
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Artists
​Maksud Ali Mondal, Honey Baker , Doron Beuns, Ernest Bessems, Lily Bloom, Szilvia Bolla, Kate Burling, Šimon Chovan, Jamie John Davies, Folkert De Jong, Neckar Doll, Leon Scott Engels, Phoebe Evans, Ella Fleck, Allan Gardner , Max Otis King, KT Kobel, Anna-Lena Krause, Nataliya Zuban, Harry Hugo Little, Melle Nieling, Andrei NiÈ›u.Tomasz Skibicki, Bregje Sliepenbeek, Salomé Wu, Daddy Bears.
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Performance Piece & Curator’s Panel Discussion
In conjunction with the exhibition, a series of performances, artist talks, and panel discussions will be run by curator Isabella Greenwood, featuring a diverse group of voices including undertakers, spiritual practitioners, and academics specialising in death and afterlife rituals. Including Anna De Waal, Alexandra Sive and performance by
London based artist Charlie Jiminez.
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November 30th 17:00-21:00, at Loods 6.
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God Willing: Consumed by Devotion, Devoted to Consumption, curated by Isabella Greenwood, December 6th, 2024​
The pursuit of the divine in the digital age remains a significant area of inquiry, as we navigate the complexities of contemporary compulsions to devote ourselves to something greater: an impulse that coexists with a relentless consumption of media, dogmatic structures, and iterations of a daily bread that has staled. Showcasing artists with varied relationships to Catholicism—from Irish, Italian, Greek Orthodox, and Chinese perspectives—the ‘God Willing’ group show will seek to interrogate both of these urges, within the context of devotional institutions that both tether and bind, returning to the foundational principles of faith. Catholic regalia and religious iconography are reimagined through the intersecting lenses of queerness, digital culture, and embodiment, offering a critical reconstruction of sacred symbols, practices, and holy texts.
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Artists
Chelsey Zi Wang, Daddy Bears, Ariane Heloise Hughes, Lily Bloom, Ronnie Danaher, Dyke Viagra, M Lissoni, Georgia Somerville, Marta Burhan, Margaret Ayers.
6th December2024–6th January2025 Thursday to Saturday, 12:00–19:00; Monday to Wednesday and Sunday by appointment​​
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Press
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Exhibition Recommendation, Wallpaper
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