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Here in the garden …
For the second time Maya Feliksdal and Cindy Nuboer welcomed guests to take a look at ‘Kunst in de tuin‘ [Art in the garden]. Last year’s exhibition had been a success, and this time it was no...
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Elsewhere – George Struikelblok in IDB exhibition
Artwork of Surinamese visual artist George Struikelblok is currently included in an art exhibition of the IDB Cultural Center in Washington DC in the USA. This exhibition of art from the art collection...
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Coming up –‘Art Botopasi’
During the period June 20-August 11, 2012, two Dutch artists, Wim Vonk and Marja van Putten from Amsterdam, and one artist from Suriname, Isidoor Wens, living and working in Den Bosch (NL), have worked...
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Two Exhibitions with Caribbean Art. Missed Opportunities?
An exhibition preceded by 8 years of research, in which 3 American museums collaborated, that covers over 200 years of Caribbean art and displays 550 works of art, should be expected to deliver a good...
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An Example of Crowd Funding: Felix de Rooy’s ‘ego documenta’
With all governments and institutions making drastic cutbacks when it comes to financing cultural projects, different ways of making art related projects possible had to be found. A new strategy to...
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Solo exhibition Anand Binda makes visitor reflect on pure beauty
From Friday November 16 till Thursday December 1, 2012, one can visit the solo exposition of the established artist Anand Binda. The expo is held at the Royal House of Art gallery at the Royal Torarica...
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‘Divali’, een unieke expositie in Pulchri Studio – Dutch language post
Den Haag kent de grootste Hindostaanse populatie van Nederland en zelfs van het Europese vasteland. In één van de bekendste expositieruimten van de stad, het fraaie 18de- en 19de- eeuwse pand van...
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‘Divali’, a unique exhibition in Pulchri Studio, the Netherlands
The Hague has the largest Hindustani population of any city in the Netherlands and even the European continent. In one of the most famous exhibition spaces in the city, the beautiful 18th and 19th...
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Been there – Artmarket 2012
Still two days left to visit the Artmarket 2012! For the third year in a row a group of artists, creative people, great chefs and other lovers have organized this great event in De Hal. The vibe is...
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Marcel Pinas inspires to cherish own culture
Remarkable activities during the National Art Fair 2012 (October 26-November 3, 2012, Paramaribo) were Art in Process (the art loving visitors could follow the coming about of works of art) and the...
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Chickens in the jungle
Twenty years ago Moengo, a town in the east of Suriname, was hit by a bloody civil war. Up until now it still has to contend with the aftermath. An art project in which now also Koen Vanmechelen, known...
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Recent work of Felix de Rooy – Contrasts that harmonize
On the 22nd of December, 2012, the fabulous book about artist Felix de Rooy, ego documenta, was presented in his presence in Garden of Eden, Paramaribo, Suriname. It is now for sale at Paramaribo’s...
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Leonnie van Eert – “Giving form to something that is unformed”
Leonnie van Eert (Leende, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, 1961) was once again present at the Nationale Kunstbeurs 2012 [National Art Fair] with her ceramics. As one of the regular participants of the...
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SHEMACHO – I CHALLENGE I, a solo exhibition by Miguel ‘EdKe’ Keerveld
From the 20th until the 24th of December, 2012, Miguel Keerveld had a solo exhibition in De Hal at de Grote Combéweg, Paramaribo, Suriname. His exhibition was called SHEMACHO – I CHALLENGE I....
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André de Rooy: “My treasure chest contains wires”
His passion for wire began when he was fifteen. “During my strolls in de ‘mondi’, the open area, the flat-lands on Curacao, I found a piece of wire that had the shape of a net. With reinforced rebar I...
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‘Who More Sci-Fi Than Us?’ – An exhibition that missed the mark
With Who More Sci-Fi Than Us? Contemporary art from the Caribbean the first retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands with Caribbean contemporary art took place in Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort last...
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Coming up February 5 & 6, 2012, Amsterdam (NL) – Conference ‘Sustainable Art...
What: ‘Sustainable Art Communities: Creativity and Policy in the Transnational Caribbean’, conference Where: Tropenmuseum, Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam, The Netherlands When: February 5 & 6, 2013...
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Happy Birthday Readytex Art Gallery!
Twenty years ago, on February 8, 1993, a new gallery was opened in the Maagdenstraat in downtown Paramaribo: Readytex Art Gallery. The intention back then, was to offer emerging artists a space where,...
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Sranan Art Xposed nr. 7
A new edition of Sranan Art Xposed has arrived. Cover Some of the highlights: Harvey Lisse; a young photographer to keep an eye on! The Morthership of Ken Doorson has landed … Wilgo Elshot: “This is...
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The Other Side of the Diaspora. New Work From Ken Doorson – I
In a series of three blog posts Sranan Art Xposed will put a special focus on Ken Doorson. In November 2012 Ken Doorson had an exhibition in Fort Zeelandia, Paramaribo, Suriname: The Mothership. To...
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