exhibitions
Koos Buster presents: the Ministry of Ceramic Affairs II
After an impressive first edition in 2022, the Minister of Ceramic Affairs Koos Buster presents 'The ministry of Ceramic Affairs 2'. He curates an exhibition in which a diverse selection of ceramic artworks will be presented. More information soon!
Anouk Kruithof
Anouk Kruithof
(working title) sharp, brittle, gentle: a turbulent journey
Fri 11 sep 4 pm - sat 14 nov 5 pm
Anouk Kruithof’s project sharp, brittle, gentle: a turbulent journey focuses on glass as both a material and a symbol in relation to environmental issues. Since 2024, she has been collecting and experimenting with recycled and secondhand glass, aiming to make her artistic practice more sustainable. Because glass can be endlessly recycled, it represents ideas of renewal, transformation, and responsibility. The project combines hands-on experimentation with broader ideas about ecology and society. Kruithof draws on hydrofeminism, a perspective that connects environmental concerns with feminist thinking and highlights how all life is interconnected through water. This framework helps her explore the relationship between glass, water, and systems of waste and overconsumption. Her work brings together research from science, literature, and online sources, which she turns into image and text collages printed onto glass. She also creates “fake seaglass” by simulating the natural process of glass being worn down by the sea, transforming sharp waste into smooth fragments that symbolize healing and change. The solo exhibition at Raam will combine sculptural and flat glass installation works in a space filled with light, projections and color. It invites viewers to think about vulnerability, transformation, and our connection to the environment.
Post Pollution Panel talk
For the exhibition Post Pollution, Willem de Haan retrieved 99 plastic bottles from the Mediterranean Sea. Some were still intact, others weathered by the elements. These plastic bottles were sent to a selection of 99 international artists with the assignment to transform them into an art object. The artists were carefully selected by De Haan in collaboration with Galerie Vriend van Bavink.
All artworks are offered at the same price and without mentioning the name of the artist. Any unsold works will, with reluctance, be thrown back into the Mediterranean Sea.
In doing so, the potential buyer is placed under pressure, raising questions about collective responsibility. De Haan also offers companies and private individuals the opportunity to ease their conscience by fulfilling an ecological moral obligation.
On Friday, 13 February, raam art space and De Haan will engage in conversation with Jaqueline Cramer, former chair of the Plastic Soup Foundation, an organization that uses scientific research and political advocacy to combat plastic pollution at its source.
Can art be the key to structural systemic change?
The evening will take place at raam art space, the new exhibition space of Galerie Vriend van Bavink at raam art space, Oosterdokskade 161. With this panel discussion, we will close the first exhibition in this new gallery space and reflect on its distinctive contribution to Amsterdam’s art landscape.
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Exhibition : Willem de Haan - Post Pollution
Willem de Haan traveled to the Mediterranean Sea to collect 99 plastic bottles from the water. These plastic bottles were distributed among a selection of 99 international artists. The exhibition Post Pollution presents these 99 artworks. If the works remain unsold at the end of the exhibition, they will reluctantly be thrown back into the Mediterranean Sea.