Rotterdam Art Writing

Writing platform in Rotterdam, publishing reviews, interviews, features and essays. Tracing the underground, institutional & independent dissemination of Art.

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*UPCOMING ON ROTTERDAM ART WRITING*
NEXT WEEK:

In the new text 'Comforts' Lili Huston-Herterich responds to Sophie Bate’s video South West to South East (London) (2020) and writes about familial polyphony, dissociation, performances of courtesy, and finding space to be a self.

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THIS WEEK: ONLINE Screening of Larry Achiampong + @davidblandy's new film 'A Lament for Power', which explores "the ethics of scientific discovery and the complex relationship between science, politics and race" With Q & A hosted by @Mr_J_Bloomfield.

https://t.co/IjDr2pYiST

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NEXT WEEK: 2/2 TUESDAY 7PM

Online Artist talk

Artist Katia Kameli will present her project 'Stream of Stories'. This online event accompanies the exhibition: 'A Sequence of Events in the Lives of the Dormant', at #temporarygallerycologne

Read more:
https://t.co/D1aOvY1uCj

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Today marks the start of #Document21 @DocuFilmFest— we'll be publishing the first of the three pieces from our collaborative partnership tomorrow. In the mean time, you can look at the brilliant programme here: https://t.co/yh9zWa9H46

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@LindaStupart A good thread to start though for sure ;)

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THIS MONTH: 'democracies?' A limited screening series revealing the ceremony of official ritual, the performance of politics in public space and the evolution of persuasive televisual languages.

#BaniAbidi, #ArturŻmijewski #AntoniMuntadasandMarshallReese.
https://t.co/Gk1Wdt3MC2

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THIS WEDNESDAY: Frequencies of Tradition 27.1.21
Online Seminar

The Times Museum & @kadistkadist present 3 online sessions that consider tradition as a contested space, where one can critically reflect on Asian modernisation and the Western canon.

https://t.co/qHAcr1PqxR

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Join Varia's Online #readinggroup this sunday! The theme is: 'minimal viable learning' and it's part of their collab with @schoolofcommons #variarotterdam more info here:

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NEW TEXT: Ulufer Çelik reflects on anonymity and the notion of the ‘figure’ in the context of pandemic statistics and the work of Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme. This new text includes personal reflections and Çelik‘s own ‘Reference-Cloud’ collages.

https://t.co/s5uMgf6rgM

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NEXT WEEK!!:

Artist Ulufer Çelik reflects on anonymity and the 'figure' in the context of pandemic statistics and the multilayered work of Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme.

Abbas & Abou-Rahme's work is currently on show @EYE_film in #TremblingLandscapes curated by @nat_muller.

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TOMORROW: Speakerspeaker launch event for two new journals: Silence & Failure.

Saturday November 14th 18.30-22.30 (CET):
Join the livestream for an evening of live performance, reading and sounds, navigating the topics of silence & failure.

Livestream: https://t.co/Jd03XW81Fz

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NEXT WEEK: This year for #IDFA - Screenings will take place *online AND in cinemas* (when they reopen!) Between Nov 18 & Dec 6, you can enjoy more than 200 documentary films + participate in discussions with filmmakers, experts & protagonists. https://t.co/bRndf39ft9

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TONIGHT: An extra hour hour - readings by Vlada Predelina & Jake Caleb will be broadcast on RAAR (Rotterdam Art And Radio) accompanying their 'Homeware for Hibernation' for sale this weekend at LIFE.

https://t.co/AztCjecCx6

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NEW TEXT: 'A Discomfort Inside', an excerpt of artists' Golnar Abbasi & Maike Hemmers correspondence which reflects on forms of labour and display within a domestic setting.

https://t.co/ggQStke8s7

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TOMORROW: We present 'A Discomfort Inside', an excerpt of artists' Golnar Abbasi & Maike Hemmers correspondence which reflects on forms of labour and display within a domestic setting. This is the first of a new series of ‘In-Conversation’ text pieces on Rotterdam Art Writing.

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Thank you @annikaizora for making this list of funds that support Black folks and orgs, especially those that center Black trans, queer, and non-binary folks, and Black women. https://t.co/2dEh41D4ud 💜Please share and support!

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NOW SHOWING: ‘A Ship of Fools’ The new multi-screen video installation by Adam Patterson & collaborators. "A vessel for divergent voices, each trying to articulate their experiences of a difficult present." @TENT_Rotterdam #adampatterson #rotterdamartwriting #ashipoffools

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THIS MARCH: 'Performance Lab' workshops begin again @WORM_Rotterdam. Sign up for workshops with Elisa Ferrari* (artist), Samah Hijawi (artist) and Renée Copraij (dramaturge).
Facilitated by Clara J:son Borg and Amy Pickles.

*Image: 'under perfect blue million mile sky', 2019

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NEW TEXT!!!

In ‘Material Circumstance’ artist and editor @AnastasiaShin reflects on the transactional aesthetics and taxonomic curation of Gabriel Kuri’s recent sculpture show. @WIELS_Brussels

#wiels #gabrielkuri #sculpture #rotterdamartwriting #transactionalaesthetics

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

We have a fresh new look for 2020 - and new texts! Check the website at: https://t.co/W1p2RA4K1m