Stichting Ammodo, For arts, architecture and science

In 2013 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen launched a series of solo exhibitions: Sensory Spaces. For each exhibition an artist is invited to develop new site specific work and to use the properties of the space in a surprising way. The selected artists are used make site specific works and are working in various disciplines including film, installations, performance art, photography, sculpture, painting and drawing. Participating artists include Oscar Tuazon, Sabine Hornig, Sara VanDerBeek and Mike Nelson. Ammodo supports Sensory Spaces because the series offers participating artists the opportunity to develop new work.

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Olaf Nicolai, Sensory Spaces 10, photo: Studio Wilschut

Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art presents Para |Fictions: a series of five consecutive solo presentations of works by internationally emerging artists who have not previously held a solo presentation in the Netherlands. They are asked to create new work that depicts an interaction between visual art and literature. The exhibition series will show in sequence work by Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff, Oscar Santillan, Lucy Skaer, Mark Geffriaud, Laure Prouvost, Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, Rayyane Tabet and Dineo Seshee Bopape. Ammodo supports the exhibition series Para | Fictions because it contributes to the development of talented artists and offers them a platform to create and exhibit new work.

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Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, tentoonstellingsoverzicht, 2017, photo: Aad Hoogendoorn.

Kunstverein is a curatorial office for experiment and debate. The organisation adopts avant-garde positions in the production of culture. Kunstverein organizes exhibitions, performances and social events and is active as a publicist of independent publications. Ammodo supports Kunstverein as a way of contributing to the development and deepening of new models in exhibiting and collaboration at both a national and international level.

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De Hallen in Haarlem presents What the Heart Wants: a solo exhibition with new and renowned work of the Belgian-American artist Cécile B. Evans. Commisioned by the museum Evans made the video-installation What the Heart Wants, in which she presents a scenario for the future with an omnipotent system with human characteristics named HYPER. In this work she speculates about the impact of technology on society and our sense of emotions. Ammodo supports What the Heart Wants to contribute to the development of Cécile B. Evans and the visibility of her work.

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Cécile B. Evans, What the Heart Wants, 2016

The solo exhibition Geometry of the Scattering includes new work by visual and performance artist Germaine Kruip (1970). In addition to new pieces such as A Square, spoken (2015) and Oude Kerk Untitled (2015), the exhibition includes previously completed work including Column Untitled (2011-2015) and A Room 24 Hours (2010), adapted for the exhibition to the ecclesiastical space. In addition to the exhibition, the Oude Kerk organises a series of debates, lectures and a preview of the new performance Geometry of the Scattering in the Veem House for Performance. Ammodo supports Geometry of the Scattering because by presenting this exhibition the Oude Kerk is contributing to the development of Germaine Kruip and the further exposure of her work.

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Germaine Kruip, Kannadi from Square to Circle, 2015, photo: Maxime Faucconier

Not Making Sense as Something Else is an exhibition series in which P/////AKT presents six solo exhibitions by emerging artists. The series offers talented young artists the opportunity to develop new work, gain experience in organizing a solo exhibition and to engage with a relevant audience. The participating artists are Bram de Jonghe, Dan Walwin, Bas van den Hurk & Hans Delmeulenaere, Claudia Pagès & Ulijona Odišarija, Roderick Hietbrink and Kasper Bosmans. Each is invited to develop new work to exhibit in P/////AKT. By supporting this initiative, Ammodo aims to contribute to both the artistic development of the artists and to the visibility of their work.

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Bas Van Den Hurk & Hans Demeulenaere + guest artists Lorelinde Verhees & Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Politics of Installation, part 2, 2015

Global Collaborations is a three-year programme through which the Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) attempts to form an approach to the developments in contemporary art from non-Western regions. The project focuses in particular on collaborations with art institutions in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, a symposium, and a series of six exhibitions with accompanying publications and an online platform. Ammodo supports Global Collaborations to contribute to a sustainable embedding of non-Western art in museum policy.

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How Far How Near, 2014, photo: Gert-Jan van Rooij

The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten focuses on developing talent through a two-year residency programme. Artists from around the world have the opportunity to work in optimal conditions to deepen and broaden their artistic practice. During their stay at the Rijksakademie the resident artists are supported by advisors on artistic, technical and theoretical levels. In addition to permanent advisors the Rijksakademie also uses the Guest Advisors Circle. This additional body is set up to focus attention on current developments in the arts and to address the interests and concerns of the individual artists. Ammodo supports the Guest Advisors Circle and by so doing contributes to the development of contemporary visual artists.

Nickel van Duijvenboden and Gwenneth Boelens experimenting with the wet collodiumproces, 2015, photo: Roy Taylor

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Every year P/////AKT presents an exhibition series consisting of six conceptually connected solo exhibitions by emerging artists. The series offers talented young artists the opportunity to develop new work, gain experience in setting up a solo exhibition and the chance to attract a relevant audience. Participating artists include Kasper Bosmans, Raphael Langmair, Tim Hollander and Michiel Hilbrink. Ammodo has supported the exhibition programme of P/////AKT since 2015 because it contributes to the artistic development of the participating artists and contributes to the visibility of their work.

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Daniel vom Keller, tentoonstellingsoverzicht Rear View, 2014, photo: Charlott Markus

For the first time in the history of documenta the art manifestation is presented in two cities. From the 8th of April until the 16th of July 2017 documenta 14: Learning From Athens is being presented in Athens and starting on the 10th of June and running until the 17th of September 2017 documenta will take place in Kassel. The exhibitions are autonomous, but are being presented in part simultaneously and are strongly related. Adam Szymczyk has been appointed as artistic director of documenta 14. Ammodo supports the making of some of the performances, which have been integrated in the overall programme of documenta 14.

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Mounira Al Solh, Sperveri, tentoonstellingsoverzicht, photo: Yiannis Hadjiaslanis

If I Can’t Dance I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution focuses on the development of new performance productions. Over a period of two years the organisation accompanies four artists and four curators during the development of new work. If I Can’t Dance has organised the Performance Days since 2014 where the new work has it’s première. In the forthcoming period If I Can’t Dance will work together with Leonor Antunes, Erin Alexa Freedman & Lili Huston-Hertrich, Alex Martinis Roe, Fred Moten and Wu Tsang, Peter Pál Pelbárt, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Joke Robaard and Vivian Ziherl. Ammodo supports Performance Days because it contributes both to the development of the participating artists and curators and to the development of new performance art productions.

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Naufus Ramírez Figueroa, Mimesis of Mimesis, 2016, photo: Florian Braakman

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents Ugo Rondinone – Vocabulary of Solitude: the first, comprehensive mid-career solo exhibition of the works of Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone (1964). Rondinone had his breakthrough in the nineties with his spatial installations, in which he combined various disciplines such as light, sound and architecture. Clowns and rainbows are recurring themes in his work and also prevail in this exhibition. Ugo Rondinone – Vocabulary of Solitude consists of 45 sculptures of lifelike clowns, captured in everyday actions, which have not been exhibited before. Ammodo supports the exhibition to contribute to the exposure of Rondinone’s work in it’s entirety.

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Exhibitionoverview, Vocabulary of Solitude, 2016, photo: Stefan Altenburger

Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists is an exhibition of works by Chinese artists with whom Hans van Dijk (1946-2002), or Dai Hanzhi as he was known in China, worked when he was active in the ’90s in China as a curator, art historian and gallery owner. The programme includes two exhibitions in Beijing and Rotterdam, and aims to give Van Dijk’s work visibility and recognition. Ammodo supports Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists to contribute to the development and opening up of the contemporary art scene in China and, in particular, to honour the work of Hans van Dijk.

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Hans van Dijk in his studyroom, photo: Zhang Haier

Ed Atkins: Recent Ouija is the first major solo exhibition of British artist Ed Atkins (1982) in the Netherlands. Atkins is known for his use of the latest digital media technologies such as high definition cameras, projectors and digital editing. His work investigates the impact of a hyperreal virtual world on the viewer’s physical reality. For his presentation at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Atkins takes over the large downstairs gallery in the new building to create an environment of video images, Dolby surround sound, collages and drawings. Nine recently developed works are displayed. Ammodo supports Ed Atkins: Recently Ouija to contribute to the development of Ed Atkins and the recognition of his work.

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Ed Atkins, Recent Ouija, 2015, photo: Gert-Jan van Rooij

Since 2015 Foam presents a four-year exhibition series Next Level during the Unseen Photo Fair. Foam has chosen Next Level as a way of offering promising talented artists the opportunity to develop new work and increase their public recognition. The museum annually offers one artist the opportunity to organise his/her first major solo exhibition. Selection is conditional upon the artist having already proved him/herself and showing that he/she is innovative in the use of the medium of photography. The first two artists who have been invited to take part in the series are Anne De Vries (The Hague, 1977) and Melanie Bonajo (Heerlen, 1978). They have been asked to create new work for the exhibition. Ammodo supports Next Level because the series contributes to the creation of new work, the development of the participating artists and the display of their work to an international audience.

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Anne de Vries, Steps of Recursion, Tuned XXL, 2012, photo: Anne de Vries

RAW Academy is a postgraduate course for international artists, curators and critics in Dakar, initiated by Koyo Kouoh, curator and founder of Raw Material Company. In Senegal, the traditional academies are dominant and there are few opportunities for young artists who have completed their training to continue to develop in an innovative and independent manner. Ammodo supports RAW Academy as a way of contributing to the creation of a high-quality postgraduate institution in Senegal and promoting the exchange between different artistic media.

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The base, photo: RAW Material Company

Geography of Time is the first major mid-career exhibition of the established artist Fiona Tan (Sumatra, 1966). Fiona is currently based in the Netherlands. The exhibition presents both earlier major works, such as the double projection, Rise and Fall (2009), and her most recent work. Tan is developing an installation environment that compliments the architecture of the MMK Frankfurt museum specially for the exhibition. Ammodo is supporting Geography of Time in order to contribute to the visibility and the artistic development of Fiona Tan.

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Fiona Tan, videostill from Nellie, 2013

EYE on Art is a series of exhibitions which straddles the border between visual arts and film. EYE presents a different artist in this series each year. EYE on Art gives the participating artists the opportunity to present their work in a museum environment which is technically equipped for displaying video installations. The first exhibition to be presented by EYE in this series is If We Ever Get to Heaven, an exhibition with new work by William Kentridge (Johannesburg, 1955). Ammodo supports Eye on Art as a way of contributing to the establishment of trans-disciplinary exhibitions, the development of the participating artists and the formation of an international discourse concerning visual arts and video art.

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William Kentridge, videostill from More Sweetly play the Dance, 2015

The exhibition Bit Rot focuses on the influential thinker and author Douglas Coupland (1961) and reveals the mind of the artist. The exhibition combines his own work with pieces loaned from his own collection. In the Spring of 2015 Coupland was a resident artist at the Google Cultural Institute in Paris. The result of this project, The Living Internet, also forms part of the exhibition. An eponymous paperback has been published alongside the exhibition; the book includes new and existing short stories by the artist. The title Bit Rot refers to the phenomenon of spontaneous decomposition of digital data. Ammodo supports Bit Rot because through this exhibition Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art offers insight into the versatility of an influential thinker and creator.

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Exhibitionoverview, Bit Rot, 2015, photo: Cassander Eeftinck-Schattenkerk

The solo exhibition Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden provides an unique overview of the work of Marlene Dumas. Dumas’ retrospective exhibition presents around two hundred paintings and drawings dating from the late ‘70s through to today: the most extensive collection that has yet been seen in Europe. The works on display are largely drawn from international private and museum collections and include key pieces such as The Painter, Models, The White Disease, Dead Marilyn and the recent series of drawings Great Man. Ammodo supports Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden to contribute to the development and enhancement of the work of Marlene Dumas.

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Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2014, photo: Gert Jan van Rooij

Moderation(s) is an exchange project between Witte de With and Spring Workshop in Hong Kong being led by the Malaysian artist and writer Heman Chong (1977). During the course of a little more than a year, exhibitions, residencies and a performance programme are being organized. Ammodo supports Moderation(s) to contribute to the development and opening up of the local Asian contemporary art scene.

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Moderation(s), by Tai Po with Ho Sin Tung, 29 January 2013