THE RIETVELD SOCIETY UPDATE JUNE & JULY 2025 Gerrit Rietveld Academie 19 JUNE – 24 JULY EIGHT CUBIC METERS: LANG U AGE I SAC ON FINED SPACE Exhibition by Antrianna Moutoula @ Eight Cubic Meters, Sint Nicolaasstraat, Amsterdam With LANG U AGE I SAC ON FINED SPACE, Moutoula turns for the first time to material installation as a means of engaging with this ephemeral practice. She isolates the keyboard—an essential element of her performance setup—and transforms it from a tool to write with into an object that can be read. Through the rearrangement of keycaps, the keyboard becomes a site where text is disassembled and recomposed. More Info 20 JUNE INVITATION WORKSHOP: CONVERSATION ON A SUSTAINABE PRACTICE URGENT ECOLOGIES x W139 Workshop with a.o. Mariana Jurado Rico, Amalie ‘Sveske’ Ourø @ W139, Amsterdam From 14:00 till 16:30 The workshop is for students and beginning artists, designers and artistic researchers to exchange gained knowledge and ideas about what a sustainable art practice could look like – especially while taking your own needs and resources into account. In this collaboration between Urgent Ecologies (Gerrit Rietveld Academie) and W139 several artists/designers/artistic researchers were invited, who will take part in slow conversations in small groups. In between body-awareness exercises will be guided by Rosalie Bak (affective, artistic researcher and haptonomic professional). The workshop takes place in the context of the current exhibition PPP by Sunflower Soup. Sign up for the workshop here More Info A Slow Conversation on Sustainable Practice – W139 20 JUNE – 31 AUG EATING RICE Exhibition with a.o. Baby Reni @ No Limits! Art Castle, Amsterdam Opening 20 JUNE from 17:00 till 21:00 In Eating Rice, the artists playfully explore the cuisine and food culture of various Asian countries. In a real dining room, different cultures are brought together, and the artists each show their story in their own way: in textiles, ceramics and sculptures. Around the same theme, works by other artists whose work fits the exhibition can also be seen. Think of zines, engraved chef's knives and ceramic dumplings. More Info 21 JUNE – 27 JULY BACKUP.VAVILOV Exhibition with a.o. Maarten Vanden Eynde, Susan Kooi @ Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam Opening 20 JUNE from 19:00 BACKUP.VAVILOV starts from the harrowing story of the siege of Leningrad during World War II. While millions of people were starving, scientists from the All-Union Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) managed to protect the world’s first genetic seed bank. Nine employees sacrificed their lives by not eating seeds, in order to safeguard the future of agriculture and biodiversity. Their act embodies the legacy of Nikolai Vavilov, founder of VIR, and his dedication to preserving plant diversity. More Info 29 & 30 JUNE MOVEMENT SONG Film by Mayis Rukel @ Studio K and Filmhuis Cavia, Amsterdam 29 JUNE at Studio K, Amsterdam  30 JUNE at Filmhuis Cavia, Amsterdam Movement Song is a queer speculative documentary about a young Caribbean researcher who is processing grief and heartbreak. She navigates this through the writings of James Baldwin and finds herself in St. Paul-de-vence, a small village where Baldwin spent the last 16 years of his life, driven by unprocessed grief. Here, she meets the woman who holds Baldwin’s archive. They develop a special bond. More Info   2 – 6 JULY GRADUATION SHOW 2025 @ Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam Opening 2 JULY from 17:00 With Maurits de Bruijn, Miriam Bestebreurtje, and The Earwurms The Graduation Show marks a significant milestone: the transition from student to professional in the fields of art and design. Each year, the three buildings of the academy in Amsterdam are transformed into 5,800 square metres of exhibition space. Here, graduates present their final projects—articulating their position within their disciplines and sharing their perspectives on the world.  More Info – 3 JULY WHO OWNS THE CITY? Exhibition by Mathild Clerc-Verhoeven @ UvA VOX-POP BG3, Amsterdam Mathild Clerc-Verhoeven is part of the exhibition 'Who Owns the City?'. This exhibition explores the entanglement of urban life power, memory, and movement, through artworks that vary from intimate installations to urban interventions. 'Who Owns the City?' invites visitors to consider the layered, and sometimes invisible, forces that shape our experience of the city. More Info – 6 JULY 6 ½ WOCHEN: RIETLANDEN WOMEN'S OFFICE: BANNERS FOR HERESIES Exhibition by Johanna Ehde, Elisabeth Rafstedt @ Museum Folkwang Essen, Germany There is an homage in the title Banners for Heresies, both towards the New York based feminist magazine Heresies and to the word heresy itself. A word Johanna Ehde and Elisabeth Rafstedt of Rietlanden Women’s Office (RWO) borrow to describe their graphic design methods, where they collect and reactivate design elements, print methods, and work processes stemming from a graphic design history formed within an international feminist struggle opposed to capitalism, imperialism, and patriarchy. More Info – 12 JULY SCROLL CAPTURE FORGET Exhibition by Emre Özakat, Romina Koopman @ Gallery van Fanny Freytag, Amsterdam The work of both artists focuses on digital imagery, the changing meaning of images, and the large number of pictures we see everyday. Emre Özakat explores these ideas through a series of oil paintings, while Romina Koopman shows her work using prints displayed on old monitors and 3D-printed photographs. More Info – 14 SEP TUSSENTIJD Group exhibition with a.o. Pedro Matias @ Frans en Hilde Hof, Amersfoort Like an island in time, this is the Frans and Hilde Hof in Amersfoort. An oasis in the turbulent world. It is a garden with a private character as it often occurred in the Middle Ages. But before you form a (too) romantic image of the garden, make no mistake. Because the Frans and Hilde Hof has modern quirky traits and that makes it the ideal location for the exhibition 'Tussentijd'. The works of twelve participating artists do not require a quick, fleeting look but for full attention! So that you can lose yourself in 'the moments in between'. More Info   – 12 OCT ART-I-CHOKE Exhibition by Niels Albers @ Hortillonnages Amiens, France According to legend, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens was built on a field of artichokes donated by a medieval market gardener who cultivated the fertile soil of the Hortillonnages. In recognition of the gift, a statue of him was placed on the façade. However, the artichoke did not arrive in France until the late 15th or early 16th century whereas the cathedral was built between 1220 and 1269, making this legend an early case of “fake news.” Niels Albers’ exhibit for the festival is inspired by the form of the artichoke, with its layered leaves mirrored in a contemplative structure. More Info – 19 OCT OBJECT VOOR OPA Group exhibition with a.o. Sijben Rosa @ Inside Out Art Museum, Beijing  During the last few years of his life he had to deal with aphasia, an impairment causing him to slowly lose his linguistic and other cognitive abilities. When he could barely speak any longer, Covid-19 robbed us of the only way of communication we had left: touch. That’s when I decided to make an art experience that was tailored to his specific condition; one that was to be experienced somewhat through sight, but predominantly through touch. The shape of Object voor Opa (Object for Grandpa) is based on movements I remembered him doing with my hands, on ways of touching and holding on that he seemed to enjoy.   More Info OPEN CALL DE MUZEN VAN MORGEN De Muzen van Morgen are four young artists who are chosen by a renowned jury and have the opportunity to show their work to a large audience for a year. With this springboard for young talent, AVROTROS wants to stimulate art in the Netherlands and support artists in the first steps of their career. DEADLINE 31 AUG Sign Up WATCH LIFE AFTER RIETVELD AND SANDBERG: ON FUNDING BODIES The recording from the fourth Life After Rietveld and Sandberg session 'On Funding Bodies' is now online on the website.  watch READ AIMÉE ZITO LEMA IN CONVERSATION WITH DE VOLKSKRANT We are proud to share the inspiring story of Aimée Zito Lema, who has become the first artist in residence at the Rijksmuseum. In an extensive article by de Volkskrant, we get an insight into her approach. Read READ WORKSHOP TALKS Talks with a.o. Sanne Bax, César Rogers, Jip van Steenis, Brent Dahl Workshop Talks is a series of conversations with workshop specialists from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. These discussions explore themes such as the use of materials, the role of craftsmanship in art education and preparation for professional practice. 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