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November 11th opens the No Seat At The Table Exhibition at Podium Mozaïek in Amsterdam. Minem Sezgin will open the exhibition and gives an introduction about No Seat At The Table.

November 13th opens the the Prix de Rome 2021 exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum. The four nominated artists, Mercedes Azpilicueta, Alexis Blake, Silvia Martes and Coralie Vogelaar will present new work that they have made especially for the exhibition.

This week during the Dutch Media Week, Professor Ben Schouten gave a media lecture on play and games in the context of 70 years of television in the Netherlands. He also paid attention to the publication Play for Empowerment. The New Role of Play in Society, which will be published by Jap Sam Books in 2022.

Check out all the new books published in 2021 and upcoming book projects for 2022!

From 20 to 24 October Jap Sam books will attend the Frankfurter Buchmesse. This year we will present our latest and forthcoming 2021/2022 titles, and a selection of our backlist. You are welcome to visit!

Our titles The Academy of the Sublime by artist Erik Odijk and The Walter Benjamin and Albert S. Project by artist Maurice Bogaert are awarded Best Dutch Book Designs 2020 Student Selection!

The Walter Benjamin and Albert S. Project by artist Maurice Bogaert and The Academy of the Sublime by artist Erik Odijk are om view at the Best Dutch Book Designs 2020 exhibition.

The program explored the historical context and present vocabularies of urgent debates regarding the inclusiveness of art institutions such as museums and contemporary art spaces. Invited guests responded to the essay by Rolando Vázquez/, featuring a keynote lecture by Professor Gloria Wekker and moderation by Nancy Jouwe.

The livestream of this afternoon is available at the Youtube Channel of Kunstinstituut Melly   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdAzi-nj6Umet