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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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
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Shortlist Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2021 announced
The international jury of the Prix de Rome has selected four artists for the shortlist of the Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2021. The nominees are: Mercedes Azpilicueta, Alexis Blake, Silvia Martes and Coralie Vogelaar. This was announced by the Mondriaan Fund, which organises and finances the Prix de Rome award.
The Prix de Rome is the oldest Dutch award for visual artists below the age of 40. The purpose of the award is to encourage talented visual artists to develop and increase their visibility. The Mondriaan Fund is responsible for the award. For Prix de Rome 2021 the Mondriaan Fund will collaborate once again with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.The exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will be open to the public from November 13, 2021 until March 2022 and presents new work by the nominated artists: Mercedes Azpilicueta, Alexis Blake, Silvia Martes en Coralie Vogelaar. The publication will be published by Jap Sam Books.
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June 8, 17:00-18:30hrs
With Friedrich von Borries, Saskia van Stein and Ingo Offermanns.
For reservations: https://spui25.nl/programma/the-world-as-project
Organised in cooperation with: Goethe Institut Amsterdam and Spui25.
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Location: online via Zoom, registration via this link.
Time: Monday May 17th, from 20:00 to 21:30 at the latest
Admission free and open to everyone
For more information: International Association of art critics / Internationale vereniging van kunstcritici AICA Nederland
