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Noord opening

Exhibition and first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.

Mediamatic invited 22 Middle-Eastern, Dutch, and Egyptian artists and designers to explore Amsterdam-Noord. Their work resulted in an exhibition and in the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands. We celebrated with music performances by prominent northerners like Don't touch my Croque-Monsieurs featuring Ome Omar and Harry Slinger (I am so bored in Amsterdam-Noord). Free entrance.

With:
Mahmoud Hamdy, Lynn Amhaz, KhaJag Apelian, Lara Balaa, Foundland, Ganzeer, Golfstromen, Malak Helmy, Ahmed Kamel, Engy Aly, Kareem Lotfy, Wietske Maas, Kaweh Modiri, Ayman Ramadan, Jan Rothuizen, Sarah van Sonsbeeck, Malkit Shoshan, Tunc Topcuoglu, Willem Velthoven, Jans Possel, Ome Omar, Harry Slinger

Exhibition and travel guide

Amsterdam-Noord serves as a pars pro toto for The Netherlands. Apart from the pivots of Dutch culture - Hema, Bakker Bart, roundabout art and cargo bikes - it houses provincial polders, conventional townhouses, and the well-known Dutch multiculturalism. But Noord is not like any other place. It is conflicting and heterogeneous, but at the same time has a strong sense of solidarity and camaraderie. It is one of the most undiscovered, and therefore exciting locations of The Netherlands.

Tunctunctunc

22 artists lived and worked in Noord. Their research resulted in an exhibition and in the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands. The travel guide was distributed along with Het Parool, freeing the project from the binding art space and handing it back to the people.

Participating artists

Mahmoud Hamdy, Jan Rothuizen, Ganzeer, Foundland (Ghalia Elsrakbi, Lauren Alexander, Dirk Vis), Ayman Ramadan, Kaweh Modiri, Engy Aly, Melle Smets, Kareem Lotfy, Malkit Shoshan, Malak Helmy, Sarah van Sonsbeeck, Tunctunctunc, Ahmed Kamel, Golfstromen (Jeroen Beekmans, Joop de Boer), Wietske Maas, Lynn Amhaz, Khajag Apelian en Lara Balaa.

Music

We invited three real Noord musicians: Dont touch my Croque-Monsieur featuring Ome Omar and Harry Slinger (Ik verveel me zo in Amterdam-Noord).

Harry Slinger

Ome Omar

Information

Noord takes place at Mediamatic Bank, Vijzelstraat 68, Amsterdam. The exhibition opened on September 10, and runs until November 9, 2010. The travel guide was launched during the opening of the exhibition, and was distributed along with Het Parool on September 10.

Opening: September 10. Doors open at 8pm.

Contributions 
Bas van den Broeke, Evelyn Austin, Caspar Menkman, Jans Possel,  
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