Let's all go Dutch

Katja Sokolova- a happy gastarbeider in Holland - 

on her way to Becoming Dutch, weaponed with her fake Louis Vuitton bag.

At Van Abbemuseum, guests already start arriving, just in time for the official opening... - 

International curators Julia Aksenova (Russia) and Inti Guerrero (Colombia) don't know yet that all the speeches will be in the local language. Sorry, guys, it seems that to become Dutch one should be able to speak Dutch first.

Burgemeester of Eindhoven Rob van Gijzel is a real gentleman. - 

Please! After you.

Ilya Rabinovich - a participating artist- is happy the preparations for the show are finished. - 

Or is he thinking the official part is way too long? Time for some entertainment...

An easy way to become Dutch - 

be a cleaner or...

a sex worker

wear a strange bag - 

just like these people
or...

become a truly international woman. - 

just like the French artist's Julia Boix-Vives companion: she is neatly dressed, a good housewife, and she never opens her mouth. In fact, she doesn't even have one.

Artist Surasi Kusolwong, however, would prefer a pink-haired girlfriend with a lot of photo cameras. - 

Surasi organized the Question Paintings March at Van Abbemuseum.

the march went on for 1,5 hours

curator and artist by Dan Perjovschi

All kinds of passports, but no Russian one. - 

Which country is best for the secret agent?

Van Abbemuseum director Charles Esche has to talk a lot this afternoon. - 

Explaining the concept of Be(com)ing Dutch to the press, colleagues, and visitors. In Dutch.

Curator Maria Hlavajova must feel Dutch as well by now. - 

After she curated the national pavilion of this country at the last Venice Biennial.

Homeless Hendrik stays in the museum courtyard for the exhibition period. - 

As he doesn't have a permanent address for the rest of the year, he gave our photographer Andrei his phone number and e-mail.

Is it kosher? - 

Ilya Rabinovich is a couscous expert.

This is really Dutch: all kinds of tokens and tickets for different kinds of food and drinks. - 

Very confusing.

This lovely character introduced himself as Bob. - 

A great lover of Russian culture. His level of alcohol consumption was so impressive that we believed him immediately.

A Mondriaan girl with a windmill on her back. - 

Does being Dutch mean being like this?

Is this dish really Dutch? - 

Hmmm...