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  • 2010

    Tearing down the wall

    Daniële Marx about the the physical and mental wall of Porto Alegre

    Curator Daniele Marx shows works from Brazilian artists in her pavilion in the Amsterdam Biennale, that opens the 14th of November.

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  • 2010

    Living on the edge

    Interview with Caroline Woolard, curator of the Brooklyn pavilions

    For her second pavilion in the Amsterdam Biennale, Caroline Woolard curated Temporary Services into the Brooklyn Pavilion. They organized a one-off newspaper, focusing on art labor and economics in...

  • Is it a man or a woman?

    Pedro Meyer’s fascination for nudes, hermaphrodites and transvestites

    Brazilian artist Pedro Meyer doesn't just paint nude women. With his painting-installation “Transvestite Bathroom” he plays with the notions of seduction and strangeness. The Rio de Janeiro pavilion...

  • The pavilion as a sculpture

    Turkish artist Suat Öğüt speaks about Turkey and his striking Istanbul-pavilion

    Turkish-born artist Suat Öğüt wants to do it differently than the other curators. He makes a sculpture out of his cardboard cube that has also a practical function. The Istanbul pavilion opens...

  • Truths and stereotypes

    Interview with Kaspar Wimberley and Susanne Kudielka from the Stuttgart pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009

    Saturday 5 December at 20:00 hrs the Stuttgart pavilion opens in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. Stuttgart doesn't have a very good reputation. Curators Susanne and Kaspar explain why.

  • The evolution of a brand

    Conversation with Sabine Delafon, curator of the Milan pavilion

    For the Amsterdam Biennale performance artist Sabine Delafon created a special exhibition with her Sabine Delafon Corporation. It opens on Saturday 21 November at Mediamatic from 20:00 hrs, along...

  • Creators of social value

    Conversation with Erik Pold, travel-guide and curator of the Copenhagen pavilion

    Danish artist Erik Pold interviewed four people from the cultural underground in Copenhagen for his CPH TLK project. This Saturday the 21st of November at 20:00 hrs Erik's Copenhagen pavilion opens...

  • A temple for the male muse

    7 questions for Olga Jitlina

    Olga Jitlina and Katja Sokolova are curators of the St. Petersburg pavilion that opens Saturday 5 December at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic, at 20:00 hrs. The woman has been a muse for...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Daniele Marx and Marcos Sari, the white room

    Porto Alegre Pavilion

    Through a hidden city

    Saturday 14 November the pavilion of Porto Allegre opens at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. From 14 November 2009 until 3 January 2010 curator Daniele Marx invites you to experience a hidden experience...

  • Persbericht 8 december 2009

    Eerste ‘user generated’ biënnale nu compleet

    36 stedenpaviljoens in Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Amsterdam 8 december 2009 – Zaterdag 12 december gaan de laatste paviljoens open en is de Amsterdam Biënnale 2009 compleet. 200 kunstenaars uit de hele wereld werkten met Mediamatic aan de eerste...

  • A Biennale Interview

    The idea of interaction

    Conversation with the curators of the Leeds pavilion

    Jon Wakeman, Karen Watson and Megan Smith explain what they are presenting in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. The Leeds pavilion “I Am Leeds” opened Saturday 12 December together with Nicosia, Tehran

  • Mapping for Tourists

    MFT resulted in Noord, an exhibition and travel guide

    Noord is the result of a project initiated by Nat Muller and Mediamatic: Mapping for Tourists. 22 artists were invited to map Amsterdam-Noord, pars pro toto for The Netherlands. The artists lived and...

  • Review Amsterdam Biennale in Volkskrant

    Internet travel agency for the freshest art

    By developing an online do-it-yourself travel agency, Mediamatic had added a new chapter to the blessings of internet, writes Marina de Vries in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. Read her review of...

  • 'Het gaat om het gevoel dat je verkoopt'

    Interview met Aynouk Tan, modejournalist en Amsterdamse gids van het Travel project

    Journalist en mode-icoon Aynouk Tan presenteert zaterdag haar eerste geur tijdens de opening van haar Amsterdamse paviljoen op de Amsterdam Biënnale 2009. De show heeft een dubbelzinnig tintje. 'Ik...

  • Mediamatic genomineerd voor Amsterdamprijs

    Uitreiking 26 augustus 2010

    Filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam, kamerkoor Cappella Amsterdam, choreografe Krisztina de Châtel, reclamemaker/fotograaf Erik Kessels, schrijfster Yasmine Allas, grafisch ontwerper/illustrator Piet Parra...

  • Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Opening Friday 16 October at 20.00 hrs

    The Amsterdam Biennale 2009 is the first ‘crowd sourced’, ‘user generated’ biennale in the world. More than 30 curators from the Mediamatic Travel network present contemporary art from their city.

  • The secrets of the fixed gear bike

    Interview with Mike Giant

    American tattoo and graffiti artist Mike Giant explains what makes riding a fixed gear bike so special.

  • Jerry Springer: fascinerend of weerzinwekkend?

    Interview met SjocoSjon, bedenker en curator van 'The Great Jerry Springer Rodeo'

    SjocoSjon vertelt over zijn fascinatie voor de schaamteloosheid van Jerry Springer, films van Paul Verhoeven en MTV-clips.

  • De Tostifabriek ligt even stil

    Kunstproject op Oostenburg Amsterdam

    19 April 2013: De Tostifabriek is een levende kunstinstallatie en is onderdeel van de tentoonstelling Freezing Favela. De Fabriek, die geen echte fabriek is maar waar wel dingen gemaakt worden

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Nat Muller

    Cairo Pavilion

    Manuals for Failure

    The Cairo pavilion is open from November 6 - January 3 and is curated by Nat Muller. The pavilion shows the work of Dina Danish: 'Manuals for Failure'. On November 6th at 21.00h in good accordance...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: suat ogut

    Istanbul Pavilion

    The Istanbul pavilion is composed of art works that evaluate the geographical identity structure in Turkey and the classifications of cultural diversity caused by political pressure. Open from 14...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Caroline Woolard

    Brooklyn Pavilion 2

    showing a Newspaper on Art Labor and Economics

    Curator Caroline Woolard presents a new Brooklyn Pavilion, from November 14, 2009 - January 3, 2010 at the Amsterdam Biennale at Mediamatic. The first Brooklyn pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale...

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Caroline Woolard

    Brooklyn Pavilion, NY

    October 17 - November 2009

    From October 17 until the end of November, curator Caroline Woolard presents the first Brooklyn Pavilion with 'Security Lifestyle' by Adriana Young. More information is here: www.betterthanliving.com...

  • 'Alles moet nog gedaan worden'

    Gesprek met Eliana Otta, vertegenwoordiger van Lima op de Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Het kunstleven in Lima is rijk en gevarieerd, maar desondanks hebben kunstenaars het erg moeilijk. 'Alles hangt af van individuele initiatieven.'

  • Mediamatic has moved to DijksPark in 2014!

    to Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

    As of December 1st, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. On this beautiful spot near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!) we will continue and intensify...

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