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Manifestation

#32 Film screening by Kevin Osepa

Join us to watch LA ÚLTIMA ASCENSIÓN and Watamula

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Visual artist and filmmaker Kevin Osepa explores themes of young Afro-Caribbean identity in Watamula. Watamula is a place where Curacao breathes. It is also the destination of René, who emerges from a river and staggeringly continues his journey across the island. He comes across sharp thorns and sweet petals, meets with rejection and comfort, clutching the amulet he was given at birth.

Kevin Osepa sculpts a magical-realistic panorama, intertwining landscape and destiny, spirituality, sexuality and machismo.

In LA ÚLTIMA ASCENSIÓN, fisherman Rowin hardly catches enough fish to make ends meet. But when he meets a mysterious man at his regular fishing spot, his life seems to take a turn. Intertwining his present, personal loss and the history of the island.

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Beeldend kunstenaar en filmmaker Kevin Osepa verkent thema’s over de jonge Afro-Caribische identiteit in Watamula. Watamula is een plek waar Curaçao ademt. Het is ook de bestemming van René, die opduikt uit een rivier en wankelend zijn reis over het eiland voortzet. Hij kruist scherpe doornen en zoete bloemblaadjes, ontmoet afwijzing en troost, terwijl hij het amulet vasthoudt dat hij bij zijn geboorte heeft gekregen. Kevin Osepa schept een magisch-realistisch panorama waarin landschap en lot, spiritualiteit, seksualiteit en machismo met elkaar verweven zijn.

In LA ÚLTIMA ASCENSIÓN vangt visser Rowin nauwelijks genoeg vis om rond te komen. Maar wanneer hij op zijn vaste visplek een mysterieuze man ontmoet, lijkt zijn leven een wending te nemen. Zijn heden, persoonlijke verlies en de geschiedenis van het eiland worden met elkaar verweven.

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Free entrance with ticket / Gratis toegang met ticket
January 18, 18:30 – 20:30
Location: Central Space
Entrance: Paulus Potterstraat 13, Amsterdam

#32 Film screening by Kevin Osepa

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Grown head to toe outfit (2023)

by YUME YUME

Dia di lucha pa libertat

Design process behind #5 by Lydienne Albertoe

Collaborator

Antje de Wit

Klof, village of spirits (2020 – ongoing)

by Kevin Osepa

Collaborator

Joël Andrianomearisoa

Collaborator

Robbie Schweiger

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Touchy Studios

Collaborator

Emily Pethick

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Les Moucherons

Collaborator

Geert Vlieger

#29

Manifestation

December 28, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#29 Mixtape

Experience Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal with sound by bk owusu

#10

Manifestation

August 3, 2023
14:00 – 16:00
Studio Space

#10 Beauty Basics for Queer People

Trans-inclusive makeup workshop by Timothy Paul. Join Caribbean Queer Salon for this live make-up tutorial.

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Off-site Local

#30

Manifestation

January 4, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#30 Mixtape

Experience Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal with sound by LazerGazer

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#2 Opening – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with an inaugural performance by Sedrig Verwoert, Alanna Archibald, Phantom Wizard and Ranie Riberio

Collaborator

Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou

Collaborator

Irina Djojoatmodjo

Collaborator

Ceder Rorije

#23

Manifestation

February 15, 2024
Until March 31, 2024
Central Space

#23 TRUTH

an installation by Miles Greenberg

Collaborator

Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

#11

Manifestation

September 28, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#11 Mal Ora

Join us for an evening co-curated by Kevin Osepa with performances by Travis A. G. Geertruida, Lakisha Apostel, Guenn Ramon Gustina and Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi.

Collaborator

Sedrig Verwoert

Collaborator

Basir Mahmood

Collaborator

Berber Meindertsma

Before Distortion (2023 – ongoing)

by Don Yaw Kwaning

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Collaborator

Azu Nwagbogu

Collaborator

Sarah Schulten

Collaborator

Emily Shin-Jie Lee

Collaborator

Vinger.nl

Collaborator

Queer Choir

Collaborator

Ranie Ribeiro

#8

Manifestation

August 14, 2023
Until October 15, 2023
Central Space

#8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Ammodo

Collaborator

Nuria Bofarull

#28

Manifestation

December 21, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#28 tremor (thunder)

On December 21 at the Central space, S*an D. Henry-Smith performs live as part of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal.

Respect for the forest

Fragments of conversations in Saamaka tongo Recordings: January - March 2023 in Pikin Slee (SR) Marjet Zwaans, Edje Doekoe, at Buro Stedelijk Amsterdam (NL) Transcribed and translated with Vinije Haabo

Collaborator

Leontine Coelewij

#22

Manifestation

December 7, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#22

Ranie Ribeiro performs on harp on December 7 at the Central Space. A live performance as part of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal.

#31

Manifestation

January 11, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#31 Hosting Darkness

hosted by Berber Meindertsma and Stephanie Schuitemaker

Collaborator

Timothy Aarons

Collaborator

KC

Collaborator

Michael Ekow & May

Collaborator

Ana Bravo Pérez

#19

Manifestation

October 12, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#19 Raw Heat, Black Sweat

Join us for a co-curated evening by Marcel van den Berg, a block party at the Central Space celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop Culture with KC, Loopey, Farida Sedoc, Jeff Croese and Shigeo Arikawa.

Collaborator

Andrey Shental

Collaborator

Geo Wyex

Collaborator

SEXYLAND World

Collaborator

kanaal40

Collaborator

Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

Collaborator

Setareh Noorani

Collaborator

Kunsttraject

Collaborator

Jelmer Wijnstroom

Collaborator

Viviane Tabach

Collaborator

Don Yaw Kwaning

Collaborator

Ksenia Perek

#5

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
Until July 2, 2023
Studio Space

#5 Dia di Lucha pa Libertat

Every year on the 1st of July we commemorate slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery: Keti Koti. Since we believe that Keti Koti should be a national holiday, we are closed on the 1st of July. We asked Lydiënne Albertoe to design a graphic work for this particular occasion. The work is placed on the door of our Central Space and the windows of the Studio Space.

Collaborator

Kevin Osepa

Collaborator

Fonds 21 – Henk Christophersen

Collaborator

Lakisha Apostel

Collaborator

Niels Staats

Same Taste

by Basir Mahmood

Collaborator

Lydienne Albertoe

Collaborator

S*an D. Henry-Smith

#35

Manifestation

November 15, 2023
19:00 – 21:30
Off-site Local

#35 Zonder Gelijkheid, Geen Vrede

Collaborator

Ernst van Deursen

Mirre Yayla Séur: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Floor van Leeuwen

#34

Manifestation

November 14, 2023
7:00 – 19:00
Until January 14, 2024
Studio Space

#34 What Can’t It Do?

See the work by Waèl Allouche in our Studio Space. He asked an early version of the current ChatGPT: “What is it a flag can’t do?” This question unexpectedly got answered in a very political way.

Collaborator

Simone Zeefuik

#4

Manifestation

June 4, 2023
16:00
Until July 2, 2023
Off-site Local

#4 Keti Koti Westerpark X Buro Stedelijk

with Atelier Code Noir and Frank Creton

Collaborator

Stephanie Schuitemaker

Collaborator

Shigeo Arikawa

Collaborator

Q

Collaborator

Simnikiwe Buhlungu

Collaborator

Inge Meijer

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Studio Space

Paulus Potterstraat 13, 1071 CX, Amsterdam

Collaborator

Travis A. G. Geertruida

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Central Space

Museumplein 10, 10:00 - 18:00 / Paulus Potterstraat 13, Thursdays 18:30 - 20:30

Collaborator

Andrea Amponsah

Collaborator

Renzo Martens

Collaborator

Anne Lakeman

Collaborator

Marjet Zwaans

#27

Manifestation

December 14, 2023
18:30 - 19:30
Central Space

#27 Circle Dance the Fungal

Join Özgür Atlagan, Donghwan Kam, and Kanitha Tith in making a collective Super 8 mm film around YUME YUME's Living Mycelium Dunes.

Collaborator

Donghwan Kam

#15

Manifestation

November 4, 2023
19:00 – 02:00
Central Space

#15 Cosmism

During Museumnacht, we present a selection of films by John Akomfrah, Saodat Ismailova, and Viktor Vasylenko in the Buro Stedelijk Central Space. The program explores cosmic musical forms and the (philosophical) potential of space, science fiction, immortality and infinity.

Collaborator

Naema Abdi

Collaborator

bk owusu

#9

Manifestation

June 30, 2023
17:00 – 18:00
Off-site Local

#9 In conversation with Frank Creton

Join us Friday for a Q&A with artist Frank Creton at Meterhuisje

Collaborator

Miles Greenberg

Collaborator

Joram Kraaijveld

Collaborator

Pauline Curnier Jardin

Collaborator

Rita Ouédraogo

Collaborator

Özgür Atlagan

Living Mycelium Dunes (2023)

by YUME YUME

Collaborator

Saodat Ismailova

#16

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
Until January 25, 2024
Central Space

#16 Descent into Fungal

The third group show in the Central Space with Milena Anna Bouma, Don Yaw Kwaning, Andrey Shental and YUME YUME

#3

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
21:00 – 1:00
Until March 25, 2023
Off-site Local

#3 Afterparty – Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent at kanaal40

with 1.06 Music Library and Michael Ekow & May

Collaborator

loopey

Collaborator

Frank Creton

Collaborator

Uno Fujisawa

Dormancy Trail
(2023)

by Milena Anna Bouma

#6

Manifestation

July 6, 2023
12:30 – 13:15 / 14:30 – 15:15
Central Space

#6 Live performance: Visitation, with NO Stars (2030)

Geo Wyex will perform 'Visitation, with NO Stars' twice on July 6 at the Central space. A live performance as part of his ongoing work 'Muck Studies Department Presents: Transmission from No Point of Return Bleep Blop Blop Bloop' (2021).

Hybrid Listening

an architectural intervention by Frédérique Albert-Bordenave

Collaborator

Rice, Peas, Roots and Culture

Collaborator

Milena Anna Bouma

Collaborator

Yeshua Tjie-A-Loi

Collaborator

Andrea Voets

Collaborator

Ahmad Mallah

Collaborator

Hana Nina Hussein

#32

Manifestation

January 18, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#32 Film screening by Kevin Osepa

Join us to watch LA ÚLTIMA ASCENSIÓN and Watamula

#33

Manifestation

January 25, 2024
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#33 Are You Still Resonating?

Finnisage of Manifestation #16: Descent into Fungal – An evening with Inge Meijer and chamber choir Les Moucherons led by Antje de Wit

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Collaborator

Kanitha Tith

Marcel van den Berg: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

#21

Manifestation

November 30, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#21 Opening – Manifestation #16 Descent into Fungal

with an inaugural performance by Queer Choir Amsterdam

Collaborator

Atelier Code Noir

#14

Manifestation

July 24, 2023
16:00
Studio Space

#14 Exiting the Photographic Universe

Prof. Fred Ritchin discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on photography in the digital age.

Memories of becoming (2022/2023)

by Narges Mohammadi

Collaborator

Artist Collective Totomboti

From listening to reflecting: thoughts on the Manifestation #1 Listening Sessions

by Naema Abdi Ali & Anna-Rosa van Wees.

Collaborator

Wes Mapes

Collaborator

Yvette Mutumba

#1

Manifestation

April 14, 2023
11:00 – 17:00
Until April 15, 2023
Off-site Local

#1 Listening Sessions

Buro Stedelijk’s manifestation #1 Listening Sessions, is an engaging and thought-provoking two-day event on April 14 and 15.

Collaborator

senakirfa A.

Collaborator

Waèl Allouche

Collaborator

Anna-Rosa van Wees

Collaborator

Simomo Bouj

Collaborator

Rubiah Balsem

Collaborator

Quinsy Gario

#2

Manifestation

May 25, 2023
Until July 25, 2023
Central Space

#2 Decay: An Ode to the Impermanent

with Joël Andrianomearisoa, Narges Mohammadi and Geo Wyex

Muck Studies Department Presents: Transmission from No Point of Return Bleep Blop Bloop (2021)

by Geo Wyex

Collaborator

Marjolijn van Heemstra

Collaborator

Phantom Wizard

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Online

www.burostedelijk.nl

#20

Manifestation

November 16, 2023
Until November 19, 2023
Off-site Local

#20 Taking Root Among the Stars

In collaboration with Buro Stedelijk, Anna Hoetjes and Müge Yilmaz will create an intimate space at UNFAIR23. The booth will offer a moment of rest, pause, to go through the books and reflect on the patchwork sky.

Collaborator

Anna Hoetjes

61 FRAGMENTS OF DECAY FOR NEW DESIRES (2023)

by Joël Andrianomearisoa

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Collaborator

Guenn Ramon Gustina

Kevin Osepa: Process during Manifestation #8 To Be Determined

This summer, Marcel van den Berg, Kevin Osepa and Mirre Yayla Séur relocate their studios to Buro Stedelijk and generously invite us into their creative process. Together we explore artistic interventions that challenge modes of ‘exhibiting’, interaction and museological practices.

Collaborator

Alina Lupu

#17

Manifestation

September 14, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
Central Space

#12 Rehearsing (the Care for) Decay

Mirre Yayla Séur performs 'Rehearsing (the Care for) Decay' on September 14 at our Central space. A live performance as part of her ongoing process during Manifestation #8: To Be Determined.

Collaborator

Keti Koti Westerpark

#7

Manifestation

June 18, 2023
14:00
Off-site Local

#7 Breaking Bread

Cassave bread with Lelani Lewis

Collaborator

Bubble Shooters Network

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Buro Stedelijk is a place to discover Amsterdam’s dynamic and forward-thinking art scene. 

location

Off-site Int’l

Collaborator

Alanna Archibald

Collaborator

Valerie Oluwatoyin Abeji

Collaborator

Marcel van den Berg

Collaborator

YUME YUME

Collaborator

Müge Yılmaz

Collaborator

Charl Landvreugd

Collaborator

LazerGazer

Collaborator

1.06 Music Library

Collaborator

Mirre Yayla Séur

Descent into the Fungal (2017)

by Andrey Shental

Collaborator

Narges Mohammadi