Free introduction to In the Presence of Absence

Events — 6, 13, 20, 27 Dec 2020, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Jan 2021

Join this 15-minute introduction to the exhibition In the Presence of Absence and discover the different artists' stories.

Price: This lecture is free of charge. Seats are being assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please arrive on time, as the capacity of the Zadelhoff Café is limited.
Location: Zadelhoff Café
Time: 6 Dec, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
6 Dec, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
6 Dec, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
13 Dec, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
20 Dec, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
20 Dec, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
20 Dec, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
27 Dec, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
27 Dec, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
27 Dec, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
3 Jan 2021, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
3 Jan 2021, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
3 Jan 2021, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
10 Jan 2021, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
10 Jan 2021, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
10 Jan 2021, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
17 Jan 2021, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
17 Jan 2021, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
17 Jan 2021, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
24 Jan 2021, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
24 Jan 2021, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
24 Jan 2021, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
31 Jan 2021, 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm
31 Jan 2021, 3.30 pm until 3.45 pm
31 Jan 2021, 4.30 pm until 4.45 pm
Main language: English and Dutch
Admission: At the moment it is necessary to reserve an online time slot before your visit

Every Sunday afternoon, you can join a 15-minute introductory lecture on the exhibition In the Presence of Absence and hear about the stories the participating artists are telling us. This short lecture provides insight into the central theme of the exhibition and highlights several works by participating artists. Afterward, you can see the real works in the exhibition.

In the Presence of Absence shows a selection of artworks and design projects that challenge the idea of collective knowledge and public consciousness through stories that remain unseen, have been ignored, or may be told more often within large public institutions. When not addressed by organizations such as schools, libraries, archives, and museums, the absence of these stories forms knowledge gaps within the public debates that shape our collective consciousness and memory.

Natasja Kensmil, The Wedding Portrait of Johan de Witt and Wendela Bicker, 2020, detail, 2 x 250x140cm, 9 x 100x100cm, oil on canvas. Courtesy andriesse-eyck gallery. Photo Peter Tijhuis.
Leonardiansyah Allenda, Chapter 6: Marni, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
Ahmet Öğüt, Bakunin’s Barricade, 2015/2017. Installation view Kunsthal Charlottenborg, 2017. Photo Vignola Gregorio.
Anna Dasović, Before the Fall there was no Fall. Episode one; Raw material, 2019, still.
Farida Sedoc, The Future Ain't What It Used To Be, 2019, collage on paper, 400 cm x 300 cm, screen prints on cotton (each 100 cm x 150 cm, Gentleman’s Agreement, Welcome To Society, The Sun Rises In The East). Photo Tom Janssen.
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Sing like the Southerners Do, 2019, sound-drawing installation. Courtesy the artist.
Kasper Bosmans, Legend Vair: Hercule + St. Ontcommer, 2016, courtesy the artist.
Our Polite Society, FACIT Data, product catalog, 1971. FACIT AB archive, reproduced with the kind permission of Brukskultur Åtvidaberg.
Pieter Paul Pothoven. Map 1814, negative no. 20. (RARA-suspect on Trial, Amsterdam, 1988. Photo Bert Verhoeff)
Jennifer Tee, Tampan Natural System of Souls, 2019, tulip petal collage print on 316 grams museum etching paper, 186 x 165 cm. Courtesy Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam