Monthly Archives: November 2011

Saudi Miffy Dress Up Doll

image electa manuputty + rutger floor text roberto voorbij Electa Manuputty – Miffy Dress Up Doll (2011). Rutger Floor – Saudi Miffy Dress Up Doll (2011). The disappearance of privacy and the now as well in the Netherlands announced burqa ban, … Continue reading

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Felix & Sofie – Free Will?

text and image roberto voorbij At the Amsterdam Felix Meritis is every third Tuesday of the month Felix and Sofie being organized. A philosophical lecture / debate night open to anyone with just the slightest philosophical interest. Last week this … Continue reading

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Filling the VOID

text and image roberto voorbij Filling the void between the high-brow gallery and the commercial shop, between art and design, between hipster and connoisseur. Since November 4th the artists district De Pijp is home to a new art initiative where the … Continue reading

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Sticker Awards 2011 / Sticker in der Kunst

text roberto voorbij A medium that’s being used for street art for decades is ‘the sticker’. This month opens in Bremen’s Weserburg Museum for Contemporay Art an exhibition that specifically zooms in on this low-budget and direct art form. Latest … Continue reading

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Edith Meijering – LIQUEFIED & DUE TO PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

text roberto voorbij This Thursday opens in Enschede’s Concordia the exhibition LIQUEFIED, a solo exhibition of recent work by Edith Meijering. Seemingly bright and airy paintings, that hide however a reality of imperfection and tragedy. On November 16 and November … Continue reading

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