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Hacking IKEA 2013 – ÄNNE, Bookcase Door, white

text and image roberto voorbij It looks like in the Netherlands undocumented residency is about to become equivalent to a criminal act. Despite asylum seekers who have been denied asylum are not to blame – fleeing your home country is … Continue reading

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Mike Kelly

text and image roberto voorbij This weekend is the last chance to visit the Mike Kelly retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Energetic and inspiring work. Especially because of the freedom Kelly gives himself to continuously use the most diverse techniques. … Continue reading

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Sao Paulo blood transfer

image eric marechal text roberto voorbij For the Street Art Without Borders project – a by Eric Marechal initiated international, ever expanding street art exhibit – the pieces New York blood, Sao Paulo blood and Berlin blood were pasted on the … Continue reading

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Knitted village

text and image roberto voorbij At the periphery of Amsterdam is Driemond located. A small hamlet where knitting as well has taken viral proportions. Like an alternative version of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, entire bridges, fences and even flagpoles are being … Continue reading

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Tjebbe Beekman – Mall IV

text and image roberto voorbij In the entrance hall of the Amsterdam center The New Love – a place for debate, religion, poetry and more – hangs this impressive painting (Size: 630 x 220 cm. Medium: sand, acrylic and enamel … Continue reading

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Charles Hoffbauer – In the Restaurant

text roberto voorbij Charles Hoffbauer – In the Restaurant (1907). Painting which is part of the current exhibit Impressionism: Sensation & Inspiration at the Amsterdam Hermitage. Just for this work alone it is worth visiting the exhibition – the painting … Continue reading

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EVERYBODY SUSPECT

text and image roberto voorbij Quite regularly the discussion revives, usually when the nation’s temper is overheated because of a horrible crime, then the real crime fighters take advantage of the emotional state of the nation to stress the importance … Continue reading

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Surveillance

text and image roberto voorbij When people from abroad visit the Netherlands they are often surprised by how close the windows of our houses are situated to the street, by the unobstructed view of our interiors. Reading the book The … Continue reading

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Amsterdam City Branding

image roberto voorbij Graffiti artist unknown (2012). Amsterdam.

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Open TV

text and image roberto voorbij If you have always wanted to observe people as if you were a security guard or if you yourself are the one who likes to be observed, there is now the perfect opportunity. Spread over … Continue reading

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