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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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Dan Perjovschi’s political drawings at ‘Sorry we’re closed’

text and image roberto voorbij Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re … Continue reading

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Royal Dutch Shell

image rutger floor text roberto voorbij Oil painting by Dutch artist Rutger Floor. Depicting Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, versus the logo of Royal Dutch Shell. The form resemblance is striking, endless are the overlaps between both. Both symbols of … 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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Freedom For All Refugees

text vluchtelingenactie2013.nl image roberto voorbij On the 23rd of March refugees and supporting organisations are organising a demonstration departing from the Vluchtkerk (Vluchtkerk, Amsterdam – 01:00 PM) and ending at the Museumplein. With this demonstration we want to show support … 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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Now or Never #2

text and image roberto voorbij For the Now or Never #2 exhibit at the GEM director Benno Tempel selected eighteen talents of the KABK. All graduated in 2011 or 2012. Diverse work, but certainly with a high average level. Like the … 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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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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Who monitors you?

image bof text roberto voorbij WHO MONITORS YOU? FIGHT FOR INTERNET FREEDOM. DONATE. – BITS OF FREEDOM. WWW.BOF.NL/DO-YOUR-BIT/ Campaign image – note the visual word play – for Bits of Freedom, a Dutch digital rights organization, that’s committed to privacy … Continue reading

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