Rotterdam Art Writing

*UPCOMING ON ROTTERDAM ART WRITING* NEXT WEEK: In the new text 'Comforts' Lili Huston-Herterich responds to Sophie Bate’s video South West to South East (London) (2020) and writes about familial polyphony, dissociation, performances of courtesy, and finding space to be a self.

THIS WEEK: ONLINE Screening of Larry Achiampong + @davidblandy's new film 'A Lament for Power', which explores "the ethics of scientific discovery and the complex relationship between science, politics and race" With Q & A hosted by @Mr_J_Bloomfield. wysingartscentre.org/whats_on/event…

NEXT WEEK: 2/2 TUESDAY 7PM Online Artist talk Artist Katia Kameli will present her project 'Stream of Stories'. This online event accompanies the exhibition: 'A Sequence of Events in the Lives of the Dormant', at #temporarygallerycologne Read more: facebook.com/events/1417971…

Today marks the start of #Document21 @DocuFilmFest— we'll be publishing the first of the three pieces from our collaborative partnership tomorrow. In the mean time, you can look at the brilliant programme here: documentfilmfestival.org

@LindaStupart A good thread to start though for sure ;)

Extremely lazy tweet, but is there any good talks/events/ art stuff happening online this week?

THIS MONTH: 'democracies?' A limited screening series revealing the ceremony of official ritual, the performance of politics in public space and the evolution of persuasive televisual languages. #BaniAbidi, #ArturŻmijewski #AntoniMuntadasandMarshallReese. moma.org/magazine/artic…

THIS WEDNESDAY: Frequencies of Tradition 27.1.21 Online Seminar The Times Museum & @kadistkadist present 3 online sessions that consider tradition as a contested space, where one can critically reflect on Asian modernisation and the Western canon. kadist.org/program/online…

Join Varia's Online #readinggroup this sunday! The theme is: 'minimal viable learning' and it's part of their collab with @schoolofcommons #variarotterdam more info here:

NEW TEXT: Ulufer Çelik reflects on anonymity and the notion of the ‘figure’ in the context of pandemic statistics and the work of Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme. This new text includes personal reflections and Çelik‘s own ‘Reference-Cloud’ collages. rotterdamartwriting.org/Ulufer-Celik-N…

NEXT WEEK!!: Artist Ulufer Çelik reflects on anonymity and the 'figure' in the context of pandemic statistics and the multilayered work of Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme. Abbas & Abou-Rahme's work is currently on show @EYE_film in #TremblingLandscapes curated by @nat_muller.

TOMORROW: Speakerspeaker launch event for two new journals: Silence & Failure. Saturday November 14th 18.30-22.30 (CET): Join the livestream for an evening of live performance, reading and sounds, navigating the topics of silence & failure. Livestream: youtu.be/EawXChXjLdY

NEXT WEEK: This year for #IDFA - Screenings will take place *online AND in cinemas* (when they reopen!) Between Nov 18 & Dec 6, you can enjoy more than 200 documentary films + participate in discussions with filmmakers, experts & protagonists. idfa.nl/en/

TONIGHT: An extra hour hour - readings by Vlada Predelina & Jake Caleb will be broadcast on RAAR (Rotterdam Art And Radio) accompanying their 'Homeware for Hibernation' for sale this weekend at LIFE. ashopcalled.life

NEW TEXT: 'A Discomfort Inside', an excerpt of artists' Golnar Abbasi & Maike Hemmers correspondence which reflects on forms of labour and display within a domestic setting. ow.ly/HVJn50AQjh9

TOMORROW: We present 'A Discomfort Inside', an excerpt of artists' Golnar Abbasi & Maike Hemmers correspondence which reflects on forms of labour and display within a domestic setting. This is the first of a new series of ‘In-Conversation’ text pieces on Rotterdam Art Writing.

Thank you @annikaizora for making this list of funds that support Black folks and orgs, especially those that center Black trans, queer, and non-binary folks, and Black women. bit.ly/funds-ecosyste… 💜Please share and support!

NOW SHOWING: ‘A Ship of Fools’ The new multi-screen video installation by Adam Patterson & collaborators. "A vessel for divergent voices, each trying to articulate their experiences of a difficult present." @TENT_Rotterdam #adampatterson #rotterdamartwriting #ashipoffools

THIS MARCH: 'Performance Lab' workshops begin again @WORM_Rotterdam. Sign up for workshops with Elisa Ferrari* (artist), Samah Hijawi (artist) and Renée Copraij (dramaturge). Facilitated by Clara J:son Borg and Amy Pickles. *Image: 'under perfect blue million mile sky', 2019

NEW TEXT!!! In ‘Material Circumstance’ artist and editor @AnastasiaShin reflects on the transactional aesthetics and taxonomic curation of Gabriel Kuri’s recent sculpture show. @WIELS_Brussels #wiels #gabrielkuri #sculpture #rotterdamartwriting #transactionalaesthetics

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! We have a fresh new look for 2020 - and new texts! Check the website at: rotterdamartwriting.org