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Mar 18, 2018

5 Artists to watch from Art Rotterdam 2018

Art Rotterdam takes place every year at Van Nelle Fabriek, a 1920s factory complex that has been a a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2014. Expect big crowds at this commercial art fair, bringing together art galleries, collectors and the general public…

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Nov 27, 2016

Crossing Border Festival 2016

It is that time of the year again. It is getting colder with that miserable rainy weather outside. The weekend is approaching and the prospect of stepping out and getting that slap from the fierce wind at the end of a busy working week needs a good reason. Crossing Border, the…

Beppe Simone in Culturaal

May 1, 2016

‘Hieronymus Bosch — Visions of genius’ A magnet to the city of Den Bosch

500 years after the death of Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450–1516), one of the most important medieval artists from the Netherlands, the city where he lived all his life and gave him his name is hosting an…

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Apr 10, 2016

Epic concert by Animal Collective at Rewire Festival

Watching an Animal Collective concert is a feast for the eye, just by looking at their stage design. Picasso style illustrations, various shapes in the form of hands, eyes and hats provide the backdrop to their show. Beamers project…

Beppe Simone in Culturaal

Mar 30, 2016

Animal Collective play at Rewire Festival (1–3 April 2016)

In May 2011 I went to see Animal Collective playing live at Paradiso in Amsterdam. It was like a swim in visuals and sound. Five years have almost passed, and I am ready to dive in again. They are coming to play on Saturday 2…

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Feb 13, 2016

Enter New York City

Birds are humming in my ears, it seems they are having a discussion. They seem to be chatting like locals, whining about the cold wind. I imagine them as having a nest around one of the pipes running along the safety stairs of this Lower East Side building. They cover the sound of cars…

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Jan 10, 2016

Ai Weiwei: ‘I want people to see their own power’

Ai Weiwei’s exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts in London was superb. It is large scale, with old and new work. The spacious rooms allow big installations, like the work inspired by the deadly earthquake in Sichuan in 2008, when some 20…

Beppe Simone in Culturaal

Sep 22, 2015

Ai Weiwei this autumn at the Royal Academy of Arts in London

The Royal Academy of Arts in London is hosting the biggest exhibition of the Chinese dissident artist from 19.9.15 until 13.12.15.

Beppe Simone in Culturaal

Jan 21, 2015

Mark Rothko at Gemeentemusum in The Hague

unexpected #MuseumSelfie gazing a wonderful painting by Mark Rothko @gemeentemuseum