Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam | 'On the move': Thomas Kuijpers
Installation shot 'On the move' / Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 2014
Amsterdam, August 19, 2014 — The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will open the cultural season with On the Move, an exhibition that explores new developments in photography. It is the latest edition of the Proposals for Municipal Acquisitions organized by the Stedelijk bi-annually with the financial support of the Municipality of Amsterdam.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
On the Move reveals the many ways in which artists and photographers work today, also in collaboration with graphic designers. The title On the Move refers both to new developments in photography and to the photographers who are literally on the move, travelling through the Netherlands and abroad for their work. 28 projects were selected for the exhibition, created by both young and more established artists and designers.
NOTABLE PROJECTS
The work #IDIDNTJOIN by Thomas Kuijpers (Helmond, NL, 1985), engages in an anonymous Twitter campaign by US soldiers in 2013 about their government’s position in the Syrian civil war. The protest was prompted by US support for the Syrian rebels after Assad’s alleged chemical attack on the Syrian people. Shortly after, the photos proved to have been uploaded by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-Assad hackers group, to critique Obama’s decision to back the rebels who also receive support from the Al Qaida terrorist network. Yet a week later, the first US soldier admitted to having uploaded a picture. Kuijpers also added anonymous photos to the campaign. His installation invites the viewer to choose: what is real and what is fake?
Selected for inclusion in the exhibition:
Samira Ben Laloua, Ernst van der Hoeven and Frank Bruggeman │Marc Roig Blesa and Rogier Delfos │Verena Blok │ Sara Blokland │Olivier van Breugel and Simone Mudde │Persijn Broersen and Margit Lukács │Sarah Carlier │ Elspeth Diederix │ Meike Eggers and Michael Anhalt │ Ringel Goslinga │ Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen │ Robert Knoth and Antoinette de Jong │ Thomas Kuijpers │ Kadir van Lohuizen │ Anaïs Lopez, Eva Smallegange and Linda Braber | Hans van der Meer │ Theo Niekus │ Gábor Õsz │ Rune Peitersen │ Ahmet Polat │ Johannes Schwartz │ Petra Stavast │ Anoek Steketee and Eefje Blankevoort │ Martine Stig │ Nadine Stijns │ Andrea Stultiens │ Elisabeth Tonnard │ Witho Worms and Hans Gremmen
On the Move is compiled by Carolien Glazenburg, Anne Ruygt and Hripsimé Visser.
During the exhibition, Beatrix Ruf, director of the Stedelijk Museum, will purchase a number of works for the Stedelijk collection.
