Arts in Society Groningen platform
Door Krina Huisman
Minister Schippers is het niet eens met het advies van de door haar ingestelde commissie-Schnabel. In februari dit jaar verscheen het rapport Voltooid leven waarin de commissie concludeert dat het onnodig en zelfs onwenselijk is de euthanasiewet te verruimen. Continue reading “De verweesde samenleving”
Discussions about the presidential debates have been less about the content of the policies proposed by both candidates focusing on their behavior, e.g. Trump’s ‘hovering’ over Hillary Clinton was commented on frequently. Continue reading “The Trump Theatre”
This registration of the Second Symphony by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) comes with a special gimmick: the performance of the entire piece has been filmed in one single shot. Continue reading “Would You Like To Fly Through an Orchestra?”
by Daphne Verberg
How do you exhibit a prayer nut (a micro-carving the size of – you guessed it – a nut!) in the daily hustle and bustle of the Rijksmuseum? And how do you display fashion design whose tactility makes visitors want to reach out and touch it, although they are not allowed to? Or what are art lovers looking for when they gaze at a masterpiece? Do they want to know the personal stories of Marten en Oopjen or are they trying to comprehend the virtuosity of Rembrandt? Continue reading ““The Knowledge of the Curator”: The Experience of a Sponge in a Pressure-Cooker”
By Jakob Boer
In the autobiographical documentary Bezness as Usual, Dutch director Alex Pitstra (born Karim Alexander Ben Hassen), son to a Dutch mother and Tunisian father, tries to find his identity. Continue reading “Love is…”
