Amsterdam Art x ArtReview Conference

Amsterdam Art is pleased to invite you to a conference organized in collaboration with ArtReview. 

The conference will address how renewed debates around the role of the museum in society, the opening up of the canon to non-Western and neglected art histories, and the influence of emerging domestic and international markets are shaping the production, exhibition and reading of contemporary art. Taking part in the conference are influential local and international artists, museum directors, critics, curators and collectors including Clémentine Deliss (curator and publisher), Rafaël Rozendaal (visual artist), Kenny Schachter (writer, curator and art dealer), Luise Faurschou (Art 2030 + Faurschou Art Resources), Annette Schönholzer (coach and consultant at .connect the dots and former director of Art Basel), Patricia Kaersenhout (visual artist and activist) and many more. 

Through international trade, colonialism and liberalism the city of Amsterdam played a critical part in shaping the world we live in today as well as the cultural inheritance of the West. This provides a compelling starting point for a series of talks and discussions about the role of art in contemporary society, the rewriting of art history and the future of the art market. The talks will offer art professionals the opportunity to join these discussions and come up with concrete suggestions about how to create an art histories and systems that reflects the values of a progressive society. 

Program*
9:30am: Walk-in and registration

10am: Opening Conference

10:15am: Panel discussion: ‘Making histories: how does the past reflect the present?’   
 Confirmed: Imara Limon (curator Amsterdam Museum), Mark Rappolt (editor-in-chief of ArtReview and ArtReview Asia)  and Clémentine Deliss (curator and publisher)

11:15am: Keynote: susan pui san lok and Sophie Orlando (leader and researcher of Black Artists & Modernism)

12pm: Lunch break 

1pm: Panel discussion: ‘Free exchange: how does the market effect change?’
Confirmed: Kenny Schachter (writer, curator and art dealer), Annette Schönholzer (coach and consultant .connect the dots)

2pm: Pitches: New Solutions - Open Call

2:20pm: Keynote: Luise Faurschou (Art 2030 + Faurschou Art Resources)

3pm: Coffee break

3:30pm: Panel discussion: ‘Future spaces: how to create new models?’
Confirmed: Karen Archey (curator Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam), Patricia Kaersenhout (visual artist and activist) and Rafaël Rozendaal (visual artist)

4:30pm: Closing 

5pm: End

Our Conference Chair is Stephanie Afrifa, curator and moderator in the arts and welfare industry.

*please note that this program could be subject to change. 

Attending & Tickets
A ticket includes access to the full conference, with coffee and tea during the day and a lunch. The conference ticket also includes access to the Professionals’ Program of Amsterdam Art Weekend (November 22-25): an exclusive program with curator tours, receptions, previews and special events for art professionals around the world. Applying for the Professionals’ Program is easy and can be done by email after you have bought your ticket. The Professionals’ Program has a limited capacity.

Get your early birds tickets here.

A limited amount of discounted tickets will be made available for students, people in receipt of benefits and those on a low wage. The tickets will be issued on a first come first serve basis.

Get your discounted ticket here.

Amsterdam Art
Amsterdam Art is a non-profit umbrella organization for the contemporary visual arts. It initiates and realizes collaborations between various cultural parties and promotes their exhibition programs throughout the year.  Amsterdam Art organizes Amsterdam Art Weekend, a four day event that brings together the best of what the city’s contemporary visual art scene has to offer. This year’s edition of the Art Weekend takes place from November 22-25, 2018. Highlights include: Ryoji Ikeda at Eye Filmmuseum, RijksakademieOPEN and Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller at Oude Kerk, next to various gallery openings, performances, artists talks and more.