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Director Amsterdam Art
PRESS RELEASE 11 November 2020 Nina Folkersma new director of Amsterdam Art We are proud to announce that Nina Folkersma will become the new director of Amsterdam Art from 1 February 2021. The arrival of Folkersma coincides with a new set-up

Director Amsterdam Art
PRESS RELEASE 11 November 2020 Nina Folkersma new director of Amsterdam Art We are proud to announce that Nina Folkersma will become the new director of Amsterdam Art from 1 February 2021. The arrival of Folkersma coincides with a new set-up

WBOOKS: Moesman. Surrealisme en de seksen
Het boek bij de tentoonstelling De tranen van Eros in Centraal Museum Utrecht Moesman. Surrealisme en de seksen Met bijdragen van Tessel M. Bauduin Marja Bosma Nina Folkersma Maia Kenney en voorwoord door Bart Rutten Uitgave: WBOOKS Ontwerp: Johannes Verwoerd ISBN: 978

WBOOKS: Moesman. Surrealisme en de seksen
Het boek bij de tentoonstelling De tranen van Eros in Centraal Museum Utrecht Moesman. Surrealisme en de seksen Met bijdragen van Tessel M. Bauduin Marja Bosma Nina Folkersma Maia Kenney en voorwoord door Bart Rutten Uitgave: WBOOKS Ontwerp: Johannes Verwoerd ISBN: 978

Herinneringen aan Okwui Enwezor
ARTICLE – JULY 2019 (Dutch only) Herinneringen aan Okwui Enwezor door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in H Art, no 194, 2019 Naar aanleiding van het overlijden maart jongstleden van de bekende Nigeriaanse curator Okwui Enwezor (Biënnale van Venetie 2015, documenta 11 …), vroegen

Herinneringen aan Okwui Enwezor
ARTICLE – JULY 2019 (Dutch only) Herinneringen aan Okwui Enwezor door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in H Art, no 194, 2019 Naar aanleiding van het overlijden maart jongstleden van de bekende Nigeriaanse curator Okwui Enwezor (Biënnale van Venetie 2015, documenta 11 …), vroegen

Best Verzorgde Boek 2019: Hadassah Emmerich
Hadassah Emmerich – The Great Ephemeral Skin Body and identity, the erotic and the exotic Geselecteerd als 1 van de 33 Best Verzorgde Boeken 2019! De selectie zal te bewonderen zijn op de jaarlijkse tentoonstelling in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,

Best Verzorgde Boek 2019: Hadassah Emmerich
Hadassah Emmerich – The Great Ephemeral Skin Body and identity, the erotic and the exotic Geselecteerd als 1 van de 33 Best Verzorgde Boeken 2019! De selectie zal te bewonderen zijn op de jaarlijkse tentoonstelling in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,

Interview Hadassah Emmerich
ARTICLE – APRIL 2019 (Dutch only) Hadassah Emmerich in De Garage Mechelen Over het exotische en het erotische door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in H Art, no 191, 2019 Gespreide benen, opengevouwen billen, fallische vormen die geplooide openingen binnendringen … Wie binnenstapt in

Interview Hadassah Emmerich
ARTICLE – APRIL 2019 (Dutch only) Hadassah Emmerich in De Garage Mechelen Over het exotische en het erotische door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in H Art, no 191, 2019 Gespreide benen, opengevouwen billen, fallische vormen die geplooide openingen binnendringen … Wie binnenstapt in

Sensory Spaces publication
Sensory Spaces 2013-2019 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Sensory Spaces was a series of commissioned solo projects in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Fifteen international artists were invited to respond to the architectural qualities of the exhibition space, and each seized the opportunity to create

Sensory Spaces publication
Sensory Spaces 2013-2019 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Sensory Spaces was a series of commissioned solo projects in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Fifteen international artists were invited to respond to the architectural qualities of the exhibition space, and each seized the opportunity to create

The Female Perspective magazine
As part of my year programme at Castrum Peregrini, I proudly presents the one-off magazine The Female Perspective. The magazine is published by Castrum Peregrini and edited in collaboration with Mister Motley. ‘The Female Perspective is not so much about the question of

The Female Perspective magazine
As part of my year programme at Castrum Peregrini, I proudly presents the one-off magazine The Female Perspective. The magazine is published by Castrum Peregrini and edited in collaboration with Mister Motley. ‘The Female Perspective is not so much about the question of

Jesper Just – Continuous Monuments (essay)
ESSAY – MAY 2017 Jesper Just – Poetic Wanderings By Nina Folkersma Published in: Jesper Just, Continuous Monuments, published by West, Den Haag, 2017 EXCERPT: “Over the past few weeks, I have submerged myself in a research about the relationship between architecture and

Jesper Just – Continuous Monuments (essay)
ESSAY – MAY 2017 Jesper Just – Poetic Wanderings By Nina Folkersma Published in: Jesper Just, Continuous Monuments, published by West, Den Haag, 2017 EXCERPT: “Over the past few weeks, I have submerged myself in a research about the relationship between architecture and

Lard Buurman – Africa Junctions. Capturing the City
Africa Junctions is a book and an exhibition by Dutch photographer Lard Buurman (b. 1969), of which I am the editor and curator. The exhibition is the result of the photographic project on African cities that Lard Buurman started in

Lard Buurman – Africa Junctions. Capturing the City
Africa Junctions is a book and an exhibition by Dutch photographer Lard Buurman (b. 1969), of which I am the editor and curator. The exhibition is the result of the photographic project on African cities that Lard Buurman started in

Zoë Mendelson – A messy collection of thoughts
ARTICLE – OCTOBER 2013 A messy collection of thoughts (Please throw away after reading) By Nina Folkersma Published in: This Mess is a Place: A Collapsible Anthology of Collections and Clutter, edited/curated by Zoë Mendelson, published by And Publishing, London, 2013 EXCERPT: “In

Zoë Mendelson – A messy collection of thoughts
ARTICLE – OCTOBER 2013 A messy collection of thoughts (Please throw away after reading) By Nina Folkersma Published in: This Mess is a Place: A Collapsible Anthology of Collections and Clutter, edited/curated by Zoë Mendelson, published by And Publishing, London, 2013 EXCERPT: “In

Five Galleries Five Artists
ARTICLE – MAY 2013 Five Galleries Five Artists by Nina Folkersma published in: Arts Holland Magazine, Issue 2, 2013 HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam – Ed van der Elsken Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam – Marijn

Five Galleries Five Artists
ARTICLE – MAY 2013 Five Galleries Five Artists by Nina Folkersma published in: Arts Holland Magazine, Issue 2, 2013 HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam – Ed van der Elsken Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam – Marijn

Tekenen Engageert
ARTICLE – JUNE 2012 (Dutch only) Tekenen engageert door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in: Zonder Titel. Amateur en professional in de beeldende kunst, uitgave Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie i.s.m. Mondriaan Fonds, NAi Uitgevers, 2012 Royal Art Lodge EXCERPT Nina Folkersma ziet in het hedendaagse veranderende kunstenlandschap,

Tekenen Engageert
ARTICLE – JUNE 2012 (Dutch only) Tekenen engageert door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in: Zonder Titel. Amateur en professional in de beeldende kunst, uitgave Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie i.s.m. Mondriaan Fonds, NAi Uitgevers, 2012 Royal Art Lodge EXCERPT Nina Folkersma ziet in het hedendaagse veranderende kunstenlandschap,

Eetbaar Park | Edible Park
ARTICLE – APRIL 2012 In a public park in the Hague, British artist Nils Norman (born 1966) has devised an unusual work of art: one that grows and blossoms and produces delicious fruit and vegetables. Norman’s “Edible Park” was developed

Eetbaar Park | Edible Park
ARTICLE – APRIL 2012 In a public park in the Hague, British artist Nils Norman (born 1966) has devised an unusual work of art: one that grows and blossoms and produces delicious fruit and vegetables. Norman’s “Edible Park” was developed

Metropolis M: Presentatie is alles
ARTICLE – DECEMBER 2011 (Dutch only) Presentatie is alles. Het groeiende belang van het tentoonstellingsontwerp door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in Metropolis M, no 6, 2011 Vanwege de roep om meer publieksbereik accepteren musea een grotere rol van de ontwerper bij de

Metropolis M: Presentatie is alles
ARTICLE – DECEMBER 2011 (Dutch only) Presentatie is alles. Het groeiende belang van het tentoonstellingsontwerp door Nina Folkersma gepubliceerd in Metropolis M, no 6, 2011 Vanwege de roep om meer publieksbereik accepteren musea een grotere rol van de ontwerper bij de

Interview Yael Bartana
ARTICLE – MAY 2011 Interview Yael Bartana When Art Becomes Real Stuff By Nina Folkersma Published in Fanatismo The internationally acclaimed artist Yael Bartana (Israel, 1970) is selected to represent Poland for the Venice Biennial in June 2011. She will

Interview Yael Bartana
ARTICLE – MAY 2011 Interview Yael Bartana When Art Becomes Real Stuff By Nina Folkersma Published in Fanatismo The internationally acclaimed artist Yael Bartana (Israel, 1970) is selected to represent Poland for the Venice Biennial in June 2011. She will

Fanatismo magazine
Fanatismo is a one-off magazine that investigates the causes of fanaticism and why it is important to deal with it. The magazine is published on the occasion of the cultural manifestation We Are All Fanatics! and the exhibition You Are All Individuals!

Fanatismo magazine
Fanatismo is a one-off magazine that investigates the causes of fanaticism and why it is important to deal with it. The magazine is published on the occasion of the cultural manifestation We Are All Fanatics! and the exhibition You Are All Individuals!