About the part that art plays in a globalising society

Framer Framed

15 OCT –
11 JAN
2026

Now on show

Shapeshifters

Artists

al-yené, Antonio Jose Guzman & Iva Jankovic, Georges Senga, Kader Attia, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Leah Zhang, Pei-Hsuan Wang, Sammy Baloji & Cécile Fromont, Mirelle van Tulder en Anna Safiatou Touré

Agenda

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Donatella Della Ratta performing during Tactics&Practice #16: Are You a Software Update? (conference), on 25 February 2025.

Performance: Ask Me for Those Unborn Promises that May Seem Unlikely to Happen in the Natural

A hybrid live event, part essayistic lecture, part immersive audiovisual performance, exploring the speculative violence of images generated by artificial intelligence

Workshop: Moving Labels – Shifting Narratives

A series of workshops by Barbara Neves Alves with Clare Butcher and Pedro Manuel about re-interpreting museum labels

Exhibition: Shapeshifters

A group exhibition examining how colonialism has shaped museums, archives and other institutions of knowledge

Exhibition: Srefidensi – Suriname Vrij! Symbols of 50 Years of Surinamese Independence

Curated by Vincent van Velsen, the exhibition brings together two projects by Sara Blokland & Jaya Pelupessy and Xavier Robles de Medina that focus on prominent symbols of Surinamese Independence

Save the Date for Sonic Acts Biennial 2026: Melted for Love

Announcement for the Amsterdam-based biennial programme with concerts, listening sessions, conferences, film screenings, workshops, and exhibitions.
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Magazine

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Bookshop Selection / The living archive / Colonial history / Museology / New Museology /

Bookshop Selection: Emptying the Shelves
Museology / Global Art History / Colonial history / New Museology / Textile /

Review: Shapeshifters: On Wounds, Wonders and Transformation, A Group Exhibition at Framer Framed
Bookshop Selection / Citizenship / Community & Learning / Education /

Bookshop Selection: Dealing with the Real Stuff
Jay Afrisando, a medium-skin-toned male with bunned hair, sits on outdoor neighborhood concrete steps in a serious pose, with his fingers clasped and arms on his thighs. He wears dark blue jeans, a light gray sweatshirt, and black shoes. Photo: © DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program / Diana Pfammatter.
Colonial history / Indonesia / Residencies /

Announcement: Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence
Bookshop Selection / Collectives / Digital commons & democracy / Art and Activism /

Slamming Doors: New publication explores housing struggles, solidarity and collective resistance
Bookshop Selection / Caribbean /

Bookshop Selection: Errant Journal #8 - Against Visibility
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