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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Re:Use Clinic #5: The Question of Culture

A conversation on the legacies of the MENA and Iranian Left within archive collections and heritage institutions.
Cover of Synthetic Agencies. © Kamal Daghmoumi

Book Launch: MAKAN #3: Synthetic Agencies

The book launch of MAKAN's third issue invites readers to rethink (and unthink) dominant assumptions, polarities and discontents surrounding the notion of agency
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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