24 May –
25 May 2025
Finissage: Past Disquiet
On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May, during Amsterdam Art Week 2025, Framer Framed warmly welcomes you to the conclusion of the exhibition Past Disquiet, which uncovers a largely forgotten history of politically engaged artists and initiatives and their role in anti-imperialist solidarity movements from the 1960s to the 1980s. The finissage features a mini bazaar by Tabaria Cafe, a hands-on workshop for children, and conversations with artists and researchers Sanjukta Sunderason, Elizabeth Harney and Aida Moreno, as well as exhibition curators Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri, reflecting on themes of transnational art, social action and solidarity.
Programme Saturday, 24 May 2025
12:00 – 20:00
14:00 – 15:30 Warmi Küyen Textile Collective in conversation with Aida Moreno
Framer Framed invites the Warmi Küyen Textile Collective for a conversation with Aida Moreno, who will share her rich experience in organising Arpilleras workshops. Beginning in 1974 and continuing to this day at the “Casa de la Mujer de Huamachuco” (the Women’s House of Huamachuco), these workshops have been a vital part of the community. Beautiful Arpilleras pieces will be on special display and available for sale over the weekend, with proceeds supporting the women artisans and defenders of freedom of expression.
15:00 – 20:00 A mini bazaar by Tabaria Cafe
During the whole weekend, the Palestinian cultural pop-up Tabaria Cafe designs a mini bazaar with food, drinks, various goods and solidarity items on the mezzanine floor of Framer Framed. Tabaria Café is dedicated to helping Palestinians in exile reconnect with their roots, while honouring and preserving Palestinian culture. On Saturday evening musician Sara Darwish gives a live performance.
16:00 – 17:00 The final guided tour
Join on Saturday for the final guided tour, led by the researchers of Past Disquiet. This iteration of Past Disquiet casts a special focus on the history of artistic solidarity within the Netherlands, particularly in Amsterdam, where many solidarity organisations were based. It explores how international movements from the ’60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, such as the anti-apartheid and Chilean resistance efforts, were met with local activism. The exhibition celebrates the creativity and enduring influence of these movements.
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Programme Sunday, 25 May 2025
11:00 – 18:00
11:00 – 12:00 (in Dutch): In het woud is er veel te doen
13:00 – 14:00 (in English): In the Jungle There Is Much to Do
Part of the Family Sunday during Amsterdam Art Week 2025
Join Framer Framed for an intergenerational, hands-on workshop for children, inspired by En la selva hay mucho por hacer (In the Jungle There Is Much to Do), a moving animation about resilience, love traversing distance, and the vibrant power of creative resistance. Through crayon rubbings, collage, and natural materials, participants will craft cocoons of hope for a collective ‘Jungle Tree’. Whether through crittery collages, jungle-inspired textures, or miniature homes, this workshop invites families to explore themes of belonging, communication, and protection in playful and hopeful ways.
12:00 – 18:00 A mini bazaar by Tabaria Cafe
Palestinian cultural pop-up Tabaria Cafe designs a mini bazar with food, drinks, goods and various solidarity items on the mezzanine. Tabaria Café is dedicated to helping Palestinians in exile to reconnect with their roots and to honour and preserve Palestinian culture. From 14:00 to 16:00, Tabaria Cafe organises a letter-writing workshop to Palestinian political prisoners. There will also be a pin-making station to design your own message of resistance.
12:00 – 16:00 A printing session by Farah Fayyad and Plaatsmaken
On the closing day of the exhibition, 25 May, Framer Framed teams up with the graphic designer of Past Disquiet, Farah Fayyad, and Plaatsmaken for a special printing session. There will be four beautiful designs in solidarity for Palestine to choose from. Bring your own T-shirts, tote bags or jackets! The session is free, with donations welcome.
15:00 – 16:30 Panel Discussion On researching and exhibiting solidarity archives
For the closing weekend event of Past Disquiet, Framer Framed invites Sanjukta Sunderason and Elizabeth Harney for a panel discussion titled On researching and exhibiting solidarity archives. The panel will explore the themes of transnational art, solidarity and decolonisation within the context of the exhibition. Each speaker will address the histories of art, decolonisation, and transnational solidarities, and discuss how to exhibit solidarity archives based on their own research and/or curatorial practice. The panel will be moderated by Eszter Szakács with curator Kristine Khouri joining online.
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About the exhibition
Drawing on over a decade of research by curators Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti, Past Disquiet uncovers a largely forgotten history of politically engaged artists and initiatives and their role in anti-imperialist solidarity movements from the 1960s to the 1980s. It traces its research to four forgotten ‘museums in solidarity’: the International Art Exhibition for Palestine (Lebanon, 1978), the Museum of Latin American Art in Solidarity with Nicaragua, the International Museum of the Resistance Salvador Allende, and Art Contre/Against Apartheid. These initiatives were intended as acts of solidarity, supporting the liberation struggles of the Palestinian people, the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, rejecting the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, and opposing the apartheid regime in South Africa. Despite their significant scale and impact, the presented collections have largely faded from historical memory – until now.
Past Disquiet also casts a special focus on the history of artistic solidarity within the Netherlands, and particularly in Amsterdam where many solidarity organisations were based. It explores how international movements from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, such as the anti-apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, and Chilean resistance efforts, were met with local activism. The exhibition celebrates the creativity and enduring influence of these movements.
Admission is free.
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Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; VriendenLoterij Fonds; International Institute of Social History; Het Documentaire Paviljoen (IDFA); and Nieuwe Instituut.
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Exhibitions
Exhibition: Past Disquiet
Curated by Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti, this documentary and archival exhibition uncovers a largely forgotten history of politically engaged artists and initiatives
Agenda
Printmaking workshop: Past Disquiet
Screen printing and colouring workshops led by changing artists and initiatives, as part of the exhibition Past Disquiet
Opening: Past Disquiet
Opening of the exhibition Past Disquiet with an introduction by curator Rasha Salti and a performance by protest song choir Verzet per Couplet
Network
Aída Moreno Reyes
Tabaria Café
Farah Fayyad
Graphic designer
Hatem Imam
Visual artist, Graphic designer
Rasha Salti
Writer, Researcher, Curator
Kristine Khouri
Researcher, Curator
Monet Barraza Madariaga
Artist
La Javi Textil
Artist
Sanjukta Sunderason
Art Historian
