Framer Framed

15 Mar 2025
14:00 - 16:00

Printmaking Workshop: Past Disquiet

Each month during the exhibition, Framer Framed invites you to join a tour of Past Disquiet, led by curator Rasha Salti. This will be followed by a lino cutting or screen printing workshop led by changing artists and initiatives. The next workshop will take place on 15 March and will be facilitated by Layla Gijsen. Please register here if you would like to join and feel free to bring a T-shirt or other textiles.

This iteration of 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. 

Past Disquiet 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.

Curators Khouri and Salti’s research journey followed threads from Beirut, Paris, Rome, Rabat, Baghdad, Tokyo, Venice, Santiago, Managua and Cape Town, back and forth. Their investigation uncovered thousands of intersecting stories of visionaries who organised exhibitions, intervened in public spaces, and created a particular form of museum as an embodiment of their causes. Through compelling archival materials – documents, photographs, pamphlets, press clippings, posters, interviews and videos – the exhibition brings this shared counter-history of art practice and political mobilisation to light. 

Workshops

15 March, 15:00-16:00
12 April, 15:00-16:00
10 May, 15:00-16:00

The workshops will be held in English.

Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend.

This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken.

Supported by
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. 

The silkscreen-printing workshop are facilitated and supported by the team from Plaatsmaken.