Pre-Order: Notes to Other Futures – Fifteen Years of Framer Framed

Please note: this is a pre-order. Orders will be shipped at the end of May 2026. 

In the last fifteen years, long-standing norms such as the autonomy of art, the neutrality of exhibition spaces, and the hegemony of Western art history have been increasingly questioned. This has been sparked by protest movements, shifts in academic discourse, and the amplified voices of communities long excluded from cultural institutions. In response, artistic and curatorial approaches have emerged that foreground relationality and re-examine history from a multiplicity of perspectives.

Notes to Other Futures explores fifteen years of developing alternative practices at Framer Framed – a platform for contemporary art and critical theory in Amsterdam, engaged in radical pedagogy, community organising, and collaborative exhibition-making. This anthology offers snapshots of the organisation’s history as worlds of connection and impact. Reflecting a commitment to work towards possible futures: ones imagined collectively, embedded in solidarity and open to transformation. It explores the ways of working, remembering, and acting that shape the continuous learning and becoming of a cultural organisation firmly rooted in society.

Release date: 23 May 2026