To flourish as a planet and as a species in the next thousand years, what do we need to do today? This was the question Collectief Walden asked me to reflect on during the Warming Up Festival in October 2021. The following piece came out of my explorations: I don’t know. We can’t control what … [Read more...] about We are the asteroid and the dinosaurs
Shell and NAM have major influence on museum content as sponsors
With relatively small amounts, Shell and NAM (gas extraction company owned by Shell and Exxon) exert a lot of influence on the content of exhibitions in the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave and the Drents Museum. In this way, the fossil companies write themselves into Dutch … [Read more...] about Shell and NAM have major influence on museum content as sponsors
Calling card to cultural institutions
On November 15, the Muses of FossilFreeCultureNL emerged in all corners of the country, delivering their calling card to every cultural institution in the land still stained by fossil fuel sponsorship. Groninger Museum Drents Museum Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Boerhaave NEMO … [Read more...] about Calling card to cultural institutions
Shell Dropped
We are thrilled to inform you about a major win for the campaign against Fossil Fuel sponsorship of the Arts and Cultural Sector in the Netherlands. The Van Gogh Museum has confirmed that it has ended its 18-year sponsorship deal with Shell, and two other major Dutch museums have followed … [Read more...] about Shell Dropped
Our Fossil Fabric
On June 21 2018, we were invited to participate in a conversation about Fossil Culture at Places of Hope. This programme is organised by the European research collaboration CLIMAGINARIES, consisting of the Universities of Warwick, Lund and Utrecht. Check the programme here. … [Read more...] about Our Fossil Fabric
Kennis, Kunst, Kritiek: 1968-2018
Kennis, Kunst, Kritiek: 1968-2018 June 1st, 2018 from 16:00 to 23:00 pm. at VOX-POP, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Join us at this awesome event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the uprising in Paris May '68. On Friday 1 June, we will participate and look at the history and actuality of 1968 … [Read more...] about Kennis, Kunst, Kritiek: 1968-2018
Shell and the Van Gogh Museum’s Supervisory Board
Gary Tinterow, member of the Supervisory Board of the Van Gogh Museum, also happens to be the director of the The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in Houston, USA. Entrance to his museum is always free on Thursday. Courtesy of Shell… Keeping with the Code Cultural Governance, the Van Gogh Museum … [Read more...] about Shell and the Van Gogh Museum’s Supervisory Board
FFC at You Better Move #4
The body as a territory for resistance On April 20 2018, Fossil Free Culture NL took was part of the fourth edition of You Better Move at Dansmakers Amsterdam. Curator and choreographer Paula Chaves brought together eight artists, thinkers and collectives who showed how their practice use the … [Read more...] about FFC at You Better Move #4