The Theatricality of Commonality
September 6, 2012 - September 6, 2012Watch the video of the performative talk [...more]
Vote Back!
October 5, 2012 - November 4, 2012At a time when the political landscape is subject to great change just after the Dutch elections, Frascati and de Appel arts centre are organising Stem terug! Vote Back! in collaboration with TAAK and the Sandberg Institute Amsterdam. For the whole month of October we are presenting a festival about [...more]
Vliegbasis Soesterberg
The Centrum Beeldende Kunst Utrecht (CBKU), Stichting Utrechts Landschap, Vrede van Utrecht and TAAK formulated a cultural plan for Soesterberg Air Base. The main question is: in what ways can the natural surroundings and the cultural history of the base be used in the future? The project Soesterberg Air [...more]
The Wanderer
September 22, 2012 - November 4, 2012TAAK and Marres explore the nearby landscape and the wanderer in his or her various guises such as the tourist, pilgrim, travelling salesmen, vagrant or soldier. The Project This exhibition provides insights into the cultural and historical background of the phenomenon ‘wandering’. From 22 September to 4 November a number [...more]
Fieldwork Marfa 2012
Fieldwork: Marfa is the joint project of three major European schools, ESBA Nantes Métropole, HEAD-Genève and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. This international researcher-in-residence programme is dedicated to the practice of art in public space, critical approaches to landscape, and artistic projects based on field investigation methods. Located in [...more]
BETER, de kunst van gezondheid
November 9, 2012 - February 8, 2013The BETER Consortium investigates the effects of art on (public) health. Can art make people better? The Project Health care and culture lead to heated discussions in these times of cutbacks. There is growing tension between the demands for demonstrable benefits and measurable results on the one hand and [...more]
Edison67
November 17, 2012Woensel West is a so-called Krachtwijk in Eindhoven and will be renovated for the next five years. TAAK and the Van Abbemuseum asked two artists to develop projects for the neighbourhood in this turbulent period of change. The Project Since 2010, TAAK and the Van Abbemuseum have been working with [...more]
The Ultraperipheric. Here and Elsewhere
July 10, 2012For a period of at least two years artists will be invited to travel to peripheral areas, where the dynamic interaction between humans and the landscape can be investigated. The final destinations will be determined in consultation with the artists – these can be anywhere in the world. The Project [...more]
Portscapes 2
TAAK invited four artists (HeHe, Jan Konings, Fritz Haeg, Tomas Saraceno) to create a permanent or semi-permanent work for Maasvlakte 2. The Project Since September 2008 the Port of Rotterdam Authority has been working on expanding Rotterdam port, by far the largest in Europe. A large area of [...more]