BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30107@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Art Workers’ Assembly DTSTAMP:20261106T021022Z DTSTART:20261122T100000Z DTEND:20261122T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Framer Framed and Platform BK collectively invite you to a publ ic programme\nweekend bringing together Dutch-led initiatives and European -based sustained\ncampaigns that have shaped recent practices of cultural solidarity. This event\nis realized in the context of the exhibition Life After Lov curated by Hera Chan\nand Edwin Nasr.\n\nDrawing on examples inc luding the historic May 8 Strike at the 61st Venice\nBiennale (2026)\, Pla tform BK’s Mapping Solidarity for Palestine\, the Collective\nRefusal Camp aign Against Artwashing in Rotterdam\, and the work of local cultural\nwor kers and trade unionists\, the programme asks what collective organising c an\nlook like across cultural and social sectors.\n\nHow can artists becom e involved in cross-sectoral organising\, connecting with\nthe struggles o f trade unions\, action groups\, and neighbourhood initiatives?\nWhat role can artists play amid austerity measures and widespread social and\necono mic upheaval?\n\nAcross the programme\, artists\, organisers\, cultural wo rkers\, and others come\ntogether to exchange strategies for visual repres entation and agitation\,\norganising tactics\, future campaigns and possib le solidarities across different\ncontexts.\n\nProgramme\n\nSaturday 21 No vember 11:00–14:00. Register here\n[https://framerframed.stager.co/shop/de fault/events/111717861].\nSunday 22 November 11:00–17:00. Register here\n[ https://framerframed.stager.co/shop/default/events/111714040].\n\nThe exhi bition Life After Love asks what the changing forms of political\nstruggle reveal about the changing forms of image-making. If the militant image\no f the twentieth century emerged alongside mass party politics\, anti-colon ial\nliberation movements and the project of revolutionary cinema\, what b ecomes of\nthat tradition within a conjuncture shaped by digital platforms \, algorithmic\ncirculation and decentralised forms of political organisin g?\n\nThe exhibition approaches the militant image as a historical categor y\, which has\nalways depended upon particular forms of mediation. Earlier traditions of\nmilitant image-making were sustained by formations capable of producing and\ncirculating images in the name of a collective politica l subject. Their\nambitions were inseparable from the infrastructures thro ugh which they moved and\nthe revolutionary horizons they sought to cultiv ate.\n\nContemporary uprisings unfold under markedly different terms. Imag es now\ncirculate across encrypted messaging applications\, social media f eeds and\ninformal digital networks whose logics reshape our visibility an d attention.\nOften produced by those embedded within the events themselve s\, they move rapidly\nbetween testimony\, tactical communication and affe ctive expression. Their\naesthetic form bears the imprint of the political moment from which they emerge:\nanonymity\, spontaneity and opacity becom e qualities inscribed within the images.\n\nRather than asking whether the militant image survives in the present\, Life\nAfter Love [https://framer framed.nl/en/exposities/life-after-love/] (2026) asks\nhow its political f unction has been transformed\, and what this transformation\ndiscloses abo ut the actuality of struggle. The works assembled here reflect upon\nthe c onditions through which images are produced\, circulated\, appropriated an d\ncontested. Many emerge from practices situated alongside political orga nising\,\nmutual aid and community work\, where cultural production unfold s in close\nproximity to lived struggle and the imperative of internationa list solidarity.\nTaken together\, they invite viewers to consider the mil itant image in the\npresent tense and the forms through which emancipatory futures become thinkable.\n\nInfo & Credits\n\nThis event is in English. Admission is free\, pay what you can. Do you also think\nart should be fre e and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation\nwhen regi stering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend\n[https://framerframed.nl/ov er-ons/friends/]! This event may be photographed and\nfilmed. Kindly let u s know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture\ntaken. For seate d programmes\, places are always made available for wheelchair\nusers. Ple ase speak to the host before the programme begins.\n\nLife After Love: In Search of the Militant Image is curated by Hera Chan and\nEdwin Nasr and o n show at Framer Framed until 17 January 2027.\n\nFramer Framed is support ed by the Ministry of Education\, Culture and Science\;\nAmsterdam Fund fo r the Arts\; and Municipality of Amsterdam.\n\nLocation\n\nFramer Framed\n Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\n1093KS\, Amsterdam URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/art-workers-assembly-1 GEO:52.3568405;4.9323245 LOCATION:Framer Framed - Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71\, 1093KS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:accessible,activism,assembly,daytime,donation-based,free,labor,m eetup,palestine,politics X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Framer Framed and Platform BK collectively inv ite you to a public programme weekend bringing together Dutch-led initiati ves and European-based sustained campaigns that have shaped recent practic es of cultural solidarity. This event is realized in the context of the ex hibition Life After Lov curated by Hera Chan and Edwin Nasr.

Dr awing on examples including the historic May 8 Strike at the 61st Venice B iennale (2026), Platform BK’s Mapping Solidarity for Palestine, t he Collective Refusal Campaign Against Artwashing in Rotterdam, a nd the work of local cultural workers and trade unionists, the programme a sks what collective organising can look like across cultural and social se ctors.

How can artists become involved in cross-sectoral organising, connecting with the struggles of trade unions, action groups, and neighbo urhood initiatives? What role can artists play amid austerity measures and widespread social and economic upheaval?

Across the programme, arti sts, organisers, cultural workers, and others come together to exchange st rategies for visual representation and agitation, organising tactics, futu re campaigns and possible solidarities across different contexts.

Progr amme

Saturday 21 November 11:00–14:00. Register here. Sunday 22 November 11:00–17:00. Register here.

T he exhibition Life After Love asks what the changing forms of pol itical struggle reveal about the changing forms of image-making. If the mi litant image of the twentieth century emerged alongside mass party politic s, anti-colonial liberation movements and the project of revolutionary cin ema, what becomes of that tradition within a conjuncture shaped by digital platforms, algorithmic circulation and decentralised forms of political o rganising?

The exhibition approaches the militant image as a histori cal category, which has always depended upon particular forms of mediation . Earlier traditions of militant image-making were sustained by formations capable of producing and circulating images in the name of a collective p olitical subject. Their ambitions were inseparable from the infrastructure s through which they moved and the revolutionary horizons they sought to c ultivate.

Contemporary uprisings unfold under markedly different ter ms. Images now circulate across encrypted messaging applications, social m edia feeds and informal digital networks whose logics reshape our visibili ty and attention. Often produced by those embedded within the events thems elves, they move rapidly between testimony, tactical communication and aff ective expression. Their aesthetic form bears the imprint of the political moment from which they emerge: anonymity, spontaneity and opacity become qualities inscribed within the images.

Rather than asking whether th e militant image survives in the present, Life After Love< /a> (2026) asks how its political function has been transformed, and what this transformation discloses about the actuality of struggle. The works a ssembled here reflect upon the conditions through which images are produce d, circulated, appropriated and contested. Many emerge from practices situ ated alongside political organising, mutual aid and community work, where cultural production unfolds in close proximity to lived struggle and the i mperative of internationalist solidarity. Taken together, they invite view ers to consider the militant image in the present tense and the forms thro ugh which emancipatory futures become thinkable.

Info & Credits

T his event is in English. Admission is free, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us wit h a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend! This ev ent may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you p refer not to have your picture taken. For seated programmes, places are al ways made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

Life After Love: In Search of the Militant Image is curated by Hera Chan and Edwin Nasr and on show at Framer F ramed until 17 January 2027.

Framer Framed is supported by the M inistry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; an d Municipality of Amsterdam.

Location

Framer Framed
Oranje-V rijstaatkade 71
1093KS, Amsterdam

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