BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29192@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:SWARM DTSTAMP:20261020T211634Z DTSTART:20261116T230000Z DTEND:20261121T225900Z DESCRIPTION:SWARM\n\nAn exhibition of works by artists based at ISOISO — Ne w SpaceAmsterdam Art Week\n\nSWARM brings together a large selection of wo rks by artists based at ISO\,\npresented in ISO’s new space next door. The exhibition marks a moment of\nmovement and expansion for the community\, opening up a new environment for\nartists and their work to come together. \n\nLike a swarm entering a new environment\, SWARM offers a glimpse into the\nvitality\, diversity and eclecticism of a community in constant movem ent and\nproduction. Across ISO’s studios\, artists work with ceramics\, w ood\, metal\,\nglass\, painting\, drawing\, video\, sound\, performance an d other forms of\nexperimentation. These practices coexist\, overlap and o ccasionally transform one\nanother\, without belonging to a single aesthet ic or medium.\n\nImage: Natacha Mankowski\, Les Tournesols\, 2026\, detail (© Natacha Mankowski)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe richness of this ecosystem al so emerges through encounters. Shared workshops\nand tools\, conversations \, collaborations and exchanges of knowledge create\nconnections between a rtists\, disciplines and ways of working. Experimentation\ndevelops throug h curiosity\, trial and error\, dialogue and the unexpected.\n\nIn SWARM\, individual works retain their distinct identities while becoming part\nof a larger\, shifting composition. Together\, they reflect the interconnect ed and\nconstantly evolving ecosystem of ISO — a community shaped as much by its\nencounters and exchanges as by the works produced within it.\n\nTh e exhibition also activates ISO’s new space as a place for gathering\, tak ing a\nmoment to reflect and witnessing the beauty of the collective: anot her\nenvironment within the ecosystem\, opening up new possibilities for w hat can\nhappen next.\n\nThe Saturday celebration also marks the beginning of a broader collaboration\nbetween ISO and Dekmantel x Lentekabinet\, tw o influential platforms shaping\nAmsterdam’s contemporary music and cultur al landscape. It opens up new\nconnections and possibilities between visua l art and adventurous music.\n\nPress — Tuesday\, November 17\, 15:00-17:0 0Opening — Tuesday\, November 17\,\n17:00-21:00Show Days — November 18–21\ , 11:00–17:00\n\nLast Viewing & Official AAW 2026 Afterparty with ISO & Le ntekabinet — Saturday\,\nNovember 21\, 21:30–latePerformance by Ines Borov ac — 21:30Party with\nLentekabinet — 22:00 – late\n\n  URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/swarm GEO:52.3907989;4.8504569 LOCATION:ISO - Isolatorweg 17\, 1014 AS Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,community,dekmantel,events,exhibition,exhibitions ,metal,music,opening,performance,westerpark X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

SWARM

An exhibition of works by artists based at ISOISO — New SpaceAmsterdam Art We ek

SWARM brings together a large selection of works by artists based at ISO, presented in ISO’s new space next door. The exhibition marks a mo ment of movement and expansion for the community, opening up a new environ ment for artists and their work to come together.

Like a swarm enter ing a new environment, SWARM offers a glimpse into the vitality, diversity and eclecticism of a community in constant movement and production. Acros s ISO’s studios, artists work with ceramics, wood, metal, glass, painting, drawing, video, sound, performance and other forms of experimentation. Th ese practices coexist, overlap and occasionally transform one another, wit hout belonging to a single aesthetic or medium.

Image: Natacha Manko wski, Les Tournesols, 2026, detail (© Natacha Mankowski)

 

 

 

The richness of this ecosystem also emerges through encounters. Shared workshops and tools, conversations, collaborati ons and exchanges of knowledge create connections between artists, discipl ines and ways of working. Experimentation develops through curiosity, tria l and error, dialogue and the unexpected.

In SWARM, individual works retain their distinct identities while becoming part of a larger, shiftin g composition. Together, they reflect the interconnected and constantly ev olving ecosystem of ISO — a community shaped as much by its encounters and exchanges as by the works produced within it.

The exhibition also a ctivates ISO’s new space as a place for gathering, taking a moment to refl ect and witnessing the beauty of the collective: another environment withi n the ecosystem, opening up new possibilities for what can happen next.

The Saturday celebration also marks the beginning of a broader collabo ration between ISO and Dekmantel x Lentekabinet, two influential platforms shaping Amsterdam’s contemporary music and cultural landscape. It opens u p new connections and possibilities between visual art and adventurous mus ic.

Press — Tuesday, November 17, 15:00-17:00Opening — Tuesday, Nove mber 17, 17:00-21:00Show Days — November 18–21, 11:00–17:00

Last Vie wing & Official AAW 2026 Afterparty with ISO & Lentekabinet — Satu rday, November 21, 21:30–latePerformance by Ines Borovac — 21:30Party with Lentekabinet — 22:00 – late

 

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