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SUMMARY:What Is Left for Art to Say – with Dries Verhoeven en Rieke Vos
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DESCRIPTION:Geopolitics made its presence loudly felt at the biennial this 
	year. Together\nwith\, among others\, Dries Verhoeven\, we explore the que
	stion: what is the\nmeaning of art in a world adrift?\n\nAt the Venice Bie
	nnale\, the Dutch Pavilion is presenting the performance artwork\nThe Fort
	ress by Dries Verhoeven and Rieke Vos. Visitors are literally locked\ninsi
	de a fortress sealed off from the outside world by rolling shutters. It is
	 a\npowerful work that questions both Europe’s position in the world and t
	he ability\nof art to reflect on that.\n\nGeopolitics made its presence lo
	udly felt at this year’s biennale\, particularly\nthrough the participatio
	n of Russia and Israel. More than anywhere else\, the\nbiennale is a place
	 where the question is brought into sharp focus: what does it\nmean to mak
	e art in a world adrift?\n\n“A museum is a symbolic space\; at most\, some
	thing can be resolved symbolically\,\nnever actually\,” Verhoeven observes
	 with sobering clarity\n[https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/04/28/het-nederlan
	ds-paviljoen-op-de-biennale-van-venetie-verandert-straks-in-een-aardedonke
	r-fort-en-wat-er-dan-gebeurt-mag-iedereen-voor-zichzelf-meemaken-a4925736]
	.\nUsing his contribution to the biennale as a starting point\, we explore
	 this\ntension. What is the role of art when war and large-scale killing d
	ominate the\nnews? What is the meaning of beauty in an increasingly ugly w
	orld? Or is the\ntime when art offered salvation long gone?\n\nOver Theatr
	e of Democracy\n\nTheatre of Democracy is een serie gesprekken met toonaan
	gevende Europese\nkunstenaars theatermakers over hun werk en visie. Centra
	al staat kunst en\ntheater als democratische ruimte: een plek waar het pub
	liek wordt uitgenodigd om\nna te denken over wat in de samenleving onuitge
	sproken blijft\, en waar kunst de\nmeest urgente vragen van onze tijd onde
	r ogen ziet.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/what-is-left-for-art-to-say-with-dries-
	verhoeven-en-rieke-vos
GEO:52.3630433;4.8828596
LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,democracy,idee & verbeelding,leidseplein,perfo
	rmance,theater
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Geopolitics made its presence loudl
	y felt at the biennial this year. Together with, among others, Dries Verho
	even, we explore the question: what is the meaning of art in a world adrif
	t?</strong></p> <p>At the Venice Biennale, the Dutch Pavilion is presentin
	g the performance artwork <em>The Fortress</em> by Dries Verhoeven and Rie
	ke Vos. Visitors are literally locked inside a fortress sealed off from th
	e outside world by rolling shutters. It is a powerful work that questions 
	both Europe’s position in the world and the ability of art to reflect on t
	hat.</p> <p>Geopolitics made its presence loudly felt at this year’s bienn
	ale, particularly through the participation of Russia and Israel. More tha
	n anywhere else, the biennale is a place where the question is brought int
	o sharp focus: what does it mean to make art in a world adrift?</p> <p>“A 
	museum is a symbolic space; at most, something can be resolved symbolicall
	y, never actually,” <a href="https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/04/28/het-nede
	rlands-paviljoen-op-de-biennale-van-venetie-verandert-straks-in-een-aarded
	onker-fort-en-wat-er-dan-gebeurt-mag-iedereen-voor-zichzelf-meemaken-a4925
	736" target="_blank">Verhoeven observes with sobering clarity</a>. Using h
	is contribution to the biennale as a starting point, we explore this tensi
	on. What is the role of art when war and large-scale killing dominate the 
	news? What is the meaning of beauty in an increasingly ugly world? Or is t
	he time when art offered salvation long gone?</p>   Over Theatre of Democr
	acy    <p>Theatre of Democracy is een serie gesprekken met toonaangevende 
	Europese kunstenaars theatermakers over hun werk en visie. Centraal staat 
	kunst en theater als democratische ruimte: een plek waar het publiek wordt
	 uitgenodigd om na te denken over wat in de samenleving onuitgesproken bli
	jft, en waar kunst de meest urgente vragen van onze tijd onder ogen ziet.<
	/p>
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