Ana Navas: A Veil as a Glaze – A New Contemporary Art Exhibition at Oude Kerk

This exhibition at the Oude Kerk features artist Ana Navas's new series of glass works, technically related to glass painting. The colors and forms are inspired by details from historical women's portraits, exploring how veils symbolize the complexity of perception, revealing and concealing simultaneously.

Ana Navas's exhibition, 'A Veil as a Glaze,' marks the beginning of a new program line in the side spaces of the Oude Kerk. Navas presents a series of glass works that are technically related to glass painting, with colors and forms derived from details found in historical women's portraits. The exhibition uses the veil as a symbol for the complexity of our perception, illustrating how our view of the world is shaped by personal history, time, and environment. Navas's glass collages create new connections between images, experiences, ideas, times, and places, integrating into the interior of the Oude Kerk where processes of change are visible and ongoing. A recurring theme in Navas's work is her fascination with details and motifs in visual culture that constantly shift between disciplines like art and design, as well as genres and time periods. She is interested in images that reflect personal desires, taboos, and ideas, particularly in relation to 'the strange' and 'the other.' Her work investigates the interplay between high and popular culture and how art is perceived and transformed outside its own context. The artist was inspired by the restored Spiegelkamer and its painted wallpaper, which led her to consider historical paintings of women in 'oriental' spheres by artists like Picasso and Matisse, as well as Rembrandt's depiction of his wife Saskia.

Visitors can book tickets for the exhibition through the provided link, which directs to the Oude Kerk's official ticketing platform. Admission to the exhibition is integrated with general museum access.