The 'Reply:Forward' exhibition invites visitors to engage with compelling works by 21 young artists. Presented at NDSM FUSE in Amsterdam, this show examines visions for a hopeful future amid contemporary challenges. Experience immersive installations and poetic interventions that delve into transformation, resilience, and the potential for positive change through art. It offers a unique opportunity to reflect on collective processes and alternative futures.
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This group exhibition, 'Reply:Forward', explores how 21 young artists envision a hopeful future amidst current crises. Featuring new energy in a raw industrial backdrop at NDSM FUSE, the show examines transformation, resilience, and the potential for change through immersive installations and poetic interventions.
The exhibition 'Reply:Forward – A Reply to the Present, A Forward to Us All' is a coproduction by Bijbels Museum, Kunstlinie, and NDSM FUSE, presenting the work of 21 young artists. After its initial run in Almere, the exhibition opens at NDSM FUSE in Amsterdam on July 18th, 2025, continuing the exploration of how to imagine and build a hopeful future. Curated by Caithlin Chong, Mees van Zanten, and Thierno Deme, all under 35, the exhibition showcases artists whose work delves into themes of transformation, resilience, and the potential for alternative futures. The collection of works includes immersive installations, poetic interventions, and speculative gestures, offering a multifaceted perspective on hope, fears, dreams, and survival strategies. The exhibition emphasizes that change is a necessary and collective process. Visitors are invited to examine their own positions within existing systems and to contemplate alternatives. This space for discovery aims to foster dialogue and reflection on how to co-create a hopeful future, supported by a summer-long public program of performances, guided tours, and film screenings. The project is made possible by a range of foundations and cultural funds.
The exhibition is free to enter. Visitors are directed to a separate link for information about the public program events, which may involve performances, guided tours, and film screenings designed to encourage dialogue and reflection.
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