Step into 'Reply:Forward', an impactful exhibition featuring 21 artists under 35. Co-curated by Caithlin Courtney Chong, Thierno Deme, and Mees Elias van Zanten, it delves into pressing global challenges. The artworks invite visitors to reflect, adjust the present, and imagine innovative solutions for a hopeful future, promoting awareness and activation.
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The exhibition 'Reply:Forward' features works by young artists, under 35, who are deeply affected by contemporary crises. Co-curated by Caithlin Courtney Chong, Thierno Deme, and Mees Elias van Zanten, it aims to inspire hope and encourage action by visualizing future scenarios and fostering dialogue.
Co-curated by Caithlin Courtney Chong, Thierno Deme, and Mees Elias van Zanten, the exhibition 'Reply:Forward: A reply to the present, a forward to us all' seeks to plant seeds for a hopeful future. It invites visitors to reflect on the past, inspire adjustments in the present, and imagine innovative future scenarios. The exhibition features 21 artists under 35, whose work is shaped by the constellation of crises such as wars, globalization, hypercapitalism, human rights violations, epidemics, and climate change. The young co-curators engage in a dialogue with their peers, believing that art is a crucial medium for visualizing the unknown and taking collective action. The exhibition explores themes of hope, the future, and transformation, encouraging visitors to leave with a sense of awareness, hope, and activation. The text emphasizes that hope is not a belief that everything is fine, but rather a perspective with specific possibilities that demand action. It acknowledges tremendous suffering and destruction while offering a counter-narrative to despair, embracing complexities and uncertainties. The exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of various crises and the power structures that benefit from them, asserting that visualizing and acting upon these issues is vital for moving towards a hopeful future. Visitors are encouraged to engage further through an accompanying program of dinners, workshops, and guided tours.
The exhibition 'Reply:Forward' takes place at two locations: Kunstlinie in Almere from February 7 to July 6, 2025, and NDSM FUSE in Amsterdam from July 18 to August 31, 2025. Please note specific closing times on April 5 and April 26 due to events. Further information on the activities program, including workshops and guided tours, is available separately.
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