Stedelijk Museum Annual Report 2012

Stedelijk @ EYE Film Institute
In collaboration with the Stedelijk, EYE Film Institute welcomed New York–based
artist Marina Abramović for the international première of the HBO documentary The
Artist Is Present. Ulay, the artist with whom Abramović worked in the 1970s and
1980s, was also present to comment afterward.
Jun. 19
The Artist Is Present: Marina Abramović
Stedelijk @ Stedelijk
On the eve of the reopening of the Stedelijk Museum, the program came “home”
and changed its name to Temporary Stedelijk: Stedelijk @ Stedelijk. Events took
place outdoors under the canopy of the new museum building on the Museumplein.
Sep. 13
Sep. 16
Pecha Kucha Night @ Stedelijk
La Commedia: Emio Greco | PC
(The free live performance by Berlin DJ collective Innervisions and Dutch VJ Gerald
van der Kaap that was planned for September 21 was postponed because of the
overwhelming response; the Stedelijk could not safely accommodate such a large
audience.)
Thursday Evening Program
stedelijk|do it!
Celebrating the historical reopening of the Stedelijk, this first Stage It! event
investigated the new building through a number of new performances by and with
VALIE EXPORT, Andrea Geyer, and MPA.
Sep. 27 Inaugural Event: Stage It! (Part 1)
stedelijk|collection close-up
This series of lectures and discussions about the new collection presentation at the
Stedelijk featured Stedelijk curators.
Oct. 4 Collection Display: New Paths in the Collection
Dec. 6 Collection Display: Design
stedelijk|film
Continuing the acclaimed film screenings and discussions, the Stedelijk invited
international artists to screen and discuss their film and video work.
Oct. 18 Isaac Julien (in collaboration with EYE Film Institute)
Nov. 1 The Otolith Group
Nov. 22
Sabine Mooibroek
stedelijk|performance
For this series, the Stedelijk invited two young artists who based their new
performances on the still unexplored new spaces of the museum.
Oct. 11 Matthew Lutz-Kinoy
Nov. 22
Patrizio di Massimo
Friday Afternoon Program
stedelijk|gallery talks
With the collection on full display again and a number of temporary exhibitions in
the galleries, the Stedelijk hosted a series of stedelijk|gallery talks, in which
distinguished scholars, artists, curators, and critics gave guided tours.
Sept. 28 Jan Benthem and Mels Crouwel
Sept. 28 Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen (Beyond Imagination)
Oct. 5 David Jablonowski
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