Sonsbeek 2016: transACTION
June 4-September 18, 2016
Curators
ruangrupa: Reza Afisina, Ajeng Nurul Aini, Indra Ameng, Mirwan Andan, Ade Darmanwan, Hafiz, Farid Rakun.
Theme
In 2016, curatorial collective ruangrupa presents SONSBEEK’16: transaction. This edition is characterized by its connections with the city, engagement with communities, interactions with residents and visitors, and many local partners. This starts in July 2015, a year before the official opening of the exhibition, with the opening of the ‘ruruhuis’ in a vacant shop in the center of Arnhem. It becomes a lively meeting place with a program of discussions, workshops, lectures, culinary activities, performances, pop-up markets and karaoke nights, where curators and the people of Arnhem meet each other.
Thanks to several open calls, the artworks in the park could literally be used by the public, for instance for weddings, performances and cooking. Throughout the city, different artworks are on display, including striking murals.
Artists
- Alphons ter Avest
- Jan Rothuizen
- KUNSTrePUBLIK
- Rob Voerman
- Maze de Boer
- Slavs and Tartars
- Rosella Biscotti
- Cinema Caravan
- City of the Children
- Shilpa Gupta
- Folkert de Jong
- Kevin van Braak
- Richard Bell
- Louie Cordero
- Eko Prawoto
- Reinaart Vanhoe
- Jatiwangi Art Factory
- Michael Blum
- Juul Sadée
- Marishka Soekarna
- Sebastián Diaz Morales
- Mark Salvatus
- Nnamari
- Naamloozz i.s.m. Remco Visser
- Iswanto Hartono
- Sivanski
- Fintan Magee
- Otobong Nkanga
- Charles Lim
- Eva Kot’átková
- Zbigniew Libera
- Tiffany Chung
- Jean-Gabriel Périot
- Roy Villevoye & Jan Dietvorst
- Tajeba Begum Lipi
- Marco Paulo Rolla
- Agung Kurniawan
- Cut and Rescue
- Mixrice & Galerie de Vijf Ramen
- Cráter Invertido & Motel Spatie
- Contact Gonzo & Arnhemse Meisjes/ Generale Oost
- ARKIPEL & Focus Filmtheater
- Tranzitdisplay & Code Rood
- CAMP, Dady de Maximo & Arnhem voor Vluchtelingen
- Jeroen Glissenaar (parkbeheerder, eretitel)
Locations
Ruruhuis
Park Sonsbeek
Arnhem Centrum
Museum Arnhem
Museum Bronbeek
Program (selection)
- Open Call (activities organized by the public)
- If The Sea Could Talk (CAMP, Dady de Maximo, Arnhem voor Vluchtelingen, 28 August 2016)
- Remember Day Parade and after (Agung Kurniawan, 2 July 2016).
Publications
Catalogue
Sonsbeek ’16: transACTION, 2016
Kids doe boek, 2016
Design: Thonik
Publisher: Rikken Print B.V.
The ‘ruruhuis’: Arnhem 2015…
Editor: Reinaart Vanhoe
Design: Corine van der Wal
Publisher: Onomatopee



Facts and numbers
• 128.000 visits • 45 artists and collectives • 17 newly commissioned artworks • 7 muurschilderingen • 13 local partnerships • 150 volunteers • 80 open call activities organised by the public, including 3 weddings • 196 guided tours • 269.355 people reached online
Still visible in Arnhem

Louie Cordero, Pong, 2016
Locations: Rodenburgstraat and sculpture garden Museum Arnhem.

Sivanski, Untitled, 2016
Location: Café Bosch

Sivanski, Untitled, 2016
Location: Jan Dommeringpad

Nnamari, Untitled, 2016
Location: Coehoornpark

Naamlooz in collaboration with Remco Visser, Untitled, 2016
Location: columns of Nelson Mandela bridge