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.

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

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