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THE NETHERLANDS / Eindhoven: POSITIONS #4
by Modem
© Modem

until Sunday April 28 2019

Van Abbemuseum
T : +31 (0)40 238 10 00
Bilderdijklaan 10
5611 NH Eindhoven
The Netherlands



For Positions #4 we have invited four artists; the duo Alessandro Petti and Sandi Hilal, Naeem Mohaiemen and Gluklya (Natalia Pershina-Jakimanskaya). These artists share a link to art as activism, and all use art as a basis to talk about the pressures produced by the burdens of history, injustice and political change. The works make use of the languages of film, drawing, architecture, the archive, texts, education and fashion to build up a story about particular parts of the world. They bring visitors closer to understanding conditions on the ground in places both nearby and far away from Eindhoven. Together, they sketch out a picture of the continuous human presence in an uncertain world and how new solutions and possibilities are emerging in difficult situations. Whether exploring the legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement, or looking at the current situation of migrants and refugees in Amsterdam or Bethlehem, the artists seek to turn historical failures and contemporary strife into learning situations from which a viewer can find new inspiration.

© Modem