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ZÓCALO – Solo exhibition of visual artist, writer and curator Miguel Keerveld
07/11/2024 - 04/01/2025
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Dear art lovers,
We kindly invite you to experience ZÓCALO, the solo exhibition of visual artist, writer and curator Miguel Keerveld. Building from his broad artistic research and experiences in among other places Mexico, Peru, Brazil, USA and Suriname, Miguel presents a visually, sensorially and conceptually immersive experience that challenges the viewer to a heightened level of engagement and interpretation. Special guest and curator of this exhibition is Mexico-based artist, curator and independent scholar Francisco Guevara, co-founder of the Arquetopia...
Dear art lovers,
At Readytex Art Gallery, visual artist Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi launches the third series of artworks within her 'The Myth of El Dorado' art project, this time featuring the crocodile. The project consists of the production of a total of five series of nine paintings of 30 x 30 cm and a number of corresponding blog posts published on her website https://kitlingtjonpiangi.net/blog/. In each series, the artist highlights a specific animal species and after the hummingbird and...
Art stimulates, makes you curious, it invites you to think. When you look at a work of art, and sometimes you can hear, feel or even smell it, you automatically start to reflect on it: you think something of it (beautiful or ugly, for example), it might raise questions (what is it made of? who is the maker?) or intense emotions (such as nostalgia). Reflecting helps to process and understand what you perceive, and is an essential part of...
Dear art lovers,
Readytex Art Gallery gladly invites you to come and enjoy the second series of artworks within the 'The Myth of El Dorado' art project by visual artist Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi. This marks the second phase of the project, which consists of the production of five series of nine small paintings of 30 x 30 cm and a number of corresponding blog posts published on her website https://kitlingtjonpiangi.net/blog/. Each series in this project highlights a specific animal...
Dear friends and art lovers,
We are excited to invite you to the next large solo exhibition opening in Readytex Art Gallery on August 1. Taking center stage this time around, is one of our most experienced and established visual artists, Rinaldo Klas. In his new solo exhibition, titled ‘Whispers ..’, the artist reasserts his position as a strong advocate for a sustainable relationship between humans and nature. While his imagery is visually captivating, the underlying whispers of caution come...
Dear friends and art lovers,
Mark your calendars for a special book presentation in Readytex Art Gallery that you don't want to miss. On Thursday, July 11, visual artist and writer Xavier Robles de Medina will present his artists’ book: 'Stuart Robles de Medina: Pengel'. In this unique book, Xavier uses extensive photographic and archival material as well as texts based on various interviews, to document the construction process of the iconic statue on Paramaribo’s Independence Square. The book also...
Dear art lovers,
Readytex Art Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of the new art project by visual artist Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi: 'The Myth of El Dorado'. The project, which consists of several phases, is documented by the artist in a series of blog posts, which she will publish on her website https://kitlingtjonpiangi.net/blog/. As a whole, the project 'The Myth of El Dorado' consists of the production of 5 series of 9 paintings of 30 x 30 cm,...
Dear art lovers,
We kindly invite you to come and enjoy the new solo exhibition of René Tosari, opening in Readytex Art Gallery, on May 2. For his new exhibition, Tosari, a visual artist with an extensive oeuvre and an established art career in Suriname as well as the Netherlands, gives the lead to his urge to experiment and a totally intuitive process of creation. Unencumbered by any sense of expectation or limitation, he quite appropriately names his exhibition: RELEASE....
We are happy to invite you to the special solo-exhibition of Reinier Asmoredjo, titled Mi Gudu; 40 jaar beeldend kunstenaar (My Treasure; 40 years visual artist), opening on March 7. With this exhibition, the artist celebrates his active and multi-faceted art career of already four decades, together with the public.
As an artist who is highly productive, Reinier has once again created an impressive collection of works, ranging from paintings in various sizes on canvas, paper and foam board, to...
Dear art friends,
Readytex Art Gallery kindly invites you to visit the special exhibition ‘In de Blaauwe Boon’ (In the Blue Bean), curated by literary historian Hilde Neus, whose focus is on describing women’s histories. This exhibition is inspired by her research into the manumitted Caatje van Heijne, who owned two houses on Maagdenstraat and Jodenbreestraat, close to where Readytex Art Gallery is currently located.
Caatje van Heijne was also owner of the coffee plantation Dwingelo. In Suriname, the coffee that...
