PROGRAMME
EXHIBITION 05.09.2026 – 10.01.2027
THE ART OF SWIMMING
PhArt
WUNDERKAMMER
Image Nanny Kok
PhArt is a rotating group of artists that irregularly organizes an exhibition about thinkers and writers. This time, it was Franz Kafka’s turn. Why? ‘We are admirers of his work; we are curious and want to show what his work does to us.’
Kafka’s body of work is fascinating but difficult to fathom. His life and work are closely intertwined, which comes across clearly in this exhibition. The works on display are as diverse as the group of artists themselves: assemblages, drawings, paintings and spatial works
“I can swim just like the others. Only I have a better memory than the others. I have not forgotten the former inability to swim. But since I have not forgotten it, being able to swim is of no help to me; and so, after all, I cannot swim.”
Artists Gerard Vroon, Peter Oosterhout, Helena Kaori Maeda & Frank Hietbrink, Katja Stam, Erica Roozendaal, Finn Moedt, Nanny Kok, Ellen Makkelie, Kyra Cramer, Janna Stieglis and Maarten van Schaik
EXPECTED
EXHIBITION 06.11 – 29.11.2026
AFRICA IS THE PRESENT
Africa Is the Present presents paintings and installations by contemporary African artists living and working in the Netherlands, in constellation with masks and sculptures connected to traditions and forms of African spirituality. Some objects are ritualistic, others aesthetic. The provenance of some is known, while others have been partly eaten away by worms and termites.
Together, the participating artists arrange the space and explore how, through a constellation of contemporary art and heritage, visitors can engage with perspectives on African philosophy. Visitors are also invited to take part in this exchange by sharing any knowledge they may have about the objects on display.
How can we contribute to a pan-African dialogue about identity?
What happens to the meaning and experience of a sculpture when it is placed in a different cultural context? And how do we shape the interactions that emerge as a result?
The exhibition is organised by Stichting De Overlevering, in collaboration with, among others, Daniel Dansou Hotegni, Michael Katundu and Joyful Events Company. With contributions from Benin by Patricorel (Patrick Bessan) and Makef Enagnon.
During the opening weekend and the final weekend, the exhibition comes to life even more with food, dance, performances, live music and Afrobeats.
Opening 6 november 17.00 - 22.00
African celebration 7 november 18.00 – 1.00
EXHIBITION 27.11 – 29.11.26
HIER ERGENS
Photo Academy
Ten graduates of the Fotoacademie present their graduation work in the exhibition HIER ERGENS. From a range of perspectives, they explore how photography can change the way we see the world. What catches our attention, what remains outside the frame, and what meaning do we give to what we see?
The photographers seek the extraordinary in the everyday, moving between reality and imagination, people and their surroundings, memory and perception.
HIER ERGENS invites you to look closer, wander, and experience the world for a moment through the eyes of these ten image-makers.
Participants: Jan van Helden, Liesbeth Blijenberg, Sheila Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Dick Kors, Ilena van Maanen, Pleun van Arensbergen, Mariló Aguilera Teruel, Mirjam Wagensveld, Lydian Brunsting, Lilian van den Brink
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
THE ONE MINUTES
THE ONE MINUTES is a global network for one-minute videos. Every two months, new series explore our current time through moving images.
Through short, accessible films, The One Minutes creates spaces for free expression, collective imagination, and global solidarity in our diverse yet deeply interconnected realities. Submit your video! http://theoneminutes.org/participate
‘LANGUAGE AT PLAY, LANGUAGE AT FAULT’
THE ONE MINUTES - SAMENGESTELD DOOR DARYNA MAMAISUR
Video still In Bloom, Olha Tuharinova
Language at play, language at fault invites filmmakers and artists to explore the fragility of language. Where does language fall short, where do misunderstandings arise, and where does the playfulness of language open up new meanings?
This new series by The One Minutes brings together 18 video works by artists from Argentina, Finland, India, the Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
“Remarkably, many of the selected films speak not only about language itself, but also about its intertwined relationship with the environment and landscapes, and how we, as humans, relate to nature. There are also works about the experience of war, closeness, oppression, bodies, learning and unlearning. And there is a place for humour, too.” Daryna Mamaisur
Daryna Mamaisur is a visual artist and filmmaker born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her work has been presented at Visions du Réel, FIDMarseille, DOK Leipzig and DAAD Galerie in Berlin, and has been nominated for the DocAlliance Award and the e-flux Award.
Participating artists Florencia Guzzetti, Marina Baibarza, Kateryna Berezina, Asia Bazdyrieva, Violena Mora & Violena Ampudia, Joaquin Wall, Michelle Son, Daria Zhuravel, Olha Tuharinova, Suraiya Abu, Kate Voznytsia, Teta Tsybulhyk, Iris Vermeulen, feral mimesis, Cristina Lavosi, Adele Dipasquale, Mana Tashakorinia, Shen Xin.
CADAVRE EXQUIS
CADAVRE EXQUIS is a continuous artwork by Rienke Enghardt. CADAVRE EXQUIS is based on a children’s game that has been played all over the world for centuries. At the start of the last century the surrealists recognized the game as an expression of art and gave it its illustrious name. CADAVRE EXQUIS playful drawings that since developed give an impression of the zeitgeist of the turbulent years between the two world wars.
At NDSM FUSE is a permanent CADAVRE EXQUIS table with paper and pencils. The collected drawings, made by more than a thousand artists and visitors, displayed on the wall next to the table give an impression of today’s zeitgeist.
NDSM FUSE IS CLOSED ON 12.10 - 05.11.26
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