Introducing an intern: Siri Driessen

Siri Driessen studied Cultural Analysis and History at the University of Amsterdam, and Fine Arts at ArtEZ Arnhem. She focused on photography, nineteenth-century cultural history, and new media. She presented essays about mapping, new media and network culture at the New School University and the Medialab Prado in Madrid. Furthermore, she worked for the Prince Claus Fund, where she edited a three-monthly publication that aimed to connect the archive of the fund to the present.

Siri was interviewed by Adéla who received a very similar set of questions a year ago when she started her Non-fiction career. Using the same questions for every new intern can provide an interesting pallet of opinions on Non-fiction and our practices and help us  to understand what we really do.

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Parool features A Perfect Day

"Art without pedestal" Parool

Four stars for A Perfect Day in NRC

A Perfect Day takes over De Volkskrant

A Perfect Day has taken over the insert of De Volkskrant

On Friday 10 February the exhibition A Perfect Day – Tekenshow will open at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. More than 60 artists and over 150 works of art will be on display until Friday 24 February. Amongst them are David Shrigley, Raymond Pettibon and Gummbah.

In today’s De Volkskrant, Dutch artists that take part in the exhibition have replaced all the photos with drawings. It is a rare take over of one of the biggest newspapers in the Netherlands, and surely worth a walk to your news stand or sigarenboer to get a copy.

A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day is a collection of art in the form of drawings with text, with observations, thoughts and ideas about life, funny, clever, poetic, ironic and hilarious. A Perfect Day includes the work of more than 50 international artists. The exhibition takes place from 10 to 24 February 2012 in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam.

Together with the curators of A Perfect Day we have created big and small events before the big opening on february 10th in the city of Amsterdam in collaboration with the American Book Centre, Concerto, 1,000 drawings, Stadsherstel, Kuvva a.o. We will keep you informed on this site and through facebook and twitter about the exact dates.

26 January: A Perfect Day for 1000 Frames

Thursday the 26th of January, 1000 Drawings and A Perfect Day organize 1000 Frames, a collective animation drawing event for charity. Six artists have prepared the first layers of an animation that will be completed by the visitors. The animation and drawings will be shown at the A Perfect Day exhibition in the Westergasfabriek; and afterwards the drawings will be sold at the next 1000 Drawings event. With music, drinks, interviews, animation-screenings and more.

The rest of this post is in Dutch

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A Perfect Day for Tin Men and the Telephone in Concerto

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Zondag 15 januari is A Perfect Day voor Tin Men and the Telephone in Concerto. Drie enthousiaste musici die na een studie aan het Amsterdams conservatorium nu de grenzen opzoeken van jazz en elektronica. Dit instore optreden is tevens een vooruitblik op A Perfect Day – een internationale tentoonstelling van tekeningen met tekst. Tin Men and the Telephone zullen op 11 februari optreden in de tentoonstelling en combineren hun muziek veelvuldig met illustraties.

Deze zondag zijn ook de felbegeerde A Perfect Day tasjes en tshirts te koop, en krijg je (alleen tijdens de instore) daarbij een poster met een tekening van Paul Faassen + kaartje voor de tentoonstelling kado!

Aanvang instore optreden: 17.00 uur

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A conversation with Raphael Vanoli

Raphael Vanoli at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (photo by Maarten Jüngen

Tonight the trio Fennesz/Dafeldecker/Brandlmayr will make their debut performance at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam. The three usual suspects from the Viennese improv scene have collaborated before on a project with David Sylvian. Christian Fennesz has made name for himself, with solo albums that are exemplary for contemporary electronic music.

This incredible trio will be supported by experimental guitarist Raphael Vanoli of the internationally renowned experimental rock duo Knalpot. Here is a brief introduction to one of the most imaginative composers of his generation.

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