Het Parool Review – Ode To The Bijlmer
Bijlmer nostalgia is complicated, as appeared last Saturday at the opening of the exhibition Ode to the Bijlmer. The dingy photos and videos that Patrick Koster (1967) and Thérèse Zoekde (1972) made in the Bijlmermeer in the years 1989-1997 confirm the image of a scary neighborhood where danger lu
Coda Museum: Beauty Of The Battle
Violence, struggle and hatred often evoke disgust. Despite, the combat and its beauty fascinate. For example, if it is depicted in a dance performance or in an art work. In Beauty of the Battle, CODA Museum Apeldoorn confronts the visitor with this contrast. The exhibition explores the boundaries of
Parable of the Sower 6
During a recent research, I discovered Mark Twain’s (1805-1910) book “The War Prayer”. The book was initially forbidden. The story had similarities with the church attack in Charleston. Mark Twain wrote “The War Prayer” in response to the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine-
