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5/9/2008

Usable Pasts, Concerted Forgettings

Smart Project Space, Amsterdam

Bani Abidi | Maryam Jafri | Els Vanden Meersch | Johannes Raether | Sarah Vanagt

The group exhibition ''Usable Pasts, Concerted Forgettings'' looks at the paradoxical emphasis placed on national identity and the constructed character of national traditions and historiography. The exhibition focuses on the organization of collective cultural memory and the techniques that are used to preserve and present our recollections thereby influencing the perception of (cultural) identity.

Opening Reception & Afterparty

Saturday 6 September 2008, 21:00 - 03.00 hrs
Location: Auditorium, LAB111
Admission free

With artists TokTek, FNNNN, DNK DJ unit, Lawrence Dubrovich

Carolien Gehrels (Amsterdam Alderperson; portfolio Art and Culture) and Bouwe Olij (Mayor of the district Amsterdam Old-West) will officially open SPS's new cultural platforms to the public. We hope you will join us for the inauguration and opening reception from 21:00 hrs onwards. For programme details read more.

As part of the opening celebrations, the dutch sound artist, TokTek will create a unique piece of ‘organically processed’ improvisation on his hacked electronics from 21.45 hrs. Anything within reach including the audience is thrown into the real-time mix for a gripping set that tests the limits of awareness.

Enjoy a night of twisted vinyl sounds and visuals from the all girl dj/vj collective FNNNN. The line-up combining visual art and music celebrates the opening of the exhibition ‘Usable pasts, Concerted Forgettings', SMART Cinema and the opening of cafe/restaurant LAB111.

DNK DJ-Unit - consisting of DJ Masterfader, DJ De Vries BV and VJ Foo - will be playing in LAB111.

Visual Arts | Film | Sound | Studios | LAB111

Presenting a potent international mix of intellect, radical thought, innovation and artistic excitement, SPS is delighted to announce the completion of refurbishment work to the 4000m2 laboratory building which now houses 6 gallery spaces, an auditorium/theatre with flexible tribune, a reading room, 2 cinemas, 10 artists’ studios, a digital suite, and café/restaurant LAB111. SPS will be a meeting place for artists and the public, with resources for artists from all over the world to come and work.

Architect: Kees van Nunspeet & Peter Sas / Peter Sas Architecten, Amsterdam
Contractor: Bouwborg Nordwest
Interior advisor: Hugo Timmermans / Optic

Funding: SPS’s initiative is the centerpiece of a € 4 million project that included purchase and reconstruction of the PAL building, financed by funding from Gemeente Amsterdam, VSBfonds, Stichting DOEN, Filmfonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Stichting Dioraphte, private investors (CV Arie Biemondstraat 105-113) and the Triodos Culture fund.

SMART Cinema open 6 September 2008

Opening hours: Sunday – Thursday 18.00 – 01.00 hrs, Friday – Saturday 17.00 – 02.00 hrs
Admission 7 Euro

Toshio Matsumoto, '' Funeral parade of roses'' , still, 1969

SMART Cinema reopens on 6th September with two differently scaled auditoriums and works with the newest digital technology. Presenting art house and experimental video works from up and coming (inter)national artists, SMART Cinema’s programming reflects the current shifting nature of contemporary film and video production. For up to date programme information - Read more.

Image: Johannes Raether, 'Prachtstrasse', slide projection, 2008

Smart Project Space
Arie Biemondstraat 105-113 - Amsterdam

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