Opening event of 'In the Shelves Above the Bar: Artists Work in Horeca'
Exhibition curated an organised by Emily Stevenhagen and Clara Sharell, at Amare, Den Haag.
This exhibition brings together young artists based in The Hague, who met working in the horeca team at Amare. Six up-and-coming artists display their paintings, photographs, and more in the shelves behind the bars around the building. The exhibition aims to showcase the creative background of people who serve the public everyday, within the framework of the building where they met, and spend much of their time. They were inspired by conversations they had during slow moments in shifts, working behind bars together, waiting for people to collect their coats. They noticed the ways some of their practices overlapped, and how they approach their work/art balances. Just as it is necessary for many young artists to work two jobs, young artists often don't have studios and work in their bedrooms. Two jobs/two people. Through this, using space that is already there, on the cultural hub of the city, this exhibition highlights the true reality of many young artists' combined work lives.
See:
www.amare.nl/nl/pQgoZIm/in-the-shelves-above-the-bars--artists-work-in-horeca
Exhibition curated an organised by Emily Stevenhagen and Clara Sharell, at Amare, Den Haag.
This exhibition brings together young artists based in The Hague, who met working in the horeca team at Amare. Six up-and-coming artists display their paintings, photographs, and more in the shelves behind the bars around the building. The exhibition aims to showcase the creative background of people who serve the public everyday, within the framework of the building where they met, and spend much of their time. They were inspired by conversations they had during slow moments in shifts, working behind bars together, waiting for people to collect their coats. They noticed the ways some of their practices overlapped, and how they approach their work/art balances. Just as it is necessary for many young artists to work two jobs, young artists often don't have studios and work in their bedrooms. Two jobs/two people. Through this, using space that is already there, on the cultural hub of the city, this exhibition highlights the true reality of many young artists' combined work lives.
See:
www.amare.nl/nl/pQgoZIm/in-the-shelves-above-the-bars--artists-work-in-horeca
Photographer: © Mar Fu Qi
