Episode II of Edition II revolves around an exhibition at de Appel and includes a performance programme, two symposia, and an insert by The Otolith Group in the exhibition ‘Just in Time’ at the Stedelijk Museum CS.
Through developing this exhibition at de Appel, If I Can’t Dance seeks to articulate a historical context for the legacy of feminist thinking and the way it manifests itself in the materiality and language of visual art. Established in 1975, de Appel has a rich history of showing experimental art over the last thirty years and a continued interest in its programming now. Archival documentation exploring feminist legacies from the late 70s and 80s is presented alongside the exhibition, including the likes of Carolee Schneemann, Moniek Toebosch, Martha Wilson, Gina Pane, and Joan Jonas. These practices provide an interesting comparison to the vernacular used by artists today to think through ideas of agency, singularity, and political empowerment.
The exhibition includes works by Bless, Kate Davis, Pascale Gatzen & Myrza de Mynck, Karl Holmqvist, Jutta Koether, Claudia & Julia Müller, Isabel Nolan, Paulina Olowksa, Falke Pisano, Stefanie Seibold, Lucy Skaer, Frances Stark, Lily van der Stokker, Sue Tompkins, Haegue Yang, and Stefanie Seibold (archive).
A performance by Alexandra Bachzetsis and Lies Vanborm tales place on 16 November at Zonnehuis in Amsterdam.
Programme:
Symposium I: Global Feminisms
Saturday 18 November 2006, 10–23hr
De Balie, Amsterdam
With Karl Holmqvist, Aneta Szlak, Sue Tompkins, Iris Van der Tuin, Helena Reckitt, Daria Martin
Intervention in exhibition Just in Time
Friday 1 December 2006 – Sunday 11 March 2007
Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam
With The Otolith Group, Stefanie Seibold (De Appel archive)
Symposium II: Curating and Feminism Today
Thursday 7 December 2006, 19–22.30
Stedelijk Museum CS at Club 11, Amsterdam
With Heike Munder, Bettina Steinbrügge, Mirjam van Westen (Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem), Frédérique Bergholtz, Ann Demeester (de Appel arts centre), Katja Kobolt & Dunja Kukovec (City of Women)]
Film and Performance Programme: The Fantasy of Failed Utopias and a Girls Daydream
Thursday 21 December 2006, 20–late
Stedelijk Museum CS at Club 11, Amsterdam
Curated by Susanne Winterling on the occasion of the launch of the fourth issue of GLU magazine
With Emily Royson (Every Ocean Hughes), Marriage, E.E. Cassidy, Erika Vogt, Kat Ross, Kaucyila Brook, Margo Victor, Lynn Chan, Eve Fowler, planningtorock, Djuna Barnes
Performance Programme
Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 January 2007, 13–17hr
De Appel arts centre, Amsterdam
With Susan Ciancolo, Will Holder, Judith Hopf, Maria Pask & Esther de Vlam, Sarah Pierce, planningtorock, Sue Tompkins, Hague Yang