Farewell to Broedplaats Lely: ‘Leaving Space’ Exhibition Celebrates Iconic Cultural Hub
Amsterdam, September 2024 — After seven years of offering affordable spaces for over 50 artists, the main building of Broedplaats Lely will close its doors on October 11, 2024. To mark this occasion, resident artists are hosting “Leaving Space,” a two-week exhibition exploring themes of community, gentrification, and precarious living. The exhibition runs from September 21 to October 4, 2024.
About the Exhibition “Leaving Space” showcases over 40 artists through works, performances, workshops, and a panel discussion. The exhibition engages with the idea of ‘leaving space’—both vacating a physical place and creating room for new ideas or people. It encapsulates both the struggle of being displaced, the opportunities that the Lely has offered its habitants/frequenters and the possibilities the generous gesture of letting others enter can bring. Themes include gentrification, precarity, community, and transformation, all to be experienced at this exhibition within the very spaces that nurtured these creatives.
Event Highlights
Opening:
Saturday, September 21 doors open at 12:00, programme starts at 17:00
Closing Event:
Friday, October 4 doors open at 13:00,
programme starts at 17:00
Additional Events:
Panel discussion on precarity of space, various workshops
Address:
Schipluidenlaan 12, 1062HE Amsterdam
Visit our website at leaving-space.nl for the full programme, artist info, and exhibition details.
Join Us! For interview requests, guided tours or other inquiries you can email us lelyfini@gmail.com
Farewell to Broedplaats Lely: ‘Leaving Space’ Exhibition Celebrates Iconic Cultural Hub
This is a unique opportunity to experience Broedplaats Lely before its closure, engage with the artists, and reflect on Amsterdam’s evolving cultural landscape. The exhibition serves as both a farewell and a celebration of Lely’s role in fostering creativity and collaboration over the past seven years.
Participating artists, musicians and performers: Ahmad Mallah, Al-Qadima Escola Trio, Alice Sprascio, Ania Lenartowska (polinex_x), Anna Kakhiani, BigToilet Radio, Caretaker’s Burden (Tatjana Macic, Max Lester, Inneke Taal, Anouk Asselineau, Benjamin Schoones, Ellen-Rose Wallace, Samuel White Evans and Nadine Ghandour), Circus Olympia, dariya trubina, DJ snailaway, Dominik Drezhman, EMIRHAKIN, Evan Fugazzi, Ferguut, ghenwa noiré, Hannah Rojer with Ra’iesa & Shariefa, HANS DE TWEEDE, Hendrik Mueller & Maarten Voortman Jazz Duo, ISH dancecollective, Iskra Vuksic, JuPerArt, Luca Heydt, Maite Karssenberg, Masaki Komoto & Yuri Sato, Meng-Hsuan Chin, Pico Okada, Residents Committee LELY, Rixta van der Molen, Robin Josh Beekman, Shadi Ekman, studio salt, pepper and space, Tatjana Macic, Tonali Duo, Youngjin Park curatorial and organisational team: Luca Heydt, Rixta van der Molen, Tatjana Macic, Juliana Barros Maia graphic design team: Luca Heydt, Minhu Jeon, Ozgur Koldes, Yoohee Cha
This project is generously supported by Amsterdamse Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK) and Stichting Urban Resort.
