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W139

W139 is a leading production and presentation space for contemporary art in the centre of Amsterdam.
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25/05/2026

This Wednesday: 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, a film screening and talk programme with Areej Ashhab, Ola Hassanain and Dina Mimi!

What does the ground unleash when it is denied keeping what it holds? How does soil get implicated in the carrying of catastrophe? And how does continuous excavation for artefacts reveal an obsession to erase history in order to create a new one?

We will be screening Dina Mimi’s short film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘦, which narrates the story of Ram(z)i, a lonely working class man who died twice. Areej Ashhab will be sharing excerpts from her film 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, and connecting them to her new installation commissioned for this exhibition.

Additionally, Ola Hassanain will present her spatial installation for the exhibition, 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, and contextualise it within her ongoing project 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵. The films and talk will be followed by a conversation between Ola, Dina, and Areej, moderated by Margarita Osipian—interweaving their individual works and the stories that unfold through them.

Ticket: €7,50
Student and solidarity ticket: €5

𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦
📍 W139
📆 Wednesday 27 May 2026
🕐 20:00 - 22:00

Slide 1 and 2: Stills from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘦, Dina Mimi
Slide 3 and 4: Stills from 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, Areej Ashhab
Slide 5: Closeup from 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, Ola Hassanain, picture by Sander van Wettum

𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 is part of flour, water, soil, a group show initiated by and on view at W139 until 12 July 2026.

But your ticket via the link in bio!

21/05/2026

The Ground Keeps What It Holds by Areej Ashhab ()

A patch of lime-plastered floor appears suspended between display and burial. In dialogue with a 1991 ritual at W139, where artists buried valued objects to ‘charge’ the ground before installing a new floor, this work engages ancient burial practices in Palestine and the aftermath of their settler-colonial excavation.
In W139’s charged ground—where objects remain buried—an ‘unfleshed’ lime skin, once domestic and sacred, hovers over the rubble and abandoned trenches of ongoing settler-colonial digging. It asks: what might the ground unleash when it is denied keeping what it holds?

is an artist and researcher whose work addresses material heritage loss, more-than-human ecologies, and land politics. Areej’s practice spans material experimentation, writing, and film, and often unfolds collectively through walks, workshops, and shared meals.

As part of the 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 public programme, Areej Ashhab will be screening her film 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 on Wednesday 27 May in the context of 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: a film screening and talk programme which will also bring in the work of Ola Hassanain and Dina Mimi.

On view: 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭
W139
24 April - 12 July 2026
Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00-18:00

Photos by Sander van Wettum

The Ground Keeps What It Holds, is a new work by Areej Ashhab, commissioned for 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 , a group show initiated by and on view at W139 until 12 July 2026.

15/05/2026

Come by W139 this weekend and take a look at our shop and new front space!

During your visit to the 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 exhibition, you can take some goodies home: Bissara Soup by Salim Bayri, Sourdough Revolution Starter Culture by Aslı Hatipoğlu, Red Corn Seeds from 4Siblings, Spice Mix by , Harissa by Waèl el Allouche, the 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 tote bag, and The World Is a Wound publication, which brings together texts, poems, illustrations, and research by disabled, neurodivergent, and Palestinian writers and activists. All profits from the sales of The World Is a Wound publication will be redistributed to Gaza Sunbirds, Gazan individuals and families fundraisers, and other Palestine related fundraisers

We also have W139 merchandise on sale!

In the front space you will find ‘Entry Points: flour, water, soil’, an exhibition reader by Yasaman Bathaee that expands on the themes of the show.

In the video: our amazing volunteer Stella! ✨Interested in volunteering at W139? Join our volunteer community by sending an email to [email protected] with a short description of your interests and skills.

On view: 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭
📍W139
🗓️ 24 April - 12 July 2026
🕢Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00-18:00

14/05/2026

Join us on Wednesday 27 May for 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: a film screening and talk programme with Areej Ashhab, Ola Hassanain and Dina Mimi!

During the programme we will open a conversation about the artefact as witness, the erasure of history through excavation, the objects and topologies of repair, and the relationship of people to their material environments.

Areej Ashhab will be sharing excerpts from her film 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, and connecting them to her new installation, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴, commissioned for this exhibition. We will also be screening Dina Mimi’s short film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘦, which narrates the story of Ram(z)i, a lonely working class man who died twice.

Additionally, Ola Hassanain will present her spatial installation for the exhibition, 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, and contextualise it within her ongoing project 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵. The films and talk will be followed by a conversation between Ola, Dina, and Areej, moderated by Margarita Osipian—interweaving their individual works and the stories that unfold through them.

Ticket: €7,50
Student and solidarity ticket: €5

𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦
📍 W139
📆 27 May 2026
🕐 20:00 - 22:00

Visual identity by

after afterlives is part of 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭, a group show initiated by and on view at W139 until 12 July 2026.

More information on our website!

13/05/2026

Come visit 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓇, 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓈𝑜𝒾𝓁 at W139!

𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 is initiated by maria khatchadourian, and includes new and adapted location-specific works by artists Areej Ashhab, Common Ground (Saja Amro and Anna Celda), Ola Hassanain, maria khatchadourian, Ai Ozaki, and belit sağ. Reflecting on food, land, and agricultural practice as the infrastructures through which geographies of displacement, colonial rupture, and kinship are carried and contested—fragile geographies that resist erasure through dialect, embodied knowledge, and ancestral recipes.

As an exhibition constantly in flux, 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 will develop through actions that activate the space as a lived, living, and nourishing environment. More info about both events, you can find on our website!

𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭
📍W139
🗓️ 24 April - 12 July 2026
⏰Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00-18:00

Photos by Sander van Wettum

11/05/2026

Common Ground welcomes you to 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦... next Sunday on May 24 🌾

This is the first activation of 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘱, an installation that becomes a learning space, and a work site. We begin with a question: must flour be cheap? From there, we let it unfold through stories, bodies, knowings, and speculations—these become the curriculum.

Above us, a constellation of collected flour bags. Beneath us, sacks holding the weight of hunger, of resistance, of distance traveled from field to mill to bakery to hand. We’ll lie with that weight, carry it, rearrange it, and feel what it does to the body, how pressure grounds us, how heaviness speaks through us.

Together we’ll move through conversations about food systems, mills and grain, food autonomy, aid, and famine, and the quiet violence of a price that was never really just about the mere cost of flour.

The second installment of 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦... will be 28 June, more information about this very soon!

Bring your stories, questions, and hands, and join this learning session with Common Ground!

𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦... learning sessions
📍 W139
📆24 May & 28 June 2026
🕐 15:30–17:30

Visual identity by

29/04/2026

De hedendaagse beeldende kunst- en creatieve industrie (BKCI) in Amsterdam staat onder grote druk. Hoewel BKCI-instellingen internationaal hoog aangeschreven staan en onmisbaar zijn voor de stad, worden de omstandigheden steeds moeilijker. Uit recent onderzoek in opdracht van de Gemeente Amsterdam en MOKER blijken er achter de schermen grote financiële problemen en onzekerheden te spelen.

In het Noodplan Beeldende Kunst en Creatieve Industrie roepen wij namens MOKER op tot structurele extra investeringen van € 4,4 miljoen per jaar en beleidsaanpassingen door de Gemeente Amsterdam, de Amsterdamse Kunstraad en het Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst. Dit is noodzakelijk om de sector te verstevigen, een stevige positie te geven binnen het stedelijk kunstbestel en perspectief te bieden op ontwikkeling en groei.

🔗 Voor meer informatie en om het noodplan te bekijken, ga naar de link in bio.

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The contemporary visual arts and creative industries (BKCI) in Amsterdam are under severe pressure. Although BKCI institutions are highly regarded internationally and indispensable to the city, conditions are becoming increasingly difficult. Recent research commissioned by the Municipality of Amsterdam and MOKER reveals that there are significant financial problems and uncertainties behind the scenes.

In the Visual Arts and Creative Industries Emergency Plan, we call, on behalf of MOKER, for structural additional investment of €4.4 million per year and policy adjustments by the Municipality of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Arts Council and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts. This is necessary to strengthen the sector, secure its position within the local arts ecosystem, and offer prospects for development and growth.

🔗 For more information and to view the emergency plan, please visit the link in the bio.

23/04/2026

🌾 A sneak peek into the last two weeks of building up for 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓇, 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓈𝑜𝒾𝓁 🌾

Join us for the festive opening tomorrow Friday 24 April! During the evening, there will be snacks by maria khatchadourian and Common Ground, a custom 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓇, 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓈𝑜𝒾𝓁 cocktail, and live performances by participating artist Areej Ashhab and GalalaLive.

Initiated by maria khatchadourian (), the exhibition takes shape through new and adapted site-specific works by Areej Ashhab (), the duo .d (Anna Celda and Saja Amro), Ola Hassanain (), maria khatchadourian (), Ai Ozaki () and belit sağ ().

Opening night 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭
🗓️Friday 24 April 2026
📍 Warmoesstraat 139
🕖 19:00 — 22:00

Song: Harmonics Textures For Almah -

20/04/2026

Join us on May 9th for 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯: a tonir-style clay oven building workshop at .siblings.collective with !

tandoor, tannour, tandir, tonir—an ancient underground clay oven. Carrying different names, the tonir belongs to a family of ovens that are found across Central and South Asia and the MENA regions. The oven has always been a central gathering point. In Armenian cultural tradition it was seen as a symbol of the ‘sun in the ground’—existing as a sacred space in the home for baking bread, cooking, and performing rituals.

During this workshop we will build a tonir-style clay oven together in the ground at Four Siblings, using clay, soil, and sand from their land. We will be guided by ceramist, builder, artisan, teacher, and researcher Tatiana M. Melo, who will teach us to understand soil and use it for different purposes as we learn by doing collectively. We will start with a theoretical explanation about soil, earthen plasters, and wood-fired ovens, followed by the collective building of the tonir-style clay oven. Alongside the larger oven, we will also build a small stove.

These kilns will be activated on June 13th, during kiln as kin: a day of gathering, firing, cooking, where we will prepare food, cook, and eat together as a way to share knowledge about food systems, forgotten recipes, and lost rituals. More info about both events, you can find on our website!

There are only 15 spots available! Sign up for the workshop via our link in bio.

𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯: clay oven building workshop
📍 Four Siblings, President Allendelaan 1, Amsterdam
📆 May 9 2026
🕐 10:00–17:00

𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯 is part of 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭, a group show initiated by and on view at W139 from 24 April until 12 July 2026. Join us for the opening this Friday!

10/04/2026

Only two weeks until the opening of 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓇, 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓈𝑜𝒾𝓁, Friday April 24th, initiated by maria khatchadourian () 🌾

Join us for the festive evening to celebrate the first artist-initiated exhibition of 2026, where will have be snacks by maria khatchadourian and Common Ground, a custom 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 cocktail and a performance by GalalaLive ()!

GalalaLive will be performing Ya Quddus, which takes the form of a mantra or prayer intended to offer resilience in challenging times. The performance will feature improvisation in sound and music, drawing inspiration from Egyptian Sufi zikr and Coptic chants, particularly as experienced during mawlid celebrations, where rhythmic trance and collective devotion emerge through breathing, repetition, and poetry.

flour, water, soil takes shape through new and adapted site-specific works by Areej Ashhab (), the duo .d (Anna Celda and Saja Amro), Ola Hassanain (), maria khatchadourian (), Ai Ozaki () and belit sağ (). Together, the works in the exhibition attend to soil, seed, water, fermentation, and ruin as sites where care and violence are entangled—holding stories of repair, dispossession, and continuity. Stay tuned for the community programme of 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭!

Opening night 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭
🗓️Friday 24 April 2026
📍 Warmoesstraat 139
🕖 19:00 — 22:00

Visual identity by Farah Fayyad ()

This exhibition is generously supported by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and Mondriaan Fund.

Adres

Warmoesstraat 139
Amsterdam
1012JB

Openingstijden

Dinsdag	12:00 - 18:00
Woensdag	12:00 - 18:00
Donderdag	12:00 - 18:00
Vrijdag	12:00 - 18:00
Zaterdag	12:00 - 18:00
Zondag	12:00 - 18:00

Website

http://www.w139.nl/

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