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Hartwig Art Foundation

Contemporary Art Museum in the making
📍Amsterdam
Currently Collecting, Producing and Programming
~ Now open: 𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙒𝙄𝙂 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙓𝙔 (Parnassusweg 213, Amsterdam)

11/05/2026

May has arrived with muses, dreams, rehearsals, and shared meals at Hartwig Proxy.

17, 23 & 24 May: Artists 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐝í𝐧𝐞𝐳 𝐍𝐢𝐯ó𝐧 () and 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨 (.bonilla), with curator 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐢 (.selvaggia.giannini), host workshops and a public conversation on dreams and oracular practices. Drawing, dreamwork, and collective mapping.

Tuesday 19 May: The third Tuesday of the month calls for 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧 () and 𝐃𝐮𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐞 () prepare a dinner shaped by relocation and substitution, bringing Chilean and Korean references through ingredients found in the Netherlands. €18 includes a meal and two drinks. RSVP highly recommended.

12 & 21 May: Two Proxy Choir workshops, open to all voices and experiences. On 12 May with 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (), and on 21 May with 𝐉𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 (). Drop in and join.

In the Video Room this May, two films run in parallel: The ADHD Muses (2025) by 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐧-𝐇𝐮𝐲 (, the namesake of Bernadette Corporation), and 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐧 ()’s latest film I Am Alpha (2025).

See our full programme and RSVP forms via the link in the bio.

Throughout May, the pot stays warm: 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰 at lunchtime, magazines spread across the tables.

See you soon, and often, at Proxy ###

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�(Image credits in comments below)

08/05/2026

This was Minor Music in Venice.

Saidiya Hartman’s ‘Minor Music at the End of the World’ took the stage at the emblematic Teatro Goldoni in Venice. Three sold-out performances, more than 1700 spectators.

Directed by Sarah Benson and featuring André Holland, with movement by Okwui Okpokwasili, and performances by Bria Bacon, Audrey Hailes, and AJ Wilmore. The staged performance also includes a film by Arthur Jafa and a haunting landscape by Precious Okoyomon.

This collective creation unfolds as a layered exploration of Black life and what endures beyond catastrophe—resonating deeply with the present moment.

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Commissioned and presented by Hartwig Art Foundation. Photo 1-11 & 17-20 Celestia Studio.

06/05/2026

SEAWORLD VENICE by Florentina Holzinger () dives into the paradox of Venice, where water is life, waste, spectacle, and crisis all at once. Blending dance, theatre, and performance, bodies move through a hybrid world of lagoon, machine, and ritual, exposing what we try to hide: pollution, excess, and vulnerability.

Take a look at the first snapshots of the during the opening of the Venice Biennale.

Hartwig Art Foundation is a Lead Partner of SEAWORLD VENICE and Commissioner of the Closing Étude, a site specific performance scheduled to take place at the end of the Biennale. More info soon!

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📷 Nicole Marianna Wytyczak

29/04/2026

The Venice Biennale is just around the corner. Minor Music has already taken over the city, with posters popping up all over.

Thanks to the beautiful stage photography by Fee Golin () and , and poster design by from ’s studio ✨

Catch Minor Music at the End of the World, the stage adaptation of Saidiya Hartman’s writing, directed by Sarah Benson, at Teatro Goldoni on 5, 6, or 7 May. Final tickets via link in bio.

(disponibili sottotitoli in italiano)

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Photo’s Reyna Agostinelli

20/04/2026

“At the heart of Minor Music is a powerful spirit of collective creation—bringing together a constellation of celebrated artists into a singular stage experience.” – Beatrix Ruf, director of Hartwig Art Foundation

Saidiya Hartman, Sarah Benson, Arthur Jafa, André Holland, Okwui Okpokwasili, Precious Okoyomon, Cameron Rowland and more. Teatro Godoni, Venice. 5, 6, and 7 May. Final tickets via link in bio.

(disponibili sottotitoli in italiano)

17/04/2026

Step into the oeuvre of Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide) at Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd, where her first comprehensive exhibition in the Netherlands, Transmutation, is presented by Centraal Museum.

Across her practice, Chang interrogates the colonial and Eurocentric “blueprint” that continues to shape hierarchies and structures in Europe and globally, including the large-scale transracial adoption industry rooted in colonial power relations. Through poetic and enchanting installations, she seeks to undo and transform these structures of thought.

On view now at . A partner project of Hartwig Art Foundation.

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Photo’s by Johannes Schwartz

08/04/2026

How does one live at the end of the world? �What blossoms in the Black morning?

During the opening week of the Venice Biennale, we present Minor Music at the End of the World—a groundbreaking stage adaptation by Saidiya Hartman. � �Directed by Sarah Benson and featuring André Holland and Okwui Okpokwasili, with a film by Arthur Jafa and artistic interventions by Precious Okoyomon and Cameron Rowland, the performance unfolds as a layered exploration of Black life and what endures beyond catastrophe.

Join us at Teatro Goldoni in Venice, 5, 6 & 7 May. Reserve your tickets via the link in bio.

(disponibili sottotitoli in italiano)

07/04/2026

Spring slithers into the city, and April continues in motion at Hartwig Proxy. This month:

Thursday 16 April: Artist 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐢𝐣 (Willem de Rooij) launches ‘Dirk Valkenburg’ in conversation with historian 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡-𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 and 𝐙𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐞. The book follows de Rooij’s exhibition with Centraal Museum (a partner project of Hartwig Art Foundation). Books available at a reduced price; drinks and bites provided.

Thursday 9 April: 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (Laura Polence) leads the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐫, drawing from folk, jazz, and popular traditions.

Saturday 18 April: Meet the Masks! Participants in the workshop led by 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧-𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 () and 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐮 (Chun Shing Au) present their masks in a live moment.

Tuesday 21 April: It’s the third Tuesday of the month > 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! This time hosted by the 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐢 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (), with a menu moving between Vietnamese and French influences. €18 includes two drinks. Limited capacity (RSVP!).

Sunday 26 April: How did black become the colour of mourning in Europe? Join 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 (.hair) and 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢è𝐫𝐞 (.de.seriere) for an introduction to natural dye techniques and create your own silk scarf. €15

Check out the full programme and RSVP via the link in bio.

In the Video Room 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞’s Redistribution (2006–2026) remains on view until 30 April. Price’s rare books, fashion and other collectibles remain on sale until 19 April. And as always: magazines, boardgames, free coffee and tea, lunchtime soup or stew (€4).

Hartwig Proxy: return when. you can. Stay as long as you like.

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 (Image credits in comments below)

02/04/2026

Seth Price Pop-Up Shop @ Proxy

Now’s your chance to get your hands on Seth Price’s latest Inner Storm CD, limited-edition signed cassettes, gorgeous fashion items, reversible pants, bomber jackets, and other rare Seth Price publications. The shop remains open at Hartwig Proxy until 19 April, including this Saturday–Sunday Easter weekend (11:00–17:00) 🐣.

In the Video Room, Redistribution (2026-2007), Price’s expansive essayistic film, extended across time over the past 20 years, continues to screen daily until 30 April (check the screening times online).

Before or after the film—and some (window) shopping—stick around for free coffee and tea, lunchtime soup (€4), a chat and a board game at Hartwig Proxy, 📍Parnassusweg 213, Amsterdam. We’re open Wed–Fri 12:00–19:00; Sat–Sun 11:00–17:00 and for special events.

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Photo’s 5-13 by

31/03/2026

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲.

5, 6 & 7 May

After its acclaimed premiere in Amsterdam, the stage adaptation of Saidiya Hartman’s essay arrives at Teatro Goldoni. Directed by Sarah Benson and featuring André Holland and Okwui Okpokwasili, with a film by Arthur Jafa and artistic interventions by Precious Okoyomon and Cameron Rowland. Reserve your tickets via the link in bio.

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(credits in comments below)

27/03/2026

With Seth Price on top of the Hartwig Museum (under construction)

Tonight, 27 March, Seth Price is in the house at Hartwig Proxy. He will discuss his influential work Redistribution (2026–2007). Tomorrow, Saturday 28 March, join us for a table talk on self-publishing at 16:00, and at 19:00 we mark the launch of his new CD Inner Storm (, 2026), with snacks by Sumin Lee (.m.l.xl.xxl) and a mix by Rin Suemitsu (). A few spots are still available for the programmes > free RSVP via the link in bio!

Redistribution is on view in the Video Room during our opening hours. Rare books, merchandise, and garments by Seth Price are on display and for sale at Proxy throughout the weekend.

See you soonish at Proxy! 📍Parnassusweg 213, Amsterdam

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Parnassusweg 213

1077DG

Opening Hours

Wednesday	12:00 - 19:00
Thursday	12:00 - 19:00
Friday	12:00 - 19:00
Saturday	11:00 - 17:00
Sunday	11:00 - 17:00

Website

https://www.hartwigartfoundation.nl/, https://www.hartwigproxy.nl/

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