“The individual is not complete without the other,” says Mogobe Ramose. According to the South African philosopher, Western thinking has degenerated into self-interest and greed. Instead, we should strive for connection and justice. In short, to Ubuntu. During his guest lectures in South Africa, Nick Huls, emeritus professor of sociology of law in … Continued
The Vampires of Poverty, 1977 (Agarrando Pueblo) Directed by Luis Ospina 28 minutes In Spanish with English subtitles The Vampires of Poverty can be regarded as a satirical examination on the opportunism of “poverty-porn”. Masqueraded as a documentary, this Columbian film follows a team of filmmakers roaming the streets of Cali … Continued
old love/new love walk on Saturday, July 3 at 11:30 AM We are happy to invite you for a special walk on Saturday the 3rd of July at 11:30 AM organized in collaboration with rongwrong and lead by artist Robin Waart. The walk opens up his current project old love/new love by physically connecting rongwrong and ROZENSTRAAT … Continued
Event: On July 1 between 2 and 4pm Wees Mimosa Govert Visser & Rainbow Soulclub will have a conversation (in Dutch) with Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade argues in his book The Future of the Netherlands that our contemporary prosperity has taken such an unimaginable flight that every change is first of … Continued
The film starts at 5pm Limited seating, please register via info@rozenstraat.com Face mask required TRIBUTE TO MAYA DEREN Born in Russia, in what is now the Ukraine, Eleonora Derenkowska came to the United States in 1922. At first she became a leading activist in the local socialist movement. She believed in alternatives and … Continued
EDEN AND AFTER 1970 (L’Éden et après) Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet 96 minutes In French with English subtitles The film starts at 5pm Limited seating, please register via info@rozenstraat.com Face mask required Welcome to the surreal world of Alain Robbe-Grillet, haunting images of shattered beauty, sado-masochism, poetry, and subversion. For Robbe-Grillet it is impossible … Continued
Rosa Johanna is mainly known for her abstract, grid-based paintings. In 2020 however, she presents her first edit of Shorts, a compilation made from a series of 300 short films (30 sec each), recorded by mobile devices in different countries during the last four years. This Saturday September 26 at 3.30 pm Rosa will elaborate on Shorts [edit 1] (2020) for a limited audience. Please send us … Continued
Reflecting on his contribution to 2020, Francisco Mojica will delve into objects and materiality that bear force and interact with humans. The lecture is as an excavation of the uncanny manifestations of hidden treasures calling to be recovered, which range from pre-Columbian burial sites to the secret stashes of deceased mafia bosses. Beyond the bizarre … Continued
You are very welcome to join us for this special performance ‘An Improvisation (to Contemplate)’ by Aram Lee in which all art works presented in 2020 will be connected. If the improvisational state is an unruly, provisional, un-disciplined and non-written language, can improvisation be used to liberate conventional structures? Can spontaneity encourage us to … Continued
You are very welcome to join us for this special performance ‘An Improvisation (to Contemplate)’ by Aram Lee in which all art works presented in 2020 will be connected. If the improvisational state is an unruly, provisional, un-disciplined and non-written language, can improvisation be used to liberate conventional structures? Can spontaneity encourage us to … Continued