Character Queequeg in the berth of a ship, on their knees, chest naked, stretching their right arm and fist up

Programmes

The Hartwig Art Foundation supports artistic projects and engages in sustainable partnerships with local and international institutions, initiatives, makers and thinkers in an effort to stimulate the access to art for a wider audience.

Production Still (Tosh Basco as Queequeg), MOBY DICK; or, The Whale (2022), Dir. Wu Tsang, Prod. Schauspielhaus Zürich. Photo by Greg Amgwerd
Painting of a dog sitting in front of surrounded by blueish vegetation at dusk/ dawn

Upcoming

Hannah van Bart paints poignant portraits, still lifes and landscapes. This exhibition brings together work from the past 20 years of her oeuvre with new and recent work.

1 Apr. — 20 Aug. 2023 | Centraal Museum in Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd

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Hannah van Bart, Dark recollections (Nacht und Traume) (2018 - 2019), collection Centraal Museum 
Meredith Monk swinging her braids upwards

Upcoming

Meredith Monk's newest work, Indra’s Net, is an immersive installation performance work inspired by a Buddhist tale that illustrates life’s interconnectedness.

23 — 24 Jun. 2023 | Holland Festival 2023

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Meredith Monk, Indra's Net, copyright Christine Alicino

Upcoming

During the duration of the Holland Festival 2023, the installation The worm (2021) by artist Ed Atkins will be exhibited in one of the former courtrooms of the Parnassusweg 220.

1 Jun. — 1 Jul. 2023 | Holland Festival 2023

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Ed Atkins, The worm (2021), digital film, colour, sound. Courtesy the artist an Cabinet, London

Ongoing

The Hartwig Art Foundation and Performa, the internationally acclaimed organisation dedicated to live interdisciplinary performance by visual artists, are announcing a major institutional partnership.

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a red hand with three fingers opening a studded door

Ongoing

The Hartwig Art Foundation and the Rijksakademie have launched a multi-year collaboration entitled Art in the Age of the Metaverse. The project began in February 2022 with a six-month research period in the field conducted by Leonardo Dellanoce and Arthur Steiner, from Memory Gems.

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Artwork: Kévin Bray, graphic design: Clara Lezla
The librarian surrounded by piles of books, possibly in the belly of the whale

Ongoing

MOBY DICK; or, The Whale by artist Wu Tsang, a silent film screened with live chamber orchestra, premiered in March 2022 at the Schauspielhaus Zurich.

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Film still, MOBY DICK; or, The Whale (2022), Dir. Wu Tsang, Prod. Schauspielhaus Zürich.