Rietveld Review(ed) is part of the side programming of the Rietveld Academie’s Graduation Show. 

Rietveld Review(ed) 2025

An interesting addition to the Graduation Show side programming is the fifth edition of Rietveld Review(ed). The academy invites external experts from the world of art and design to visit and reflect on the exhibition. What are striking tendencies and themes this graduation year? The reflection report will offer visitors depth in their exhibition visit.

This year’s art & design committee consisted of Alexis Blake, Koos Breen, Annie Goodner and Taylor LeMelle and the theses committee were Tirza Kater (Chair), Derica Shields and Harriet Foyster.

Download the reflection report 2025 (pdf) here or pick up a free printed copy of the report at the entrances of the three buildings during the Graduation Show from 5 July onwards.

Video portraits

A series of video portraits of graduation projects selected by the same committee are also created as part of Rietveld Review(ed) and are launched later in the year. The committees have put forward 10 graduates, some of whom are mentioned in the report and some because the committee felt that their work had sparked many of their thought proces and conversations that led to the report. With these portraits, the art academy highlights and celebrates the remarkable art projects by the next generation of artists. Each video portrait was made in close collaboration with the artists to give insight into their way of thinking and working.

Scroll down for the portraits of previous years.

Previous edition: 2024

Download the reflection report 2024 (pdf) here and go to the Rietveld Review(ed) 2024 page for more info.

Previous edition: 2023

Download the reflection report 2023 (pdf) here and go to the Rietveld Review(ed) 2023 page for a recording of the public talk by Ja ja ja nee nee nee and more info.

Previous edition: 2022

Download the reflection report 2022 (pdf) here and go to the Rietveld Review(ed) 2022 page for a recording of the public talk by Ja ja ja nee nee nee and more info.

Previous edition: 2021

Download the reflection report 2021 (pdf) here.

And find here more about the podcast, video portraits, RietveldTV episodes and Eight Cubic Meters exhibitions.

Previous edition: 2020

The first series of video portraits were launched as part of SELECTED 2020. You can watch the video portraits of 2020 here.

Rietveld Review(ed) is initiated to carry on the reflective qualities of Gerrit Rietveld Academie Awards (GRA Awards). The GRA Awards that were given each year to remarkable graduates are discontinued since 2021. More information and previous winners can be found here.