Rietveld Got Statement is a participatory exhibition by Martini Selley and Pritam Mitra, that critically engages with the artist statement. Rather than functioning as a static display, the Pavilion will operate as a temporary counter-institution for three days, a space for dissecting, rewriting, and performing art-speak.
Pritam and Martini will present ten selected artist statements from an open call. In this context, the statements themselves become the artworks.
Alongside the exhibition, they are organizing a series of community workshops and guest lectures, all related to the topic.
You can send them your statement before 9 February via the email in the Linktree here
11 Feb
18:00 – Opening, introduction, and a brief contextual setup for visitors
18:30 – Lecture by Willem van Weelden, “Statement or False Statement”
19:30 – Q&A / Open discussion
20:30 – Closing with a short video screening
12 Feb
18:00 – “How Verbal Expression Became So Prominent in Artist Statements”
One-hour lecture by Charlie Clemoes
19:15 – Statement Surgery, one-hour workshop, open to all
20:30 – Closing with a video screening
13 Feb
18:00 – Winner announcement and experimental workshop on the non-verbal artist statement
19:00 – Closing performance on the musical statement (live sound and text), free beers