My Practice, My Politics

When: 19 May – 15 July, 2018
Location: Stroom Den Haag, Hogewal 1-9, The Hague
Open: Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 – 17:00 hrs

Stroom School (public program alongside the exhibition)
Sunday, 8 July, 2018, 14:00 hrs

The Hague Contemporary Talks
Adriana Gonzalez Hulshof in conversation with Fahmy Shahin, Katarina Petrovic, Yamuna Forzani, Miguel Peres dos Santos, and Klodiana Millona

Opening: Saturday, 19 May, 2018
With contributions from Arno van Roosmalen (Director of Stroom Den Haag), Marieke Schoenmakers (Director of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague), and Saskia van Stein (Curator).

The exhibition My Practice, My Politics presents work by artists and designers who have recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK). The interdisciplinary exhibition—curated by Saskia van Stein and Agata Jaworska—is a fusion of visual art, photography, artistic research, and various design disciplines. It explores the inherently political nature of artistic expression.

The exhibition addresses new forms of political expression and, through a wide range of artistic practices, presents manifestations, interfaces, and exchanges that lie at the intersection of the individual and the societal. With My Practice, My Politics, KABK portrays how artists and designers embed their views on society in the subjects they choose, the languages and tools they use, the aesthetics they express, and the communities they engage with.

The exhibition was previously on view earlier this year (April 17–22, 2018) at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, at the new exhibition venue Ventura Future. A selection of the Milan presentation is on display at Stroom Den Haag.

Artists featured at Stroom:
Eline Benjaminsen*
Kristina Benjocki
Jean-Baptiste Castel
Yamuna Forzani
Daniel Grumer
Klodiana Millona
Miguel Peres dos Santos
Katarina Petrovic
Fahmy Shahin
Gitte Svendsen
Abel Wolff

Full curatorial statement
by Saskia van Stein and Agata Jaworska

Festival Designkwartier 2018 at Stroom
Festival Designkwartier is being organized for the fifth time. In the Zeeheldenkwartier in The Hague, more than 100 designers will present (new) work at 65 unique locations throughout the city. Several artists from the exhibition will be present during Festival Designkwartier for talks and guided tours.

Saturday, 2 June, 2018
Katarina Petrovic & Fahmy Shahin
Fahmy Shahin & Miguel Peres dos Santos

Sunday, 3 June, 2018
Klodiana Millona & Miguel Peres dos Santos
Katarina Petrovic & Klodiana Millona

Acknowledgements:
This exhibition is a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK) and Stroom Den Haag and is supported by the Mondriaan Fund, the Municipality of The Hague, and the Stichting tot Steun.

A second iteration of the work Where the money is made (2017) by Eline Benjaminsen will be on view at Heden from 26 May to 7 July. This duo presentation also features The Mushroom Club (2017) by Lisa van Casand.