There, I Fixed It

13 March thru 15 May 2011
Location: Hogewal 1-9, The Hague
Open: Wednesday thru Sunday, 12 noon-5 pm
(closed: Easter Sunday, April 24)
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Opening: Saturday 12 March 2011
4 pm: conversation Reto Pulfer and Pieternel Vermoortel (curator/critic FormContent, London)
5 pm: opening by Simon Delobel (curator Verbeke Foundation (Belgium)

Stroom School
Under the title Stroom School an enriching side program will take place. E.g. every Sunday (except April 24 and May 1) at 3 pm: free guided tours;

Saturday 12 March 2011, from 4 pm
Opening of 'There, I Fixed It'
4 pm: discussion between Reto Pulfer and Pieternel Vermoortel (curator and critic at FormContent, London)
5 pm: opening by Simon Delobel (curator Retrospective exhibition Krijn Giezen at the Verbeke Foundation (Kemzeke, Belgium).

Sunday 20 March 2011, 3 pm
Performance Remco Torenbosch and guided tour by Francien van Westrenen
Performance of 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations and The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money', preceded by guided tour.

Sunday 27 March 2011, 3 pm
Guided tour gerlach en koop
Guided tour by these two artists.

Wednesday 30 March 2011, 4-10 pm
Dumpster diving travel: From garbage to community
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Dumpster diving bike trip of The Hague, led by Robin of casarobino. After actively collecting the food, we will collectively cook and eat a meal at Stroom. With videos and ample time for discussion.

Sunday 3 April 2011, 3 pm
Guided tour by Maria Barnas
Cancelled due to illness.
 
Sunday 10 April 2011, 3 pm
Guided tour by Ernie Mellegers
Architecture historian and publicist.

Sunday 17 April 2011, 3 pm
Guided tour and presentation by Gavin Wade
English speaking tour by the director of Eastside Projects, Birmingham. After the tour, Gavin Wade will give a presentation of the Upcycling manifesto entitled 'Upcycle this Text' that was commissioned to write by Stroom Den Haag.
 
Sunday 8 May 2011, 3 pm
Guided tour Arne Hendriks
Artist, designer, curator.
ATTENTION: the workshop by WORMhas been cancelled!
 
Thursday 12 May 2011
Launch Time/Bank and symposium
The Dutch branch of the e-flux Time/Bank opens at Stroom Den Haag. We mark this occasion with a symposium on value creation, alternative economies and financing in the art world. Speakers include Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle, Sue Ball, Mark Fisher and Kilian Wawoe.

Sunday 15 May 2011, from 3 pm
Finissage and opening Time/Store Den Haag
A festive meeting that includes a guided tour by Arno van Roosmalen and the opening of the Time/Store Den Haag by Eric Holterhues of Triodos Bank.

Time/Bank and Time/Store
Within the framework of 'There, I Fixed It' from mid-May the Dutch branch of the e-flux Time/ Bank of Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle will be opened. More info: Stroom School.

Artists in the exhibition:
R. Buckminster Fuller (USA)
Krijn Giezen (NL)
René Heyvaert (BE)
Mark Manders with Roger Willems (NL)
Reto Pulfer (CH)
Josué Rauscher (FR)

"It was never my intention to design a geodesic dome. I wanted to discover the principles at work in our universe. I could have ended up with a pair of flying slippers."
R. Buckminster Fuller

'There, I Fixed It' stands for an attitude, a way of looking at materials and problems that is at the same time bold and unexpected. These problems can be small and trivial, but also large and global. The exhibition presents work that is characterized by the ability to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary. The artists succeed in doing this through their unique use of materials, a different view on what is useful and a great feeling for improvisation, self-sufficiency and temporality. The artists avoid, directly or indirectly, in a concrete or poetic way, dominant economic strategies and production models. Thereby they show us unruly solutions to urgent problems.

'There, I Fixed It' is part of 'Upcycling', a program which takes place over the course of several years and investigates new perspectives in the creation of value in architecture, visual arts, everyday use and economy. Whereas last year ‘Up to You' focused on an open system to create value and meaning, ‘There, I Fixed It' presents creative solutions in order to manipulate reality. The work of the late Krijn Giezen (who passed away in January) is an important point of reference for this way of working.

Acknowledgement:
Mondriaan Foundation, The Netherlands Architecture Fund, DOEN Foundation, Cera Maatschappelijke Projecten, Pro Helvetia, Buckminster Fuller Institute, Netherlands Institute for Art History and Audax Textile Museum.