HoopDoop Magazine

Sarah-Jane Threipland meets Rahi Rezvani

Some art we feel in our being, as part of us. It has an energy that sings. It may lie in a sketchbook, hang on the wall or sit watchfully in a gallery. Wherever it is, it takes us by the hand and runs, until we can say we’ve seen more than simply ‘it’. Rahi’s work is like this, and what follows is a little of why.

The interview consists of many statements like this, intelligent to the degree a thousand questions could arise. But what he says is so interesting, there’s not much motivation to interrupt.

And it’s not only about what he says. Looking at Rahi’s images, there’s something very different about his work. Although hard to describe what ‘it’ is, his distinct style includes dark backgrounds, other worldly characters and black glances. Images are softly focussed instead of sharp, and lighting is diffused rather than flash. It harks back to a romanticism of the 1920s-40s, a time he obviously admires.

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Photo: ©Rahi Rezvani

Long live the Republic from the 26th of April until the 5th of May at WG Kunst Amsterdam.

During the coronation of Queen Beatrix in 1980 Amsterdam turned into a battlefield instead of a day of celebration. Since WOII there were no such riots in the Netherlands.
Accompanied by the slogan “geen woning, geen kroning” “no house, no crowning” squatters and youth protested against the crowning. The riots turned into fights between the police and the squatters. Tanks rolled into the streets of Amsterdam to stop the demonstrations and the protesting. Amsterdam turned into a battlefield.
Now with the upcoming coronation of Prince Willem Alexander the time is right to go back in history with a serie of photographs taken during the riots in 1980 exactly 30 years ago.
The photographer Maarten Reinboud took these photo’s while standing between the police and the squatters. Looking at the pictures you get the feeling that you’re in the middle of the riots.
Stan van Houcke, who broadcasted the riots live on the radio in 1980, will be at the opening on friday 26th of april 2013.

More info: http://wgkunst.nl

Photo: ©Maarten Reinboud

Last Friday, in the beautiful location of HUTSPOT, PUP presented their 3rd exhibition “One moment of Silence” at PUP Gallery.

Featured Artists:
ONE MOMENT OF SILENCE:
Cil Laurens, Carlijn Seves, Geoff Kim, Roxanne Dekker, Sanne Glasbergen, Sevilay Maria van Dorst, Lieke Romeijn, Vera Verseput, Emil Pabon, Sophie van der Perre, Jamie Snoeck, Gioia de Bruijn.
ART-TO-GO:
Emilie van Spronsen, Maartje van den Noort, Roi Oosterbeek, Suzanna Knight, La Nonette.
BEYOND BORDERS:
Adriana Krawcewicz, Zoe Pawlak.

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