The inhabitants of the Netherlands are getting older, the aging of society, although due to our prosperity, does not bring a longer and well-cared-for life for everyone. This demographic trend also has drawbacks such as an increasing demand for care […]
Friday evening July 8 2022 we celebrated the final of ‘Citymarket Otherwise’ by Dimitri van den Wittenboer and Holger Nickisch at Bureau Postjesweg. You can see the artistic market stalls and other vehicles – from a kitchen island to a […]
In the years to come, a crucial urban development of Amsterdam Nieuw-West district will take place, exemplary of many urban outskirts in Dutch large cities. This development will bring to bear questions about the district’s demography, quality of life, representation, […]
Under the epic title Per Asperen ad Astra, art producers Marcel van Kerkvoorde and Holger Nickisch joined forces in their expertise about the cultural and economic repurposing of cultural heritage sites. At Fort bij Asperen, an historic fortress in the […]
Bureau Postjesweg Presents was a platform for exhibitions, presentations and exchange in Amsterdam Nieuw-West from 2019 until 2024. Located at the Postjesweg metro stop, Bureau Postjesweg explores and questions the transitions in this special neighbourhood and maps these together with […]
From 22th of July till the 9th of September, 2018, the exhibition Going Nomad was on show at Amstelpark, Amsterdam. Exhibition Going Nomad researched diverse aspects of contemporary nomadic living and thinking, through a focus on mobile architecture. It took place […]
De Ontkieming (The Germination) is an interactive art installation: An edible model measuring no less than 20 square meters, of the Westergasfabriek cultural site in Amsterdam Westerpark. It was designed by Holger Nickisch in collaboration with the artist group Cascoland. […]
On Sunday June 18, 2017, some 50 guests spent the night in Amsterdam-West´s garden park Nut & Genoegen, during the first night of service in The Netherlands, of the Community Gardens Open-Air Hotel. Hosted by the community´s gardeners, the Open-Air […]
Founded in 2004, the KÖR institution in Wien (“Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”, or “Public Art Vienna”) is committed to breathing new life into the city of Vienna’s public space with permanent or temporary art projects. Early 2017, KÖR´s ‘20 Seconds […]
Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen (Art Fortress at the village of Vijfhuizen) is a cultural heritage site repurposed as a centre for contemporary art. The fortress itself, dating from 1897, is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, a historic defense line around […]
