de Appel Curatorial Programme 2011/2012 is proud to present

THREE ARTISTS WALK INTO A BAR ...

Curated by The Black Swan – participants of de Appel Curatorial Programme 2011/2012
13 April – 13 May 2012
Location: various physical and non-physical sites, SALTO – Public Broadcast Amsterdam, Het Veem Theater, de Appel Boys' School in Amsterdam, amongst others.
www.threeartistswalkintoabar.com

Launch of the exhibition: Friday 13 April
A Bar Cycles into a Street... Meeting 6pm at de Appel Boys' School, Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 59 (entrance Ferdinand Bolstraat)

'''Fantasy will destroy power and laughter will bury you''' – reportedly said by Mikhail Bakunin. The poster was commissioned by the Soccorso Rosso Militante in the 1970s.

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First it was a joke.
Then an open invitation.
Now we bring you: THREE ARTISTS WALK INTO A BAR...

Coming to sites all over Amsterdam, to a theatre, stadium, supermarket, storefront, a television, pavement, telephone and computer near you:
More than 90 artists. Over 70 works. 6 events. All in just 5 weeks.

Our generation speaks back.
Who said apocalypse was now?
Four horsemen? Hell no. THREE ARTISTS WALK INTO A BAR...
And for those who come anything goes!

Can you take a joke?
First it was a joke. Then an open invitation.
Now we bring you: THREE ARTISTS WALK INTO A BAR...
Coming to sites all over Amsterdam, to a theatre, stadium, supermarket, storefront, a television, pavement, telephone and computer near you: more than 90 artists. Over 70 works. 6 events. All in just 5 weeks.
Our generation speaks back. Who said apocalypse was now?
Four horsemen? Hell no. THREE ARTISTS WALK INTO A BAR...
And for those who come anything goes!
Can you take a joke? Full programme at www.threeartistswalkintoabar.com

DE APPEL BOYS' SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAYS:

Talks, workshops, screenings from 3–10pm

14 April: VOINA (via Skype) and Joost de Bloois

21 April: Lee Campbell and Giselinde Kuipers

28 April: Simon Critchley (via Skype) and Dora García

5 May: Michael Portnoy (via Skype)

ARTISTS: Haseeb Ahmed, Roi Alter, Yosuke Amemiya, Arndt & Bornstück, Zayne Armstrong, Marwa Lamia Arsanios, Mercedes Azpilicueta, David Bernstein, Daniela Bershan, Clifford Borress, Mitchel Breed, Deniz Buga, Chad Burt, Crystal Z Campbell, Jaiyoung Cho, Steven Chodoriwsky, Simeon Cieslinski, Edward Clive, Edmund Cook, Valentina Desideri, Olivia Dunbar, Ingeborg Entrop, Efrat Gal, Kevin Gallagher, Ceemin Golshan, Fotini Gouseti, Yoeri Guépin, Rosie Heinrich, Maja Hodošček, Anna Hoetjes, Andy Ingamells, Sergei Inja, Adrià Julià, Krõõt Juurak, Rei Kakiuchi, Hyemin Kim, Saebon Kim, Rachel Koolen, Pawel Kruk, Alexi Kukuljevic, Géraldine Longueville, Pernille Lonstrup, Anna Łuczak, Isabel Marcos, David Maroto, Fran Meana, Toeh Meisami, Magdalena Mellin, Eden Mitsenmacher, Lara Morais, Momu & No Es, Pendar Nabipour, Aapo Nikkanen, Saskia Noor van Imhoff, Irene O'Callaghan, Anouchka Oler, Ane Østrem, Joyce Overheul, Jurgis Paškevičius, Miguel Peres dos Santos, Eric Philippoz, Enrico Piras, Doris Prlic, Julia Reist, Kirsty Roberts, Padraig Robinson, Dušan Rodić, Nathania Rubin, Jeremiah Runnels, Vanja Smiljanic, Sarah Stein, Fraser Stewart, Marija Sujica, Witta Tjan, Diego Tonus, Sander Uitdehaag, Deniz Unal, Janneke van der Putten, Katja van Driel, Susan van Hengstum, Timmy van Zoelen, Rui Vilela, Kym Ward, Amanda Wasielewski, Jeff Weber, Christoph Westermeier, Aline Weyel, Robert Wittendorp, Mariana Zamarbide, Emile Zile.

CURATORS: this year the participants of de Appel Curatorial Programme decided to form an international curatorial collective, The Black Swan, to create a platform for future collaboration. The Black Swan is: Antonia Alampi, Katia Krupennikova, Qinyi Lim, Sanne Oorthuizen, Alec Steadman, Ivana Vaseva.

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PARTNER INSTITUTIONS:
De Ateliers (Amsterdam);
Dutch Art Institute / MFA ArtEZ (Arnhem);  
Jan van Eyck Academie (Maastricht);
maHKU – Utrecht Graduate School of Visual Art and Design | Fine Art department (Utrecht);
Master Artistic Research, The Hague | Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Conservatoire (Den Haag);
Sandberg Institute | Fine Arts department (Amsterdam);
Master Fine Art, Piet Zwart Institute Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam University (Rotterdam);
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam)

FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
SKOR | Foundation for Art and Public Domain within the framework of the institutional alliance between SKOR and de Appel arts centre. Made possible with the generous support of the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK).