Scratching beyond the surface at Galerie Maurits van de Laar
Henri Jacobs Han Schuil drawings, works on paper, paintings Opening Sunday October 12th 4:00 PM
Henri Jacobs Han Schuil drawings, works on paper, paintings Opening Sunday October 12th 4:00 PM
During this evening, Olof Marsja will share the broader history of the colonisation of Sápmi, the land traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people, which was marked by discrimination, racism, and cultural oppression. He will reflect on how this history connects to his own background and personal experience. Marsja will also talk about how his artistic […]
I’M A STORYTELLER WITH WORKS BY Lina Chemlal, Azadeh Cohen-Mercury, Marine Feuillade, Léa Guillout, Julia Piccolo, and Mélanie Yvon OPENING FRI.OCT.17 19:00 ON VIEW until NOV.08 This exhibition brings together six artists from the Non-Étoile collective around the theme of childhood approached as a poetic, political, and interactive space. Conceived specifically for The Balcony as […]
Roaring into Being Exhibition from October 18 – November 4, 2025 Opening Saturday, October 18th at 16:00 Exhibition hours Wednesday–Saturday, 13:00–17:00 Roaring Into Being looks at the convergence of the synthetic and the organic. The exhibition moves between the rumble of machines, the resonance of nature, and the shifting terrains of digital evolution. Each work reflects on […]
You are warmly invited to the life drawing session inside the exhibition ‘Ouvrages de Dames’ by Ariane Toussaint. For two hours two models will pose while bathing in the pools of coloured light, acting out a choreography in the space that will contrast the abstract nature of Ariane’s textile works. The drawing session will echo […]
Searching for a community of improvisers? Join Raw Dates Sessions – a monthly series of multidisciplinary improvisation events & a playground for collective improvisation and unscripted creativity. Schedule: 15:00 set up 15:30 Door open for public 16:00 First session 17:15 break 17:30 Second session 18:30 Vegan dinner (sign up required) Raw Dates Sessions is a […]
We are excited to announce our fourth Open Letter of 2025. This edition features a letter by Daisy Madden-Wells, titled A Spore Spat Across The Star-Way. It opens on Wednesday 1 October. To activate the letter she will organise an evening filled with poetry on 22 October at 17:30. Lena Longefay and Alejandra López will […]
Trembling Worlds International Symposium on the work of Édouard Glissant With Lev Avitan, Sophie Bourel, Radna Fabias, Sylvie Séma Glissant, Baruch Gottlieb, Shivani Gowda, Nikima Jagudajev, Hamedine Kane, Hans Ulrich Obrist (online) & Asad Raza. Symposium Saturday 25.10.2025 — 10:00 to 20:00 Location West in the former American Embassy, Lange Voorhout 102, Den Haag Entry […]
Human-made materials now outweigh all living biomass on Earth. This milestone steers us towards reconsidering the obediency of materials against the suggestion of matter with open-ended evolution. Experience the hidden forces of matter through the inner-animated landscape of Thixocymatics, a Black Smoking Mirror, and a singing vagina in Nina and the Robots. In collaboration with […]
Alphabetica II Entering Otherworlds A symposium of visions, signs, and unseen worlds With So-Hyun Bae, Tim Brookes, Hansje van Halem, Anusha Hossain, Franco Jonas, Sarojini Lewis, Marian Markelo, Nunzio Mazzaferro, Marianne Mispelaëre, Page Not Found, Ariq Syauqi, Emma Wiersma & Louwrien Wijers (read short bios) Moderated by Carina Fernandez Symposium Sunday 26.10.2025, 9:30 — 21:00 […]
Not collage, but rough cuts, an interweaving of materials. Rhythm, tension, silence. An abstract countertempo. “Society cannot exist without art! The social function of the artist is therefore crucial; it enables everyone to breathe more and better, to meet each other, to expand their own space and that of others.” Hubert Wurth (Luxembourg, 1952) is […]
An Introductory Workshop by Nieke op ’t Ende, assisted by Ludmila Rodrigues. Who is this suitable for? This workshop is open to anyone aged 18 to 60 in reasonably good physical condition. The practice involves a degree of flexibility and body awareness, but participants are welcome to take breaks and rest whenever needed. The goal […]
Who is this for? A workshop for anyone who wants to explore the inner depths and outer reaches of voice, text, music and sound in an exploratory improvisational framework. Some vocal ability and the willingness to improvise and explore are the only prerequisites. We will work in a playful way, using games and improvisational structures. […]
This fall, the facade of Das Leben am Haverkamp transforms again into an outdoor cinema. Every two weeks, a new experimental triptych will light up the windows! Screening daily from 17:00—23:00h. 03 November 2025–28 December 2026 In this edition we explore Fakeness: digital twins, artificial demand, myths, as-if. What can we learn from the imitation, […]
I wrote these letters, such that strangers did not know / And you, out of benevolence, read as only you know – Arefeh Riahi, Martín La Roche Contreras, Maartje Fliervoet What can emerge in what is left unsaid or unseen? With the exhibition “I wrote these letters, such that strangers did not know / And […]