Exhibition: 'Valiz: 20+ Years of Books' at Enter Enter
- An all-Valiz exhibition in Enter Enter, with all books published by Valiz in the last twenty+ years!
- A month full of events, with starting with the festive opening on Friday May 31st, from 17:00 onwards.
What: Exhibition: 'Valiz: 20+ Years of Books'
When: Friday May 31st until Sunday June 30th
Where: Enter Enter, Nieuwe Herengracht 11A, 1011RK Amsterdam
Organised by: Enter Enter
Opening times: Thu-Sat 1–5pm, or by appointment via info@enter-enter.nl
Admission: Free
We warmly invite you to the first Valiz exhibition, taking place throughout the whole month of June, in Enter Enter – A Space for Books! In the exhibition, curated by Enter Enter, you will be able to see all books published by Valiz in the last twenty+ years. We will start this celebration at the festive opening on Friday, May 31, from 17:00 onwards. There will be drinks, snacks and books!
After the opening, Enter Enter will open its doors as a reading room, kiosk and exhibition space for Valiz publications. You will find all titles (including the ones that are rare or out of print) published from 2003 until today.
Throughout the month, we will host a series of events:
- Thursday, June 6th, 17:00-19:00: A Series on Series, part 1: Talk and Workshop with graphic designer Lotte Lara Schröder about the PLURAL series
- Thursday, June 13th 17:00-19:00: A Series on Series, part 2: Talk and Workshop with graphic designers Hilde & Janna Meeus about the Stadsessay series from trancityxvaliz (this event will be in Dutch)
- Saturday, June 15th 17:00-19:30: Night of the Refugee/fundraiser for Stichting Vluchteling: Launch 'The Architecture of Loneliness: Reflections on Displacement and Welcoming', edited by Mieke Bal. A conversation between Mieke Bal, Adnan Mahmutovic on the position of the ‘other’ in society and the invisibility of refugees. Lotte Lara Schröder will reflect on how the texts in the book are reflected in her artworks and design of the publication, and Mieke Bal will show her short video 'Refugeedom.'
- Thursday, June 20th 17:00-19:00: A Series on Series, part 3: Interview and workshop with graphic designer Sam de Groot about the vis-à-vis series
- Thursday, June 27th, 17:00-19:00: A Series on Series, part 4: Interview with graphic designers Laura Pappa and Line Arngaard about the untitled 'education series'
Stay tuned for more information on these events, and we hope to see you at our festive opening!