I hope you are well and had a nice summer break over the past few months since my last email. I'm excited for the second half of 2026 and wanted to reach out before we get there—I'm genuinely thrilled about the following projects, but of course, what am I going to tell you...
One project that has kept me busy this summer is the renovation of the gallery. I'm really excited to start the season in a few weeks with a fully renovated space: a new room that I hope will unlock fresh possibilities. For those in Amsterdam who sometimes complain about the distance, this should give you an extra reason to visit: There will be more to see, I suppose.
We open our first show on September 5th with a fantastic group exhibition featuring Flora Fritz, Tenki Hiramatsu, Soshiro Matsubara, Birgit Megerle, Alan Michael, Lin Olschowka, David Ostrowski, and Torsten Slama. This one is quite special for me: I showed David Ostrowski's work back in 2017 when I was just doing exhibitions from my living room. Almost a decade later, it feels like coming full circle.
Mid-October we return to Frieze with a major work by Jessica Wilson. This is our third participation at the fair—something we don't take for granted—and we're excited to be back with what I hope will be an exciting presentation. If you're in London, I'd love to show it to you.
Almost immediately after, in early November, we're returning to Cologne for our first participation in Art Cologne, presenting work by Ian Waelder and Flora Fritz. I hope it will be an exciting pairing and a preview of Ian's show at the gallery.
And finally, I'm excited and grateful to be working with Ian Waelder on his first solo exhibition here. We've done several projects together, which makes sense given we've known each other for over 13 years, but this will be our first solo show together. We met recently and sketched some ideas, and I can't wait to see what he develops. I hope you can join us at the end of November, on the 19th, alongside Amsterdam Art Weekend and the Rijksakademie Open Studios. What better excuse to visit Amsterdam?
Sorry for the long email—hope it finds you still half on holiday, half back at work. I wanted to close with this image of my dad's village during the total eclipse a few weeks ago. It was one of the most beautiful things I've seen, maybe because it was moving to see a barely inhabited town come so alive under one phenomenon. I guess I wish art could do the same.
