NEXUS—加勒比海地區錄像與新媒體藝術 (May 6 - July 16, 2023)  This exhibition is the first introduction of contemporary artists from the Caribbean in MoCA Taipei. Presented as a duo exhibition with Su Huiyu's “The Trio Hall" on current global politics NEXUS creates an entry point beyond the obvious: paradise-like exotic islands. In dialogue with each other, the works provoke [...]

In her new book Entangled Species. Conversations on Contemporary Art in the Caribbean, Sasha Dees takes us with her on a personal journey showcasing the depth and variety of artists and art communities of the Caribbean.   Language: English  // Available: 12 December 2021 // Pages: 272 // Print 30 euro // E-pub-Mobi 19,95 euro [...]

We live in Capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Ursula K. Le Guin (1929 – 2018) Artists: Ewan Atkinson, Gildo Bavchevicz, La Vaughn Belle, Christopher Cozier & Darko Škrobonja, Tanja Deman, [...]

Thanks to a Mondriaan Fonds grant I am working in the Caribbean as of November 2017 until May 2019, researching the sustainability of art practices in the region. None of this would be possible if  I wasn't supported by key people from and in the region being my point of entrance, hosting me, guiding me [...]

DNA of Water For centuries now, we crossed waters and borders around the globe for different (un)compelling reasons: curiosity, economic gain, calamities, religion, war, leisure, knowledge and personal gain. Traditionally water has functioned as a border to prevent others from entering a space. Utopia, the ideal society set on an island, it serving as a [...]

Guest curator for Centrum voor Beeldende Kunsten (CBK) in Amsterdam. UNLAND 8 September – 22 October, 2016 The inspiration for UNLAND is my personal wonder about the (in)ability of society to reflect and evolve. How do we relate to each other in a society? How sustainable, diserable and tenable is homogeneity autonomy and austerity? These [...]

25 Years Contemporary Art in Suriname through the eyes of Sasha Dees   Next thursday-night feature in Readytex Art Gallery will be on March 3rd, 2016 and will be on display until late March. Again a special exhibition organized by an international guest curator for the program. This time Sasha Dees, arts and culture professionals [...]

Faces of Curacao is an exhibition that combines a selections of works made in Curacao by Rotterdam based artists Faranu and Mike Redman from their exhibition Faces (Rotterdam) with new media work made in Curacao by New York based filmmaker/choreographer Gabri Christa. The exhibition took place at Residency Unlimited in Brooklyn in 2012. Artists: Faranu, [...]