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 [...]
Entangled Species. Conversations on Contemporary Art in the Caribbean (2021).
Sasha Dees2022-07-26T12:12:47+00:00In 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 [...]
MAMMON exhibition 28 June – 29 July 2018
Sasha Dees2022-10-28T11:27:57+00:00We 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, [...]
Research in the Caribbean (2017/2019)
Sasha Dees2022-10-28T11:29:10+00:00Thanks 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 (2017)
Sasha Dees2017-09-02T16:36:36+00:00DNA 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 [...]
CBK Zuidoost exhibitions (2011 – 2016)
hugohek2017-09-02T16:37:09+00:00Guest 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 (2016)
Sasha Dees2017-09-02T16:37:39+00:0025 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 (2012)
hugohek2017-09-02T16:38:17+00:00Faces 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, [...]