Friday 25 October 2024 - De Bult: Veroordeeld in SYB

After a festive opening of the Triënnale fan Beetstersweach 2024 we are excited to share the public program taking place during the last three weekends of the exhibition. No need to register or buy a ticket, just come by to listen, talk, and have a drink at artist bar De Bult. Each session is preceded by a tour of the exhibition by a member of the curatorial team.

Friday 25 October 2024
Artist Publik Universal Frxnd (fka Richard John Jones) shares with the public the inspiration for creating De Bult Bar at SYB. The bar takes its name from the nick-name of Jurrien Christiaens from Leeuwarden who was executed in 1730 under the charge of sodomy. In addition to this, Christiaens or ‘De Bult’ operated a ‘lolhuis’ in his home, a clandestine sex space frequented by men in the 18th century. The artist is joined by curator Tom van der Molen to provide historical context on the preservation of minority histories from the 18th century. The afternoon concludes with a special reading by Jens Huls (Monster Archief).

13.30-14.30 Exhibition tour - Starting at Kunsthuis SYB, with Arnisa Zeqo
16.00-17.00 Artist talk Publik Universal Frxnd (fka Richard John Jones) with Tom van der Molen, curator Amsterdam Museum
15.00-18.00 De Bult bar hosted by artist Jens Huls

Biography
Jens Huls is an interdisciplinary maker who tells about queer identity, sin and emancipation. They create texts and performances. Jens is part of the Artist in Space trajectory Field.

Tom van der Molen is a curator at the Amsterdam Museum and an art historian specializing in Dutch 17th-century painting. Recently, he has been researching how to preserve the heritage of minorities in the Netherlands, focusing on the 18th century.

Publik Universal Frxnd (fka Richard John Jones) is an artist whose work is concerned with the interaction between visual forms of representation/abstraction and political forms of recognition and marginalization. They work with textiles and domestic craft techniques alongside performance, video and installation. The Frxnd’s work has been shown recently in a solo presentation at Rozenstraat - a rose is a rose is a rose, Amsterdam, and previously at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin and the Gwangju Biennial, Gwangju in collaboration with AA Bronson.

Arnisa Zeqo is a writer, curator, and educator based in the Netherlands. She co-founded rongwrong, a space for art and theory in Amsterdam, and is now working as director of Kunsthuis SYB.