Amsterdam gebouwd op foto’s

It is a feast to be an Amsterdammer, a feast to celebrate! On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the capital, Arti is hosting the exhibition Amsterdam built on photographs. Images from the capital over the past fifty years, from 1975 to 2025. The exhibition is a loving look back through the eyes of 20 photographers and artists who see Amsterdam as property. Not a thousand tulips from Amsterdam but pictures, lots of pictures. 

It begins with the 700 Centenboek, published on the occasion of Amsterdam's 700th anniversary, and it ends with the book 700 xxx 750, Amsterdam in series. In between, from Queen's Day to silent protest, from light absurdism to Bijlmer flats, from Dam Square to 750 house numbers, from small happiness to homesickness. Amsterdam in all its facets.

For young people an obligatory integration course, for some older people walking around in it a family album. Your family Amsterdam. Being an Amsterdammer is something to be proud of for 750 years and we celebrate it with this special exhibition.

Participants:
Hans Eijkelboom, Peter Spaans, Jos Houweling, Maze de Boer, Pieter Boersma, Martin Grootenboer, Arnold Weel, Moniek Spaans, Jet Langman, Paul Glazier, George Maas, Anne Verhoijsen, Andre Thijsssen, Winfred Evers, Nathalie Faber & Matthijs Immink, Joni Spaan, Max Natkiel, Jochem Houweling, Caroline Waltman, Ernst van Deursen, PAPA and Paul Fleming.

The Amsterdam Family:
Old and New. Pride. The Amstel. Damrak Andre Hazes. Veiled city. Silent protest. Squatting and Rioting. Outgoing Amsterdam. Art in the 80s. Gambling addicts. Wandering souls. Fairground customers. Animals in Amsterdam. Nothing Special. Amsterdam Things. Tree city Amsterdam. Amsterdam from the railroad, Collections from Het Parool. Eclectic city compositions, We put it somewhere. Demolition of Thomas Church. Interior Kruitberg. Bijlmer. Audience Paradiso. Metro East Line. Wall texts. Elephant trails. Pink bicycles. Pink panniers. Blue pepper buses, PAPA and more.

On view from Jan. 10, 2025 through Feb. 8, 2025. 

Opening: January 10 at 7, with the small member choir. “Tulips from Amsterdam.” Tulips and photos from Amsterdam.

Extra. Because of the start of Art Year 2025, through Amsterdam Art Week, there will be a lecture program on Saturday afternoon, January 18, in the society. Hans Aarsman on the Amsterdam cityscapes of photographer Arsath Ro'is. “No picture or he had his moped in the picture somewhere.” Martin Grootenboer on the turbulent, beautiful, painful 1980s and Arnold Weel on photo series for the Parool, endless walks through the city. 

Book, 700 xxx 750, Amsterdam in series.

For sale only to those who can sing “Tulips from Amsterdam.” No, “Pictures from Amsterdam.” 

In 1975, on the occasion of Amsterdam's 700th anniversary, Jos Houweling published the 700 cents book. Half of Amsterdam bought the book for 7 guilders; the other half regretted not buying it. The book consisted of montages of hundreds of black-and-white photographs of everyday details of the city. Houseboats, cargo bikes and handcarts, manhole covers, pepper cans, urinals, climbing frames and whatever else could be seen on the street. Series photography was an unusual form of presentation at the time.
The book paints a wonderful period picture of the 1970s. The original photographs are in the collection of Centre Pompidou in Paris. This prestigious art center saw the 700-cent book as a conceptual work of art, a portrait of a city without hierarchy. 

It is 50 years later, 2025. Series are no longer made with scissors and glue, but digitally. From black and white to color. Series photography has become an accepted art form, with, for example, a weekly column in Het Parool. An image of time does not stand still, just as Amsterdam changes day by day, year by year.

2025. On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam and as a tribute to the 700 centenary book, Arnold Weel and Moniek Spaans who regularly publish series in the Collections section of Het Parool, and extra, out of enthusiasm, Henri van Poll, Maze de Boer, Cor Houweling, Jochem Houweling, Anne Verhoijsen and Katja van Stiphout have realized this book. Pages from the 700 cents book were embraced and other series were put next to it. A total of 75 responses to the 700-cent book. It has become a reflection of changes, new in the streetscape. The progress in the small, that you experience thanks to this book. Cherish this book, yes, cherish this book.