We have a new exhibition coming up at the Subbacultcha! project space. In May we host an exhibition for one of our long-time favorites, photographer Isolde Woudstra (1982).

It was about time Isolde had her own exhibition in our gallery, being featured in the Subbacultcha! magazine nearly every month. Her work often contrasts subtle surrealistic elements with the bright lit reality of a sudden flash, making seemingly serene portraits reveal an underlying darkness.

The opening will take place on May 24, from 17.30 till 21.00pm. There will be some nice food and beer will be provided by Warsteiner. RSVP only. Wanna come? Please send us an e-mail.

Exhibition: Isolde Woudstra
27 May 2013 - 21 June 2013
Monday till Thursday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Entrance is free. 

There's a new exhibition coming up at the Subbacultcha! project space. In February we host an exhibition featuring the work of the Amsterdam-based photographer, Fleur van Dodewaard (1983).

Sculptures Économiques shows the highly conceptual semi-abstract work of Fleur, images originate from one 'mother image' that has been adapted 25 times according to a strict scheme of color and shape. Van Dodewaard is less interested in the photographic representation of reality, her images seem like studies for the abstract deduction of reality, but at the same time show autonomy and great individual strength. 

The opening will take place on February 15, from 17.30 till 21.00pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send us an e-mail. 

Exhibition: Sculptures Économiques by Fleur van Dodewaard
25 February 2013 - 06 March 2013
Monday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam 
Entrance is free. 

In December we will be hosting our 'Musicians' exhibition in EKKO, Utrecht. The exhibition kicks off during the Le Guess Who? festival which takes place from 29 November until 2 December 2012. The exhibition features a selection of portraits and photo reportages that were published in our magazine within the past 1.5 years. Young, up-and-coming international photographers portray bands and musicians such as DIIV, The Soft Moon, Panda Bear and Grimes. The exhibition features work by Christopher Schreck, Miranda Lehman, Ye Rin Mok and Isolde Woudstra, among others.

Along with this exhibition, we made a publication paying tribute to both the photographers and the musicians we work with. Together they’ve created wonderful autonomous images that are a far cry from standard band photography and offer a sensitive, personal and unique view into today’s international alternative music scene. Check out 40 pages of portraits and photo reportages that were published in Subbacultcha! Magazine between May 2011 and May 2012 here. During the Le Guess Who Festival weekend you can pick up this publication at EKKO for free.

The opening of this exhibition will take place on Saturday December 1st 2012 . It will be combined with Le Mini Who? where we host a program at EKKO during the daytime. Entrance is free.

Exhibition: Musicians by Subbacultcha!
27 November till 31 December
Poppodium EKKO
Bemuurde Weerd WZ 3, Utrecht

Opening 1 December from 12:00 till 15:30.

In August we will host a special multi disciplinary project in our exhibition space. 'Aura' - By artist Gerda Postma. Postma is an Amsterdam based artist using different media varying from projections to drawings, clothing and hair sculptures. In search of the seemingly lost link between humans and nature, Postma created an estranging installation that refers to Walter Benjamin's theory of the disappearance of 'the aura' in modern life. Hand-painted clothing, accessories and drawings are shown alongside a giant sculpture that starts 'breathing' when it's being approached. Michiel Klein, (Eklin / Mike Koldin) contributes to the project with an improvisational sound piece.

Exhibition: 'Aura' by Gerda Postma
20 August till 6 September
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam

Opening: August 17 from 5:30 till 9pm. If you like to visit the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: rsvp@subbacultcha.nl.

In July we have some great photography to show you. The featured artist of our July/August magazine is Thijs Kuijken, better known as I Am Oak, the skilled and sensitive songwriter who has recently released his new album Nowhere Or Tammensaari, which was recorded in the middle of Finnish nowhere.

Besides writing songs, Kuijken is also a very gifted photographer. His exhibition is called 'Woander' and can be seen as a wandering through space and time in search of an origin and a primal feeling, represented in landscapes and objects from the natural world. His wonderful, minimalist images betray the same sensitivity and stillness that can be found in his songs, radiating love for detail and nature. The strong focus on something simple and small - like a stone or a branch of leaves - in fact exposes the grandness of life in an almost philosophical way.

The opening will take place on Friday July 6 from 17:30 until 21:00 at the Subbacultcha! office. Free food and fresh Warsteiner for all. If you would like to attend the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: rsvp@subbacultcha.nl.

Exhibition: 'Woander' by Thijs Kuijken
July 9 till August 10
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free Entrance

Halfway June Subbacultcha!'s project space will be filled with work from June's featured artists Strawdogs. Strawdogs is the alter ego of Robert Minnaard (1974) and Paul van de Werf (1975). Their autonomous work demonstrates their love for traditional printing techniques;  Stratification, surrealism, (full colour) silkscreen printing, relief printing, typography, collage and structures. They cut and paste images into abstract-realistic gems of shape and colour.

Strawdogs makes concert posters for bands from the international underground scene, for the infamous pop temple Vera in Groningen, among others. The posters are printed by hand in limited editions, there is a possibility of buying them during the exhibition. They also publish their own little silkscreen printed books and prints. You can check them out as well.

For more info: www.strawdogs.nl

The opening will take place on Friday June 15 from 17:30 until 21:00 at the Subbacultcha! office. Free food and fresh Warsteiner for all. If you would like to attend the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: rsvp@subbacultcha.nl.

Exhibition Strawdogs
June 18 till July 5
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free Entrance

There's a great exhibition coming up in April at our project space. Our featured artist this month, Robin van Maaren, has created quite a name for himself after releasing several interesting social-phenomena inspired pieces and being involved in the Global Village exhibition in Alkmaar. Since 2010, Robin has been discussing the theme of the lower class and lower middle class living in a suburban setting through his artwork. His heavily coloured compositions usually include painting, drawing, text and collages which commonly seem to have a pre-conceived message or theme. His main focus is in what role the niches and edges of society play. Robins layered work usually has an ironic or controversial notion which can be symbolic in many different ways depending on the viewer. This creates a raw feeling that goes nicely with this months uncomfortable issue. A selection of Robins work will be able to be viewed for the whole month in our project space.

The opening will take place on Thursday April 5 from 17:30 until 21:00 at the Subbacultcha office. Free food and fresh Warsteiner for all. If you would like to attend the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: rsvp@subbacultcha.nl.

Exhibition: Outskirts

April 9-26

Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00

Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam

Free entrance

There is a new exhibition coming up at our project space. Featured artist Artun Alaska Arasli (1987) was born in Turkey and currently lives and works in Amsterdam making poetic imaginary, photo's, video and sculptures. Artun recently won the Rietveld Prize with his graduation project 'I Am Hungry'. In this installation Artun combines and reinterprets existing, often iconic images, objects and words, blending them into a very personal, endearing and unique world where all original meaning is lost. A world that looks like a registration of fading memories and all emotions attached to it. A selection of Artun's new work will be on display in Subbacultcha's project space.

Artun's exhibition in Subbacultcha!'s project space contains a selection of his photography.

Exhibition: 'Amityville'
23 January till 17 February
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam

Opening: January 20th from 5:30 till 9pm. If you like to visit the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: loes@subbacultcha.nl.

There is a new exhibition coming up at our project space. In December and January the works of Martyn F Overweel will be on display, well-known for his illustrations for the Bitch column in Subbacultcha! magazine every month. The opening is on December 09.

Martyn's illustrations appear frequently in various publications such as Subbacultcha! magazine and De Volkskrant. He also operates as an autonomous artist, producing a wide range of drawings that are often confrontational, lively, absurdistic and satirical. Martyn uses raw and realistic imagery to place his subjects in an alienating context, using references from (recent) history as well as popular culture.

To celebrate the exhibition, Subbacultcha! and Martyn F Overweel will be publishing a booklet featuring a selection of his work. The publication will be on display and for sale during the whole exhibition.

Exhibition: 'NO PANIC' - Martyn F Overweel
12 December -  13 January
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam

After a silent month we're back with a new exhibition. As you might have seen in our November magazine, this month's featured artist is Kathrin Klingner. She'll fill our project space with a collection of her sensitive and detailed drawings. Kathrin is a photographer and an illustrator and she runs The Kingdom blog. Having lived in Amsterdam until recently, she's now moved to Hamburg to follow a Masters programme in drawing. She also makes hand-made art publications which you can buy during the opening.

Exhibition: 'Kathrin Klingner'
From 14 till 24 November
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Opening: November 11 from 5:30 till 9pm.
If you like to visit the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: loes@subbacultcha.nl.

For more info: http://www.thefriendlyghost.com

In September Subbacultcha!'s featured artist is Regina van der Kloet. At the same time she will fill Subbacultcha!'s project space this month. Photographs and installations of Regina will form an exhibition called 'Outside the box'.
In her own take on band and night life photography she challenges us to look a bit beyond the obvious and tries to persuade us to turn off our TVs, switch off our computers, head into the night and look at the world with different eyes.Her work is poetic, witty and with a full focus on the beautiful little details of everyday life - nightlife that is, in most cases.

Starting September 8. You are welcome at our office to check out the expo featuring limited edition prints and installations.

Exhibition: 'Outside the Box'
From 8 till 22 September
Every Monday till Thursday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam

Opening: September 2 from 5:30 till 9pm. If you like to visit the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: loes@subbacultcha.nl.

For more info:
http://www.123regina.com/

The great artwork of Anders 'Scrmn' Meisner and Mical Noelson will fill our project space in July. The exhibition also marks the launch of a 52 page art publication featuring a wild mix of drawings, collages, texts and paintings of these two artists.

Noelson (UK) and Scrmn (DK, whom you might know from his print on our Subbacultcha! t-shirts.) met each other in Amsterdam a small decade ago. They started the alternative band The Stutters with which they released several EP's. After a few years of making music it was time to make some art. They started working on canvas together and opened up a t-shirt- and art gallery at the Vijzelstraat to display their combined efforts. Now, as SCRMN is moving back to his homeland, the two multitalented lads decided to collaborate with Subbacultcha! and release a neat little art publication and launch it with a jampacked exhibition. The book, titled SCRMN vs Noelson, is a playful, sketchy and rough overview of an inspirational era and commemorates Anders and Mical's artistic alliance here in Amsterdam.

Starting 12 July. You are welcome at our office to check out the expo featuring limited edition prints, black & white paintings and video.

Exhibition: SCRMN & Noelson
From 12 till 29 July
Every tuesday till friday from 11:00 till 17:00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam

Opening: July 7 from 5:30 till 8pm. If you like to visit the opening you can RSVP by sending an e-mail to: loes@subbacultcha.nl.

For more info:
http://scrmn.com/
http://scrmn.com/vsnoelson

From June 3 on there will be a new exhibition in the Subbacultcha! project space. This time by multi talent Kristy Fenton. Kristy Fenton aka Kristy Foom from Denver is a musician / artist who lives and works in Amsterdam. Fenton makes films, collages and photo's, and since 2007 she publishes art books under the name 'Drippy Bone Books'. Apart from that together with Mario Zoots and Kamran Khan she embodies the band Modern Witch. Fenton is part of 'Licker Licence', an international touring 'all-female art show' as well.

Because of her variety of talents Fenton is the perfect featured artist for our June edition of Subbacultcha! magazine: The Doom Issue. Her exhibition named SWF (named after the movie Single White Female, 1992), shows us a selection of her doomy but light and playful collages. Next to the collages you'll find her video art and some Drippy Bone Books on display.

Come over and have a look!

'SWF' will be displayed for three weeks from 7 till 24 June at our project space at the Da Costakade. Entrance is free.

The opening will take place on June 3, from 5 till 9pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send an e-mail to loes@subbacultcha.nl.

Exhibition: 'SWF' By Kristy Foom
7 June 2011 - 24 June 2011
Tuesday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free entrance, feel free to walk in.

The opening will take place on June 3, from 5 till 9pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send us an e-mail.

Yes! One of our favourite photographers in years is setting up shop in our basement. The photos of Qiu Yang prove, once again, that there is a very thin line between mathematics and spirituality. They are very precise, yet not to be grasped.

Yang's work consists of extremely composed portraits and still lifes. His pictures are colorful and seem to zoom in at subtle details which wouldn't get any attention in a bigger picture. This makes his images surrealistic; he has an eye for details and knows how to present the iconic value of an object using color and contrast.

Qui Yang exhibited in Berlin and Paris and won the Rietveld price in 2007.

Come down and see for yourself!

The opening will take place on May 6, from 5 till 9pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send us an e-mail.


10 May 2011 - 27 May 2011
Tuesday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free entrance, feel free to walk in.

Koen Taselaar (1986) is our April artist. This Rotterdam based artist is also the featured artist in our April issue of Subbacultcha! magazine. After a few solo exhibitions in cities like Paris, Groningen, Brussels and Rotterdam, Subbacultcha! felt it was time to ask Taselaar to show his work in Amsterdam.

This month we fill our project space with Taselaars' very detailed black and white drawings which he made for a great number of imaginary bands. Taselaar creates an imaginary Rock 'n' Roll world and draws flyers, posters and cd covers for bands like The Inside Jokers, Pjetra and the Shield Cats, The Beast Burger and Bottle Hunter.

The Most characteristic features of Taselaars work are the graphic quality of his fine pen drawings and his use of typography. He combines experimental lettering with meticulously drawn backgrounds of figurative subjects associated with the band name and delicate abstract patterns.

Come over and have a look!

'WALLTUNES' will be displayed for three weeks from 12 till 29 April at our project space at the Da Costakade. Entrance is free.

The opening will take place on April 8, from 5 till 9pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send us an e-mail.

Exhibition: 'WALLTUNES'
12 April 2011 - 29 April 2011
Tuesday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free entrance, feel free to walk in.

In March Subbacultcha!'s project space is filled with work from Kim Boske (1978), photographer and artist.

Boske is fascinated by the systems which exists behind the direct surface of the visual world. She layers different elements to make another narrative and time structure emerge.

The exhibition shows a selection from Boske's series 'Decay Can Be Very Slow'. These images are recreations of old tableaus from a nature-historic museum. In the photos time stands still. There is no past and no future. Eerie and silent, yet very vivid and alive. Next to these images, Boske's short film 'Garden' will be screened. This shows us Japanese gardeners who are pruning trees in a very repetitive, precise and patient way. Out of time.

'Decay Can Be Very Slow' will be displayed for three weeks from 8 till 25 March at our project space at the Da Costakade. Entrance is free.

The opening will take place on March 4, from 5 till 9pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send us an e-mail.

Exhibition: 'Decay Can Be Very Slow'
8 March 2011 - 25 March 2011
Tuesday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free entrance, feel free to walk in.

After a successful first exhibition in January, it is now time for great follow-up. In February we host the exhibition 'Ex Vivo', featuring the work of Utrecht-based collage artist and painter Ashkan Honarvar.

Ex Vivo shows us a selection from Honarvar's series 'La Grande Bouffe', 'Ubakagi' and ' Lines', consisting of detailed black ink illustrations as well as collages, deeply inspired by 'the human body'. With his work Honarvar shows us undeniable and unavoidable beauty by accepting the darker sides of the human body.

Ex Vivo will be displayed for three weeks from 8 till 25 February at our project space at the Da Costakade. Entrance is free.
The opening will take place on February 4, from 5 till 9pm. RSVP only. Wanna come? please send us an e-mail.

Exhibition: 'Ex Vivo'
8 February 2011 - 25 February 2011
Tuesday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free entrance, feel free to walk in.

The very first exhibition in our project space features work from an Amsterdam based photographer, Irene O'Callaghan (22). The exhibition shows us the unexpected abstract beauty of failed test prints and color proofs from a photolab. Irene saved these 'misprints' from the dustbin and collected them in a 100 page booklet titled 'Selected Material From a Photographic Laboratory'. The exhibition at the Subbacultcha! project space marks the launch of the book, which is published by Subbacultcha!. 

The opening of the three week exhibition will take place on January 7, 2011. RSVP only, send us an e-mail. 

You can buy the book 'Selected Material From a Photographic Laboratory' during the exhibition or in the Subbacultcha! webshop and in several bookshops in The Netherlands.

Exhibition: 'Selected material from a photographic laboratory'
10 January 2011 - 28 January 2011
Tuesday till Friday from 11.00 till 17.00
Da Costakade 150, Amsterdam
Free entrance, feel free to walk in.

Publication: 'Selected material from a photographic laboratory'
13x18 cm, 100 pages
copies: 1250
ISBN: 978-90-9025935-2.