Stay in Bed
Viola Renatie (student Sandberg Institute) designed bed linen. She uses this to reflect on current global issues and thus updates John Lennon and Yoko Ono's action of 40 years ago. On the bed linen are graffiti statements, like 'I stay in bed to save the planet', or 'I stay in bed to reduce my waste'. According to John Lennon a sense of humour is an important weapon against violence. Their Bed-In for Peace was a simple and positive action. A number of rooms will have Viola Renate's bed linen. A bed will also be exhibited on platform 3 of Lloyd Hotel.
Lift-piece
Matthias Schreiber (student Sandberg Institute) made a sound installation for the elevators of Lloyd Hotel in which the latest news is hacked with words like 'art' and 'artists'. Suddenly, Iraqi artists are in combat...
Democratic Breakfast
Friday 15 May from 8.00 to 11.00 hrs, democratic breakfasting with well laid communal tables, at a special rate of ? 12,50 (also for visitors without a passe-partout). A good time to confer with fellow artists, gallery-owners, and visitors of Art Amsterdam and TMA. At 11.00 hrs a dedicated Citroën Service is available to bring guests to Art Amsterdam.
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