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26.11—18.12.2021

An adventurous installation of fresh artworks from the HKU Fine Art studio’s

ARENA ARENA ARENA – (textile work: Benjamin Pompe) ARENA – Siem de Boer ARENA – Siem de Boer ARENA ARENA ARENA – Sam Tromp ARENA ARENA – Pepi Schikowski (foreground) ARENA – 'The Annual Pastorian Beatdown 2019- 2021' (Collaborative work) ARENA ARENA – Lisanne de Witt, Pepi Schikowski, Benjamin Pompe, Lisanne de Witt ARENA ARENA - Pepi Schikowski, Lisanne de Witt ARENA ARENA – 'Bimi Island' (Collaborative work) ARENA ARENA – Lisanne de Witt, Benjamin Pompe (horn), Sjoerd van der Heyden, Siem de Boer ARENA – Siem de Boer (video), Sjoerd van der Heyden, Pepi Schikowski ARENA – Pepi Schikowski ARENA – Sam Tromp (paintings), Pepi Schikowski (sculpture) ARENA – Sam Tromp

The arena is a place of spectacle: stomping ground of gladiator fights and chariot racing. A stage for idols and misfits, where differences are magnified and the audience expects to be comforted and entertained. Chacun joue son rôle.

ARENA emerged from an ingenious brainwave of a group of ambitious students of HKU Fine Art. In the last two years these up-and-coming artists worked together in various formations on collective projects like, among others, two music albums, a few exhibitions, a boxing tournament and a pirate movie. For their show at AG they tap into their shared, largely spontaneous energy to create an adventure, staging and contrasting their individual works in an installation-like setting. Expect some spectacular duelling between paintings, videoworks, sculptures and more.

Participants
Siem de Boer, Sjoerd van der Heyden, Benjamin Pompe, Pepi Schikowski, Sam Tromp and Lisanne de Witt

Exhibition
Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, 13:00 – 17:00h
(Please wear a face mask while visiting)

Opening
Friday Nov. 26 17:00h
(With corona check)