Visitors have the opportunity to attend daily talk shows during the KunstRAI, where discussions take place on various topics within the art world. The lectures range from the changing role of the artist to collecting art in a digital age. Each theme consists of two to three short talks of 20 to 30 minutes, spread throughout the whole period of the fair.
The talk shows are held on an easily accessible stage, where the audience can sit comfortably. Visitors may get drinks or food at the cafés before or after a session.
Speakers include content experts, emerging art professionals, and collectors. New artists from Hong Kong will also provide talks, with the guidance of moderators. The visitors can get more insight on the contemporary art world and deepen their understanding with new and interesting topics.
Schedule
THURSDAY 23 APRIL:
- 14.45 – 15.45 – Statue Square, Sculptures and Installations: Scale and Impact
Freerk Wilbers (Root Gallery) and Mickey Philips (De Galerie Rotterdam) - 16.30 – 17.00: Fotomuseum Hilversum
Annabel Oosteweeghel, Frank Visser en Fleur van Muiswinkel - 17.15 – 17.45: Filmscreening Hoe Zwart is Jouw Gat? (‘How Black is Your Hole’) & Q&A
Annabel Vernooij, Kees Willems and Alana van der Valk
FRIDAY 24 APRIL:
- 13.45 – 14.15: Why Europe’s Next Art Opportunity is in Hong Kong
Agnes Wu (3812 Gallery), Marcel Heijnen (artist from Blue Lotus Gallery) en Sharon Cheung (SC Gallery) - 15.30 – 16.00: Embassy of the Free Mind: The era of Imagination
Marijn van Oosten
What is the core of the art world and the art market? And how is this essence going to change over the next few years? We are now entering a new era, leaving late-stage capitalism behind. Invited by the Embassy of the Free Mind museum, I will share the relation between their current exhibition, showing the Renaissance as a historical perspective, and connect this to the future by bringing it back in the now. Your own imagination will be mainly part of this interactive talk. - 16.15 – 16.45: Outside the gallery: alternative forms of presentation
Manja van de Storm (Tekenkabinet Amsterdam) and Lydia Wierenga (OFF HOOK) - 18.00 – 18.30: Cultuur+Ondernemen: Know your worth
Violet Broersma (Cultuur + Ondernemen), Eliane Geurts (winner of the Sluijters Prijs), and Jimena Casas (Gerrit Rietveld Academie) - 19.00 – 19.30: Embassy of the Free Mind: Reclaiming the Divine Feminine
Femke van Gemert
Textile artist Femke van Gemert’s artist talk ‘Reclaiming the Divine Feminine’ explores hidden goddess stories and challenges male-dominated narratives, inviting audiences to reclaim the feminine divine through shared spirituality and creativity. Curious to explore her practice further? On May 1st, Femke will also be giving a workshop on the topic at the Embassy of the Free Mind, inviting participants to create their own creative visualisation of the divine feminine. Learn more.
SATURDAY 25 APRIL:
- 14.00 – 14.30: Under Construction
Niek Schoenmakers (The Millen House), and Christine van Buul (Van Buul Gallery Gallery) - 14.45 – 15.15: How to Start a Movement
Merel Smitt
HOW TO START A MOVEMENT is an artistic and activist postal project by artist Merel Smitt. For the Humanist Association, she developed a climate-focused edition centered on the question: “What if we dedicate one hour per day to strengthening our relationship with the Earth?” Over the course of three weeks, 100 participants receive a daily envelope that sets them in motion through assignments, texts, and interventions in everyday life. They explore both individually and collectively what activism means to them and how small actions can grow into a movement. - 16.30 – 17.00: Embassy of the free mind: The Elements Series
Jake Baddeley
Jake Baddeley reveals the power of symbols, myth, and archetypes, connecting viewers to the deeper layers of the human psyche. His Elements Series is currently on view in our garden house – come by and experience it all through April and May! - 17.15 – 17.45: Traditional Hong Kong art practices in the contemporary arts
Lewis Lee (10 Chancery Lane Gallery) Angela Li (Contemporary by Angela Li)
SUNDAY 26 APRIL:
- 11.30 – 12.00: The Collectors Circle: Mini Masterclass – Art Collecting
The Collectors Circle - 14.45 – 15.15: Embassy of the free mind: Spheres of Light
Clifton Mahangoe
Clifton Mahangoe merges light, nature, and time, offering immersive experiences that awaken presence and awareness. - 16.30 – 17.00: Panel talk: Design
Matthijs Rameckers Gijs Wouters - 17.15 – 17.45: Paper in the contemporary art practice
Selma Dronkers en HF van Steensel (Tekenkabinet)