Out of Office (Still Here) at Nest Explores Vacation, Play, and Free Time
The exhibition 'Out of Office (Still Here)' at Nest in The Hague examines the history and accessibility of vacation and free time. Vita Soul Wilmering's video 'De Mislukte Vakantie Deel 10' combines childhood home movies of pretend vacations with family archives, revealing hidden tensions. Céline Condorelli's 'Limits to Play' marks sports fields with dates when women were first allowed to compete, highlighting inequality in leisure. Priscila Fernandes' 'The Waterslide of Abstract Art' pairs abstract artworks with leisure trends, while her video 'Make it Bounce' features Marcel Duchamp as a frog and Piet Mondriaan as a yoga snake. The show references Johan Huizinga's 1938 book 'Homo Ludens' on play as central to culture. Dutch painter Philip Akkerman states, 'In my life there is no vacation. I want to paint and paint.'
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Out of Office (Still Here)' at Nest in The Hague
- Vita Soul Wilmering's video 'De Mislukte Vakantie Deel 10' uses childhood tapes and family archives
- Céline Condorelli's 'Limits to Play' shows years women gained access to sports tournaments
- Priscila Fernandes' 'The Waterslide of Abstract Art' pairs artworks with leisure activities
- Fernandes' 'Make it Bounce' features Marcel Duchamp as a frog and Piet Mondriaan as a snake
- Johan Huizinga's 1938 book 'Homo Ludens' is referenced
- Philip Akkerman says 'In my life there is no vacation. I want to paint and paint.'
- The exhibition explores the history of paid vacation days and mass tourism
Entities
Artists
- Vita Soul Wilmering
- Parel Wilmering
- Céline Condorelli
- Priscila Fernandes
- Josefin Arnell
- Pris Roos
- Marina Planas
- Philip Akkerman
- Armando
- Robert Smithson
- Giacomo Balla
- Kazimir Malevich
- Marcel Duchamp
- Piet Mondriaan
- Johan Huizinga
- Arthur van den Boogaard
Institutions
- Nest
- Mister Motley
- Dinamo
Locations
- The Hague
- Netherlands
- Haarlem
- Emmen
- Portugal
- France