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Amsterdam's August 2022 Art Scene: From Hepworth to Virtual Worlds

exhibition · 2026-04-27

The Rijksmuseum presents Barbara Hepworth's monumental outdoor sculptures in its gardens until October 23, alongside three smaller shows: 'Modern Japanese Laquer' (until September 4), 'Early Photographs of Japan' by Antoon Bauduin (until September 4), and 'Paper XXL' featuring oversized works on paper. The Stedelijk Museum hosts 'It's Our F***ing Backyard' on climate design (until September 4), 'Abstracting Parables' comparing Sedje Hemon, Abdias Nascimento, and Imran Mir (until October 16), and Özgür Kar's interactive installation 'At the end of the day' (until October 23). The Noorderkerk offers an immersive experience 'The Untold Story' contrasting Rembrandt and Van Gogh until end of October. The Rembrandt House Museum's 'Rembrandt Revival' (until October 30) traces etching's revival from 1850-1940, featuring Manet, Morisot, Cassatt, and Whistler. FOAM presents Magnum Photos' commercial work in 'Open for Business' (until September 7) and Mous Lamrabat's 'Blessings from Mousganistan' (until October 16). Fashion for Good Museum's 'Fashion Week: A New Era' runs until September 25. NXT Museum's 'UFO – Unidentified Fluid Other' explores virtual identities until April 30, 2023.

Key facts

  • Barbara Hepworth's outdoor sculptures at Rijksmuseum until October 23, 2022
  • Stedelijk Museum shows 'Abstracting Parables' with Hemon, Nascimento, Mir until October 16
  • Immersive Rembrandt-Van Gogh experience at Noorderkerk until end of October 2022
  • Rembrandt House Museum's 'Rembrandt Revival' until October 30, 2022
  • FOAM exhibits Magnum Photos commercial work until September 7, 2022
  • Mous Lamrabat solo show at FOAM until October 16, 2022
  • NXT Museum's 'UFO' exhibition on virtual identity until April 30, 2023
  • Fashion for Good Museum's 'Fashion Week: A New Era' until September 25, 2022

Entities

Artists

  • Barbara Hepworth
  • Piet Mondrian
  • Antoon Bauduin
  • Robert Péril
  • Ferdinand Reichardt
  • Anne Imhof
  • Sedje Hemon
  • Abdias Nascimento
  • Imran Mir
  • Özgür Kar
  • Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Vincent van Gogh
  • Édouard Manet
  • Berthe Morisot
  • Mary Cassatt
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler
  • Neeke Fraenkel-Schoorl
  • Mous Lamrabat
  • Bruce Gilden
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • Merel van Helsdingen

Institutions

  • Rijksmuseum
  • Stedelijk Museum
  • Noorderkerk
  • Rembrandt House Museum
  • FOAM
  • Magnum Photos
  • Fashion for Good Museum
  • NXT Museum
  • Cattedrale di Salisbury
  • Battersea Park
  • Palazzo delle Nazioni Unite
  • Biblioteca Nazionale di Parigi
  • Gucci
  • Loft Art Gallery
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Wakefield
  • St Ives
  • Salisbury
  • London
  • New York
  • Japan
  • Nagasaki
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Austria
  • Ankara
  • Leida
  • Zundert
  • Auvers-sur-Oise
  • France
  • Morocco
  • Amsterdam Noord

Sources