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Anne Wenzel's Dark Ceramics at Akinci and Stedelijk Schiedam

exhibition · 2026-04-23

German artist Anne Wenzel, based in the Netherlands since 1992, subverts ceramic traditions to create striking sculptures and installations. Her work draws on natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and millenarian fears, producing dark pieces that serve as metaphors for contemporary anxieties. Wenzel will exhibit at Galerie Akinci in Amsterdam from February 14 to March 15, and at the Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam from May 25 to August 23.

Key facts

  • Anne Wenzel is a German artist living in the Netherlands since 1992.
  • Her work subverts ceramic traditions.
  • Her sculptures and installations are inspired by natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and millenarian fears.
  • Her pieces are described as dark metaphors for the current era.
  • Exhibition at Galerie Akinci in Amsterdam runs from February 14 to March 15.
  • Exhibition at Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam runs from May 25 to August 23.

Entities

Artists

  • Anne Wenzel

Institutions

  • Galerie Akinci
  • Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Locations

  • Netherlands
  • Amsterdam
  • Schiedam

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