Sonsbeek 20-24 curators resign collectively over alleged discrimination and poor working conditions

The entire artistic team for Sonsbeek 20-24 has resigned from the outdoor sculpture exhibition in Arnhem, Netherlands. Artistic director Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and cocurators Amal Alhaag, Zippora Elders, Krista Jantowski, Aude Mgba, and Antonia Alampi collectively withdrew from the project. In a letter to the board, they described labor conditions as 'precarious and ultimately unbearable.' The team specifically alleged experiencing sexism and institutional racism within the organization. They criticized what they called a 'facade' of diversity and inclusion masking a culture of neglect. Their departure occurs during the exhibition's twelfth edition, titled 'Force times distance: on labor and its sonic ecologies.' The curators stated they could no longer continue in good conscience and retracted their proposals. This mass resignation represents a significant disruption to the ongoing exhibition program.