Xavier Robles de Medina presents his book: ‘If you dream of your tongue, beware’ On the evening of Thursday July 6th, Readytex Art Gallery once again opens her doors for a special Thursday-Night-Feature. For many of the guests visiting this TNF, it will probably be their first real introduction to the great and talented Surinamese artist at the center of this evening. The presenting artist on Thursday July 6th is Xavier Robles de Medina, the youngest guest...
Kenneth Flijders: His fondness for the Mahogany tree and the surprising artistic possibilities it offers him. Readytex Art Gallery and visual artist Kenneth Flijders are getting ready for the upcoming Thursday-Night-Feature (TNF) of June 1st. On this evening this seasoned yet humble artist will surprise the public with a special presentation. For a very long time now, and for several reasons, Kenneth Flijders has been fascinated with the Mahogany tree. The important role that this tree plays in his life...
“Open House” On Thursday May 4th Readytex Art Gallery opens her doors for what is already the 5th Thursday-Night-Feature of this year. After the large solo exhibition of John Lie A Fo, which had its grand opening on Thursday the 6th of April, we have scheduled a more relaxed activity for the TNF of this month. We welcome all of our guests to join us in the gallery for a special ‘Open House’ evening during which they can enjoy another...
“Kumbat’tey” Readytex Art Gallery welcomes you at ‘Kumbat’tey’, an exhibition of visual artist John Lie A Fo. It is after 35 years that this artist who lives and works in French Guyana since 1983, once again has a solo exhibition in Suriname, his country of birth. He is eager and ready for it! Because this is after all the country his heart belongs to. It is the country where his ‘Kumbat’tey’ (umbilical cord) lies buried, and the culture, the rituals...
Video exhibition of photo exchange between Suriname and Greece. On the second Thursday-Night-Feature (TNF) of the year 2017 Readytex Art Gallery once again offers her visitors an interesting and different presentation, this time in a special collaboration with the ‘Surinaamse Fotografen Vereniging’ (SuFoV). On Thursday February 2nd Readytex Art Gallery will host a video exhibition of the photo exchange between SuFoV in Paramaribo and the Hellenic Photography Society in Athens, Greece. SuFoV was founded in 1993 and currently has approximately...
René Tosari is artistically inspired by Sorrel At Readytex Art Gallery the new year brings with it new possibilities and new challenges, and of course also a new series of Thursday-night-features to look forward to! Eager to kick things off for us in 2017 is Surinamese visual artist René Tosari. On January 5th, the first Thursday of the year, Tosari presents a new collection of artworks inspired by an interesting, somewhat unexpected theme. His new artwork has everything to...
The time has come for Readytex Art Gallery’s last Thursday-night-feature (TNF) of this year. Looking back we can safely say, judging from the ever-increasing number of visitors, that the TNF’s have grown into a successful monthly event. The varied themes and presentations captivate the audience, while artists and others in the art sector are given the opportunity to share specific projects and activities with the public. On the TNF of December 1st the public can expect yet another fascinating...
On November 18th Readytex Art Gallery presents ‘Round & Around’, the solo exhibition of visual artist Reinier Asmoredjo. Asmoredjo believes that it is important, as a Surinamese artist, to create works with a clear Surinamese identity. That identity has indeed always been front and center in his work. Viewers of Asmoredjo’s work inevitably find themselves almost seduced by the warmth and the energy of the sun, the beauty of the Surinamese flora en fauna and the sensual allure of the...
The November Thursday-Night-Feature at Readytex Art Gallery is soon approaching, and this time we have something different in store. The focus of this TNF won’t be on a currently active contemporary artist, but on an artist who, during his regrettably short life, played a key role in the development of Surinamese art and art education. On Thursday the 3rd of November, art historian and author of the book ‘Jules Chin A Foeng, kunstenaar, leraar, activist’, [Jules Chin A Foeng,...
Thursday-night-feature September 8th: Kurt Nahar talks about his residency at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, USA. The upcoming Thursday-night-feature (TNF) of Readytex Art Gallery has, per exception, been moved from the first to the second Thursday of the month, to the 8th of September. On this evening visual artist Kurt Nahar talks about his recent experience as artist-in-residence (AiR) at the Joan Mitchel Center In New Orleans. Kurt Nahar was the first international artist-in-residence at this center that...
