Events

Manifestation 1980 – 1989: Surinamese stories of joy and sorrow

As final manifestation of the project ALAKONDRE: A Space in time, which started in Readytex Art Gallery in October 2021, the month of December is dedicated to a truly unique experiment. On December 8th, under the title Manifestatie 1980-1989: Surinaamse verhalen van vreugde en verdriet, (Manifestation 1980-1989: Surinamese stories of joy and sorrow) the artists Miguel Keerveld and Xavier Robles de Medina launch a growing, interactive manifestation that will take shape not by their design, but by contributions from...

Solo exhibition ALAKONDRE TORI by Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi

Dear art lovers and relations, We kindly request your attention for the special solo exhibition ALAKONDRE TORI of visual artist Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi, opening in Readytex Art Gallery on Thursday November 3. The exhibition is part of a broader project of the artist, which had its start on the 1st of October, within ‘de week van het Nederlands’ (Dutch language week), with the presentation of her new book Het Alakondre Drakenmeisje (The Alakondre Dragon Girl). With her exhibition ALAKONDRE...

Readytex Art Gallery presents group exhibition: This ‘revolution’ is not a tea party

This year, on December 8, 2022, it is exactly 40 years ago that the 'December murders' took place. Within this framework, there is currently a special group exhibition on display on the second floor of Readytex Art Gallery.  The curator of this exhibition titled This 'revolution' is not a tea party, is visual artist Kurt Nahar. Kurt Nahar himself is well-known as an artist who for many years now, has used striking symbolisms to express his critical opinion on the...

BIGI SPIKRI – Reflecting on the cultural and social significance of head coverings

In October, Readytex Art Gallery presents yet another fascinating and new group exhibition. It is the last in the series of three for which Sri Irodikromo has been assigned the role of curator. In BIGI SPIKRI (large mirror) Sri highlights as she always does, our various cultures and traditions, but this time she places the emphasis on how they are manifested through different types of head coverings. In Sri’s search for a theme for her last curatorial task within the...

“HET ALAKONDRE DRAKENMEISJE” by artist and writer Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi

HET ALAKONDRE DRAKENMEISJE Op zaterdag 1 oktober 2022 wordt het boek HET ALAKONDRE DRAKENMEISJE én het gelijknamige educatieve kunstproject gepresenteerd. Deze presentatie wordt gehouden van 11:00 - 12:30 uur te Readytex Art Gallery in de Grote zaal op de eerste verdieping. Het project ‘Het Alakondre Drakenmeisje’ wordt uitgevoerd binnen het grotere project ‘Alakondre a Space in Time’ van Readytex Art Gallery te Paramaribo, Suriname. Als partner-kunstenaar én Alakondre kunstenaar in hart en nieren, heeft Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi haar eigen project...

Wi Alakondre – a powerful tribute to artist Soeki Irodikromo

We gladly invite you to the second group exhibition created by curator-in-residence Sri Irodikromo. With this new exhibition titled Wi Alakondre, she continues the trajectory of the larger ALAKONDRE: A Space in Time project that runs at Readytex Art Gallery until the end of this year. At the same time, this exhibition is highly personal to Sri Irodikromo, because she created it mainly in honor of her father, artist Soeki Irodikromo who passed away two years ago. Alakondre was...

‘Lost in Nature’ – art created with materials found in nature

Readytex Art Gallery has yet another interesting group exhibition scheduled, for your enjoyment.  It is the first in a series of three group exhibitions for which artist Sri Irodikromo is the designated curator. This within the framework of the larger ALAKONDRE: A Space in Time project running at our gallery until the end of this year. The new exhibition, titled Lost in Nature opens in our gallery on Thursday evening August 4th, and we hope to welcome you. For Sri...

‘Threads of Identity’ an solo exhibition by Shaundell Horton

Readytex Art Gallery and Shaundell Horton will soon open Threads of Identity, the first solo exhibition of this visual artist in our gallery. This special exhibition is part of our larger ALAKONDRE: A Space in Time project and within that framework, the designated curator is artist Miguel Keerveld. The majority of the new artworks that Shaundell Horton presents in Threads of Identity, reflect her own mixed identity. “Not the identity that people might think to recognize from the outside,...

‘MAN STEN’ an exhibition that questions masculinity

It is time for the next event within the busy year-schedule of the ALAKONDRE: A Space in Time project at Readytex Art Gallery. In the month June, Kurt Nahar will present the last in a series of three exhibitions for which he has been responsible in his role as curator-in-residence. Starting from Saturday June 11th, you can enjoy the exhibition MAN STEN, a group exhibition in which Kurt Nahar highlights the different nuances and interpretations of the term masculinity. MAN...

‘UMA STEN’ a group exhibition in which women speak

Readytex Art Gallery kindly welcomes you to yet another special group exhibition. UMA STEN is the second exhibition put together by artist Kurt Nahar, in his role as one of the curators-in residence within the ALAKONDRE: A Space in Time project. In it, he shows work by female artists, rather strikingly each with a background of migration, and thus puts the emphasis on the voice of women. The exhibition is his way of showing his support for the continued...