This project is the last part of the Trilogy in Gallery Vriend van Bavink.
exploring the boundaries of value and authenticity.

Solo Exhibition Aukje Dekker
"Unique Art Experience in the Centre of Amsterdam"
May 10 - June 10 2013

For the third exhibition of Aukje Dekker at Gallery Vriend van Bavink
the artist offers instead of her work, the space of the gallery for sale.
From May 10th till the 10th of June the gallery will serve as a hotel-room that accommodates up to five people.

The exhibition is the third and final part of a trilogy in which Aukje Dekker analyses the concept of 'value' within the arts. With the exhibition "A Unique Art Experience in the Absolute Centre of Amsterdam" Dekker questions the relationship between artist and gallery in the hierarchical system of art in times of economic recession. The economic value determines the symbolic value of the artwork. The hotel guests, as characters, are the content of the work, yet the more people stay the more the same work gets to be 'sold' over and over again.

During the exhibition period, every new guest of the hotel has his/her own festive opening.
As usual the gallery receives a percentage of every work sold ( in other words: of the fee payed by every hotel-guest)

The exhibition has been sold out completely

You are cordially invited to attend an opening night or book a night at this Unique Art Experience at The Absolute Centre of Amsterdam.

OPENINGS SO FAR:

OPENING 10MEI 20:00 - 22:30
10 – 11 mei Yoni ( Tel Aviv) met vrouw - in transit to Genève

OPENING 11MEI 19:00 - 21:00
11 - 13 mei Nina en haar verloofde uit Vancouver

OPENING 14MEI 20:00 - 21:30
14 - 16 mei Michael Kopenhagen for the Europa league final

OPENING 17MEI 19:00 - 21:00
17 - 20 mei Michelle + 3 Young Urban Professionals uit SF

OPENING 24MEI 18:00 - 20:00
24 - 25 mei Fredrik + 3 Denmark ( Sailing to Scotland)

OPENING 25MEI 19:00 - 21:00
25 – 27 mei Florence +2 sisters (Connecticut)

OPENING 28MEI 19:00 - 21:00
28 - 29 mei Marina en 2 Culinary Arts School graduate friends
Buffalo NY

OPENING 29MEI 19:00 - 21:00
29 - 30 mei Lorne een jongen uit de straat die zijn boek hier komt lezen!

OPENING 30MEI 19:00 - 21:00
30 – 01 juni Pierre (New York) 5 people 3 USA 2 French

OPENING 01JUNE 19:00 - 21:00
01 - 04 juni Tobias ( Switserland) 4 jongeren

OPENING 04JUNE 19:00 - 21:00
04 - 05 juni Yaniv (Israel) geeft aan 40 te zijn en dus geen raver. Hij is op doorreis naar Brussel

OPENING 05JUNE 19:00 - 21:00
05 - 08 juni Max (St Petersburg): owner of tattooshop, a my famous bartender attending Bols competition, and the voice of famous Siberian rawpunk group named Dirtpill

OPENING 08JUNE 19:00 -19:30
Jennifer Chou uit Taiwan met man en twee kleine kinderen als het goed is. Let op: korte opening