Until 3 May 2026, Julia Stoschek Foundation in Berlin presents one of the most extensive solo exhibitions to date by British artist Mark Leckey. Spanning three floors, the exhibition features more than 50 works – from early key pieces from the Julia Stoschek Collection to more recent productions.

Leckey brings together pop and youth culture with medieval visual language, religious iconography and questions surrounding the power of images. Recurring themes include vulnerability, ecstasy and transformation: the dancefloor as a place of escape, the urban environment as an archive of memory, and the body as a resonant surface for media, technology and desire.

The exhibition brings iconic works such as Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), Leckey’s seminal portrait of British rave culture, into dialogue with later pieces like Cinema-in-the-Round (2006–08), which was awarded the Turner Prize in 2008. At its core are explorations of pop and youth culture, social class, media imagery and technological change from the 1970s to the present day.

The Julia Stoschek Foundation is internationally regarded as one of the leading institutions for time-based and media art, and its Berlin exhibition space provides a precise and compelling framework for complex, immersive works such as those by Mark Leckey.  jsfoundation.art

 
29.01.2026 show complete article

In Riders of the Buffalo Nations, photographer and filmmaker Doug Hancock turns his lens on contemporary First Nations youth - Indigenous communities of North America - living on reservations in South Dakota and Montana. His images capture rodeos, friendships, moments of focus and release, and a daily reality shaped by resilience, pride, and adaptation.

The rodeo becomes a powerful metaphor - for balance and risk, falling and getting back up, for life on the reservation itself. Hancock portrays a young generation navigating tradition and the present on their own terms - not as victims, but as complex individuals marked by contradiction, ambition, and possibility.

His photographs are intimate, respectful, and free of folkloristic clichés. They reveal how Indigenous culture continues to evolve without losing its roots - and how community, strength, and spirit endure across generations.

“The work shows Native youth as they are - hopeful, reckless, thoughtful, and full of possibility. Life is tough on the reservations, but their hearts have never hardened.” Doug Hancock

“What’s special about Indian rodeo is that tribes come together at fairs where horse racing, powwows, and rodeos are all part of the same gathering. Your aunts, uncles, and family are in the stands watching you. You ride with a sense of pride, representing your family. It brings people together, much like it did one hundred and fifty years ago.” Troy Heinert, Executive Director of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, which is dedicated to restoring the buffalo on tribal lands and strengthening the cultural revitalization of Indigenous communities.

Doug Hancock is an Amsterdam-based photographer and filmmaker whose work centers on identity and cultural transformation. He produces international documentary and film projects and works as an award-winning cinematographer, managing both production and post-production from his own studio.

Doug Hancock - Riders of the Buffalo Nations
Kerber Verlag
24 × 31 cm, 220 pages, 103 color plates, hardcover, English, ISBN 978-3-7356-1080-5
Texts by Doug Hancock, Design by Doug Hancock / Adam Murphy, Amsterdam

 
26.01.2026 show complete article

With 'You Don’t Look Sick', Jasmijn Vermeeren presents her first institutional solo exhibition at FOAM Amsterdam (Foam 3h). From a deeply personal perspective, the artist sheds light on living with an invisible disability – a topic that often remains underrepresented in current discussions around diversity and inclusion.

The works on view – including photographic self-portraits, video pieces and sculptural works – revolve around Vermeeren’s own experiences with chronic pain, as well as societal assumptions surrounding health, functionality and identity. Fragmented faces, layered bodies and fragile, almost translucent sculptures visualize the tension between external perception and inner reality. The images appear both vulnerable and resolute, positioning themselves as a conscious counterpoint to normative ideas of “being healthy.”

'You Don’t Look Sick' invites visitors to step into Vermeeren’s everyday reality and enter a space where vulnerability, emotion and self-reflection are explicitly welcomed. The exhibition creates intimacy and understanding while opening up new perspectives on what it truly means to be oneself.

The exhibition is realized as part of the Florentine Riem Vis Stipendium, of which Jasmijn Vermeeren is the ninth recipient. Established in memory of Florentine Riem Vis (1959–2016), the stipend supports young artists each year in further developing their artistic practice. Previous recipients include Sarah Amrani, Steffi Reimers, Bebe Blanco Agterberg, Karolina Wojtas, Gilleam Trapenberg, Solène Gün, Rebecca Sampson and Stefanie Moshammer.

On view until 25 May 2025 foam.org

 
16.01.2026 show complete article