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Eight Cubic Meters

Eight Cubic Meters is a public gallery in the heart of Amsterdam. Eight times a year there is a new exhibition by Rietveld students, that can be visited 24/7 in the Sint Nicolaasstraat. The gallery was first opened in the eighties.

Ongoing
Past
Eight Cubic Meters
Fri
1 Dec
2023
Anastasios Vlachos & Caroline Charef: "When life slaps you"

Opening: Friday 1 December 2023, 17:00 hrs
Exhibition runs until: 17 January 2024
Location: Eight Cubic Meters, Sint Nicolaasstraat, Amsterdam
Open: 24/7

Eight Cubic Meters
Wed
20 Sep
2023
Shai Datauker: You are what you wear!

‘You are what you wear!' is a moment in time, marking the beginning of the fifth consecutive year of an active research project by Shai Datauker, titled 'I Wear the Same Outfit Every Day.' This self-explanatory project explores the realms of our consumer society, mental well-being, and social dynamics in relation to what we wear, why we wear it, and for whom we wear it. Each year, a different outfit is curated, offering a unique experience, and now some of these lived-in garments are showcased in the heart of Amsterdam's busiest shopping area.

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
25 May
2023
Jesse Andriesse

the streets we walk on, the foundations of our cities

sidewalks that provide a clear path, a smooth surface

when we wander the streets and look down to think

the tiles that carry the weight of everyone passing

the tiles that keep our feet stable on our way

the tiles provide a surface for all wondering minds

a surface that, when scratched, reveals

confrontation with heaps of information

overflowing minds in an already unstable world

a single truth has become hard to find and meaning evaporates

there is a search for clarity and an explanation in a complex, globalised world

people feel unsure and connect dots forming personalized theories

a general doubt eats at the institutions and foundations

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
20 Apr
2023
Exhibit at Eight Cubic Meters

Public & Projects is searching for three student projects who would like to show in Eight Cubic Meters:

  • From 22 May until 6 July
  • From 13 July until 7 September
  • From 14 September until 9 November
Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
6 Apr
2023
Alma Kim: Rooting

When: 6 April - 18 May
Opening: Thursday 6 April at 17.00h
Where: Eight Cubic Meters, Sint Nicolaasstraat, Amsterdam

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
2 Feb
2023
Sonia Kazovsky: The Lowell Re:Offering

Conjuring the ghosts of Lowell for the second time

Eight Cubic Meters
Fri
16 Dec
2022
Dirty Softs (and Post Cyrillics)

In a collaborative work Jenela Kostova and Inna Kochkina focus on early and new Cyrillic in the contemporary social context.
By using corrosion as a printing method, they rethink the cultural history of Cyrillic, the careless and coincidental manifestation of it, and its function in the present day.

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
10 Nov
2022
De Derde Plaats

Dérive
(1. drifting off course, drift; aller à la dérive, drifting off, drifting away; fig. wandering off, no longer controlling oneself; running aground)

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
6 Oct
2022
Annelotte Lammertse & Anouk Hoogendoorn: Seeding a message, a grocery

Date Opening: Thursday 6 October 17.00
Location: Eight Cubic Meters, Sint Nicolaasstraat Amsterdam
Last day of the exhibition: 6 November

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
8 Sep
2022
Mica Pan: Syllogismos

Things extended and stretched.
Events that complement and advise each other.
Meaning recognized after the full sequence over,
or a tiny excerpt functions as metaphor.

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
14 Jul
2022
Eight Cubic Meters by Alina Lupu

We take things for granted. One such thing is the 8-hour working day, a frame of reference which was fought for, with one slogan that stood out the most:
"Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, and eight hours for what you will."

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
23 Jun
2022
Out-er-placeness

Eight Cubic meters by Carolien de Valk, Lian Bi, Sojin Lee, Sterre Pomper, Nikola Woudstra, A. Bearded Cleopatra Phillips

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
12 May
2022
Karly Gerharts: In Clover

In Clover is the first exhibition to emerge out of the Art Nouvhoes research project, and it takes as its major source of inspiration the architecture, ornamentation, and symbolism of central Amsterdam. The windows of the gallery will be filled with collaged textiles and graphic elements created by artists Limo Hair and Michelle Parrott.

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
7 Apr
2022
Roxane Mbanga: Monday dinners at NOIRES

17:00 - 18:00 @ Sint Nicolaasstraat

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
3 Mar
2022
Mathild Clerc-Verhoeven: The City Ones Watches

Opening: Thursday 3 March 2022
Time: 17:00
Location: Sint Nicolaasstraat, Amsterdam (at the corner of the HEMA Nieuwendijk)

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
25 Nov
2021
Nomin Zezegmaa ᠨᠣᠮᠢᠨ ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭᠮᠠ Catharsis

As part of the GRA Awards 2020 Nomin Zezegmaa has been given the opportunity to show new work to a new audience.

Eight Cubic Meters
Wed
13 Oct
2021
Madeleine Peccoux: Poses

Opening: Wednesday 13 October, 17.00
Eight Cubic Meters, the Sint Nicolaasstraat

Eight Cubic Meters
Wed
16 Jun
2021
‘Untitled’ by Alexis Stephenson

The backpack shoulder strap, an object designed to carry weight was the starting point used to explore the paradox and language of weight; lightness versus heaviness.
Lightness could be associated with a carefree approach, a recurrent existence, the absence of burden. Heaviness, the weighted burden of responsibility, connection and belonging.

Eight Cubic Meters
Wed
19 May
2021
Pouring Milk in Front of a Window

Pouring Milk in Front of a Window, an exhibition by DOGtime Alumnus Eric van Zuilen, combines textualisations of paintings by Johannes Vermeer with images found by search-engine algorithms using these textualisations.

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
28 Jan
2021
Bog Jacket

“the tannic acid in peat bogs will preserve anything, including the wearer of the Bog Jacket herself.” — Elizabeth Zimmermann

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
24 Sep
2020
Eight Cubic Meters by Laura Dubourjal: Flags of Wasted Lands

On view at Eight Cubic Meters from 24 September until 4 November 2020; Flags of Wasted Lands by Rietveld alumnus Laura Dubourjal

Eight Cubic Meters
Wed
1 Jul
2020
Join Collective Clothes /w Scheltens & Abbenes

JOIN Collective Clothes
with Scheltens & Abbenes
Exhibition at Eight Cubic Meters

Location: Sint Nicolaasstraat, Amsterdam
1 July – 22 September 2020
Open 24/7

Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
16 Jan
2020
Eight Cubic Meters by Jelly Hogendorp & Vivian Mac Gillavry

I owe you a debacle of uniqueness

Coordinators/Organizers/Curators

Buro Rietveld

Formats

Public exhibition

Location

Sint Nicolaasstraat, Amsterdam

Founding year

2013

Further information
Keywords

student projects, public art

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Exhibit at Eight Cubic Meters
Thu
20 Apr
2023

Public & Projects is searching for three student projects who would like to show in Eight Cubic Meters:

  • From 22 May until 6 July
  • From 13 July until 7 September
  • From 14 September until 9 November

Since 2013 Public & Projects curates Eight Cubic Meters, a public gallery in the heart of Amsterdam. Eight times a year there is a new exhibition by Rietveld students (or alums), that can be visited 24/7 in the Sint Nicolaasstraat.

  • We can offer a production budget of 200 euros per project, an opening and documentation.
  • We would like to receive a short project proposal (including images and/or drawings), a motivation why you would like to show in Eight Cubic Meters and why it supports you in a broader sense. You can also send in a proposal with multiple people.
  • Find an archive of Eight Cubic Meteres here

Please send your proposal to projects@rietveldacademie.nl attn. Vere van Hal and indicate your preference for which period. Deadline is 20 April.

Image: Eight Cubic Meters by Mica Pan, photography by Jordi de Vetten

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