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Art Historian and Curator of Contemporary Art
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Janneke Schrage (1995)
Currently based in Amsterdam.
Availability: open for work!
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About
I research, curate, write, and advise.
I have several years of experience working at prominent art institutions, see: projects.
I am committed to developing exhibitions and programs that critically reflect on societal issues while simultaneously providing space for new artistic voices.
I particularly enjoy working through transdisciplinary forms of collaboration—such as co-creation between the workforce, local communities, makers, and academics—as a means of approaching complex issues.
My perspective is not solely art-historical; it focuses on the interrelations between mankind, culture, and nature.
Specializations
Trained as an art historian and curator, I specialise in late modern and contemporary art.
My recent curatorial practice relates to decolonising Dutch art collections and deconstructing historical propaganda and nationalism.
My recent research focuses on art practice in the context of the mediatization of war and violence, testimonial practice, and collective amnesia—particularly in relation to West Asia (Iraq), Indonesia, and the Caribbean. I have a strong affinity for alternative and subversive archives.
I specialise both technically and art-historically in lens-based art, such as analogue and digital photography and film, and time-based media art: art objects with a durational element, such as light projection, net.art, installation art, and performance.