, a solo exhibition of Co Rentmeester (1936), one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. As a pioneer of photojournalism as well as commercial photography, Rentmeester has shaped our collective visual memory with iconic images such as his famous Jumpman photo of Michael Jordan, recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 most influential images of all time.

Michael Jordan,1984

Foam

Close up of Mark Spitz training World Press Photo Sports, 1973

The female snow monkey in the hot springs of Japan’s Shiga Mountains was LIFE Magazines cover 1970

Los Angeles Uprisings, 1965

Co Rentmeester - Witnessing Life

Foam presents a deep dive into the archives of Dutch artist duo Blommers & Schumm, offering an in-depth look at over 25 years of their playful and provocative image-making.

The exhibition brings together highlights from their remarkable career, including iconic photographs featured in publications such as Fantastic Man, The Gentlewoman, Dazed & Confused, Self Service, Purple, AnOther Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine. 

Josefine wearing Bless, Styling Georgia Pendlebury for Exhibition magazine 2018

Blommers & Schumm

Jasmijn Vermeeren - You Don't Look Sick

 alumna Hajar Benjida. The exhibition focusses on Magic City, an influential strip club in Atlanta that serves as a cultural epicenter where hip-hop culture and entertainment converge. This exhibition, Benjida pays tribute to the women behind Atlanta’s influential hip-hop scene—a city she considers pivotal in shaping the global sound of the genre. They act as the unofficial gatekeepers of the community.

Goddess, 2025

Barbi Billionz, 2023

Charlene Mama Love, 2019

Hajar Benjida – Atlanta Made Us Famous 

, the first solo exhibition by artist Jasmijn Vermeeren. From a deeply personal perspective, Vermeeren sheds light on living with an invisible disability. In conversations about diversity and inclusion within society, the position of people with hidden mental and/or physical disabilities often remains underexposed. 

 offers an intimate experience, inviting visitors to step into the everyday reality of those for whom this life is the norm.

Through photography, video, and sculptural work, Vermeeren reflects on her own encounters with chronic pain and societal assumptions surrounding health and identity. Idenitifying as 

: a term encompassing various forms of disability, including physical, mental, sensory and learning differences, Vermeeren challenges conventional ideas of functionality and normality. 

 invites viewers into her world,  creating a space where emotions are welcomed and reflection is invited. In doing so, she prompts a rediscovery of what it truly means to be

You Don't Look Sick, Self-Portrait No. 5, 2025

Enhance your visit to Foam with a Free Guided Tour. Every odd week on Saturday, you’re welcome to join one of our tours: in Dutch at 11:00 hrs and in English at 12:00 hrs. No extra ticket is needed, participation is included with your museum admission.

Our experienced museum teachers challenge you to look closely and form your own opinion on the photography in the museum.

During the Free Guided Tour, you will visit the exhibitions in a group of at most 15 people. The museum teacher strikes a balance between posing questions and providing information, helping you discover the story of the photographer, the subject and the context of the exhibitions together.

Free Guided Tour, 2022

Free Guided Tour

On Thursday, 15 January, Foam presents a special evening with 

 who have been invited to develop a dance performance in dialogue with the exhibition by 

In their practice, Lunatics and Poets explore how gestures, movements and objects acquire meaning. Their approach resonates with recurring themes within the oeuvre of Blommers & Schumm, including desire, transformation and the shifting boundaries of fashion.

Performance by Lunatics and Poets

The Flicker Phase, 1950

Breath and Sway: Ode to Blommers en Schumm

Book launch Sander Coers

Foam welcomes you to the presentation of 

For two-and-a-half years, Blok photographed pregnant people in various European countries at different stages of pregnancy. The images in the publication are combined with stories, anecdotes, and observations she wrote while working at a Dutch abortion clinic, alongside her own reflections around the complexities of motherhood and intimacy.

Host of the evening is curator Jilke Golbach, who is working together with Verena Blok on her solo exhibition at Foam in March 2026. Writer, artist and curator Mirthe Berentsen will moderate the talk with Verena Blok.

Doors wil open at 18.00 hrs and the talk starts around 18.30 hrs.

Foam Cafe

Love Shit

Book launch Verena Blok

. During this special occasion, the photographers will share the stories behind the photographs, giving us a unique insight into the creative process behind these surrealistic images.

The Desk for Mac Guffin 2020

Everyday objects for Baron Magazine, 2012

Artist Tours: Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Dive into the daily life of Amsterdam-West during a photography workshop at MAQAM, inspired by the exhibition

 is an ode to Amsterdam-West, and above all to the people who bring these neighbourhoods to life. During the workshop you will not only learn the techniques of street photography, but also gain insight into how to capture the essence of a place and its residents, from squares and back gardens to encounters that often go unnoticed yet form the beating heart of the city. 

We are offering the same workshop on two dates: Sunday 30 November and Sunday 25 January, both from 13.00 to 17.00 hrs at MAQAM. Please book only one date, as the sessions are identical.

All images are from Mounir Raji's Home series. 

MAQAM

All images are courtesy of Mounir Raji's Home series.

All images from the series Home © Mounir Raji⁠.

Photography Workshop: Mounir Raji - Home 

 by Mounir Raji is a heartfelt ode to Amsterdam-West, specifically the Kolenkitbuurt and the Admiralenbuurt, and above all to the people who bring them to life. The exhibition takes place across two locations: Mercatorplein and MAQAM, both in Amsterdam.

Raji spent much time around Mercatorplein and MAQAM, from sidewalks to living rooms and backyards. There, he met people who are often overlooked, yet form the beating heart of the city. Some came from far away, carrying a suitcase full of courage and memories. Here, they rebuilt their lives, each in their own way, in their own language while together shaping a neighbourhood.

Image from the series Home

Mercatorplein and MAQAM

Kolenkit, Nadir & Nassim, 2025

Kolenkit, Untitled 6, 2025

Kolenkit, Untitled 3, 2025

Home Mounir Raji

(Wrong URL/Old Version) Photography Workshop: Mounir Raji - Home 

Are you curious about photography that goes beyond simply capturing what you see? Step into this walk-in workshop inspired by the visual language of artist duo 

Discover how to create a playful, conceptual or alienating image using a professional camera or smartphone by working with space, composition and light. Be surprised, experiment and create something that breaks away from the everyday.

Foam studio 1 & 2

Nadja for Buffalo Magazine, Styling by Harry Lambert, 2019

Blommers & Schumm Walk-in Workshop

and discover their world from up close. In these exclusive workshops you’ll collaborate on a new artwork together with the artists.

Through playful experiments with light, materials, and spatial objects, you’ll create an uncanny composition that challenges what feels familiar. An inspiring experience where experimentation, collaboration, and imagination take the lead.

Nella for buffalo magazine, styling Harry Lambert, 2019

Blommers/Schumm

Merkelbach Studio, Stadsarchief, 2013

Shifted Perspectives Studio Blommers & Schumm

Foam presents the first museum solo exhibition of Verena Blok. The exhibition 

 delves into the complexities of womanhood and reproductive justice through a deeply personal yet politically charged lens.

Nikki & Sallie, December 2023, The Hague

Verena Blok - Love Shit 

Martin Parr

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Myriam Boulos 

Hailun Ma

Lisetta Carmi

Nadav Kander

, the solo exhibition by Ukrainian photographer and documentary filmmaker Julia Kochetova. Kochetova is a part of a new generation of image-makers who experience the war in Ukraine firsthand and document it from within.

A soldier protects a woman in an underground parking lot near the drone strike in Kyiv on 17 October, 2022

Julia Kochetova 

Foam presents an exhibition dedicated to the work of Lisetta Carmi (1924-2022), one of Italy’s most progressive and engaged photographers of the 20th century.  

Lisetta Carmi, i travestiti, Cabiria, 1965-1970

Foam 

Lisetta Carmi, I Travestiti, 1965-1970

In September 2026, Hailun Ma presents her first major solo exhibition outside China, inviting visitors into a world where fashion becomes a lens for social observation. Recognized as one of the most influential voices among China’s new generation of image-makers, Ma turns her camera toward the gestures, styles, and relations that shape everyday life in Xinjiang.

Hometown, 2018

Kashi Youth, 2023

Xinjiang Fashion Guide, 2019

Foam presents the exhibition of Myriam Boulos (1992, Lebanon), the 19th winner of the Foam Paul Huf Award. Across her work, Boulos consistently transforms a deeply personal exploration into politically resonant visual narratives, while also reshaping our understanding of photojournalism itself. Her photography gives visibilty to those living outside dominant norms, capturing moments of connection and tenderness within a society that often seeks to silence them. 

Co Rentmeester
Witnessing Life

Blommers & Schumm Mid-Air

Hajar Benjida
Atlanta Made Us Famous

Jasmijn Vermeeren
You Don't Look Sick

Free Guided Tour

Dance Performance Breath and Sway: A Tribute to Blommers and Schumm

Book launch Verena Blok - Love Shit

Artist Tour:
Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Street Photography Workshop
Mounir Raji - Home

Mounir Raji
Home

Walk-in workshop
Blommers and Schumm

Shifted Perspectives
In-Studio workshop by Blommers & Schumm

Verena Blok
Love Shit

Julia Kochetova
War is Personal

Lisetta Carmi

Hailun Ma

Myriam Boulos

Co Rentmeester Witnessing Life

Blommers & Schumm Mid-Air

Hajar BenjidaAtlanta Made Us Famous

Jasmijn Vermeeren You Don't Look Sick

Free Guided Tour

Dance Performance Breath and Sway: A Tribute to Blommers and Schumm

Book launch Verena Blok - Love Shit

Artist Tour:Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Street Photography Workshop Mounir Raji - Home

Mounir Raji Home

Walk-in workshop Blommers and Schumm

Shifted PerspectivesIn-Studio workshop by Blommers & Schumm

Verena Blok Love Shit

Julia Kochetova War is Personal

Lisetta Carmi

Hailun Ma

Myriam Boulos

Co Rentmeester
Witnessing Life

Hajar Benjida
Atlanta Made Us Famous

Jasmijn Vermeeren
You Don't Look Sick

Artist Tour:
Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Street Photography Workshop
Mounir Raji - Home

Mounir Raji
Home

Walk-in workshop
Blommers and Schumm

Shifted Perspectives
In-Studio workshop by Blommers & Schumm

Verena Blok
Love Shit

Julia Kochetova
War is Personal