On Friday 10 March, artist Sterre Arentsen will present her set of First Editions in the gallery of Foam. During this festive event, we will talk about the works, Arentsen's background in Physics and her fascination for light and colour.

You are welcome from 18.00 to 20.00 hrs at Foam Editions. Register for free.

De Anima, 2022 (left) and Periphery, 2021 (right)

Foam Editions

First Editions |  Sterre Arentsen

Sem Langendijk's first solo exhibition shows the result of a long-term photographic research into the process and effects of gentrification. Foam shows 

 at a time when many city dwellers are looking for affordable housing and when residents can no longer afford to live in the neighbourhood they were once rooted in.

The exhibition will be opened on Thursday 9 March with an exclusive book signing and Q&A with the artist. You are welcome from 17.30 to 21.00 hrs at Foam. Register for free.

Canary Wharf, 2019 

Foam

Summer, 2018

Opening Sem Langendijk

On Thursday 23 February, Foam Editions is happy to welcome you to the festive presentation of 

, a special box containing a publication, poster and print, which gives extra context to Bebe Blanco Agterberg's current exhibition 

The event will start with a Q&A with the artist in the exhibition space, followed by the presentation of the limited edition box in the gallery of the museum.

The Cover Up, 2020

Launch Bebe Blanco Agterberg

Join the artist Lebohang Kganye on a tour through the exhibition 

Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home

 and explore how family photographs and oral stories have shaped her work and its understanding of South African history. The tour will be moderated by the show's curator, 

“Setshwantso le ngwanaka II” from “Ke Lefa Laka: Her-Story”, 2013

"Mohlokomedi wa Tora", Scene 2, 2018 

Liz Johnson Artur - of life of love of sex of movement of hope

Artist Tour Lebohang Kganye

Lebohang Kganye focuses on exploring her family's personal and collective ‘micro histories’. Her work is embedded in the wider history of South Africa from before, during, and in the aftermath of apartheid and colonialism.

The exhibition will be opened on Thursday 16 February in the presence of the artist and Foam Paul Huf Award jury members 

. You are welcome from 18.30 to 21.00 hrs at Foam. Register for free.

“Nomasonto Mthembu” from “Mosebetsi wa Dirithi”, 2022

Opening Lebohang Kganye

series. This time to discuss work of South African artist and photographer 

 talk, moderator Dymphie Braun and Kganye explore how the artist's work developed alongside her interest in her family history and how this source of inspiration has led her to explore a diverse range of mediums: from performance to stage designs and embroidery. 

“Shadows of Re-Memory”, Film Still 1, 2021

Pakhuis de Zwijger

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger: Lebohang Kganye

Foam proudly presents the first overview of the work of South African photographer Ernest Cole. The exhibition includes parts of his archive, which had long been considered lost. As one of the first Black freelance photographers, Cole offered with his work an unprecedented view from the inside. Born in a township, Cole experienced the strains of apartheid first-hand.

The exhibition will be opened on Thursday 26 January in the presence of Leslie Matlaisane and James Sanders, representatives of the Ernest Cole Family Trust. You are welcome from 17.30 to 21.00 hrs at Foam. Register for free.

South Africa,  1960s

South Africa, 1960s

Opening Ernest Cole

On 18 January, Foam is hosting a special evening with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, in collaboration with the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) - a research community of the University of Amsterdam. 

The focus of the evening is the independent curator, writer and filmmaker’s newest film  

the world like a jewel in the hand – unlearning imperial plunder II

focuses on the destruction of the Jewish Muslim world that existed in North Africa and insists on making it imaginable and inhabitable again. It argues that objects held captive in museums and archives outside of the places from where they were looted are only the tip of the iceberg of the mass colonial plunder of Africa. 

After the film screening, Azoulay will go into conversation with 

 (Associate Professor in Film and Visual Culture at the Media Studies department, UvA) and 

 (Lecturer in Visual Culture, Amsterdam University College and Ph.D. Candidate at ASCA) to give further insight into her research on history, archives and imperialism.

Film still from the world like a jewel in the hand, 2022

Books, written and unwritten orders, archival documents, photographs, postcards, treaties and declarations, serve as the sites where imperial triumph is declared. The violence entwined with such a triumph is celebrated as the throes of history. But instead of accepting the verdict and treating these documents as sealed or these objects as pieces of art and relics of ‘history’, the film presents them as invitations to resistance, reinterpretation, and reclamation of a world deemed ‘lost’.

Film screening + talk with Ariella Azoulay 

Every Sunday, Foam offers free walk-in workshops inspired by the current exhibition 

The walk-in workshops at Foam are suitable for all ages. Join us on Sundays between 14.00 - 16.00 hrs.

Untitled, 2019

Untitled, 2021

Untitled, 2020

Untitled, 2022.

The Flicker Phase, 1950

Walk-in workshop

“Fashion” is a concept that represents what is trending at the moment. Paul Kooiker’s fashion photography, on the other hand, is characterised by its timelessness. The artist portrays the biggest fashion brands and today’s most famous faces, but transports them to a world of their own. Disconnected from time and place, his surreal images feel like film stills with stories we can only guess.

Paul Kooiker

Anyone looking at Agterberg's work can sense a dark history, but what exactly lies at its core is not immediately clear. This is what makes her images fascinating: she not only investigates the malleability of memories but also how people, willingly or unintentionally, try to fill the voids within. Politics, media and citizens play the leading role in her work: they are inextricably linked, but they also find themselves in a continuous power struggle.

Foam 3h: Bebe Blanco Agterberg - Theatre of Broken Memories, 2022

Video interview with Bebe Blanco Agterberg

Behind the scenes interview with Bebe Blanco Agterberg

Bebe Blanco Agterberg – Theater of Broken Memories

Come and celebrate the opening of our newest exhibitions: 

by Bebe Blanco Agterberg. The exhibitions will be opened on 8 December by French style icon 

Join us from 18.30 until 22.00 hrs for this festive opening with free entrance, drinks, and music.

Opening Paul Kooiker + Bebe Blanco Agterberg

by Mous Lamrabat in a unique way. Based on the expertise of young students, they will guide you through the exhibition with short interactive assignments.

The tour guides of Foam Forward all participated in a long term educational project at Foam. The students have a big heart for Foam and feel it is important to take visitors through the exhibition in their own refreshing way.

Ana love you more than my life, 2021

Mashallah with extra cheese, 2021

Foam Forward Tour Mous Lamrabat

Visit Foam during Museumnacht Amsterdam and participate in a number of fun and engaging activities. Join one of the surprise performances where the artists of 

 will start singing, dancing, or reciting a spoken word when you least expect it. Listen to the exclusive playlist by 

, or take your own portrait inspired by the museum's exhibitions: step into the colourful utopia of Mous Lamrabat or get to work with the visual language of the new Foam Talents.

Join us with your Museumnacht Amsterdam ticket on 5 November from 19.00 - 02.00 hrs.

Museumnacht Amsterdam, 2022

Museumnacht Amsterdam, 2021

Foam Fusion, 2017

Museumnacht Amsterdam, 2019

Museumnacht Amsterdam 2022

Do you want to learn how to make better portraits? Do you practise photography, but want to perfect your skills? Join our photography workshop for CJP members (18 - 30 years).

Nike See, Nike Do, 2019

Inner Journey

CJP Portrait Photography

Book launch Jaap Scheeren

Foam Editions is happy to welcome you to the festive book presentation of 

, a photo book made by Zindzi Zwietering, on Thursday 13 October at Foam's in-house gallery. During this event, we will present an exclusive and limited special edition of this book.

BRON © Zindzi Zwietering

Book presentation Zindzi Zwietering

, we invite you to dive deeper into the exhibition together with the Foam Talents of 2022. 

Through a dynamic two-part programme, we will learn more about the work through personal presentations and interactive guided tours.

The event will start with a talk about how an artist's location influences their artistic practice. After a short break, we will move into the exhibition to speak with the talents about their installation. Additionally, they will speak about how the presentation of their work was developed for the exhibition.

Foam Talents who will be present during the event: 

Lina Geoushy, Czar Kristoff, Linn Phyllis Seeger and Donavon Smallwood. The full lineup of artists will be announced soon.

Languor

The Feast Inside, from the series Paintings Dreams and Love

Tours and Talks: Meet the Talents of 2022

Foam proudly presents the work of a new generation of artists in the group exhibition 

. The 20 participating artists look closely at both the world around us, and the one within - without shying away from discomfort or pain. Climate change, political conflict, discrimination, displacement, and social justice issues: the works address the pressing problems of our times and remind us that photography has the potential to capture the unspeakable.

Malign Influences/The Holy Mountains

Home/Leaving One for Another

Le Grand Voyage – Version Courte

Image from the series Inner Journey

Opening Foam Talent, 2022

Impression Foam Talent 2022

Impression of the exhibition

Foam Magazine 61 Talent. Image: Paintings, Dreams and Love

Foam Magazine #61: Talent, 2022

Featured in Foam Magazine #61

Foam Talent 2022

. The exhibition will be opened on 15 September in the presence of artists Diego Moreno, Marwan Bassiouni, Yushi Li and more. Join us from 18.30 until 22.00 hrs for this festive opening with free entrance, drinks and music.

Foam Talents that will be present during the opening: 

Ritsch Sisters, Czar Kristoff, Diego Moreno, Donavon	Smallwood, Donja Nasseri, Ghazaleh Rezaei, Laura Chen, Lina Geoushy, Linn Phyllis Seeger, Marvel Harris, Marwan Bassiouni, Olgaç Bozalp, Pavo Marinović, Yushi Li, 

Foam Talent 2022 Opening

In a series of online workshops, we offer practical advice on how to navigate working on assignments in the photo-media industry. The series offers an insight into best practices, tips and tricks. With guest speakers Eefje Ludwig and DOCKS Collective.

This online workshop dives deeper into the topics discussed in the online talk 

Navigating the Media Industry - Photographer's Perspective

People on the balcony of a house in Ahrweiler. On the first day after the flood, the extent of the destruction was difficult to assess, so there was a disastrous shortage of equipment and emergency personnel in the flooded area. Ahrweiler, July 15, 2021

Online (via Zoom)

From the series I can’t stand to see you cry

Archive of Public Protests

Collaborations, Collectives and Copyright

Workshop: Collaborations, Collectives & Copyright

For many photographers today – and especially for those whose practice is documentary - accepting and pursuing commissions and assignments within the media industry helps to build and contribute to a sustainable career. Through a series of talks and online courses, we will take a closer look at the dynamics of this industry. 

Sign up for the conversation on 17 August and learn more about how to navigate the territory between your own practice and the media industry at large. This second edition will focus on working on assignments from the perspective of the photographer.

we will dive deeper into the subject during the online course 

Navigating the Media Industry - Media Perspective

watch it back

From the series Tell The Trees To Smile

Navigating the media industry - Photographer's Perspective

Magnum On Assignment - Zooming In 2

Do you want to learn more about the photo narratives that helped shape Suriname's history? On the occasion of the exhibition 

, we are joined by author and co-curator Lucia Nankoe and programmer Raïsha Zeegelaar to dive deeper into the stories featured in the exhibition.

Lievendag-Overeem 

Gaitri-Sweeb 

Stories around Surinamese Wedding Portraits

Come and celebrate the opening of the new exhibition 

 by Anton Shebetko. At 18.00 hrs, Jim van Geel (Coordinator Public Programme at Rijksakademie and Curator Public Programme Young Design at Design Museum) will host a Q&A with Anton Shebetko.

You are welcome from 17.30 until 21.00 hrs during this festive opening with free entrance and drinks. In addition, the publication 

A Very Brief and Subjective Queer History of Ukraine

 will also be available during the opening.

Laslo, from the series To Know Us Better

Kinder Limo, from the series To Know Us Better

Opening Anton Shebetko

 portrays Queer Ukrainians who are living or temporarily staying in

Europe. The series shows people who moved to Europe after Russia's occupation of Crimea, the war in the East in 2014 and Russia's full invasion in 2022. The portraits and heartfelt interviews in this exhibition document their experiences and hopes for a better future.

Swan Wing Rock, 2021

Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better 

In a series of online workshops, we offer practical advice on how to navigate working on assignments in the photo-media industry. The series offers an insight into best practices, tips and tricks. With guest speakers Tara Pixley and Rozette Rago.

This online workshop dives deeper into the topics discussed in 

Navigating the Media Industry - Media Perspective 

San Francisco Mayor London Breed photographed at a rally marking the first anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee's killing, photographed for Stand With Asian Americans, a non profit organisation.

archived events

First Editions | Sterre Arentsen

Opening Sem
Langendijk Haven

Launch
Bebe Blanco Agterberg
The Playbook

Meet the artist + tour: Lebohang Kganye Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home

Opening Lebohang Kganye Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger: Lebohang Kganye

Opening Ernest Cole
House of Bondage

Film screening + talk with Ariella Azoulay the  world like a jewel in the hand

Walk-in Workshop Paul Kooiker FASHION

Paul Kooiker
FASHION

Bebe Blanco Agterberg
Theatre of Broken Memories

Opening Paul Kooiker FASHION and Bebe Blanco Agterberg Theater of Broken Memories

Interactive Tour:
Mous Lamrabat Blessings from Mousganistan

Museumnacht Amsterdam

Portrait Photography

Book presentation Zindzi Zwietering Bron

Meet the Foam Talents of 2022

Foam Talent 2022

Opening Foam Talent 2022

Collaborations, Collectives and Copyright

Navigating the media industry - Photographer's Perspective

Stories around Surinamese Wedding Portraits

Opening Anton Shebetko
To Know Us Better

Anton Shebetko
To Know Us Better

Photo Commissioning Practices

archived events

First Editions | Sterre Arentsen

Opening SemLangendijk Haven

Launch Bebe Blanco AgterbergThe Playbook

Meet the artist + tour: Lebohang Kganye Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home

Opening Lebohang Kganye Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home

Foam x Pakhuis de Zwijger: Lebohang Kganye

Opening Ernest Cole House of Bondage

Film screening + talk with Ariella Azoulay the world like a jewel in the hand

Walk-in Workshop Paul Kooiker FASHION

Paul Kooiker FASHION

Bebe Blanco AgterbergTheatre of Broken Memories

Opening Paul Kooiker FASHION and Bebe Blanco Agterberg Theater of Broken Memories

Interactive Tour: Mous Lamrabat Blessings from Mousganistan

Museumnacht Amsterdam

Portrait Photography

Book presentation Zindzi Zwietering Bron

Meet the Foam Talents of 2022

Foam Talent 2022

Opening Foam Talent 2022

Collaborations, Collectives and Copyright

Navigating the media industry - Photographer's Perspective

Stories around Surinamese Wedding Portraits

Opening Anton Shebetko To Know Us Better

Anton ShebetkoTo Know Us Better

Photo Commissioning Practices

Opening Sem
Langendijk Haven

Launch
Bebe Blanco Agterberg
The Playbook

Opening Ernest Cole
House of Bondage

Film screening + talk with Ariella Azoulay the  world like a jewel in the hand

Paul Kooiker
FASHION

Bebe Blanco Agterberg
Theatre of Broken Memories

Interactive Tour:
Mous Lamrabat Blessings from Mousganistan

Opening Anton Shebetko
To Know Us Better

Anton Shebetko
To Know Us Better