Stedelijk Museum

Stedelijk goes West: The Cook, the Farmer, His Wife and Their Neighbour

18 Apr - 05 Sep 2009

STEDELIJK GOES WEST: THE COOK, THE FARMER, HIS WIFE AND THEIR NEIGHBOUR

18 April – 5 September 2009

The Cook, the Farmer, His Wife and Their Neighbour, a participatory project by the Slovene artist and architect Marjetica Potrč (b. 1953) and Wilde Westen, a group of young designers, architects and cultural producers, combines visual art and social architecture to redefine the village green. Community vegetable gardens become a tool by which the residents of Amsterdam Nieuw West reclaim ownership of their neighbourhood at a time when demolition and redevelopment are causing many to feel uprooted.Beginning April 18, 2009, the house at Lodewijk Van Deysselstraat 61, in Slotermeer, will be a meeting point open to the Cook, the Farmer, his Wife and their Neighbours, friends and guests, as well as those involved in the many local initiatives already taking place in Nieuw West
 

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