When in Amsterdam....the Red Light District hosts an Art Fair once a year.
AIR (Art in the Red Light) is now in its 8th year. Contemporary Art, Photography and Jewelry go on display in the Old Church of Amsterdam.
AIR has been at the forefront to diversify Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District. The exhibition is displayed in the Gothic church in the middle of the district. This year the exhibition extends to the windows of the Church's outbuildings.
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| Installation by Jompet Kuswidanato |
59 local and international Artists are on display. Local artists include product designer
Marjan van Aubel, landscape photographer and Amsterdam resident
Wouter van Buuren and jeweler to the celebrities
Otazu. International guests include acclaimed Indonesian visual artist
Jompet Kuswidanato, Icelander and instillation artist Thorvaldur
Thorsteinsson, and video, performance London artist
Alexis Milne winner of the
Start Point Prize.
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| By Midas Zwaan |
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| Paintings by Thorvaldur Thorsteinsson |
In addition that all the art pieces are for sale each Artist provides a piece for auction. This auction is held towards the end of the exhibition. Part of the proceeds go to charity. AIR is supports
Orange Babies, an organization that assist those suffering AIDS in Africa.
The AIR exhibition runs 20 -23 September at the Old Church in Amsterdam.
The exhibition is free with admission. Those with an
IAmsterdam Card or a Museum Card entrance is free.
When in Amsterdam...enjoy!
