Art in Focus: Joep van Lieshout on Pride Helmet 📹️
This video focusses on Atelier van Lieshout’s Pride Helmet (2025), featured in the current exhibition Nikè. The work combines the shape of a protective helmet with figures gathered in demonstration, bringing together ideas of protest, identity, protection, and collective action.
In the video, Joep van Lieshout explains how the helmet both shields and isolates the wearer, while the demonstrators across its surface reflect a tension between individuality and belonging. The work also connects to recurring themes throughout the exhibition: systems, conflict, survival, and civil disobedience.
Learn more via the link in bio 🔗
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Nikè | Atelier Van Lieshout
On view until May 24th , 2026
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
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Video by Jaar and Dag Media, Amsterdam
@atelier_van_lieshout #Nikè #AtelierVanLieshout #GalerieRonMandos #artreel
Exhibition Highlight: Methamorphoses at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam🪽
Passion, desire, lust, jealousy, cunning and deceit. The Rijksmuseum took me on a journey into one of the greatest and most important sources of inspiration for artists: The Metamorphoses by the poet Ovid.
An amazing exhibition featuring some of the most beautiful works of art in the world. The exhibition is still on until May 25th, I highly recommend visiting this show to all! Included in the images are some of my personal highlight from my visit.
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Artworks featured:
1. Hubert Gerhard, Perseus with the Head of Medusa, ca. 1585-1590
2. Entrance to the exhibition
3. Video installation by Juul Kraijer
4. Nicolas Poussin, The Inspiration of the Poet, 1628
5. Louise Bourgeois, Spider Couple, 2003
6. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Narcissus, ca. 1597-1598
7. Giovanni Luteri, known as Dosso Dossi, Apollo, ca. 1525
8. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Sleeping Hermaphroditus, figure: roman, 2nd century, mattress: 1620
9. Femmy Otten, We Once Were One, 2022
@rijksmuseum #Rijksmuseum #Metamorphosen
Atelier Van Lieshout: Work Highlight
In light of the new exhibition Nikè, Galerie Ron Mandos highlights work by Atelier van Lieshout.
A figure stands within a rigid frame, calm, contained, and seemingly at ease. Yet it remains bound. Referencing the traditional “ball and chain,” Van Lieshout inverts the logic: the weight is no longer attached to the body, but to the head. Constraint shifts from physical restriction to something internal, identity, thought, and self-definition.
The frame represents systems of order and rationality, while the chain suggests control. Together, they point to a condition where limitation is no longer imposed from the outside, but absorbed and maintained from within.
Learn more about the new exhibition and about the works by Atelier Van Lieshout via the link in my bio. 🔗
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Nikè by Atelier van Lieshout
On view until May 24, 2026
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
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Work featured:
Atelier van Lieshout
Head and Chain, 2023
Plaster
93 x 65 x 45 cm
Installation views by Jonathan de Waart
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@atelier_van_lieshout@galerieronmandos #GalerieRonMandos #AteliervanLieshout #ContemporaryArt
Savvy Awards Winner 2026: Folkert de Jong 🏆️
I am thrilled to announce Folkert de Jong has been chosen as one of the winners of the 2026 edition of the Savvy Awards. They are the world's only award for innovation & creativity across all disciplines, categories and industries. The awards are handed out yearly by a jury of experts. Other 2026 winners include Victor Wembanyama, Patrick Collison, Barbara Belvisi & Movement on the Ground.
Below, find the text from the jury or click on the link in my bio to learn more.🔗
"Folkert De Jong’s practice explores the intersections of history, culture and human experience, creating sculptural tableaux that confront viewers with unsettling yet insightful narratives. He works predominantly with unconventional materials such as expanded polystyrene and polyurethane foam, often associated with industrial production and mass consumption. De Jong transforms them into life-sized figures and scenes that juxtapose vibrant surfaces with darker thematic content. His sculptural installations address subjects ranging from power and greed to war and collective cultural memory, bringing both historical and contemporary issues into sharp, almost theatrical focus. Folkert de Jong has the unique ability to engage audiences through materially innovative and critically charged works."
- Rik Reinking, Jury Savvy Awards
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Featured Artworks:
2) Folkert de Jong, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, 2026, Polyurethane and styrofoam, 35 x 20 x 25 cm
3) Folkert de Jong, Small Prophet, 2025, Pigmented polyurethane, spray paint, epoxy, 171 x 48 x 50 cm
4) Folkert de Jong, Gerard Bikker als volwassen man, 2026, Polyurethane and styrofoam, 35 x 20 x 25 cm
@folkert.dejong #savvyawards #savvyawards2026 #savvy #folkertdejong #woodsartinstitute
Work highlight: Atelier Van Lieshout Balaclavas series👁️
This work series continues Atelier Van Lieshout’s ongoing exploration of identity and power dynamics. The Balaclavas exist in a space between opposing meanings, protection and threat, anonymity and presence. The same object can signify resistance or violence, depending on perspective.
At the same time, it filters perception.
The wearer is both shielded from and separated from the world.
Discover more details about this unique series via the link in my bio 🔗
Work featured:
Atelier van Lieshout
Celine, 2026
Plaster
33 x 20 x 29 cm
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Work highlight: Atelier Van Lieshout Balaclavas series👁️
This work series continues Atelier Van Lieshout’s ongoing exploration of identity and power dynamics. The balaclava conceals identity while enabling action. Each masks has different expression, embodies different emotion
To cover the face is to become an idea, hero or enemy, depending on who
is looking.
Discover more details about this unique series work via the link in my bio 🔗
Work featured:
Atelier van Lieshout
Wies, 2026
Plaster
33 x 16 x 34 cm
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@atelier_van_lieshout@galerieronmandos #Nikè #AVL #Ateliervanlieshout
Work highlight: Atelier Van Lieshout Balaclavas series👁️
This work series continues Atelier Van Lieshout’s ongoing exploration of identity and power dynamics. The balaclava conceals identity while enabling action. By covering the face, the individual is removed and replaced by a role.
To cover the face is to become an idea, hero or enemy, depending on who
is looking.
Discover more details about this unique series work via the link in my bio 🔗
Work featured:
Atelier van Lieshout
Herma, 2026
Plaster
33 x 20 x 31 cm
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@atelier_van_lieshout@galerieronmandos #Nikè #AVL #Ateliervanlieshout
Artist Video Highlight Part II: Mounir Eddib
In light of Mounir Eddib's exhibition we take a closer look at specific works LITTLE GHETTO BOY through second part of video interviews with the artist.
This video interview focuses on Eddib’s materials and working process. Melted tin, lead, shale, tar, wood, and textiles all play an important role in his practice, connecting industrial landscapes in Genk with Moroccan rituals, memory, labor, and transformation.
Eddib describes his process as intuitive, where images shift and evolve while painting, drawing, and layering materials.
Learn more about Eddib's artistic practice and available works via the link below 🔗
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LITTLE GHETTO BOY | Mounir Eddib
On view until May 24th , 2026
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
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Video by Jaar and Dag Media, Amsterdam
@broer #LITTLEGHETTOBOY #GalerieRonMandos #MounirEddib #artreel
Atelier Van Lieshout: Work Highlight
In light of the new exhibition Nikè, Galerie Ron Mandos highlights work by Atelier van Lieshout.
Referencing the classical sculpture of a defeated warrior, Dying Gaul shifts attention away from victory and towards its aftermath. The original figure is known for its rare portrayal of vulnerability, an enemy shown with dignity rather than humiliation. Van Lieshout’s version continues this focus, emphasizing the moment where strength collapses and the body remains. The work points to the human cost embedded within systems of power and conflict, where narratives of triumph give way to consequence.
Learn more about the new exhibition and about the works by Atelier Van Lieshout via the link in my bio. 🔗
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Nikè by Atelier van Lieshout
On view until May 24, 2026
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
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Work featured:
Atelier van Lieshout, Dying Gaul, 2023, Plaster, 48 x 72 x 48 cm
Images by Jonathan de Waart
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@atelier_van_lieshout@galerieronmandos #GalerieRonMandos #AteliervanLieshout #ContemporaryArt
Artist Interview: Mounir Eddib on LITTLE GHETTO BOY 📹️
We are proud to share a new interview with Mounir Eddib, focusing on the exhibition LITTLE GHETTO BOY. In a new interview, Mounir Eddib reflects on the personal and social realities behind the exhibition. He speaks about growing up in Genk, Belgium the influence of hip-hop culture and migration histories, and the importance of transforming everyday experiences into visual language.
The conversation also explores his use of materials such as melted tin, lead, wood, and textiles, and how these elements connect to memory, labor, protection, and resilience.
Learn more via the link in bio 🔗
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LITTLE GHETTO BOY | Mounir Eddib
On view until May 24th , 2026
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
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Video by Jaar and Dag Media, Amsterdam
@broer #LITTLEGHETTOBOY #GalerieRonMandos #MounirEddib #artreel
Artist Interview: Joep van Lieshout on Nikè 📹️
We are proud to share a new interview with Joep Van Lieshout, focusing on the exhibition Nikè. Named after the Greek goddess of victory, the exhibition transforms the gallery into a landscape of sculptural fragments and monumental forms that appear to rise from the ground.
In the interview, Joep Van Lieshout discusses recurring themes within the practice: systems, power, destruction, survival, and the relationship between body and structure.
Learn more via the link in bio 🔗
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Nikè | Atelier Van Lieshout
On view until May 24th , 2026
Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
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Video by Jaar and Dag Media, Amsterdam
@atelier_van_lieshout #Nikè #AtelierVanLieshout #GalerieRonMandos #artreel
Highlight: The Venice Biennale 2026 🖼️
With this post I would like to share some of my personal highlights from the last few days in Venice during the 2026 edition of the Venice Biennale. It has been wonderful to see so many artists, curators, friends, and institutions come together across the city.
1, 2, 3) The opening of the Dutch Pavilion with ‘The Fortress’ by Dries Verhoeven and curator Rieke Vos, attended by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands, Minister of Culture Eppo Bruins, former director of the Mondriaan Fund Eelco van der Lingen, and many others.
4) Visiting Kate MccGwire and Fondazione Dries Van Noten at Palazzo Pisani Moretta.
5) The opening of ‘The Visitors’ by Hernan Bas at Ca’ Pesaro.
6) The opening celebration of the Dutch Pavilion with SEXYLAND and DJ Joost van Bellen.
7) Together with the wonderful Shirley den Hartog, director of Studio Erwin Olaf.
8) Visiting ‘The Astronaut, the Princess & the Wise Guy’ by Atelier Van Lieshout together with Natalie Kovacs.
9) The opening of ‘Eroi d’Oro’ by the late Georg Baselitz at Fondazione Giorgio Cini.
A few beautiful and inspiring days in Venice...
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#VeniceBiennale #BiennaleArte2026 #DutchPavilion #DriesVerhoeven #RiekeVos #HernanBas #AtelierVanLieshout #GeorgBaselitz #ContemporaryArt
