The art program and theme for 2026 have been announced

10 artists venture into the twilight zone between order and disorder

2026

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Because order and chaos constantly surround us. We build systems, laws, and structures to get a grip on life, but just as often, they spiral out of control. Look, for example, at the rapid technological developments and the geopolitical disorder around us.

But disorder can also be a breeding ground for change and innovation. It opens up frameworks and makes rules wobble. The ancient Greeks even saw chaos as a primal state: the endless sea of promise from which order could unfold. It is up to artists to shake things up. To discover logic in randomness, or to break through existing structures.

Go explore and plunge into the DIS/ORDER of the art program. Let yourself be guided by a guide, or choose chaos and create your own path.

All artists in a row:

Lenie van Asten - Touki Delphine - Juul Hondius in collaboration with Montaser Alsabe & Abed Hussein - Jikke Lesterhuis - Ronald van der Meijs - Maksud Ali Mondal - Suat Ögüt - Dani Ploeger - Jeanine Verloop - Christy Westhovens

The art program was made possible with a contribution from the Mondriaan Fund, Creative Industries Fund NL, and De Versterking.  

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