Finals 2025

BEAR Fine Art / Finals 2025

2 3 4 and 5 of July

From 10:30am till 21pm in OUDE KRAAN 26, Arnhem

The graduation exhibition chewed, unchewed will take place from the 2nd till the 5th of July 2025, presenting works by the 20 graduates from BEAR (Base for Experiment, Art & Research) Fine Art ArtEZ, Arnhem. The title of the exhibition chewed, unchewed denotes a state of constant metabolism. A place where process is prioritised ahead of the end result. The exhibition concept revolves around the environment of the mouth and by transference the body’s function and behaviour. The graduates from 2025 are showing their teeth in this exhibition, chewing and re-chewing urgent themes. Whether social or personal, many of the ideas processed in the graduation works are transferred through speaking, eating or swallowing. In a wide range of media, spanning performance, video, painting, textile, sculpture and food, all the works in exhibition will give you something to chew on. 
 
Opening hours:
Wednesday 2 July to Saturday 5 July 10:30 - 21:00 
 
Location: 
Oude Kraan 26
6811 LK Arnhem
 
Graduates: 
Alejandro Jimenez, Alicja Strzeszewska, Anne Francien, Carina Calinici, Dieuwke Oosterbosch, Evgeniia van Zonneveld, Floyd Schleussinger, Ina Darakchieva, Jozefine Vasse, Keonwoo Kim, Lois Ebben, Merel Hoogendijk, Mick Hoogsteder, Marloes Molenaar, Ming Morssinkhof, Min Shin, Manshee Zheng, Nout Schoonhoven, Yubin Lee and Yiyang Zhou
 
Curator:
Julia Geerlings

Julia Geerlings is curator of contemporary art at Museum Rijswijk. In addition to solo and group exhibitions, the museum organizes an annual Paper (even years) or Textile Biennial (odd years) that provides an overview of the current, international state of affairs in the field of paper and textile art. Previously, she was curator and director of A Tale of A Tub in Rotterdam (2019-2024). In her projects, the location and context (social, economic and political) of the given place play an important role. For example, she organized projects for the Vleeshal (Middelburg, NL), Oude Kerk (Amsterdam, NL), After Hours (Sèvres, FR), Kunsthuis SYB (Beetsterzwaag, NL), Thkio Ppalies (Nicosia, CY) and Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen (Vijfhuizen, NL). She was curator-in-residence at ISCP International Studio and Curatorial Program (New York, USA), Rupert (Vilnius, LT) and Cité des Arts, Atelier Holsboer (Paris, FR) and she was an advisor for the AFK, CBK Rotterdam and a lecturer at the HKU.