Sofie de JongWhat was Art withing the Bauhaus?Between the chaos of two world wars, the Staatliches Bauhaus, a modernist art school, opened its doors in Germany. It was the newest, and…3 min read·Jun 20, 2021----
Sofie de JongThe good, the bad and the kitschWhen the 20th century came around the corner, the art world made a radical 360-degree turn. A bigger interest in painting itself rather…3 min read·Jun 20, 2021----
Sofie de JongYet another Dada ManifestoThe Dada movement originates around the time of the first world war. Young creatives with new and in- novative ideas were living in neutral…2 min read·Jun 20, 2021----
Sofie de JongWas futurism really that new after all?Plenty of manifestos have been written over the course of the modern age, and Marinetti’s Futurist Man- ifesto could hardly be considered…2 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
Sofie de JongPicabia’s cubismOnce known as “Papa Dada,” Francis Picabia was one of the principal figures of the Dada movement both in Paris and New York. He surely was…3 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
Sofie de JongCourbet & Art in the presentBorn in the summer of 1819 in the small rural town of Ornans, Gustave Courbet grew up to a prosperous farming family. Being constantly…4 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
Sofie de JongRECONTEXTUALISING; THE NEW NARRATIVEThe archive is no longer an index of reality. In the post-truth state of the current day-and-age, nothing is still accounted to a…2 min read·Mar 6, 2021----
Sofie de JongCURATION OF AN ARCHIVAL CONTEXTThe consideration of the archive as a collective entity, directly contextualising a perspective of the past — as opposed to a collection…5 min read·Mar 6, 2021----
Sofie de JongTHE NETWORKED ARCHIVENew definitions of what an archive could be and who could take on the role of archivist transformed along the move towards…9 min read·Mar 4, 2021----
Sofie de JongARCHIVING; AN ARTISTIC PRACTICEArt happens as a part of life. It reflects, it observes, it comments. Art engages with what is held in common, and with that, intervenes…6 min read·Mar 4, 2021----