2026-01-16 | Fellows at the group exhibition at Stevenson Galery in Amsterdam
Our current resident, Simphiwe Ndzube, and our fellows Moshekwa Langa and Neo Matloga, are participating in a group exhibition, Whispers Down the Alley, at the Stevenson Gallery in Amsterdam. The exhibition is curated in collaboration with Jeannette Ten Kate.
In Whispers Down the Alley, artworks respond to one another like words passed along in the familiar game of ‘broken telephone’: each work carries something forward, subtly alters it, and adds a new layer of meaning. What begins as recognition may shift along the way, become distorted, or collide with the unfamiliar.
Join us for the opening of the exhibition on 16 Jan, from 17:00 to 20:00!
The exhibition considers how people connect through what they share and recognise, while also examining how what is strange or not fully understood can create distance – at times even tipping into resistance. Whispers Down the Alley suggests that misunderstandings do not merely divide, but also reveal our expectations and anxieties. Dialogue lies at its heart: forms, ideas, and emotions whisper, echo, and clash within the space.
Visitors are invited to follow moments of recognition, while remaining attentive to what resists immediate understanding. Where does connection reside? And what happens when it cannot be grasped at once?
Whispers Down the Alley is a call for attentive looking, open listening, and a willingness to admit the unknown.
Gallery artists Cian-Yu Bai, Wim Botha, Georgina Gratrix, Pieter Hugo, Mawande Ka Zenzile, Moshekwa Langa, Neo Matloga, Paulo Nazareth, Simphiwe Ndzube, Hylton Nel, Jo Ractliffe, Robin Rhode, Viviane Sassen, Penny Siopis and Thato Toeba take part alongside Michael Bailey-Gates, Michael Berkhemer, Mayte Breed, Quintus Glerum, Robin de Puy, Berend Strik and Zhang Wei.
Photo: Moshekwa Langa, Ntotoke, 2020-3, Indian ink, acrylic paint, iridescent pigment, pigment and ink on paper, 162 × 122 cm, Image courtesy of Artsy.
You can see the exhibition until 7 March.
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