Expo: Yonah De Beer
Yonah de Beer is a queer multidisciplinary artist from Amsterdam, and he runs INSI art-studios. He was raised by four homosexual parents, who came from a Jewish and Catholic heritage. Because of his upbringing, he has always felt like he stood outside the normative margins of society. He started painting to express himself; without prejudice of what is beautiful, without any sense of good or bad. He is an autodidact. He started using art as the language to express his individuality. His work is philosophy materialized. De Beer cannot purge his emotions/thoughts onto canvas without also reflecting on the ideology that gave shape to that perspective. His art tries to reflect on the interconnectedness of all things. Finally, de Beer’s art is there to drown in. To drown in the thoughts that arise, which leads to interpretation. To drown in the feelings that occur, which leads to understanding the sentiment. To drown in the individual symbolism that the art presents, which leads to understanding that you don’t understand. His purpose in creating art is to reflect upon the world in such a way that it may change the world itself.
Performance art: Performance on Identity (2019), Performance on Time (2020), and The Artist is Not Present (2020). I have participated in multiple group exhibitions and a solo exhibition: Skek (2021), LAB111 (2022), Kunst voor Ons 1 year anniversary (2022), Amnesty International (2022), A New Story (2022). De Beer also performs at events with live painting: Opening night at Pippi’s (2022), Heineken Afterwork (2022), Chapter 5ive* at het HEM (2022), Tune in, Turn On, Find Art (2023), Dutch Design Week (2023), Togetherness at Casa (2024). Film: documentary ‘Wat Zou Je Dan Zeggen’ (2022-). Clothing: collaboration with Artistic (2021), collaboration with La Fam and Unas Original (2021), INSI merchandise (2023).
De Passage
- Monday 07:00 — 23:00
- Tuesday 07:00 — 23:00
- Wednesday 07:00 — 23:00
- Thursday 07:00 — 23:00
- Friday 07:00 — 03:00
- Saturday 07:00 — 03:00
- Sunday 07:00 — 03:00