RED A.i.R Open Studios

When: March 20 11:00-18:00 Open Studios


March 21 11:00-18:00 Open Studios


Where: 19:00-21:00 Drinks and Music at the Guesthouse
Where: Studios, Bergstraat 16 / Korsjespoortsteeg 9,11, 12 and 23, Guesthouse, Bergstraat 14.

Free admission


On March 20 and March 21 the resident artists of RED A.i.R., Laurence Aëgerter, Mounira Al Solh, Alexis Blake, Egle Budvytyte, Francesca Grilli, Achim Lengerer, Ahmet Ögüt and Niels Vis will open their doors to the public. Come and visit the former brothels, which are now used as working spaces.
Special event: "Nine lives", performance/installation by artists Francesca Grilli and Anna Franceschini. Location: Bergstraat 16, March 20 and 21, 18:00-20:00

"Nine lives"
Bergstraat 16 featured in the news in May 1959, when a prostitute was murdered. The prostitute was the 45-year old Truus Krieger. That same week, another prostitute was nearly strangled in the nearby Oude Nieuwstraat. Fortunately, “Pretty Hetty” had resisted fiercely and was luckier than Truus. Truus’ murder was solved only in 1963, thanks to Ria, another prostitute.
For the occasion, we invite Ria and Pretty Hetty to take possession of the Studio of Bergstraat 16.

RED A.i.R. is curated by Angela Serino for Redlight Art Amsterdam which is organized by the City of Amsterdam and the housing corporation De Key/Principaal, in collaboration with Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam and Kunsternaars&CO. The project comprises a residency program, a series of events and a final presentation throughout this year.