Ammodo x Eye Filmmuseum
Ammodo has been contributing to various exhibitions at Eye Filmmuseum since 2015, and funding the Eye Art & Film Prize partly since 2023. Through this support, Ammodo wants to stimulate the development of the art of the moving image and to offer artists space for experimentation.
“Eye Filmmuseum occupies a special position between museum and cinema, creating the perfect conditions in which to present film and video art in a high-quality way. Ammodo supports the realization of innovative exhibitions at this unique venue.”
– Juliette de Wijkerslooth, director of Ammodo
Exhibitions
Ammodo has contributed to the development of Eye exhibitions featuring new work specially created for the occasion by celebrated artists. ‘Eye on Art’, an exhibition series that ran from 2015 to 2018, featured work by William Kentridge, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Ryoji Ikeda. More recently, Ammondo funded solo exhibitions by Francis Alÿs and Saodat Ismailova.
Eye Art & Film Prize
Ammodo has been supporting the Eye Art & Film Prize since 2023. Launched in 2015, the prize is awarded annually to an artist working at the intersection of art and film. Previous winners were Hito Steyerl (2015), Ben Rivers (2016), Wang Bing (2017), Francis Alÿs (2018), Meriem Bennani (2019), Kahlil Joseph (2020), Karrabing Film Collective (2021) and Saodat Ismailova (2022). The winners exhibit their work at Eye and receive a sum of €30,000 to go towards the cost of making a new work.
“Moving images surround and pursue us everywhere, not only online but also in the physical world. In this context, what is the meaning of cinema and the status of film imagery in art? Thanks to Ammodo’s support for (solo) exhibitions and the Eye Art & Film Prize, we can stimulate new work by artists operating at the intersection of film and art and, in the process, drive the international discussion about these issues.”
– Bregtje van der Haak, director of Eye Filmmuseum
All exhibitions at Eye supported by Ammodo:
William Kentridge – If We Ever Get to Heaven
Exhibition featuring work by the celebrated South African artist William Kentridge, who achieved renown with his remarkable animation films, charcoal drawings and installations.
Close-Up – A New Generation of Film and Video Artists in the Netherlands
Group exhibition featuring work by a new generation of filmmakers and artists in the Netherlands, who are breaking down the barriers between film, video and visual art.
Celluloid – Tacita Dean, João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Rosa Barba, Gibson & Recoder
International group exhibition featuring work by artists who use and reflect on the qualities of 16mm and 35mm film stock and the cinematic apparatus.
Locus: Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Cao Guimarães
Exhibition of work by prominent film artists Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Cao Guimarães. Their celebrated work evokes a world that blends dream, sensory experience and reality.
Ryoji Ikeda
Visual artist and a key figure in the world of electronic music Ikeda created a spectacular presentation of his overwhelmingly immersive audiovisual artworks specially for Eye.
Francis Alÿs – Children's Games
A major exhibition of work by the Belgian-Mexican artist Francis Alÿs, who is best-known for his playful videos that are both engaged and poetic.
Meriem Bennani, Kahlil Joseph, Karrabing Film Collective
The work of the three recent winners of the Eye Art & Film Prize, who effortlessly cross the boundaries between cinema, documentary, and visual arts.
Saodat Ismailova – 18 000 Worlds
In her first retrospective exhibition 18,000 Worlds, Saodat Ismailova guides us into the hidden world of myth and ritual in Central Asia.
About Ammodo
Ammodo stimulates the development of arts, architecture and science by supporting pioneering art projects, initiatives in social and ecological architecture, and high-quality scientific research. Ammodo also produces documentaries to give greater visibility to pioneers in these fields.
