WIM VAN SINDEREN ON PAOLO VENTURA AND JASPER DE BEIJER AT FOTOMUSEUM DEN HAAG
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Both Paolo Ventura and Jasper de Beijer play with reality in their photographs. In his series War Souvenir and Winter Stories Ventura photographed events that he himself had never witnessed, bringing them to life with miniatures, scale models and dioramas. Jasper de Beijer goes even further, making life-size, three-dimensional models - often out of paper - which he then photographs, producing images reminiscent of Victorian prints.
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DEIMANTAS NARKEVICIUS AT VAN ABBEMUSEUM, EINDHOVEN
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In this exhibition, the Lithuanian artist Deimantas Narkevičius explores the links between record, memory and testimony in a selection of video and film works as well as sculpture and photography. Ranging from early pieces such as 'Europe 54° 54' - 25° 19'' (1997), shot using old Soviet film equipment, to newer works like 'Revisiting Solaris' (2007), this selection of Narkevičius' oeuvre lays bare the paradox inherent in a society's collective memory and projections of themselves in the future.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: RIJKSAKADEMIE, AMSTERDAM
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The Rijksakademie Residency in Amsterdam, which is inviting applications for 2010, is an international research and production place for emerging, professional artists from all continents. The Rijksakademie offers basic facilities such as a studio, assistance by technical specialists, a work budget, and mediation with accommodation and grants. The deadline for applications is 1 February 2009. Read on to find out more. 
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SHIRANA SHAHBAZI AT MUSEUM BOIJMANS, ROTTERDAM, THE CENTRE CULTUREL SUISSE, PARIS AND THE HAMMER MUSEUM, LA
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In her preoccupation with crossing different visual forms and mediums, the still life dominates the work of Iranian artist Shirana Shahbazi. From the very beginning of her life as an artist, Shahbazi has devoted much of her work to expanding the boundaries of photography by using photographic motifs in other media, such as painting, graphic prints, or objects such as carpets. Her photographs of still lifes, based partly on works by the Old Masters, can be seen in both Paris and Rotterdam until January 2009 and at the Hammer Museum in LA until April 2009.
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SHIRANA SHAHBAZI AT MUSEUM BOIJMANS, ROTTERDAM, THE CENTRE CULTUREL SUISSE, PARIS AND THE HAMMER MUSEUM, LA
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In her preoccupation with crossing different visual forms and mediums, the still life dominates the work of Iranian artist Shirana Shahbazi. From the very beginning of her life as an artist, Shahbazi has devoted much of her work to expanding the boundaries of photography by using photographic motifs in other media, such as painting, graphic prints, or objects such as carpets. Her photographs of still lifes, based partly on works by the Old Masters, can be seen in both Paris and Rotterdam until January 2009 and at the Hammer Museum in LA until April 2009.
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LAST CHANCE: CY TWOMBLY PHOTOGRAPHY 1951-2007 AT HUIS MARSEILLE, AMSTERDAM
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This is the last chance to see the photographic work made by the American artist Cy Twombly best known for his paintings. The fact that he has been producing Polaroid photographs for over fifty years is little known and these works have rarely been exhibited. In celebration of his 80th birthday, these works are being shown for the first time in the Netherlands. 
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15TH NOORDERLICHT INTERNATIONAL PHOTOFESTIVAL
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The Nooderlicht Photofestival, now in its 15th year, offers a chance to see the magnificent photographs of Jirasek Vaclav, one of 37 photographers whose work is included in the main exhibition of the festival,
'Behind Walls, Eastern Europe before 1989'. 
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LARA SCHNITGER & MY BARBARIAN AT MUSEUM HET DOMEIN, THE NETHERLANDS
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For this exhibition the LA-based, Dutch artist Lara Schnitger is for the first time working in close collaboration with performance group My Barbarian, also based in LA. In an installation, a film and texts, the characters in the songs literally acquire a physical presence and Schnitger's sculptures evolve their own quirky personalities. In a frantic Faustian interaction, boundaries between real and unreal, creator and creation, public and actor, gay and straight, touch and smell, vanish. The opening performance takes place at 5pm on 29 August. 
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LAST CHANCE: 'CHECKING REALITY' AT PLATFORM 21, AMSTERDAM
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Our use of digital media heavily influences the way we experience, test and create reality. A new exhibition in Amsterdam lets visitors explore all the different ways artists have embraced new technologies to show how 'virtual seeing is believing'.
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DAIDO MORIYAMA AT GALERIE ALEX DANIELS - REFLEX, AMSTERDAM
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The Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama shot his first picture when he was thirteen years old. Since then he hasn't stopped his frantic investigation and recording of the world through the lens of his 35-mm camera. For this exhibition Moriyama has specially made a series of duo snapshots, once again showing his seemingly nonchalant approach to his environment. 
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SAADANE AFIF AND ANNETTE KELM AT WITTE DE WITH, ROTTERDAM
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In June Witte de With in Rotterdam is hosting two exciting solo exhibitions by emerging artists Annette Kelm and Saâdane Afif. Afif (left below) will present new sculptures and installations, each of which is an adaptation by Afif of one of his previous works. Kelm (right below) will present recent works which portray objects dislocated from their usual context. Contrary to their apparent simplicity and reduced aesthetic, Kelm's images contain a wealth of references, from interior design and architecture, to Hollywood films or current day concerns with exoticism and global trade. 
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GEOFFREY FARMER AT WITTE DE WITH, ROTTERDAM
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At the beginning of April Witte de With will open a major solo exhibition of work by the Canadian artist Geoffrey Farmer. Farmer creates complex installations that consist of multiple elements distributed throughout the gallery space. These installations activate narratives, which are drawn from diverse sources including social history, popular culture, art history and literature. 
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MICHAEL BORREMANS AT DE APPEL, AMSTERDAM
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Although originally trained as a photographer and graphic designer, since the mid-1990s, the Belgian artist Michaël Borremans has been internationally acclaimed for his drawings and paintings. This autumn de Appel is presenting a little-known aspect of Borremans' oeuvre, namely his films, which he has for the first time decided to screen as an essential part of his artistic production. 
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JOHANNES SCHWARTZ AT VAN ZOETENDAAL, AMSTERDAM
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This September is a great time to catch up with Johannes Schwartz' recent photographic work - his current show at Van Zoetendaal in Amsterdam, a new publication, and an upcoming collaboration with Experimental Jetset and Herman in 'Stair/Stare' at the Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht later in the month, it's prime time to gather some of the clues scattered through the artist's series.
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BODYPOLITICX AT WITTE DE WITH, ROTTERDAM
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Why does pornography have such a bad reputation? Everybody has an opinion about porn. Most profess not to like it and many claim to have never even seen any. Yet, beyond a simple or dictionary definition, the question "what is porn?" remains almost impossible to answer. Even a Supreme Court judge was stumped, saying of pornography: "I don't know what it is, but I recognize it when I see it". Rather than offering a simple response to these questions, 'BODYPOLITICX' poses further questions: Does porn symbolize patriarchal structures and the oppression of women? Are porn films a reflection of existing socio-sexual relationships? What is taboo when everything around us is sexualized and yet sexual practices remain un-discussable? Is pornography to blame for the destruction of sexuality? 
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BILL ROBERTS ON SAMUEL HERBERT AT ZINGERPRESENTS, AMSTERDAM
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British artist Samuel Herbert has shown extensively since graduating from Goldsmiths College in 2004, and while he has stuck fast to the style and theme of the paintings that initially brought him such attention, he is clearly a young painter to watch. For his second solo show at ZINGERpresents, Herbert picks up where his previous show at the gallery, 'Natives and Colonials', left off, presenting further precisely rendered monochrome paintings of aristocrats and their servants in unnamed British colonies during the 19th century. 
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ROMAN ONDAK AT BAK, UTRECHT, PLUS TALK BY JESSICA MORGAN
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Tate curator Jessica Morgan will be at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst in Utrecht on Thursday 19 April to discuss the work of Slovak-born artist Roman Ondak, whose solo exhibition 'The Day After Yesterday' is on view at the museum until 27 May. 
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MAARTEN VAN SCHAIK'S 'LAS VEGAS' AT VAN ZOETENDAAL, AMSTERDAM
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Van Schaik concentrates on things lurking in the shadows of the neon casino strip town, places which some have defined as non-spaces that are, anonymous as they may be, the perfect, real inner foil to the superficial town of tawdry light on the tourist's agenda.
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ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL
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Fans of artistically and politically invested film know where to head each year in late January - with its record of presenting some of the best experimental, independent projects from around the globe and visual arts exhibitions, the offerings at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) really can't be topped. The 36th installment will take place 24 Jan-4 Feb and although the full programme listing won't be revealed until this Thursday, 18 Jan (click here for a direct link), here's our pick of events to definitely watch out for.
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