Dead Darlings #13 – Love for Sale, 2021. Photo: Jessie Yingying Gong.

On February 14th, W139, talkshow Stampa and Dead Darlings came together, offering artists and our community at large, a chance to stand stronger together against the reality of defunding and the threat of shutting down this iconic and historical Amsterdam institution!

Dead Darlings #13 – Love for Sale, 2021. Photo: Jessie Yingying Gong.

After the success of our previous online fundraiser, we felt more confident planning an online “Corona-times” event, so when we were approached in January by Stampa talkshow and W139 for another collaboration, we plunged right into it! Because of policy changes, and the ongoing corona crisis, many artist-run spaces were in danger of closure, and so was the case with our beloved W139, an experimental space we collaborated with, in our very early days and who helped us get our start. Just like the Rietveld-which is our alma mater, this cause, was equally close to our hearts.

Dead Darlings #13 – Love for Sale, 2021. Photo: Jessie Yingying Gong.

We set up this online auction in support of a cause, but this time we also built a wonderful exhibition on the W139 location hiving us the chance to photograph and film the works in relation to each other and their own materiality, thus combining at least the exhibition aspect of our live auctions with the online format. We enthusiastically disseminated the open call, throughout our network, -this time an all-out donation by the artists-encouraging everyone to donate a work and help W139 stay and remain at the heart of the city supporting and enabling artists to work freely and independently.

Both artists and the wider community proved extremely generous and supportive, amassing over 48.000 euros in a single evening, which contributed considerably to the eventual preservation of the much-loved Amsterdam landmark.

Photographs from the installation

View open call for Dead Darlings #13 — Love for Sale: Alles Moet Weg? here
If you missed Stampa’s live talkshow — watch it here on their Youtube channel!

Dead Darlings #13 – Love for Sale, 2021. Photo: Jessie Yingying Gong.

Participating Artists:

Ad de Jong
Afke Dam
Airco Caravan
Aldo Kroese
Alex Fischer
Alexandra Phillips
Alice Heron
André Avelãs
Andrea Simal
Anika Schwarzlose
Annaleen Louwes
Anne-Laure Ruffin
Aquil Copier
Arja Hop & Peter Svenson
Arthur Guilleminot
Arto van Hasselt
Asher Coady
Atelier Van Lieshout
Aukje Dekker & Geert Jan Jansen
Barbara Rink
Bas van den Hurk & Jochem van Laarhoven & Bo Stokkermans
Baukje Spaltro
Benjamin Francis
Brent Dahl
Brian D McKenna
Carmen Gray
Carmen Schabracq
Catharina Vergeer
Cécile Tafanelli
Charlott Markus
Chris Rijk
Claire Bamplekou
Claudette van de Rakt
Daan Couzijn
Daniel Walwin
Danielle Alhassid
Delta van Melle & Violaine Chapallaz
Diego Diez
Dora Lionstone
Eduardo Rojo
Elena Rosa
Elsa-Louise Manceaux
Emily Kocken
Erik Kessels
Fabian Landewee
Femke Moedt
Fiona Tan
Floor Meijers
Francisco Mojica
Geer van der Klugt
George Korsmit & Saskia Janssen
Giorgos Gripeos
Guda Koster & Frans van Tartwijk
Hangfeng Chen
Hanna Mattes
Hannah Jacques
Hans de Tweede
Hans Kuiper
Harald Schole
Hepacan
Ian de Ruiter
Ilona Plaum
Irina Birger
Iris Kensmil
James Beckett
Jean Bernard Koeman
Jean-Philippe Paumier
Jelte Reinders
Jeroen Jongeleen
Jeroen ter Welle
Jessie Yingying Gong
Jim Klok
Joep Neefjes / LPI
John Körmeling
Joran van Soest
Joris Landman
Jos Houweling
Judith Witteman
Julia Walter
julius frodermann
Just Quist
Kaspar Dejong
Katja de Vries
Konstantin Guz
Koos Buster
Laura Grimm
Lea Adriaans
Lena Shafir
Lieve Hakkers
Lily Lanfermeijer & Joseph Hughes
Lisa Sudhibhasilp
Lisette Ros
Lois Richard
Lonneke de Groot
Lorena van Bunningen
Lyubov Matyunina
Mandra Wabäck
Marcel van den Berg
Margot Domart
Margriet van Breevoort
María Naidich & Sylvia van den Ouwelant
Marie Civikov
Mariëlle Videler
Marijn van Kreij
Mathilde muPe
Matthias Tharang
Maurice van Daalen
Megan Auður
Meis Vranken
Melanie Bonajo & herman de vries
Melanie Ouwehand
Millie Rose Dobree
Misha de Ridder
Nicolas Roses Ponce & Naqia Esufa Lee & Richard John & Matthew G Day & Setareh Fatehi & Tomislav Feller & Elisa Zuppini & Antonia Steffens & Nadja Voorham & Ginta Tinte & Moa Holgersson
Nikos Doulos
Noa Giniger
Noé Cottencin
Nynke Deinema
Odette Muijsers
OORBEEK
Orna Wertman
Oscar Peters
Paraskevi Frasiola
Patricia Werneck Ribas
Patrick Niemann
Pendar Nabipour
Peter Spaans
Phoebe Pryor
Pieter W Postma
PJ Bruyniks
Polly’s Picture Show
Rika Maja Duevel
Riley Harmon
Robert Pennekamp
Roberto Perez Gayo & Gabriel .A. Maher
Roman Tkachenko
Ruchama Noorda
Ruth van Beek
Safira Taylor
Sam Hersbach
Sanne Kabalt
Schulz & Weise
Serena Rossi
Serge Onnen
Serge Verheugen
Simon Marsiglia
Sonia Mangiapane
Sophie Spekle
Stéphanie Baechler
Su Melo
Sylvie Zijlmans & Hewald Jongenelis
Tamara van der Leek
Tania Theodorou
Tatjana Macic
Thomas Manneke
Timo van Grinsven
Tina Sejbjerg
Tzvetana Tchakarova
Uta Eisenreich
Veerle van Rossom
Vincent Knopper
Wall-Russ
Wim van den Camp
Wineke Gartz
Xiyu Tomorrow
Yang-Ha
Yasser Ballemans
Yvonne Dröge Wendel
Zane Žeivate