ADE Opening Exhibition: CLUBCULT
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ADE Opening Exhibition: CLUBCULT
CLUBCULT presents an immersive exhibition during Amsterdam Dance Event 2025, celebrating the spirit of Amsterdam’s underground nightlife.
Tickets for the opening are sold out. Tickets for an exhibition visit on Thursday 23th, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th are still available.
In January 2024, during the closing weekend of the legendary club De School, four photographers and two filmmakers portrayed more than 200 clubbers in these final three days. This rare collection offers an intimate glimpse into a community usually hidden by the club’s strict no picture policy.
At ADE, these portraits are brought to life at the warehouse Door Open Space. Large-scale projections showcase photography and slow-motion video, amplifying the gestures and energy of the club culture. A specially curated DJ set, in dialogue with the visuals, channels both the raw and poetic essence of club culture.
CLUBCULT is an ode to this scene, where people come together to celebrate music, freedom, self-expression, love, and identity. Alongside this exhibition, a photography book captures these portraits in print. The project presents a unique mix of photography, art, fashion, and videography, transforming nightlife into an artwork.
CLUBCULT is an Amsterdam-based collective of photographers, filmmakers, visual artists, and fashion creatives.
Project by JOHNNY BLOOD
Sound curation by Beste Hira
Photography by Lonneke van der Palen, Barrie Hullegie, Tim Verhallen and Jorre Janssens
Video by Jelmar van Belle and Dorith Mous
Tickets to this exhibition also include access to The Grid by Victor Dissel and Bram van Ravenhorst and to the opening of 'A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture' exhibition at Door Open Space.
DOOR Foundation (Stichting DOOR) aims to foster cross-collaborations between classical and underground theatre, performance and other artistic forms of expression to enrich the cultural day and night city landscape. It is located in a 3,000m2 warehouse in the NDSM area in Amsterdam Noord. Door Open Space empowers artists, producers and up-and-coming talent to push the boundaries of their discipline and show us, the audience, what’s possible when you drive your imagination to the limit.
DOOR Foundation (Stichting DOOR) aims to foster cross-collaborations between classical and underground theatre, performance and other artistic forms of expression to enrich the cultural day and night city landscape. It is located in a 3,000m2 warehouse in the NDSM area in Amsterdam Noord. Door Open Space empowers artists, producers and up-and-coming talent to push the boundaries of their discipline and show us, the audience, what’s possible when you drive your imagination to the limit.
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Check out Unity's tips to Celebrate Safe during ADE:
♥ I love my ears
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♥ Enjoy safe sex without regrets
♥ Love your body
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♥ The crew is there to keep you safe
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