Rijksakademie – The moon wanted to be the sun, but it was too late to

Exhibitions, performances, talks and other activities from residents and alumni outside the Rijksakademie.

118 activities

Australia
- Sat 14 Mar 2026 – Sun 14 Jun 2026
Multiple venues, Sydney
- Mounira Al Solh
- Tuan Mami
group show
Rememories
Biennale of Sydney
Australia
- Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Thu 2 Apr 2026
Monash University Museum of Art, Caulfield
- Yin-Ju Chen
group show
Knowing otherwise
Belgium
- Wed 22 Jan 2025 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
M HKA, Antwerpen
- Ayman Ramadan
- Otobong Nkanga
group show
The Situation is Fluid
Belgium
- Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Sat 25 Apr 2026
Fred&Ferry, Antwerpen
- Krystel Geerts
solo show
Imprints
Belgium
- Fri 31 Oct 2025 – Sun 29 Mar 2026
Netwerk, Aalst
- Pauline Curnier Jardin
solo show
Dress to Kill
Belgium
- Sat 31 Jan 2026 – Thu 12 Mar 2026
Belgian Gallery, Brussel
- Xavier Noiret-Thomé
group show
IDIOS
Belgium
- Sat 29 Nov 2025 – Sun 8 Mar 2026
S.M.A.K., Ghent
- Fernando Sánchez Castillo
group show
Resistance. The Power of the Image
Belgium
- Fri 23 Jan 2026 – Sun 1 Mar 2026
Emergent, Veurne
- Adam Leech
solo show
Zingen!!
Belgium
- Sat 17 Jan 2026 – Sat 28 Feb 2026
Hopstraat Gallery, Antwerpen
- Berend Strik
group show
An eye on Polaroids
Switzerland
- Sat 7 Mar 2026 – Sun 18 Apr 2027
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel
- Marc Bauer
solo show
Fear Rage Desire, Still Standing
Switzerland
- Fri 3 Apr 2026 – Sun 23 Aug 2026
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (MCBA), Lausanne
- Otobong Nkanga
solo show
I dreamt of you in colours
Switzerland
- Fri 6 Feb 2026 – Sun 2 Aug 2026
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (MCBA), Lausanne
- Marina Xenofontos
solo show
Play Life
Switzerland
- Fri 13 Feb 2026 – Sun 19 Apr 2026
Kunst Raum Riehen, Riehen
- Sonia Kacem
solo show
A Doll’s House
Switzerland
- Tue 20 Jan 2026 – Sun 22 Mar 2026
Villa Bernasconi, Grand-Lancy
- Sonia Kacem
- Ryan Gander
group show
Stitches
A Haunted House and Other Ghost Stories
China
- Thu 6 Nov 2025 – Sun 26 Apr 2026
Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai
- Peng Zuqiang
solo show
Short-Term Histories
China
- Sat 8 Nov 2025 – Tue 31 Mar 2026
Power Station of Art, Shanghai
- Lisa Oppenheim
- Ho Tzu Nyen
group show
Does the flower have the bee?
15th Shanghai Biennale
Czechia
- Thu 20 Nov 2025 – Thu 19 Feb 2026
Telegraph, Olomouc
- Paulina Olowska
group show
Za Pultem (Behind the Counter)
Germany
- Thu 11 Sep 2025 – Mon 31 Aug 2026
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
- Nora Turato
site-specific work
they filled me up with words
Germany
- Fri 11 Jul 2025 – Mon 17 Aug 2026
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin
- Monira Al Qadiri
solo show
Hero
Germany
- Fri 30 Jan 2026 – Fri 31 Jul 2026
Lothringer 13 Halle, München
- Mikołaj Sobczak
group show
Antifascism: Now
Germany
- Sun 23 Jun 2024 – Fri 31 Jul 2026
Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne
- Paulina Olowska
- Olga Balema
group show
Body Measurements
KölnSkulptur #11
Germany
- Sat 21 Mar 2026 – Sun 14 Jun 2026
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld
- Yael Bartana
solo show
We are here!
Germany
- Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Sun 24 May 2026
Museum Agewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
- Otobong Nkanga
group show
Wool. Silk. Resistance
Germany
- Sat 6 Sep 2025 – Sun 10 May 2026
Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen
- Julika Rudelius
solo show
The Emperor’s New Mall
Germany
- Sat 14 Mar 2026 – Sun 3 May 2026
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
- Shaun Motsi
group show
Memory is a strange bell
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Residents & Alumni Activities

Rememories

Knowing otherwise

The Situation is Fluid

Imprints

Dress to Kill

IDIOS

Resistance. The Power of the Image

Zingen!!

An eye on Polaroids

Fear Rage Desire, Still Standing

I dreamt of you in colours

Play Life

A Doll’s House

Stitches

Short-Term Histories

Does the flower have the bee?

Za Pultem (Behind the Counter)

they filled me up with words

Hero

Antifascism: Now

Body Measurements

We are here!

Wool. Silk. Resistance

The Emperor’s New Mall

Memory is a strange bell