Art and Squatters Clubs

Yet another week that flew by, and for no particular reason. Early in the week we got a little snow, but nothing substantial. The rest of the week as has been chilly and very wet.

Thursday night a bunch of us went and checked out Studio 80, another big club here that has free student entry on Thursday nights. The vibe was much nicer than that of Escape and the music was better as well.

Friday night we took it easy for the most part. Hung around Funen for a while before deciding to venture into Centraal in search of fresh chocolate covered waffles. After trying a few places that were crazy expensive we found a store a little off the beaten path that had them for a reasonable price. They are quite delicious. I stupidly forgot to bring my camera, but here is an example.

Yesterday Kelly, Stefan, Andy and I went to check out a small art exhibit at an independent art gallery. It was entitled "the  unutterable" and was quite strange. Some samples of the artwork are below.

Interesting note about this painting. The outline of the hand in her hair was not visible to the naked eye unless you looked at just the right angle. None of us noticed it until I took this picture.

After warming up in a nearby coffeeshop, Kelly and I headed to the Van Gogh museum where we saw an exhibit on Picasso's early years before meandering around the permanent collection. Unfortunately due to the cold and rain, it was very crowded. Thankfully we have museum cards that allow us to go back whenever we want for free. (They also let us skip the line!)

Last night we went and checked out a squatters club that a friend of mine I met in one of my classes was DJing at and told me about. The squatter laws here are fairly lenient which has lead to a very active squatters community. The particular "club" we went to last night is run by the Schijnheilig squatters organization and is located in an old elementary school building. They have outfitted part of it with a small stage and bar as well as a couple lounge rooms. The event last night was a fundraiser for a free socialist newspaper. It was a nice change from the commercial clubs. The cool thing about this organization is after they squat a building, they then temporarily loan it or rent it very cheaply to artists who need exhibit or performance space. I will definitely be going back again soon. 

My friend Sam laying down the beats.

Some fun wall art.