GUEST EXHIBITION CURATED BY BOBO OPHUIS

ARTISTS:
Tang Pinggang, Zhang Wei,
Yang Xinguang, Liao Guohe,
Kang Wanhua, Lova Yu,
Wumen Ghua & Mia Cecille

Snuffel is a Drag on Art is an experimenting exhibition and weekly programme at andriesse ~ eyck galerie in Amsterdam, exploring deceleration, abstraction, and life in the in-between space. From 28 August to 25 September 2026, curator and initiator Bobo Ophuis brings together works by Chinese abstract pioneers and contemporary artists who engage with matter, power, identity, and institutional expectations. The gallery is transformed into a physical venue for encounter,
where the tea table serves as a central landing strip; visitors are invited to first land, sit, and leave their usual pace behind before encountering the artworks.

Drawing from her navigating life between China and the Netherlands, Ophuis examines how an in-between position does not merely evoke alienation, opens up space for an alternative way of looking. The exhibition shows what happens when
one lives between worlds without fully belonging to either. '‘Snuffel is a Drag on Art’ offers explanations while opening a dialogue across generations, geographical contexts, and artistic positions. Rather than prioritising rapid recognition, it
foregrounds presence, materiality, and friction.

OPENING HOURS & PROGRAM

Wednesday - Saturday 1pm - 6 pm
Program every Friday 5pm - 8pm, performance starts 6:30pm - Free entrance
28 Aug: The Opening and the first encounter (with Liliyo & a guest dancer)
04 Sept: Conversation at the tea table ‘boredom’ (with Ai Zhong )
11 Sept: The Silence Week (radical deceleration, experiencing art)
18 Sept: Artwork in progress / artist talks ( with Lova Yu incl.)
25 Sept: Echo of Celebration (with a guest dancer)

Bobo Ophuis is an Amsterdam-based cultural editor, programmer, and sinologist. Drawing on her academic expertise in China Studies and film theory, combined with her international experience in East Asia, she investigates social and
intercultural issues. As the initiator of Snuffel is a Drag on Art, she brings this background together to open a dialogu about the 'in-between space' and the meaning-making of (Chinese abstract) art. In recent years, her work has included
knowledge trajectories surrounding art and culture for the Chief Science Office (City of Amsterdam)

contact: Bobo Ophuis info@inbetweenprojects.nl