On the Subject of Art — A Dinner Party, in an Art-Critical Mode: An Encore

'A Dinner Party, in an Art-Critical Mode' is a series of dinner parties at the art space The Merchant House, conceived by Marsha Plotnitsky. The Merchant House (TMH), Amsterdam, presents: On the Subject of Art — A Dinner Party, in an Art-Critical Mode Thursday 29 October Starts 19:30 sharp. Doors open 19:15. + Finissage of exhibition Fragments Following the success of our dinner party series this spring, we are adding an additional evening, with a small group of guests around a shared table. This is the final dinner under the exhibition theme The Merchant House, Your House—the last chance for a talk from our "blue sofa"—and also the finissage of our current exhibition, Fragments, ahead of the opening of a new exhibition dedicated to André de Jong and Beppie Gielkens in November. Tickets Standard €35 | Student €20 | Supporter €50 Limited seats. No special knowledge expected; everyone is welcome. Dinner jacket and dress optional. Dinner with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. With Twenty guests — art — a frame (of reference) — the dinner table — a conversation And also with Women — men — the spell — the unexpected — a fatality — a long goodbye Show on View Fragments: TMH Spring Group Show Featuring Pino Pinelli, Elsa Tomkowiak, Zhu Hong, and Sylvie Bonnot About the Series This series is devoted to gallery audiences of different backgrounds and interests. Each dinner party—fusing participation and attention, contemplation and conversation—aims to illuminate the impact of uncompromising, unprecedented art. In between curating the exhibitions at TMH, Marsha Plotnitsky writes essays on art—this is also an invitation to share the tools behind her thinking.