"Last summer, I made the decision to close the doors of MADART in Amsterdam’s Museum Quarter. At the time, I wasn’t sure what would come next or if there even should be a next. I needed distance. Space to return to my foundation. So I left. Unprepared, but open to whatever would unfold, I started walking the Camino de Santiago. Seven weeks. Nine hundred kilometers on foot. A rhythm stripped back to its essence step by step, day by day.

In November, I returned to the Netherlands for a single meeting at NIO House Amsterdam. What started as a conversation quickly revealed something else. A shared way of thinking. A mutual curiosity for what the future could hold. I had always imagined starting something in the Metz building. Quietly, somewhere in the back of my mind. But never like this. It soon became clear that a collaboration between NIO House Amsterdam and MADART wasn’t just possible: it felt inevitable."

"Now, stepping into my role as curator of NIO House Amsterdam and creative director of MADART, I find myself looking forward again. Not with certainty, but with intention.

Together with my partners (galleries, artists and peers), I offer a glimpse into what’s next. From our base in the Metz building, we present a forward-facing vision of contemporary lifestyle rooted in art, but extending far beyond it. While my focus remains on art, the dialogue expands into fashion, design, and other creative disciplines. Not as separate worlds, but as a shared language shaped by visionaries. MADART aligns itself with partners who are future-oriented, innovative, and unapologetically optimistic.

Together, we build seasons that move, produce media that resonates, and create events that don’t just reflect the future — but actively shape it. I’ve come to believe that contemporary art deserves a more visible place in the heart of the city. Not hidden, but embedded. This only works if we choose to collaborate — to see each other not as competitors, but as part of the same movement."

"NIO’s philosophy, *Blue Sky Coming*, captures that mindset perfectly. A perspective I embrace in curating a future that feels open, joyful, and in motion. While my focus remains on art, the dialogue expands into fashion, design, and other creative disciplines. Not as separate worlds, but as a shared language shaped by visionaries. MADART aligns itself with partners who are future-oriented, innovative, and unapologetically optimistic.

Together, we build seasons that move, produce media that resonates, and create events that don’t just reflect the future, but actively shape it. I’ve come to believe that contemporary art deserves a more visible place in the heart of the city. Not hidden, but embedded. This only works if we choose to collaborate to see each other not as competitors, but as part of the same movement. NIO’s philosophy, Blue Sky Coming, captures that mindset perfectly. A perspective I embrace in curating a future that feels open, joyful, and in motion."