KAdE, Amersfoort – 'Stairway To…?'

From 31 January until 10 May 2026

Until May 10th the exhibition Stairway To…? is on display at the KAdE in Amersfoort. Part of it is our very own The Harvest painted by Pyke Koch.

Ladders are more than a tool or a metaphor for success; they tell the story of escape and transformation, danger and new beginnings. The exhibition Stairway To...? is an exploration of the many faces of the ladder and staircases through the eyes of visual artists and designers.

Stairway To...? An exhibition about ladders and stairs featuring more than 40 artists


About the artwork

Nothing appears to be out of the ordinary in this painting of workers in an orchard – until you notice the trail of blood.

Pyke Koch is one of the greatest representatives in the Netherlands of Magic Realism, an artistic movement where the world is presented in realistic detail, but in an odd context or with a strange twist. Koch was known in particular for adding a sinister detail to his paintings.

Bonnefanten, Maastricht – 'Bitches Brew'

From 14 February until 6 September 2026

The Bonnefanten Museum is celebrating three talented contemporary artists with their exhibition Bitches Brew. It centres around Keetje Mans, Tanja Ritterbex and Aline Thomassen. Each has a solo exhibition, but their works also enter into dialogue with one another. The ING Collection gave a painting by Ritterbex called Laundry Day on loan.

Though their style is different, all three artists work in a figurative form. Their paintings depict recognisable themes without being realistically accurate. Mans creates outdoor and domestic scenes, Thomassen’s work mostly depicts the female form and Ritterbex paints settings from her everyday life. Femininity and female empowerment are important themes for all three of them, painted in a raw and intimate way.

Bitches Brew: three pioneers in figurative painting, three solo exhibitions, one raw, colourful and magical dialogue


About the artwork

Tanja Ritterbex has been called the Lady Gaga of art. Exuberant in her work, Ritterbex is extremely aware of the huge influence that the internet has on young people in particular, and she plays with this in her professional practice. Ritterbex examines the boundless fascination of online culture with a healthy dose of humour and self-reflection. The subject of her colourful and expressive paintings and video art is often Ritterbex’s own body and life, with work that makes us think about who we are and what it means to make oneself vulnerable.

In her current body of work, Ritterbex focuses on the role of women in modern family life. How are they combining child care, household tasks like laundry, and their busy jobs? Do you recognize the situation portrayed here?

DNB, Amsterdam – 'Greige Fantastic'

From 12 March until 19 June 2026

At De Nederlandse Bank (DNB) Greige Fantastic is on display, a collaborative exhibition with the VBCN and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. It was compiled by curator Maia Kenney who won the VBCN OPEN Curator prize with her exhibition idea. The ING Collection gave its Marcos Kueh tapestry on loan.

Greige Fantastic is a fantastical world. In it, the art pieces – taken from their corporate places of installation – are given respite. A sculpture that usually stands on guard in a CEO’s office is now displayed on a pillow, finally at rest. The tapestry of Kueh represents Lù, the Chinese god of reputation and high office. Given a central spot at the start of the exhibition, he’s finally given the status he deserves. Moreover, when pulling on the rope, the pots and pans above him are banged together, singing his praises.

Greige Fantastic, an exhibition by curator Maia Kenney, winner of the VBCN OPEN Curatorial Prize 2025


About the artwork

Marcos Kueh, born in Borneo, investigates Chinese-Malaysian culture by exploring the concept of prosperity. There are three lucky Chinese gods, each representing a different kind of luck. This work by Kueh revolves around Lù, the god of reputation and high office, which he refers to with the written text, the Chinese characters and the different symbols.

Because what does it actually mean to wish someone luck and influence in our current times? Is it still acceptable to wish someone great influence? Kueh takes a critical look at this by depicting Lù as a social influencer, surrounded by logos of social media platforms.

On The Inside, Amsterdam – 'Transit'

Van 7 april tot en met 9 augustus 2026

Transit reflecteert op de onderling afhankelijke relatie tussen klimaat, industrie en welvaart. In de tentoonstelling komen wetenschappelijk onderzoek door de Sustainable Industry Lab (SIL) en kunst samen.

Het biedt geen oplossingen. In plaats daarvan roept het de vragen op die gesteld moeten worden. Soms compliceren de kunstwerken de standpunten die in het onderzoek naar voren zijn gebracht; op andere momenten versterken ze die juist. Door hun eigen beeldtaal zaait de kunst twijfel en soms zelfs ongemak.

Transit, an initiative of the Sustainable Industry Lab (SIL), a think tank focused on future scenarios for industry


Over het kunstwerk

De ING Collectie gaf de video van Cristina Lucas The People That is Missing in bruikleen. De video is een poëtische voorstelling over de consequenties van klimaatverandering. Het is geschoten in voormalig Spitsbergen (nu Svalbard archipel), een plaats waar het effect van veranderend klimaat het meest duidelijk zichtbaar en confronterend is. Het gedicht, voorgelezen door een voice-over, is een compilatie van citaten van onder anderen Alexander von Humboldt en Bruno Latour.

Jopie Huisman Museum, Workum – 'Betoverd (Enchanted)'

From 14 April until 30 August 2026

The ING Collection has almost 30 paintings by Kenne Grégoire in its collection. They’re on display at ING offices in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Leeuwarden and even some in New York. Four of them will be on display at the Jopie Huisman Museum from April 24th in their exhibition Betoverd (Enchanted).

Betoverd will show a selection of Kenne Grégoire’s most beautiful art works. For the first time, the highlights of the past 50 years – including recent paintings and sculptures – will be on show in a large overview exhibition. Visitors will be submerged in Grégoire’s fascinating world of beautifully set tables, interesting people and wonderous nature in his signature 17^th century painting style.

Betoverd. Paintings and sculptures by Kenne Grégoire


About the artworks

Kenne Grégoire paints still lifes, people and landscapes. He uses a technique from the 17th century where thin layers of colour are glazed over a grisaille basis. This creates luminosity. His depictions of people, alone or in groups of party-goers, express transience and decay. Grégoire paints them to defuse his fear of his own mortality.

His use of skewed perspective and the addition of improvised elements, such as a funnel for a hat or costumes, elevate everyday subjects above reality and detach the figures in his paintings from their identity. Grégoire finds examples of this aesthetic of alienation in commedia dell’arte, 16th-century Italian satirical theatre where the actors performed outside and wore marks.

Kunsthal, Rotterdam – 'Woody van Amen. The Best of'

From 25 April until 4 October 2026

Artist Woody van Amen turns 90 years old on August 26, 2026. To celebrate, the Kunsthal in Rotterdam organizes the exhibition Woody van Amen. The Best of.

Van Amen is considered one of the most innovative artists in Dutch post-war art. Since the ‘60s he developed his own visual language in which pop culture, everyday objects and personal symbolism merged. By experimenting with materials like neon, plexiglas and industrial objects, Van Amen moved the boundaries of traditional sculpture and painting.

Woody van Amen. The Best of


About this artwork

The horizon in this work by Woody van Amen appears continuous at first glance, but it’s actually three separate parts.

The art of assemblage is where objects and materials are put together to create a three-dimensional work, often with an anti-aesthetic effect. Pictured here is sand in the shape of the Matterhorn flanked by photos of Van Amen and his wife. The title refers to Matahari Beach in Bali, the island depicted by the yellow neon light.

Museum MORE, Gorssel – 'Charley Toorop & Pyke Koch - All or Nothing'

From 21 June until 25 October 2026

Our colleagues at ING Cedar will have to wait a little longer. The Harvest hasn’t been on display in a while because it was on loan. It’s on show at the Stairway To...? exhibition at KAdE, Amersfoort until May 10th and will travel to Gorssel afterwards. At Museum MORE it’ll be on display during the Charley Toorop & Pyke Koch exhibition.

Pyke Koch and Charley Toorop are two of the most prominent artists of the Dutch Magical Realism movement. They also have a personal connection. After their initial meeting, they were friends for their entire lives and even had a short relationship in 1922 and between 1932-33. Some of Koch’s earlier work were influenced by Toorop.

Charley Toorop & Pyke Koch - All or Nothing


About the artwork

For more information about this artwork, see the Stairway To...? text above.

Museum MORE, Gorssel – 'Junkspace'

From 6 November 2026

Another loan to Museum MORE is Graffiti Box by Frans Clement for the exhibition Junkspace. It borrowed its name from Rem Koolhaas’s 2001 essay Junkspace. With this term he referred to modern modular buildings and soulless construction boxes of steel and glass. The exhibition shows art works that reflect on uniform, anonymous living space.

Next to the less than inspirational side of public space, the exhibition also displays how it can – seemingly contrarily – lead to creativity. The Graffiti Box is a good example of this.

About the artwork

If there was ever a painting by Frans Clement that demonstrates his philosophy of art to perfection, this might well be it.

With his work, Clement aims to show that we are responsible for our surroundings, from which it’s impossible to separate ourselves. So, should we see this painting of an electricity substation covered with graffiti as a warning? Or as encouragement?