events

Past Events

2010

“Narco-Nihilism”

June 26th, 16.00 hr

Bookstore De Zondvloed
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwenstraat 70, Mechelen, Belgium
Slide Show and reading on Mexican Drug Violence and Western Hedonism
info: 32 15 64 03 79

“Rot Doc Foto Fest”

May 22nd, 14.00 hr

Arminius Church, Museumpark 3 Rotterdam, NL
Discussion with FOAM curator Marcel Veil on Transvoid, a project of Roderik Henderson
info: 31 436 38 00

“Images de Guerre”

March 5th till April 9th 2010, 10.00 hr - 18.00 hr

Maison des Cultures Molenbeek St-Jean
Rue Mommaerts 4, Molenbeek, 1080 Brussels
Expo Cafet'Arts
info: 32 2 415 86 03
Vernissage: March 4th 2010, 17.00 till 21.00 hr

“Ethische en esthetische dilemma's in oorlogsfotografie”

March 3rd, 2010

Public Reading and Lecture
Photowise Academy
Johan van Hasseltweg 10a, Amsterdam North
Teun Voeten discusses ethical and esthetical aspects of his work.
info: 31 6 2215 0552
Doors at 7.30 PM,reservations recommended

“Just Another Day in the life of a War Reporter”

February 11th, 2010

Festival De Verleiding
De Nieuwe Energie, 3e Binnenvestgracht 23, Leiden, NL
International Communication Festival
Teun Voeten gives an intimate talk about the horrors of his profession
info: 31 71 527 3135
Presentation at Pavillion 7, 10 AM, reservations recommended

2009

“Dutch Directions”

Nov 8th till Nov 30th 2009

Artbreak Gallery
195 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY
Groupshow Dutch Artists
info: 917 690 9119
Festive Celebration: Nov 13th 2009, 18.00 till 22.00 hr

“War”

Exhibit: Sep 8th till Oct 4th 2009
Noorderlicht Fotofestival, USVA Fotogalerie
Munnekenholm 10
Groningen, Netherlands

Reading: September 12th,'Ethical and Dsthetical dilemmas in War Photography'

“Mexico: Work in Progress”

Oct 22nd 2009, 20.00 hr

Teun Voeten shows his latest work
on drug related violence in Mexico

Kafka, 20.00
Zwarte Lievevrouwstraat 6
Brussels, Belgium


The evening will be hosted by author and poet Serge van Duynhoven

2008

“Foreign Reporting in Extremely Difficult Circumstances in Afghanistan and Africa”

12 February 2008
University of Southern California (USC)
Annenberg School for Communication

Journalism professor Bryce Nelson has a discussion with Vanity Fair contributors Sebastian Junger and Teun Voeten.

“War”

December 22nd 2007 - January 31st 2008

A solo exhibit in Voeten’s hometown with work from
North Korea, Liberia, Colombia, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Galerie Artbroker International
Fellenoord 19
Boxtel, Netherlands

For more Info call:
31 4116 84901 -or- 31 651 610 051

2007

“War”

June 15th - September 29th 2007
A solo exhibit showing work from Gaza, Liberia, Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan and many more war torn countries.
The Centre
22 Avenue Marnix
1000 Brussels

Group Show Small Arms Survey

September 2007, Geneva.
The exhibition will also be shown in New York and Dakar.

Opening Night Retrospective War Photography
Teun Voeten

January 24th 2007, Brussels.
End of January through February, the Flemish Dutch Institution “De Buren” will highlight Voeten’s work. Two debates, one from a foreign policy angle, one from a cultural-esthetical angle will accompany the show. go to www.deburen.eu for programm.

2006

“Saddam Mania”

October 25th - November 24th 2006
Curated by Think Tank 3.
A controversial exhibit on the crossroads of Art and Journalism.
Think Tank 3
447 Hudson Street,
New York, NY 10014

2005

Silent Auction of photos by Teun Voeten

September 12th 2005, New York
The Bi-Annual fundraiser/photo auction of Teun’s work to benefit the to benefit the Kalangba Agricultural Secundary School in Sierra Leone was held September 12th in New York. We were able to raise 5000 USD ! See all the details on “Fund Raiser.”

The Esthetics of Horror

June 29th 2005
Discussion and debate between author/poet Serge Van Duijnhoven and war reporter Teun Voeten. Vlaamsesteenweg 57, Brussels

RAPSIDA, Benefit Exhibition & Silent Auction

June 8th - June 22nd 2005
To benefit AIDS Education in Rwanda
With work from, among others, Soll LeWitt, Milton Glazer,
Christo, Louise Bourgeois, Brookie Maxwell, Teun Voeten, etc.
138 West 17th Street, New York

Opening talk for “Pyongyang Design” photo exhibition

January 25th 2005
through March 15th
The Half King Gallery,
505 West 23rd Street, New York

“New York, New York” Solo Show

January 9th - February 13th
Architectural photographs from NYC as well as “Tunnelpeople”,
a reportage about an underground homeless community in NY
Gallery VIP's
Van Vollenhovenstraat 15,
Rotterdam, Netherlands.

2004

“Embedded with the USA in Afghanistan, 2004”

September 2004 - February 2005
Research voor Beleid Building
Schipholweg,
Leiden, Netherlands

“Through a Soldier's Eye”, Groupshow

October 27th - December 1st, 2004
Gallery 138
138 West 17th Street,
New York, USA

“NYC Views”, Groupshow

June 17th - August 28th, 2004
Michael Ingbar Gallery
568 Broadway,
New York, USA

“Liberia”

March 2004 - September 2004
Research voor Beleid Building
Schipholweg,
Leiden, Netherlands

2003

Profile Intermedia Design Conference

December 5, 6 and 7, 2003
Teun Voeten presents show/lecture: “Voyeurism in Photojournalism”
International Convention Center
Bremen, Germany

Benefit Exhibition/Silent Auction

October 28th 2003
Benefit Exhibition/Silent Auction for Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Hosted by Vanity Fair and Sebastian Junger.
In Camera Gallery,
511 West 25th Street, New York, USA

“Dutch Photographers in Conflict Zones”, Groupshow

November - December 2003
National Center of Photography
Sint Petersburg, Russia.
Organized by the Netherlands Photo Institute, Rotterdam.

World Refugee Day.
Keynote speaches and Groupshow

Friday, June 20th 2003
Organized in conjunction with CARE, IRC and many others
The Ford Foundation Auditorium
320 East 43rd Street,
New York City

IRAQ 2003

June 2003 - October 2003
Research voor Beleid Building Schipholweg
Leiden, Netherlands

Group show “Crossing the Line: Human Trafficking”

May 28th - July 6th 2003
Organized by OESCE
(Organisation for Secuity an Co-operation in Europe),
Royal Netherlands Embassy Vienna and the Rotterdam based Netherlands Photo Institute. Kunsthalle
Vienna, Austria

Joint Appearance/Reading Sebastian Junger and Teun Voeten

January 28th, 2003
KGB Literary Bar
East 4 Street
New York, USA

Homeless in Los Angeles

January 2002 - May 2003
Research voor Beleid Building
Schipholweg
Leiden, Netherlands

“No Peace”

December 2002 - January 2003
Photo Gallery Kleine Klup
Leiden, Netherlands

The Sierra Leone community group “Nah We Yone”

January 13th, 2003
Organized a reading from “How de Body?”
103 West 136 Street
New York, USA

2002

In conjunction with Amnesty International, NY Chapter

November 4th, 2002
Organized a reading from “How de Body?”
Barnes and Noble bookstore
Astor Place
New York, USA

Joint reading of Ian Stewart (Freetown Ambush) and Teun Voeten

November 4th, 2002
The Half King Bar/Restaurant/Gallery
505 West 23rd Street
New York, USA

Fund raiser for World Hunger Year (WHY)

October 28th, 2002
Exhibtion, slideshow and reading by Teun Voeten
Get Real Art Gallery
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, USA

The Official “How de Body?” headline Launching Party!

September 17th, 2002
The Half King Bar/Restaurant/Gallery
505 West 23rd Street
New York, USA

Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Colombia, Kosovo

August 25th, 2002
DNA Gallery
288 Bradford Street
Provincetown, MA

Kosovo, Colombia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Bosnia Cal Arts (California Institute of the Arts

All through Summer 2002
McBean Parkway, Valencia CA
As an artist in residence at the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) at Cal Arts, Teun Voeten had a series of lectures, readings and exhibitions

Diamonds in Angola

June 2002 - November 2002
Research voor Beleid Building
Schipholweg
Leiden, Netherlands

Afghanistan 1996/2001, Sudan 1997

March 22nd - October 2002
Museum voor Volkenkunde/Ethnographic Museum
Steenstraat, Leiden

Tunnel People. Homeless in New York

All through 2002
Museum Dr. Guislain
Guislainstraat, Gent

Dutch Photographers in War Zones, Groupshow

July - August 2002
Netherlands Institute for Photography
Witte de Withstraat 63
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sierra Leone. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

June 6th 2001 - March 15th 2002
Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation
400 West 59th Street
New York, USA

Afghanistan 2001

January - February 2002
Half King Bar/Restaurant/Gallery
505 West 23rd Street
New York, USA