Past Events
2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011, 4 PM.
DUTCH DOC Revisited: A discussion on Teun Voeten's Tunnel People Project
with among others, Marcel Veil, Director FOAM Amsterdam and NY based photographer Dana Lixenberg.
Garden Central Museum Utrecht, Netherlands
info: http://www.dutchdocaward.nl/
2010
Monday, October 26th 2010, 7 PM
Reading at Leiden University
"On the Depiction of Sufferering
Sense and Nonsense of War Photography"
Leiden University, Netherlands, exact location to be confirmed later
info: 31 71 527 7295
2010
“Tunnel People”
East Coast Book Tour
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010, 7 PM.
Official Book Launch at the Carlton Arms Hotel
Carlton Arms, 160 East 25th Street, New York City.
info: 212 679 0680
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010. 7.30 PM.
Reading at the Brecht Forum
451 West Street, Meat Market District, New York City.
info: 212 242 4201
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 6 PM.
Official Opening of the Photo Exhibition at Umbrage Gallery
The exhibit will be opened by Stephanie Cowles, Associate Director at Project Renewal.
111 Front Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY.
info: 212 796 2707
Friday, September 17th, 2010, 7 PM.
Reading at Bluestockings Bookstore and Activist Center
172 Allen Street, Lower East Side, New York City.
info: 212 777 6028
Saturday, September 18th, 2010, 7 PM
Reading at the Wooden Shoe
Wooden Shoe Bookstore, 704 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
info: 215 413 0999
Sunday, September 19th, 2010, 4 PM.
Reading at Red Emma's Bookstore and Coffeehouse
800 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD.
info: 410 230 0450
Monday, September 20th, 2010, 3 PM.
Reading at the Fall for the Book Festival
English Department, George Mason University
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA (near DC).
Johnson Center, Room 116
info: 703 993 3986
Monday, September 20th, 2010, 7 PM.
Presentation and Reading at La Casa
La Casa Community Center
3166 Mt. Pleasant Street NW, Washington DC
sponsored by Positive Force DC, We Are Family
and Dream City Collective
info: wearefamilydc@aol.com
Saturday, September 25th, 2010, 3 PM
Readings and discussion
in conjunction with the DUMBO Arts Festival at Umbrage Gallery
Hosted by Jamie Wellford, Senior Photo Editor at Newsweek.
111 Front Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY.
info: 212 796 2707
Monday, November 29th 2010, 7 PM
Reading and Presentation at The Halfking Literary Bar
505 West 23rd street, at 10th Ave, New York City.
info: 212 462 4300
November 30th, 2010
Fundraiser at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York
Fundraising Event to Construct Showers in the MAPC Shelter
More information will follow
“Tunnel People”
West Coast Book Tour
Friday, September 10th, 2010, 4 PM PST
Webinar organized by Stimulus TV
Registration:Click Here
Exact location: Worldwide Through Internet, Live from Los Angeles....
info: 310 310 2238 or info@StimulusTV.com
Saturday, September 11th, 2010, 11 AM
Forum Discussion at the offices of Hint Mint
Organiszed by Stimulus TV and Hint Mint Inc.
Special Guest: Becky Dennison, Homelessness Expert from Community Action Network.
Hint Mint Office, 2432 8th Street, Downtown Los Angeles.
info: 310 310 2238 or info@StimulusTV.com
Saturday, September 11th, 2010, 5 PM.
Reading at Book Soup Bookstore
Book Soup Bookstore
8818 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.
info: 310 659 3110
Sunday, September 12th, 2010, 7.30 PM.
Reading at Pegasus Bookstore
Pegasus, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA.
info: 510 649 1320
Monday, September 13h, 2010, 7 PM
Reading at Green Arcade Bookstore
The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco.
info: 415 431 6800
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010, 12.01 PM
Discussion at the Annenberg School
for Communication and Journalism
USC, University of Southern California
The Director's Forum, Room 207, USC, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles
info: 213 821 1226
“Tunnel People”
European Book Tour
October 12th till October 17th, 2010
Photo Exhibition
V!P"s Gallery Amsterdam
Spiegelgracht 8, Amsterdam
info: 31 20 773 7656
October 14th 2010, 4.30 PM
Official Opening of the Photo Exhibition
V!P"s Gallery
Spiegelgracht 8, Amsterdam
info: 31 20 773 7656
Thursday, October 14th, 2010, 8 PM
European Book Launch at De Verdieping
Projection of the ultimate tunnel documentary "Dark Days".
Discussion with Special Guest Documentary Maker Marc Singer
De Verdieping, Former Trouw Newspaper Building, Wibautstraat 127, Amsterdam, Netherlands
info: 31 20 4637788
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010, 7 PM
Presentation at the Frontline Club
The evening will be moderated by renowned photo editor, critic
and founder of Reportage Magazine, Colin Jacobson.
The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ.
info: 44 207 479 8960
Friday, October 22nd, 2010, 8 PM
Reading and Slide Show at De Kunstmaan Herfstrevue
De Kunstmaan
Stedekestraat 72, Tilburg, Netherlands.
info: 31 13 5441126
November, 2010, exact dates to be set
Photo Exhibition
HOST Gallery
info: 44 207 253 8801
1-5 Honduras Street, London EC1 Y 0TH
December 2nd 2010, 8 PM
Photo Exhibition and Forum with Homelessness Experts
V!P"s International Art Galleries Rotterdam
Westelijk Handelsterrein
Van Vollenhovenstraat 15, Rotterdam
info: 31 10 225 11 20
December 3rd 2010, 7 PM
Reading at Sterling International Bookstore
Sterling Books
Wolvengracht 38 Fossé aux Loups
1000 Brussels, Belgium
info: 32 2 223 62 23
“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