Hendrik Folkerts

Hendrik Folkerts is Curator Public Program at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam since 2010. He studied Art History at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in contemporary art and theory, feminist practices and contemporary curatorial practices. From 2010 to 2012, Folkerts curated the Public Program of The Temporary Stedelijk 1, 2 and 3 at the Stedelijk Museum. Prior to his position at the Stedelijk Museum, Folkerts was co-ordinator of the Curatorial Program at de Appel Arts Centre in Amsterdam.He frequently publishes in journals and on platforms such as Metropolis M, The Journal for Art and Public Space, Afterall Online, Tubelight, and for the Stedelijk Museum (Bureau) Amsterdam. Folkerts is also (co-)editor of The Temporary Stedelijk (forthcoming 2012), Shadowfiles: Curatorial Education (forthcoming 2012) and Facing Forward: Art & Theory from a Future Perspective (forthcoming 2013)