Hottest Exhibitions of 2009

After reading the closing comments here i figured it would be fun to dive into the NARB database and come up with a totally unscientific but kinda interesting measure for calculating the best exhibitions of 2009.

I kept the rules deliberately simple; an exhibition has to have taken place (at least partly) in 2009 obviously. And i decided to look at active attention and judgement (trips, likes, etc.) and leave out of passive attention (i.e. views) from the equation.

So without further ado, and with a grain of salt, i present to you the Hottest Exhibitions of 2009 in The Netherlands.

1. Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946 – 2004, FOAM photography museum
2. Elixir: The Video Organism of Pipilotti Rist, Boijmans Van Beuningen
3. Brazilian Art Now, Boijmans Van Beuningen
4. Michael Raedecker en Emo Verkerk, GEM
5. The Art of Fashion: Installing Allusions, Boijmans Van Beuningen
6. Air Pressure, Botanische Tuinen, Fort Hoofddijk
7. Rotterdam Design Prize 2009, Boijmans Van Beuningen
8. At the Russian Court, Hermitage Amsterdam
9. Sally Man, Fotomuseum Den Haag
10. PRUNE - Abstracting Reality, FOAM photography museum

I’ll steer clear of grand conclusions but i guess Boijmans and FOAM had a good year and it seems photography is pretty hot in general.