Listen to the new Darling Killer episode!

https://deaddarlings.nl/podcast/

" @msmarkus didn’t so much kill this darling, as wish to resurrect it! Pygmalion is a work from her exam show at the Rietveld Academy, for all intents and purposes ‘dead to the world’ and buried in the past, yet already containing all the seeds for themes and patterns that keep reappearing and evolving throughout her work. Extended still lives, activism, textiles, memento mori, the colour blue and last but not least, the coded autobiographical references in her seemingly abstract works. Quite literally woven into the fabric of her oeuvre, are the people, the places and the ideas that left their mark on her. Informed by her background in psychology and theology, her work doesn’t shy away from spirituality. The spirituality contained within this beautifully constructed photographic composition is hidden yet palpable, and this archival print, this historical monument, has been generously offered up for auction by the artist at the symbolic starting price of one euro. By bidding you support Darling Killers and the artist directly."

March 8, International womxn’s day. Time to take out the pirate in you and find your allies!

I am in debt to the ones before, in awe for the ones today and curious on the ones to come. Let’s be conscious and embrace awareness, not just today but everyday. In times of conflict, climate crisis and shrinking democratic space global gender equality diminishes even more. Speak up, reach out, change.

Images:
1. once upon a time when being a pirate ©charlottmarkus
2. Poster by Monica Sjöö used in demonstrations and protests. Quote by Emma Goldman. The work is in the collection of the Modern museum of Sweden.
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#intersectionalfeminism #internationalwomensday #standwithukraine #standwithpalestine #womxnsday #IWD2025  #womensrights  #transrights #womxnsrights  #solidarity #equalrights #equality #equalityforeveryone #hiddeninplainsight  #somethingshidden  #charlottmarkus #shakeyourbrain #intersectionalfeminismistheonlyfeminism

Thank you Mondriaan Fund for selecting me for one of the Aichi Triënnale vouchers 2025! Thank you Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands for this upcoming adventure!

I am honoured and grateful. If all goes well you find me in Japan in August/September 2025 (in Tokyo around September 10 and in Nagoya from 11-15 September). To friends/ colleagues in Japan - give me a shout to find time for meet ups and talks! Looking forward to meet old and new and to share precious time with you.
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image: Scale-model for the installation ‘partition # 9 (sphere for Thea) in @amsterdammuseum
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#grateful @mondriaanfonds @embassyjapannl
@nlambassadorforculture @aichi_triennale
#dutchembassytokyo #Aichitriënnale #Aichitriënnale2025 #japan #art #contemporaryart #tokyo #nagoya #charlottmarkus

My new work ‘Partition # 9 (sphere for Thea)’ is now on view in the exhibition ‘Women of Amsterdam - an Ode’ at  Amsterdam Museum

The installation, Partition #9 (sphere for Thea), evolved out of my friendship with Thea Bakker, an Amsterdam local since 1970. The chair standing in the work is the same as Thea’s beloved music chair, which was the centrepiece in her home in Amsterdam west. That spot holds significance in my memories of Thea. The chair symbolises a safe space to listen and reflect. Six free hanging tapestries creates paths in the room, they are based on my relationship with Thea, Thea’s home, circular thinking and important lifelines (routes). The installation invites you to sit down and listen to a sound piece where I mix thoughts and experiences from myself and from Thea’s loved ones, like her great friend Ans, her brother Bart, her sister Gerda, her niece Floor and Thea’s heart friend Ella. 
 
Thea underwent a long journey toward self-acceptance. In the 1970s she was active in the Transvestism and Transsexuality Working Group in Amsterdam. In this work I contemplate on topics such as loss, gender, identity, equality, kindness, and truly seeing one another.

In memory of Thea Bakker (1951 – 2023).

One never works solo:
Thank you @nielsalbers for being such a rock, even in swaying times. Thank you Ben Braasem for the recordings and Natalia Domínguez Rangel for the great work with the sound montage. Brenda Bosma for your beautiful singing. Caspar Stalenhoef for your listening ear. Folkert van der Hoek for your calm sweet being. Jean-Marc Mathy for your relaxed efficiency.
 
Thank you Margriet Schavemaker & Imara Limon & the whole team of Amsterdam museum.

Thank you, Karolina & Robin at EE Exclusive & Josephine Monen for your delicate stitches.

A warm heartfelt thank you to Thea’s family and friends, especially to Ella & Ans 💜
 
Lastly, Thank you to AFK - Amsterdam fonds for de Kunst & Mondriaan Fonds for their generous support.

My new work ‘Partition # 9 (sphere for Thea)’ is now on view in the exhibition ‘Women of Amsterdam - an Ode’ at  Amsterdam Museum

The installation, Partition #9 (sphere for Thea), evolved out of my friendship with Thea Bakker, an Amsterdam local since 1970. The chair standing in the work is the same as Thea’s beloved music chair, which was the centrepiece in her home in Amsterdam west. That spot holds significance in my memories of Thea. The chair symbolises a safe space to listen and reflect. Six free hanging tapestries creates paths in the room, they are based on my relationship with Thea, Thea’s home, circular thinking and important lifelines (routes). The installation invites you to sit down and listen to a sound piece where I mix thoughts and experiences from myself and from Thea’s loved ones, like her great friend Ans, her brother Bart, her sister Gerda, her niece Floor and Thea’s heart friend Ella. 
 
Thea underwent a long journey toward self-acceptance. In the 1970s she was active in the Transvestism and Transsexuality Working Group in Amsterdam. In this work I contemplate on topics such as loss, gender, identity, equality, kindness, and truly seeing one another.

In memory of Thea Bakker (1951 – 2023).

One never works solo:
Thank you Niels Albers for being such a rock, even in swaying times. Thank you Ben Braasem for the recordings and Natalia Domínguez Rangel for the great work with the sound montage. Brenda Bosma for your beautiful singing. Caspar Stalenhoef for your listening ear. Folkert van der Hoek for your calm sweet being. Jean-Marc Mathy for your relaxed efficiency.
 
Thank you Margriet Schavemaker & Imara Limon & the whole team of Amsterdam museum.

Thank you, Karolina & Robin at EE Exclusive & Josephine Monen for your delicate stitches.

A warm heartfelt thank you to Thea’s family and friends, especially to Ella & Ans 💜
 
Lastly, Thank you to AFK - Amsterdam fonds for de Kunst & Mondriaan Fonds for their generous support.

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My new work ‘Partition # 9 (sphere for Thea)’ is now on view in the exhibition ‘Women of Amsterdam - an Ode’ at  Amsterdam Museum

The installation, Partition #9 (sphere for Thea), evolved out of my friendship with Thea Bakker, an Amsterdam local since 1970. The chair standing in the work is the same as Thea’s beloved music chair, which was the centrepiece in her home in Amsterdam west. That spot holds significance in my memories of Thea. The chair symbolises a safe space to listen and reflect. Six free hanging tapestries creates paths in the room, they are based on my relationship with Thea, Thea’s home, circular thinking and important lifelines (routes). The installation invites you to sit down and listen to a sound piece where I mix thoughts and experiences from myself and from Thea’s loved ones, like her great friend Ans, her brother Bart, her sister Gerda, her niece Floor and Thea’s heart friend Ella. 
 
Thea underwent a long journey toward self-acceptance. In the 1970s she was active in the Transvestism and Transsexuality Working Group in Amsterdam. In this work I contemplate on topics such as loss, gender, identity, equality, kindness, and truly seeing one another.

In memory of Thea Bakker (1951 – 2023).

One never works solo:
Thank you Niels Albers for being such a rock, even in swaying times. Thank you Ben Braasem for the recordings and Natalia Domínguez Rangel for the great work with the sound montage. Brenda Bosma for your beautiful singing. Caspar Stalenhoef for your listening ear. Folkert van der Hoek for your calm sweet being. Jean-Marc Mathy for your relaxed efficiency.
 
Thank you Margriet Schavemaker & Imara Limon & the whole team of Amsterdam museum.

Thank you, Karolina & Robin at EE Exclusive & Josephine Monen for your delicate stitches.

A warm heartfelt thank you to Thea’s family and friends, especially to Ella & Ans 💜
 
Lastly, Thank you to AFK - Amsterdam fonds for de Kunst & Mondriaan Fonds for their generous support.

🙌🏻