'Everybody wants to rule the world', Gallery Vriend van Bavink

Gallery Vriend van Bavink
‘Everybody wants to rule the world’

5 sep - 25 oct 2025

Opening Friday 5 september 16:00

Opening words by Olga Kortz

Gallery Vriend van Bavink
Oosterdokskade 243 - Amsterdam

Aldert Mantje & Peter Kempff (G4), Anouk Kruithof, Celine van den Boorn, Folkert de Jong, Joseph Hughes, Willem de Haan, Peim van der Sloot, Sam Andrea, Thijs Linssen, Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, Koos Buster, Zuza Banasińska & Toon den Heijer

Co curated by Jelmer Wijnstroom

In a time of political uncertainty and a collapsed government, Gallery Vriend van Bavink places a pressing question at the center: what role does propaganda play in shaping ideas, convictions, and political realities? And what role do the media, especially newspapers and the press, play in this process?

The group exhibition Everybody Wants to Rule the World does not present art as propaganda, but art about propaganda. The focus is not on the message itself, but on the persuasive tools: from flags to flyers, from media to protest signs, from framing and slogans to subtle visual strategies. All the various efforts people make to persuade others to accept, adopt, or believe in their ideas.

For the exhibition, artist Peim van der Sloot has made a time-released edition that will be available until October 29.