Citizen M Hotel

Hedi Slimane @ FOAM

Hedi Slimane

Young American

15 July – 12 September

(Portraits of) Young American is the latest photography project by photographer and fashion designer Hedi Slimane. Slimane has made portraits of various creative people in the New York art scene in an attempt to record today’s generation of artists. Young American includes portraits of Dan Colen, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Ryan McGinley, Terence Koh, Nate Lowman, Dash Snow and Banks Violette.

Hedi Slimane has been part of the worldwide creative community of artists, filmmakers and pop musicians for many years. He studied art history at Ecole du Louvre and worked as a designer for Yves Saint Laurent (1996-2000) and Christian Dior (2000-2007). Slimane photographs, designs furniture, is involved in architecture and graphic design, and makes installations. He shot to prominence with a series of publications: ‘Berlin’, ‘Stage’, and ‘London – Birth of a Cult’. Characteristic of Slimane’s minimalist black-and-white photos is the way they reflect his obsession with music, especially the recent new rock wave movement. He has exhibited in New York, Berlin, Paris and Zurich.

In addition to his enormous influence in the fashion world, where he transformed the male silhouette with his designs for Dior Homme, Hedi Slimane is celebrated for his new male ideal. According to the curator of ‘Costa da Caparica 1989’ an exhibition of photos taken by Slimane when he was a teenager currently in Lisbon, “Hedi is at the crossroads of visual arts, youth culture, and the fashion world [... and has] a very relevant role in the emerging trends of the 21st century”.

‘Sweet Bird of Youth’, a group exhibition compiled by Slimane is currently showing Galerie Arndt and Partners in Berlin. Slimane’s solo show ‘Costa da Caparica 1989’ can be seen at Ellipse Foundation of Contemporary Art in Lisbon until 9 September 2007.

Young American can be seen from 15 July to 12 September 2007 in Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. Open daily 10.00-18.00, Thurs/Fri 10.00-21.00. Tickets: € 7.00 / info: +31 (0)20 5516500 / www.foam.nl

Note to editors: For more information and visual material contact Merel Kappelhoff (communications), e-mail merel [at] foam.nl or phone +31 (0)20 5516500.

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FLO Amsterdam

FLO Amsterdam is a must-visit for culinary lovers and anybody who enjoys French cuisine and the charming, haute café ambience one finds in the best brasseries in France.
You will experience the French feeling through it's large buffet of extremely fresh crustaceans and shell fish located at the entrance, caracterizing for many Parisian establishments.

The menu is inspired by the typical French cuisine and traditional cooking methods and changes every three months.

FLO Amsterdam is situated near to the famous "Rembrandtplein" next to the new Eden Rembrandt Square Hotel at the corner of the Amstelstraat and the Paardenstraat.

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Hilton Amsterdam

Famous for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1969 bed-in, the canalside Hilton Amsterdam hotel is a short walk from Amsterdam attractions like the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House and the renowned Rijks museum.

Enjoy fine Italian dining in the award-winning Roberto's Restaurant or sip a cocktail in the Half Moon Lounge overlooking the marina.

Fifteen minutes from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the hotel has a business center, 21 meeting rooms, wireless internet access throughout the hotel and an Executive Lounge.

All rooms are equipped with wireless internet access. Choose a Deluxe Room with a canal view or an Executive Room for Executive Lounge access.

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ART > Dutch Nudes @ HUP Gallery

HOTELS > Amstel Inter-Continental Amsterdam (*****)

Since the opening in 1867, the Amstel Inter-Continental Amsterdam is celebrated as the most beautiful hotel in the Netherlands and ranks with the best hotels in the world. This five-star deluxe hotel is located in a quiet but central section of the Amstel River bank, within walking distance of the financial and cultural centers of the city. In 1992, the hotel has been completely restored to its original glory and the ambiance in all of its seventy-nine air-conditioned guestrooms and suites breathes the grace and elegance reminiscent of a grand European estate. Each room and suite features wireless internet, stereos and marble bathrooms with the famous "cascade" showerhead. The health club boasts a 15 metre pool, gym, sauna, sun bed, Turkish bath and more. Professional masseuses are on-hand. La Rive, a 1 star Michelin gourmet restaurant is on the premises. And a nice touch - several Mercedes limousines are at guests' disposal 24 hours a day for transfers and guided tours.

Rooms: 79

Hotel Chain: Intercontinental Hotels Group

HOTELS > The Lloyd Hotel (**/*****)

The Lloyd Hotel is a new Dutch hotel centrally situated in the fashionable heart
of Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands Area. Renowned Dutch architects, designers and artists have transformed this monument dating from 1921 in a hotel where many inhabitants of Amsterdam, international artists, tourists and business people feel at home. The service is the same for everybody: 24 hours room service, free WIFI and satlellite television on all rooms. There is a restaurant, a bar, a library and even a “corner” shop. [I have been here for one hour: the porn channel is free, ed.]

The Lloyd Hotel, situated in the heart of Amsterdam’s Oostelijk Havengebied (Eastern Harbour Area), is innovative in every way. The listed national monument, dating from 1921, has been converted into a hotel, and is now a true showcase for Dutch architecture and design. All 116 rooms - ranging in terms of luxury from a two-star to a five-star rating – are different in size and interior styling. The hotel has a restaurant – called Snel, (best translated as brisk) – a recording studio, a nomadic library and a kitchen for the use of those hotel guests who prefer to cook for their own visitors. The hotel’s Cultural Embassy offers various services in the communal spaces.

Rooms: 116 [Recommended rooms: 306, 410].