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The Hoodie

30 November 2019 - 22 August 2020

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Essays

Het Nieuwe Instituut and curator Lou Stoppard have invited various authors and (experiential) experts to respond to themes from The Hoodie in the form of an essay. On this page you will find a background piece by the curator herself, as well as new contributions for which research and writing assignments have been commissioned, and an older piece that has been an important source of inspiration for the project.

These texts can also be found in the overview on the Background page, which also includes video interviews, a video essay and a video tutorial.

Pastrami Film Co., 'The Hoodie' video interview with Lou Stoppard, 2019 (still).

The Hoodie

Lou Stoppard "As a garment, the hoodie defines our times."

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2015 Michael B. Jordan in ‘‘Creed’’ (screen shot)

The politics of the hoodie

Troy Patterson "The lingering question of the hoodie is simply: Who enjoys the right to wear one without challenge?"

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Hoodies from the personal archive of Chinouk Filique de Miranda.

How Unisex is the Hoodie?

Chinouk Filique de Miranda Chinouk Filique de Miranda, researcher and adviser on the exhibition The Hoodie, examines the ubiquitous garment's 'gender-neutral' reputation in the context of Rotterdam's retail landscape.

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David Hammons, 'In the Hood', 1993. Courtesy Tilton Gallery, New York

In the Hood

Antwaun Sargent "The arrival of the hoodie in contemporary art is a reflection of the ways the garment thrown over the head of a Black male is a political event as much as it is a sartorial one."

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Shame huik, Den Bosch, 1688, Jacobus van der Hoeven (carpenter) and Ambrosius Visscher (painter), Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch.

Hooded Histories

Alexandra van Dongen Alexandra van Dongen (curator at Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans van Beuningen) puts the hoodie into historical perspective.

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Pastrami Film Co., 'The Hoodie' video interview with Lou Stoppard, 2019 (still).

The Hoodie

Lou Stoppard "As a garment, the hoodie defines our times."

read more

2015 Michael B. Jordan in ‘‘Creed’’ (screen shot)

The politics of the hoodie

Troy Patterson "The lingering question of the hoodie is simply: Who enjoys the right to wear one without challenge?"

read more

Hoodies from the personal archive of Chinouk Filique de Miranda.

How Unisex is the Hoodie?

Chinouk Filique de Miranda Chinouk Filique de Miranda, researcher and adviser on the exhibition The Hoodie, examines the ubiquitous garment's 'gender-neutral' reputation in the context of Rotterdam's retail landscape.

read more

David Hammons, 'In the Hood', 1993. Courtesy Tilton Gallery, New York

In the Hood

Antwaun Sargent "The arrival of the hoodie in contemporary art is a reflection of the ways the garment thrown over the head of a Black male is a political event as much as it is a sartorial one."

read more

Shame huik, Den Bosch, 1688, Jacobus van der Hoeven (carpenter) and Ambrosius Visscher (painter), Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch.

Hooded Histories

Alexandra van Dongen Alexandra van Dongen (curator at Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans van Beuningen) puts the hoodie into historical perspective.

read more

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