Lockdowns, hardening and division? Art is the antidote! Museum Voorlinden proves this with its new exhibition Art is the Antidote. With a large dose of sparkling, socially engaged and funny artworks from its own collection, the museum acts as a charging station, a place where you can build up your resistance. The exhibition is on display now.

The past two years of lockdowns and restrictions have weighed heavily on our society. A hardening is taking place, divisions are increasing and the flood of disinformation is growing. Personal beliefs seem to be the only truth, while hard science is seen as questionable and thorough journalism as unreliable. Amidst all the corona measures and escalating debates, the average person becomes exhausted, underexcited and under-stimulated. Museum Voorlinden offers the ultimate antidote with its collection exhibition Art is the Antidote.

Director Suzanne Swarts: ‘Art is a medicine: it recharges you, gives you energy and shows you that things can be different. In these complicated times, this exhibition feels like a real breath of fresh air.’

With the collection exhibition Art is the Antidote, Museum Voorlinden offers visitors a good dose of humorous, socially critical and colourful artworks to build up their resistance. The exhibition contains works exclusively from Voorlinden’s own collection and is named after the new work Art is the Antidote by Bob and Roberta Smith, the pseudonym of Bob Brill. This anti-establishment artist normally makes signs, banners and posters with colourful slogans proclaiming the importance of art and music. Especially for Voorlinden, he made a life-size version of Art is the Antidote. The artwork is the opening of the exhibition.