We are so excited to invite you to the re-opening of our space with performances by de YanKees, DJ MENU MENU, and more.
In 2021, Gastatelier Leo XIII concluded its activities. It may have seemed quiet since then, but behind the scenes we've been hard at work. In November 2023, we offered you a taste of what’s to come with the exhibition First Impression. Since then, Thomas J W Payne and Alberto Candido have developed a beautiful new identity and website for us. From now on, we will continue simply as LEO XIII. We’d love for you to join us in celebrating this new beginning.
De YanKees consist of Jan (Luijsterburg) and Kees (Hogenhout). The band came into being in 1984 with a spontaneous press of the record button on a cassette deck. What began as playful madness grew into Dutch songs that still amaze them (and us) today. After a 30-year sabbatical, the duo has reunited creating new songs and music.
echo + seashell is a duo consisting of artists Henna Hyvarinen (FI) and Susan Kooi (NL) which has existed in the underground music and art scene based in Amsterdam and Helsinki since 2011. Their collaboration consists of live music performances alongside videos and exhibitions. echo+seashell created a niche of their own that is familiar and alien at the same time.
DJ Menu Menu (also known as Caz Egelie) loves anything that sounds fast and squishy. With their love for high-energy bouncey tunes, menu menu creates a hyper visual sonic world in which hyperpop, techno and video game music are intertwined with jersey club, pop and R&B influences.
