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Tim Brinkhof

Tim Brinkhof is a journalist and film critic based in Amsterdam. He studied early Netherlandish painting at NYU and has written for Esquire, High Times and History Today.

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The Complicated Legacy of Camilo Egas

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

The Ecuadorian painter, a leading figure of Latin America’s Indigenismo art movement, has been both praised and scorned for his representation of Indigenous peoples.

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Visiting Peru’s Terrorism Museum on the Eve of a Constitutional Crisis 

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof January 29, 2023January 27, 2023

Peruvian history is a contentious subject, and the authorities in charge of writing its first drafts should not be taken at their word.

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The Past, Present, and Future of Kosovo Collide at Manifesta 14

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof October 17, 2022October 18, 2022

Many exhibits at the biennial seem to be about Kosovans setting things right and regaining a sense of control over their lives and livelihoods.

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How the Hermitage Amsterdam Finally Broke Free From Mother Russia

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

The Dutch institution had long tried to distance itself from Putin’s Russia, but after the invasion of Ukraine, distance was no longer enough.

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A Rare Look at a Korean Portraiture Tradition

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

An exhibition at the Asian Art Museum is only the latest step in a long journey to chart the development of Korean identity through art.

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When Disney Declared War on Deutschland

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

Walt Disney built his media empire animating fairy tales; he did not start making films set in a Nazi-occupied Europe by choice.

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What We Lose if the Amsterdam Hermitage Closes for Good

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Thanks to the pandemic, the museum may be on the verge of shutting its doors just when Europe needs its Russian ambassador more than ever.

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How a Dutch Painting Dominates the Way We See a 17th-Century Lynching

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof March 4, 2021March 3, 2021

Jan de Baen’s “The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers” has become the dominant visual representation of the brothers’ lynching, but whether it deserves this honor is debatable.

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