Studio Dimitri Madimin

Selected references

Institutional records, interviews, programme documentation and release credits.

The studio’s biography and practice statement are based on the artist’s own CV and portfolio. These public records provide additional context. A programme announcement documents a scheduled activity; it is not treated as an independent account of its completion.

Institutional directory

Studio Dimitri Madimin ↗

DutchCulture

Records the studio and the Compelled to be Here research programme at La Clínica, Oaxaca, dated August 2022–April 2023.

Institutional biography

Dimitri Madimin ↗

Kunstinstituut Melly

Documents the multidisciplinary practice, education, international presentation history and musical aliases.

Institutional record

Dimitri Madimin, residency 2017 ↗

Embassy of Foreign Artists

Confirms the April–June 2017 Geneva residency in collaboration with the Mondriaan Fund and the Sugar Free research context.

Exhibition record

Plantage Alkmaar ↗

Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar

Confirms the commission to make portraits of residents of Alkmaar, Suriname, for the exhibition of 26 November 2022–19 March 2023.

Exhibition record

By All Means Necessary ↗

TENT Rotterdam

Documents the installation, 11 September–14 November 2021, and the initiative by Dimitri Madimin and Philip Powel.

Exhibition record

Tools for Conviviality: Common Ground ↗

Kunstinstituut Melly

Dates the programme to 20 September 2024–14 September 2025. Credits Madimin with custom vinyl furniture and names him among the curators.

Programme record

Common Ground Closing Party ↗

Kunstinstituut Melly

Records the 13 September 2025 conversation with Git Hyper and Tasha Slagtand, alongside the music programme.

Exhibition documentation

Famiri Familie: exhibition panels ↗

Amsterdam City Archives / National Archives of Suriname

Credits Dimitri Madimin for a family-history contribution and audio; identifies the Madimin family among the lenders.

Release record

Beautiful Vases — Bordello Roses ↗

Ruyzdael Music

Dates the album release to 22 January 2021 and provides the songwriting credits for D. C. Madimin and P. T. A. van Wetten and individual tracks.

Interview

Get Familiar: Writers On Wax ↗

Patta

Identifies Madimin as a Ruyzdael partner and describes preparations for the Museum of Graffiti presentation during Miami Art Week 2022.

Interview, 23 February 2024

Dimitri Madimin: The Storyteller ↗

Im Fong Liu

Discusses his working methods, the Alkmaar project, Ruyzdael and Sugar Free. Originally published in Dutch in ModMod.

Heritage reporting, 15 September 2026

100 jaar De Bazel ↗

Erfgoed Magazine

Describes the research and installation in development, and the announced programme on 4 October 2026.

Institutional report

Annual report 2020 ↗

CBK Zuidoost

Identifies Dimitri Madimin as a jury member for Summer Salon Royale, alongside Esther Meijer and Marie-Claire Fakkel.

Institutional publication

DAS Theatre dossier ↗

Amsterdam University of the Arts / DAS Theatre

Names Madimin and Rana Hamadeh as artistic advisors to Claudio Ritfeld. It does not establish a permanent academic appointment.

Artist record

Exhibitions ↗

Maya Rochat

Lists the 2021 Universal Law of the Matrix installation and live performance at Westerpark, presented by Foam and ADE.

Exhibition reporting, 17 September 2021

Een Hip Hop weekend ↗

Trendbeheer

Discusses By All Means Necessary and the related video work with Sharrif Simmons at TENT.

Image documentation

Portfolio images are reproduced from the artist-supplied CV / Artist Practice / Portfolio, June 2026. Captions retain the documented work, location and date. Installation views, performance documentation and film stills are identified according to their source.

The Sugar Free performance photograph is credited to Emmanuelle Bayart / waopa.ch. Other photographer credits are not specified in the supplied portfolio; authorship of the artwork is not used as a substitute for a photographic credit.

  • compelled-oaxaca.jpg — Compelled to be Here, La Clínica, Oaxaca, 2022. Exterior documentation reproduced from the artist’s portfolio.
  • by-all-means-portfolio.jpg — By All Means Necessary, TENT Rotterdam, 2021. Installation view reproduced from the artist’s portfolio.
  • universal-law-matrix.jpg — Universal Law of the Matrix, Foam × ADE, Westerpark, 2021. Maya Rochat’s installation and Dimitri Madimin’s soundscape setting; artist’s portfolio.
  • revolution-film.png — The Revolution Will Not Be Socialized. Film still reproduced from the artist’s portfolio, 2021 entry.
  • stamps-2017.jpg — Stamps, 2017. Piezography on paper, 40 × 50 cm. Reproduction from the artist’s portfolio.
  • those-flags.jpg — Those Flags Offend Me, 2017. Recycled jute sacks. Documentation reproduced from the corresponding portfolio page.
  • when-doves-fly.jpg — When Doves Fly, performance with Robert Machiri, Basel, 2017. Artist’s portfolio.
  • diaspora-motherland.jpg — Conflict of Diaspora and Motherland, with Albert Khoza, Geneva, 2017. Artist’s portfolio.
  • sugar-free-2016.jpg — Sugar Free, Zen Marie and Dimitri Madimin, Place des Nations, Geneva, 2016. Photograph: Emmanuelle Bayart / waopa.ch.

Editorial notes

The chronology distinguishes the 2020 music release of The Revolution Will Not Be Socialized from its 2021 portfolio and exhibition context. Beautiful Vases follows the label’s January 2021 release date. For Learn to Love and In Search for Passage pt. 2, the 2020 CV dates are distinguished from the 2021 online publication dates.

When Doves Fly follows the title in the illustrated portfolio; the short CV uses a different title. The Amsterdam City Archives project scheduled for March 2027 is presented as research in progress during 2026.

Original work and exhibition titles remain in their published language. Editorial descriptions are in English. Reference review: 29 September 2026.