Jul 4–Sep 14
Fiona Tan
Monomania
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Fiona Tan’s “Monomania” at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam delves into the recesses of the human mind, exploring the conception of mental illness in 19th-century psychiatry. Curated by the artist herself, the exhibition unveils works from the institution’s depot—including drawings, photographs, paintings, masks, and other historical artifacts—alongside prints by Francisco Goya and Edvard Munch, and loans like Théodore Géricault’s haunting oil-on-canvas, Portrait of a Kleptomaniac (ca. 1820–24). Complementing this roundup is Tan’s own work, such as Janine’s Room (2025), a large-scale, immersive video installation that probes themes of memory as well as the tenuous relationship between perception and reality.