Amstelveen, May 2010 Budapest, April 2010 Innsbruck, November 2009 Den Bosch, July 2009 Zurich, July 2009 Luxembourg, May 2009 Stavelot, May 2009 Zagreb, April 2009 Novo Mesto, April 2009 London, March 2009 St. Savinien, February 2009 Seville, January 2009 Lisbon, January 2009 New York, November 2008
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Ardvanderlinden painted about 2000 Dutch flags in Amstelveen to spread the message "unity through identity". A lot of kids joined painting and were enthusiastic. Most adults reacted distantly, we got the feeling Dutch people are not eager to give their opinion in public. Everything looks very balanced; 1 Turkish flag, 1 Greek flag, 1 Japanese flag, 1 American flag, 1 Israelian flag, etc. Is it to show Dutch are comfortable with different cultures and backgrounds? Or does it make a real discussion about identity hard?
Ardvanderlinden thinks a debate about the assumption that Dutch are broad-minded is needed to strengthen tolerance.
