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New Erasmus city walk
Everyone knows the name Erasmus, but who was he really? When did he live, and why is he still so important? Anne Bakker and Bart Oppenheimer recently presented a new city walk in which you…
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Reclining Figure dismantled
Today, December 11, the dismantling of Reclining Figure (1969), Fritz Wotruba’s limestone sculpture on Westersingel, will take place. Since 1971, this elongated sculpture was situated in the grass along Westersingel. In 2000 it was placed…
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Calder walk in Hoogvliet
CBK Rotterdam organizes an informal art walk in Hoogvliet with the monumental sculpture Le Tamanoir in the leading role, in addition to Calder Now. Walk along artworks by Calder and fellow…
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Time. And Again. by Ken Lum on Kruiskade
From November 3, 2021, the temporary exhibition of the work Time. And again. (2021)by Ken Lum is on display at Kruisplein. Time. And Again. (2021) consists of a series of five posters, which were commissioned…
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New sculpture in SIR collection
On World Refugee Day, Sunday 20 June, Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam will unveil a new work of art at the head of the Wilhelminapier. On the Maas, directly opposite the future Fenix Movers Museum L’Age…
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The Plait of Kalliopi Lemos
The Plait (2021), a sculpture by sculptor Kalliopi Lemos, was added to the sculpture terrace on the Westersingel on March 8, 2021, International Women’s Day, where it was unveiled by alderman Said Kasmi. In 2020,…
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‘Rickey’ is back
Two Turning Vertical Rectangles – the sculpture with the two gigantic revolving plates – by artist George Rickey, is back on the Binnenwegplein in Rotterdam. It had been five years away, but last Monday, September…
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Unveiling new artwork Ben Zegers
On Friday, September 18, the new artwork Everyone is dead except us by Ben Zegers will be unveiled at the Binnenrotte. The unveiling is in the hands of Alderman Kasimi and will take place from…
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Light installation at metro station Maashaven: yellow-free zone by Adrien Lucca
Light artwork for metro station Maashaven: Yellow-free zone by Adrien Lucca Unveiling: 17 December 2018 French artist Adrien Lucca (Paris, 1983) has designed a light artwork for the hall of Metrostation Maashaven in Rotterdam,…
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Het Ding (Untitled, 1957) premiers at the Dutch Film Festival
In Mels van Zutphen’s short documentary film Het Ding (Untitled, 1957) – a paneled-up sculpture of Naum Gabo at the Bijenkorf in Rotterdam slowly becomes visible during months of restoration. Through elusive images and sounds,…
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Opening Palace Maashaven on 31st of May
UPDATE 31st MAY: Due to today’s weather conditions, the opening of The Idler’s Playground will take place at the Cultuurwerkplaats as well. Festivities at Cillershoekstraat 1 will commence at 4pm. Sculpture International Rotterdam…
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The Gabo has been restored!
The first segment of the expected transformation of one of Rotterdam’s main roads, the Coolsingel, is nearing completion. Unofficially named ‘the Gabo’, ‘the Thing’, ‘the Flower’, or ‘the Tulip’ (Rotterdammers love their nicknames), the untitled…
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Restoration of ‘the Gabo’ to be completed March 2018
On the 21st of July (2017), the city council of Rotterdam granted an official permission to IEF Capital, for the restoration and renovation of the sculpture by Naum Gabo at the Coolsingel. IEF Capital, the…
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Seven Tears by Susan Philipsz to be unveiled on 23d of March
Z-Files, Art and the City #18: lecture, interview and unveiling of Seven Tears (2017) by Susan Philipsz Location of Z-Files: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Location of unveiling: Willemsplein, Rotterdam Date: Thursday 23 March,…
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L’Homme qui marche travels to Wuppertal, Germany
L’Homme qui marche, Auguste Rodin’s sculpture on the Westersingel in Rotterdam, will be loaned to the exhibition Degas und Rodin – The Race of the Giants towards the Modern in Wuppertal, Germany from October 2016…
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Gabo to be restored
Naum Gabo’s untitled sculpture on the Coolsingel will finally be restored. Sculpture International Rotterdam has always fought for the art work’s restoration. From the press release sent by Rotterdam’s city council: This year, the owner…
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