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The Coolsingel as a Monument: history, art and ornaments in 1000 meters
Every two weeks, SIR offers a guided tour over the Coolsingel. The Coolsingel hosts a wealth of art works and ornaments, some are hidden, some are landmarks in plain sight. Expert tour guides Marly Weemen and…
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Commission on view at Piekfijn during Charlois Speciaal
Erik van Lieshout’s film Commission, which he mostly shot at the Rotterdam South shopping mall, and which was commissioned by Sculpture International Rotterdam (in 2010), will be on view at secondhand shop Piekfijn (Wolphaertsbocht, Rotterdam) during…
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Z-Files XL: Rotterdam’s exceptional art collection
Sunday 19 June, 1 – 5:30 pm Free entrance, please order your tickets here Language of this event: Dutch Sculpture International Rotterdam and BKOR are pleased to present an XL- edition of…
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Uproot Rotterdam opens on 1 June
Pop-up Sculpture Park Uproot Rotterdam Museumpark, 1 June – 21 August 2016 Entrance: Free, 24/7 Opening: 1 June 2016, tickets Temporary sculpture garden Uproot Rotterdam brings together a number of Rotterdam…
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Z-Files #15: Bild, oder…? by Willem Oorebeek on 31 March
Thursday 31 March 2016, 8pm Venue: Boijmans van Beuningenzaal, Bilderberg Parkhotel (Westersingel 70, Rotterdam) Admission: Free (no reservations necessary) Language: Dutch A lecture by Willem Oorebeek, and a presentation of his SIR-edition The Individual Parallel – Bilderberg Utopia…
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Guided tours in March: Coolsingel as a Monument
This month, on the 6th and 20th of March 2016, SIR offers new guided tours of the Coolsingel. Marly Weemen will be taking you on a tour past the most remarkable examples of art, architecture…
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Article about Elevazione, Vers Beton
Sara Wiersma wrote about Penone’s work Elevazione for the Rotterdam focused online publication Vers Beton. (Dutch)…
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George Rickey’s sculpture Two Turning Vertical Rectangles damaged
In 2015, after a three-year absence, George Rickey’s sculpture Two Turning Vertical Rectangles returned to the Binnenwegplein. Sadly, the joy upon its return was short lived: the sculpture was seriously damaged when a truck backed…
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Rotterdam Post-War Art & Architecture Tour now available
The city centre of Rotterdam counts a large number of post-war architecture and art. Many buildings are adorned with reliefs, stained glass and mosaic pieces, beautifully integrated in the buildings’ architecture. A specially designed roadmap, made…
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Franz West’s Qwertz renovated
The colourful sculpture and bench collection Qwertz has been renovated. Consisting of five long benches in soft colours (yellow, purple, green, blue and orange), the work is situated in the green grass of the Westersingel. Franz West…
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George Rickey’s sculpture returns to Binnenwegplein
PRESS RELEASE George Rickey’s kinetic sculpture has returned to the Binnenwegplein The artwork consists of two rectangle panels, attached to a central pole. The sculpture was removed in 2012, due to safety concerns –…
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Opening programma Tribute To An Avenue
Opening programme ‘Tribute To An Avenue’ on Wednesday 8th January! 16:00 (- 17:00 hrs.) only on invitation Speakers:Alderman Antoinette Laan (Sports & Culture), Tineke Bahlmann (chairman Council Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam)…
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Tour Tribute To An Avenue
Friday January 17: evening tour Nightwalkers Voice Overs Nightwalkers Voice Overs is a psychogeographic performance in the form of an evening stroll – an unsolicited tour assembled by multiple narratives, each relating…
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Presentation new work by Chris Evans and mini-symposium on 4 February
Normal 0 21 false false false NL X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Sculpture International Rotterdam cordially invites you to the presentation and the mini symposium of…
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Rotterdam Cultural Histories #2 by Bik Van der Pol
This presentation and accompanying newspaper document Bik Van der Pol’s research into George Rickey’s kinetic sculpture Two Rectangles Vertical Gyratory (1971), and its history. This second edition of Rotterdam Cultural Histories…
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The Individual Parallel – Bilderberg Utopia van Willem Oorebeek
Mini-symposium and formal reveal of The Individual Parallel – Bilderberg Utopia Willem Oorebeek On 23 September 2014, a new, monumental artwork on the facade of the Bilderberg Parkhotel in Rotterdam was revealed…
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