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Santa Claus
Santa Claus stirred up the biggest local art scandal of the last few decades -and yet it looks so friendly and benevolent! What is the problem? This Santa Claus is holding not a miniature Christmas…
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Susan Philipsz
Scottish artist Susan Philipsz (1965, Glasgow) has been using sound for more than 20 years in her work for the public space and art centres. In her work, for which she won the Turner Prize…
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Seven Tears
The work Seven Tears by Scottish artist Susan Philipsz can be heard through seven speakers that are spread around the Willemsplein; the artist based the sound piece on the composition Pavane Lacrimae by Dutch composer Jan…
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Tom Morton: Commission
In his 2010 film Commission, Erik van Lieshout is faced with a problem. Having agreed to make a work in response to the Zuidplein mall in Rotterdam South – a poor suburb of the city…
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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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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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It’s Never Too Late to Say Sorry
Around 7.5 billion years from now, the sun will destroy the Earth. If humanity’s descendants still populate this planet (an increasingly unlikely scenario, given how enthusiastically we are hastening our own extinction), they will be…
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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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Commission
In his 2010 film Commission, Erik van Lieshout is faced with a problem. Having agreed to make a work in response to the Zuidplein mall in Rotterdam South – a poor suburb of the city…
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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…
Read moreTribute to an Avenue | Coolsingel Location Map
The turbulent history of Rotterdam in 1000 meters of street, art and ornaments If you stroll over the Coolsingel from the Hofplein to the Erasmus Bridge, you will pass many special works of art, buildings…
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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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