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Frederico Carasso
Frederico Carasso was born in Carignano, Italy in 1899 as the son of a furniture maker. When the furniture factory went bankrupt in 1913, he went to work in the Fiat factory. In 1916, he…
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Hendrik Chabot
Hendrik Chabot was born in Sprang, near Rotterdam, in 1894. In 1906 his family moved to Rotterdam, where he was apprenticed to a painting firm. From 1908 to 1919 he attended evening classes at the…
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Wessel Couzijn
Wessel Couzijn was born in Amsterdam in 1912. From the age of three he lived in New York, where he received his first drawing lessons at the Art Students League. He returned to the Netherlands…
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Hendrick de Keyser
Hendrick de Keyser was born in 1565 in Utrecht, the son of the Utrecht-based master cabinetmaker Cornelis Dirxzoon de Keyser. He was trained by the Utrecht-based architect and sculptor Cornelis Bloemaert. When Bloemaert moved to…
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Mari Andriessen
Mari Andriessen was born in Haarlem in 1897. He studied for several years at the Kunstnijverheidsschool in Haarlem and then studied sculpture at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, where he was taught by the sculptor Jan…
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Pablo Picasso and Carl Nesjar
Born in 1881 in Málaga (Spain), Pablo Ruíz y Picasso is viewed as being one of the most versatile artists of the 20th century. He was not only a painter and graphic artist, but also…
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Richard Artschwager
Richard Artschwager was born in Washington, D.C. in 1923. He studied at Cornell University at Ithaca and was taught painting by the Cubist painter Amédée Ozenfant in New York. He initially earned a living making…
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Coop Himmelb(l)au
The duo Coop Himmelb(l)au is made up of Wolf D. Prix, born in Vienna in 1942, and Helmut Swiczinsky, born in Poznan (Poland) in 1944. Both studied architecture at the Technical University in Vienna, and…
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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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Charlotte van Pallandt
Charlotte Dorothée Baroness van Pallandt was born in Arnhem in 1898. She came from an aristocratic family, which initially hindered her career as an artist. She wanted to become a painter but her family was…
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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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Z-Files: Erik van Lieshout
The 5th edition of Z-Files is organized jointly by SIR and Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, and will take place on the 3rd of October. The evening will revolve around Erik van Lieshout,…
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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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