GABO: Portrait of a Sculpture. Portret van een sculptuur.
The publication GABO. Portrait of a Sculpture focuses on one artwork: Gabo’s sculpture for department store De Bijenkorf on the Coolsingel in 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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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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Interested in becoming a Friend of Gabo?
Sculpture International Rotterdam is looking for friends for the Naum Gabo The 26-meter (85.3 ft) high Constructivist sculpture by Naum Gabo (1890-1977) was designed in 1957. Commissioned by De Bijenkorf , the…
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Gabo action on ART EXPO in Rotterdam
With the start of the art fairs Art Rotterdam, RAW EXPO and Re: Art Fair this week, Rotterdam is a vibrant art city with tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad. The…
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GABO RESTORATION
Research has begun Sculpture International Rotterdam and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN) have been in lengthy discussions with the former owner (De Bijenkorf) and the new owner of this sculpture by Naum…
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The Naum Gabo controversy
The famous statue of Naum Gabo in Rotterdam for the Beehive and the design for a Monument of National Gastarbeider Hans van Houwelingen and Mohammed Benzakour. The famous statue of Naum Gabo 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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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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SIR postcards for sale at CBK Rotterdam
As of today, SIR’s 47 postcards are for sale at CBK Rotterdam. SIR developed this series of postcards of Rotterdam’s international sculpture collection, including classics such as works by Zadkine and Naum Gabo and newer…
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