Exhibitions, Street Art, Galleries and Sculptures
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October 2019 – January 2020 exhibitions, street art, galleries and sculptures boijmans.nl/transit 1 Transit Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s long- term renovation has started. During this Transit period, institutions and museums across Rotterdam will be holding exhibitions with works of art from the museum collection under the title ‘Boijmans Next Door’. The Above: After seven months of collection will also be travelling to some of relocating the permanent the world’s top museums. In the meantime, collection, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is empty. construction of the Depot continues apace photo: Aad Hoogendoorn and this landmark is set to open in 2021. Right: Artist impression of the exterior of the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen. Design: MVRDV Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen It is the first depot in the world that provides access to a complete collection without the intervention of a curator. The 40-metre high, mirrored building is a design from the Rotterdam architect Winy Maas from MVRDV and offers a beautiful, panoramic view of the city and the port from the freely accessible roof garden with restaurant. kunsthal.nl 2 Kunsthal Rotterdam Museumpark The Kunsthal Rotterdam is housed in Westzeedijk 341 a striking building designed by OMA/ Rem Koolhaas (1992). The Kunsthal presents several exhibitions simultaneously, taking visitors on a journey through various cultures and art movements from modern masters and contemporary art to forgotten cultures, photography, fashion and innovative design. Joana Vasconcelos. ‘I’m Your Mirror’ This impressive retrospective features the work of the famous Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos (1971). ‘I’m Your Mirror’ shows sculptures and installations such as ‘Lilicoptère, 2012’, a gold-plated helicopter Above: Lilicoptère, 2012 decorated with Swarovski crystals and pink © Joana Vasconcelos, FMGB Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa. ostrich feathers. Photo: Erika Barahona Until 17 November 2019 Right: Lady Gaga in the video for the song “Telephone” (The Fame Monster album), 2010, directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Thierry Mugler: Couturissime The Kunsthal Rotterdam proudly presents the first retrospective on French creator Thierry Mugler. This major exhibition will reveal the multiple universes of this undeniably artistic figure – visionary couturier, director, DID YOU KNOW? photographer and perfumer – in a Art lovers will have retrospective of his work, especially his the opportunity to ready-to-wear and haute couture creations. visit numerous art 13 October 2019 - 8 March 2020 and design fairs, unique exhibitions, Masterly! site fairs, open Painting and drawing are inextricably linked. studios and pop-up Paintings and drawings from more than shows during the Art Rotterdam Week twenty artists from four centuries – from from 5 – 9 February Hendrick Goltzius to Jean-Michel Basquiat – 2020. are shown. Part of ‘Boijmans Next Door’. 7 December 2019 - 29 March 2020 maritiemmuseum.nl 3 Maritiem Museum Leuvehaven 1 The Maritime Museum Rotterdam brings the seafaring world of the past, present and future to life. It presents the maritime history of the Netherlands, paying special attention to Rotterdam’s role as a world port. Sea Monsters (4+) Discover the worlds of six amazing creatures. Meet Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, Kraken the mega-octopus, a giant crab, mermaids, the giant turtle as big as an island, and the Above: Photo: Marco de Swart whale that swallowed Jonah. Figments of your imagination or do they really exist? Permanent Offshore Experience A challenging search at sea for energy from oil, gas and wind. Discover how offshore employees manage to do their spectacular jobs on the open sea. Above: Photo: Marco de Swart Permanent nederlandsfotomuseum.nl 4 Nederlands Fotomuseum Wilhelminakade 332 With its impressive collection of more than 5,000,000 photos, the Nederlands Fotomuseum is the national museum of photography in the Netherlands. The collection comprises an important part of the Netherlands’ visual heritage. Lust for Life | Ed van der Elsken The Nederlands Fotomuseum restored the colour works of Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken and saved it from ruin. This summer, the museum celebrates with the exhibition Lust for Life, with the greatest icons and work never shown before. With his colour photography, Ed pays tribute to humankind and life, with universal themes such as love, life and death. Until 3 November Right: Marseille, 1974 - Nederlands Fotomuseum / © Ed van der Elsken MUST DO! Discover the ss Rotterdam, the former flagship of the Holland America Line. It’s permanently moored Attack | Katrien De Blauwer in Rotterdam on the Attack is the first exhibition by Belgian quay in Katendrecht. A guided tour will artist Katrien De Blauwer presented in reveal the treasures the Netherlands. De Blauwer has been of the ship. working on a large and powerful oeuvre of photomontages over the course of the last twenty years. De Blauwer cuts images from old international magazines on impulse, which she then intuitively combines to create a new image. 16 November 2019 – 9 February 2020 museumrotterdam.nl 5 Museum Rotterdam Rodezand 26 Museum Rotterdam is about the city and its people. It presents the past, present and future of Rotterdam in the spectacular building the Timmerhuis. We Are All Rotterdammers Robert de Hartogh (Rotterdam, 1942) has been recording the lives of migrants, and the lives of their children, from the 1970s. Through his lens, we see the city through their eyes: the open, optimistic view of life Above: Shopping Mall Zuidplein, taken by new, young Rotterdammers. 1979 photo Robert de Hartogh 14 September - 8 December 2019 GIRLPOWER This exhibition pays tribute to the sporting triumphs of Rotterdam’s legendary women athletes and showcases the new generation of women in sports and inspires the sports stars of the future. Until 8 March 2020 hetnieuweinstituut.nl 6 Het Nieuwe Instituut Museumpark 25 Het Nieuwe Instituut increases the public’s appreciation and the social DID YOU KNOW? significance of architecture, design and Sonneveld House digital culture, and promotes exchange Museum is located between these disciplines. at the edge of the Museumpark, close to Het Nieuwe Instituut. A ticket for Het Nieuwe Instituut also provides access to the Sonneveld House. Right: Compression Cradle, Lucy McRae. Photo: Daria Scagliola. I See That I See What You Don’t See In a world that is always switched on, a clear, starry sky has become a rare sight. Designers, artists and researchers present a layered picture of our relationship with darkness, evoking imaginative and critical responses to it. 5 October - 29 December 2019 The Hoodie Beyond its appearance as a simple garment, this exhibition presents the hoodie as an object that carries many meanings across fashion, history, culture and politics: it tells stories of social inequality, youth and Above: John Edmonds - Untitled subcultures, racism, privacy, fear and style. (Hood 13), 2018 1 December 2019 - 12 April 2020 tentrotterdam.nl 7 TENT Witte de Withstraat 50 TENT is an exhibition room and addresses significant and current developments in contemporary art through varied exhibitions and events. TENT is a stepping stone for young artists, an ambassador for Rotterdam’s art, and positions visual art from the city in a local, national and international context. Wild Bet, by Gil & Moti An exhibition about the relationship between gambling viewed from different cultures, and finding your luck abroad as a form of gambling. 11 November 2019 - 12 January 2020 Boerenzij by Wapke Feenstra This exhibition about the relationship between rural and urban perspectives on cultural barbarism is the result of a project with migrants in Rotterdam-Zuid. Above: photo Cye Wong-Loi-Sing 11 November 2019 - 12 January 2020 wdw.nl 8 Witte de With Center for Witte de Withstraat 50 Contemporary Art One of the most important institutes for contemporary art in the Netherlands DID YOU KNOW? and internationally regarded as a pioneer. You can visit the Kunstblock (CBK Cecilia Vicuña, a retrospective exhibition Rotterdam, MAMA, The exhibition is a historical revision of the TENT, V2, Witte de With Center for work of Chilean poet, feminist activist and Contemporary Art visual artist Cecilia Vicuña. This is Cecilia’s and WORM) for free largest retrospective ever in Europe and every Friday (from 6 includes work from her personal archive. to 9 pm) during Art Until 10 November 2019 Evening. Rossella Biscotti, new work Rossella has an interest in revealing individual narratives. Her upcoming exhibition at Witte de With centres around the artist’s most recent research in and on Indonesia, a country she has visited on numerous occasions over the past decade. 8 September 2019 - 5 January 2020 Alejandro Cesarco, a solo exhibition Encapsulating Alejandro’s artistic practice and the core themes of his research is Cesarco’s Index Series, begun in 2000. The entire series is exhibited for the first time in Credit: Thanks to Alejandro the artist’s solo-exhibition at Witte de With. Cesarco 8 September 2019 - 5 January 2020 wereldmuseum.nl 9 Wereldmuseum Rotterdam Willemskade 25 The Wereldmuseum takes you on a journey around the world, offering insight into the enormous cultural diversity that enriches the world. The collection reflects on universal human themes such as mourning, celebrating, decorating and praying. Superstraat (6+) Come and meet the neighbours in Super Street and learn how they are connected to each other and the world. Permanent Dossier Indië | A different look at colonial photography Actor and photographer Thom Hoffman selected 300 photographs from the image archives of more than twenty heritage institutions and collections. Film and Above: Landrentewerkzaam- personal stories also show a realistic image heden in de Preanger Regentschappen, ca. 1900. of the last hundred years of the colonial Collectie Nationaal Museum van period, from 1840 to 1949. Dossier Indië Wereldculturen looks beyond the year 1949. Stacii Samidin, a Rotterdam photographer, returned to his roots in Indonesia for photo series Merdeka for the Wereldmuseum. From 2 October 2019 Remix Rotterdam Boijmans Next Door challenges Wereldmuseum visitors to look at the Boijmans collection in a different way.