Арт Роттердам - зима 2016-2017 гг.
Art RotterdamThe 18th edition of Art Rotterdam immerses you for four days into the newest developments in contemporary art. Its focus on young art, the range of different sections, the connection with the city of Rotterdam and the historic venue - the UNESCO-listed Van Nelle Factory - give Art Rotterdam its unique identity. For growing numbers of art lovers, Art Rotterdam is the attractive alternative within the international field of art fairs and attracts more visitors every year. The third edition of Intersections is taking place opposite the main entrance of Art Rotterdam. It is an exhibition of installations, site-specific works and performances by non-profit spaces and artist initiatives. The Open Air section, featuring sculptures and installations, can be viewed for the first time this year in the outdoor area of the Van Nelle Factory.Read more
10 - 12 February 2017OBJECT RotterdamOBJECT Rotterdam exhibits over 75 national and international, established and upcoming designers on the interface of design, art, architecture and fashion. Both exceptional furniture, interior designs and lifestyle accessories and remarkable installations on fashion, art and architecture are available for sale. Visitors can meet the designers who are on location at OBJECT Rotterdam to present their work. The exhibition takes place on board the historic steamship ss Rotterdam, La Grande Dame of the Holland – America Line, and is located in the vibrant district Katendrecht.Read more
11 February - 28 May 2017Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Mad about Surrealism
An unparalleled overview with masterpieces that brings together famous art movements from four famous European private collections for the first time. Some of the works have rarely or never been on display before and will once again go behind closed doors in late May. In collaboration with renowned museums in Edinburgh and Hamburg, the museum is displaying both the artistic development and experiences of artists such as Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte and Joan Miró and their contortions of daily reality. Mad about Surrealism not only highlights the passion of the surrealists, but also that of their collectors.Read more
9 February - 9 April 2017Kunsthal Rotterdam – Human / Digital: a symbiotic love affair
Increasingly more artists work with the internet as the starting point and transform its visual language into physical works of art. The exhibition Human / Digital: A symbiotic love affair in the Kunsthal Rotterdam presents an intriguing overview of the digital art from the Brown Family Collection. With spatial objects, projections and installations by international artists including Jon Rafman, Josh Kline and Rafaël Rozendaal, the exhibition shows the developments in Post-Internet Art. The highlights include Shezad Dawood's latest spectacular virtual reality work Kalimpong, which was a huge success at FRIEZE 2016, and Tabor Robak’s monumental work 2014, showing an ecstatic celebration of videogames and computer-generated images; funny and repulsive at the same time.Read more
AVL-Mundo – Atelier Van LieshoutOn show at Foundation AVL-Mundo exclusively during Art Rotterdam: The Best of ART Rotterdam from the collection of an international collector. Also featuring a presentation by the current #AmericanInResidence Jason Page and artist talks by the new artists-in-residence Jennifer Caubet and Felix Burger. In addition to a site-specific installation by Studio Van Lieshout, this year naturally also offers mulled wine in the Sculpture Garden and daily guided tours.Read more
Nederlands Fotomuseum & LP228 January - 7 May 2017Europe. What else?
Showcasing the work of two contemporary photographers: Nico Bick and Otto Snoek. While one records the interiors of all the parliaments of the European Union, the other goes out to photograph the coming together of people in countless European cities. Neither project pronounces its opinion on Europe. But they do bring about depth and nuance; visitors are challenged to widen their views on Europe. The museum adds a third dimension to this in the form of the famous photo series The Europeans (Les Européens) created by the world-famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1955. This is the first time these works are on display in the Netherlands.Read more
8 - 12 February 2017Haute Photographie
Haute Photographie is a new photography fair with a concept unlike any other. Haute is centred around a group exhibition, featuring works by photographers ranging from the grand masters in the history of photography to the youngest and most exciting talents working in the medium today. This collection brings together a select group of international galleries. Haute Photographie will be a meeting place for artists, curators, collectors - both young and experienced - and anyone with a genuine love of photography. The exhibition will take over LP2 in Las Palmas, where it will share its entrance with Nederlands Fotomuseum.Read more
8 - 12 February 2017Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair‘The fair is being held in the World Trade Center, which means it is located in the heart of the city with good visibility and accessibility. This gives the fair the opportunity to expand, thus creating a new focus on attracting international galleries,’ says Bob Smit, Creative Director of RCAF. In addition to various gallery presentations, the fair features artist talks, guided tours, various musical performances and a range of expositions, including: ART with a VIEW on the 23rd floor of the WTC and NO WALLS with installations and video art.Read more
10 February - 7 May 2017Witte de With Center for Contemporary ArtJudy Radul, the king, the door, the thief, the window, the stranger, the cameraMedia technologies such as CCTV, automation and screens of all sorts have become the culturally and politically charged frames and filters through which we see reality, oftentimes obscuring or even replacing it. With the king, the door, the thief, the window, the stranger, the camera Judy Radul transforms the exhibition space into a dynamic set for live image production and sets out to explore the poetic and social agency of architectural elements such as doors, windows, entrances, and exits by means of her multi-camera, live-feed ‘present system.’Read more
Dolf Henkes Award 2016The artists Daan Botlek, Rana Hamadeh, Rory Pilgrim and Katarina Zdjelar are nominees for the Dolf Henkes Award 2016. This biennial award is granted by the Henkes Foundation to an iconic Rotterdam artist. The jury, under the guidance of collector Alexander Ramselaar, has nominated the four artists who stand the chance of winning a sum of EUR 12,000. The exhibition featuring the nominees’ works takes place from Thursday 15 December 2016 until 19 February 2017 in TENT. The winner will be announced at the Award Ceremony on Thursday, 9 February from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Highlights
28 Jan 2017 - 9 Apr 2017
Caetano Carvalho - Is There Any World To Come? ExhibitionShowroom MAMA More information
25 Feb 2017 - 4 Jun 2017
Hyperrealism - 50 Years of PaintingExhibitionKunsthal Rotterdam
