Residents' meeting: André Volten artwork relocated to Dordtselaan

We would like to inform you about the untitled artwork by André Volten that will be placed in the vicinity of the Maashaven metro station at the end of October. Since 1964, the statue stood on the square of the St. Paulusschool. Due to the school's relocation, the work was placed in storage in 2018. Because it is an important work of art by a special artist, it has been carefully restored.

In collaboration with the Department of Urban Development of the municipality of Rotterdam, we found a beautiful spot for the artwork in the central reservation of the Dordtselaan. The eleven-meter-high artwork can be seen from a great distance. That is why it works as a kind of marker in the neighborhood and the city.

We also presented the plan for placing this statue to local residents in 2022. Due to various circumstances, the placement has been postponed for several years.

Residents meeting September 18, 2024 from 16.30:17.30 PM to XNUMX:XNUMX PM

We would like to tell you more about the monumental artwork and the work during the residents' meeting in CultuurWerkplaats Tarwewijk, Cillershoekstraat 1. Ove Lucas, director of CBK Rotterdam, and Sannetje van Haarst, project leader Visual Arts & Public Space, will be happy to inform you personally about the statue and the choice of this location. For more information or questions, please contact project leader Sannetje van Haarst via s.vanhaarst@bkor.nl or 010-4360288. You're welcome!

About the artwork

This steel sculpture is characteristic of the oeuvre of artist André Volten, who made abstract constructions. He has worked with I- and H-profiles in his work several times. The eleven-meter high artwork, which he made during the construction of the St. Paulusschool in 1964, is a more constructivist work compared to other sculptures by Volten in Rotterdam. It is a powerful image of expressive simplicity and three-dimensional lines.

About the artist

André Volten (Andijk, 1925-Amsterdam, 2002) was one of the most important post-war Dutch sculptors. In the fifties and sixties of the previous century his work was characteristic of the new developments in Dutch art. He made seven works of art for Rotterdam.