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The 'museum room' under the Kleinpolderplein. Photo: Aad Hoogendoorn
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Restored images and plans for new artworks
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This month again a special newsletter about art in the Rotterdam public space. Because not only old acquaintances have returned to the streets, but there are also plans for new works of art! With this newsletter we inform you about all projects from BKOR (Visual Arts & Public Space) and Sculpture International Rotterdam.
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Light artwork for Maashaven metro station
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Adrien Lucca - 'yellow-free zone'
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The French artist Adrien Lucca (Paris, 1983) has designed a light artwork for the hall of metro station Maashaven in Rotterdam. Lucca made yellow-free zone commissioned by Sculpture International Rotterdam in collaboration with the RET and Rib† The work will be unveiled on December 17, after which Lucca will give a lecture about his work in the Maassilo.
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New sculptures for the Binnenrotte
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Ben Zegers - "Everyone is dead except us"
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Artist Ben Zegers (Utrecht, 1962) designed a new artwork for the Binnenrotte. The design consists of two elegantly turned aluminum 'feet', which are placed at some distance from each other. The artwork Everyone is dead except us refers among other things to the creation of the city around the now invisible 'dam' in the Rotte and is expected to be realized at the end of 2019.
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Monumental design for the Schiedamseweg
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Florentijn Hofman - 'Bospoldervos'
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A project was started in 2016 to 'revitalize' Schiedamseweg. Part of this was the addition of visual art to the street scene. Under the direction of CBK Rotterdam, a design was chosen by artist Florentijn Hofman (Delfzijl, 1977). He designed the Forest fox, a monumental fox of 10 meters high and 14 meters long. The artwork is expected to be realized at the end of 2019.
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SANTACLAUS 10 year on the Eendrachtsplein
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28 / 11 / 18, 16: 00 - 18: 00 hours
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On 28 November 2018 it is exactly ten years ago that Santa Clause by Paul McCarthy (US, 1945) found a permanent place on Eendrachtsplein. Years of arguing about this image preceded this, but now the image of 'crime against good taste' has grown into crowd favorite† Come and eat an oliebol on the Eendrachtsplein on 28 November 2018 between 16 and 18 pm, and celebrate Santa's birthday with us.
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Public favorites and Orphan images
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up to and including 17 / 03 / 19
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In the exhibition Rotterdam Cultural Histories # 15: Audience favorites and Orphans shows how Rotterdammers cherish the images in their city, lobby for them and campaign for them or adopt them if necessary. With stories around 'Kabouter Buttplug' (Santa Clause), "Jan Gat" (The destroyed city) and the Friends of De Witte Bollen.
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Pierre Bayle Monument to Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Artwork Paul Cox moved
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In 2011, the world-famous philosopher Pierre Bayle received a monument in Rotterdam. Artist Paul Cox (Paris, 1962) did not design a statue, but a 'text house'. It was on 2 November Pierre Bayle Monument officially transferred to Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). The monument has been placed on the renovated campus. View the photos here.
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The Pigeon woman is back!
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Façade relief Adri Blok restored
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The Pigeon Woman was made in 1962 by sculptor Adri Blok (Rotterdam, 1919-1990). Due to the demolition of a school building, she disappeared from the cityscape, but now she is back! The female has been restored and we have had the six pigeons made again. Since November 20 she can be seen again on the facade of the corner Meent and Oppert, above restaurant Napoli. Read the full story about this artwork on our website.
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#CBKRDAMMADE POSSIBLE
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El Trotamundos restored
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In 2007 the Rotterdam-Chilean muralist Jorge Kata Núñez (Chile, 1953) made a colorful mural in Cool. El Trotamundos ('the world traveler') shows a galloping horse that not only symbolizes freedom, but also global citizenship. Earlier this month, the artist restored the work, which can be seen in Zwarte Paardenstraat.
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#CBKRDAMMADE POSSIBLE
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RORO OUTSIDE - MOUNTAIN
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In RORO outside 6 new artworks are realized every 3 months at 3 different locations. The most recent edition of RORO outside contains work by Pim Palsgraaf, Judy van Luyk and Sander Buijk and can be seen until the end of this year. View the photos of the opening here.
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photo gallery
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Kleinpolderplein by night
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A 'museum room' has been set up under the flyover on Kleinpolderplein. The statues that are there have lost their place in the city. They were made and placed since the reconstruction period, but with the change of the city they also lost their place, and sometimes their meaning. Aad Hoogendoorn took pictures of this museum room at night:
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news
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Cascade moved
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The artwork Cascade (made by Atelier van Lieshout), which is part of the collection of Sculpture International Rotterdam, was moved to the other side of the Coolsingel at the end of October. The work had to be moved because of the work on the Coolsingel. This new location is permanent.
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blog
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"That image may go away from me"
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At the end of 2017, the AD already asked the question: What are we doing with Piet Hein now? The question is about the monument that the then independent municipality of Delfshaven had made of this seafarer at the end of the 19e century. Was Piet Hein really a controversial seafarer, or did he actually have anything to do with the slave trade?
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