I think darkness was the operative word and black was the operative colour in Xingxing Gong’s Kiss the Darkness, part of Origin, the new double-bill from Scapino. This impressive and masterful piece of theatre was all strange threatening shapes and ominous angular shadows which put me in mind of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari or the 1922 film of Nosferatu.
Dutchman Michael Raedecker burst onto the art scene in London soon after his arrival there in the late nineties. His pictures are in the Saatchi, Tate Modern and numerous other collections. He never left England, has lived and worked in London ever since. Fifteen years after his first showing at The Hague’s Kunstmuseum he is back with a major retrospective.
To celebrate its 175th anniversary, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents Craving for Boijmans. For five weeks, from 1st June to 7th July, the closed museum building in Rotterdam will open for a special art route and an extra programme in the Henket pavilion. The museum garden will also be open.
Bruno Gallery, Amsterdam opens up with two new local artists, Mirrin de Greef and Erwin van Hoof in their newest themed exhibition Mind over matter. The intriguing exhibition focuses on how physical materials tangent the gap between the artist’s concept and their final physical work ultimately evoking a dialogue between the creative intent and the present reality manifested.
From more than 300 applications, sixteen duets have been selected to showcase their talent on stage during RIDCC on 20th – 23rd June. The pre-jury had a challenging task to come to a selection, but came to a decision! Among the selected duets we count 12 nationalities from all over the world. RIDCC takes place at Theater Rotterdam
25th April. The Chosen Haram by Sadiq Ali tells the story of two gay men, their chance meeting through a dating app, the highs and lows of their relationship and the barriers they must overcome, both social and cultural, in seeking happiness and personal fulfilment A heady mix of love, drugs and Islam this unique…
What do you do with 20 empty showcases in a bustling office with more than 450 companies? Exactly, you colour that with art! The Groot Handelsgebouw next to Rotterdam’s Central Station offers a unique opportunity for local makers, creatives, artists, entrepreneurs, craftsmen and storytellers to be visible in a vibrant place in the middle of the city.
The body of this exhibition, more of an installation really, presents a series of quasi identical views, subtly manipulated digitally, with only minimal changes of detail. It is an invitation to read the images in succession a bit like the pages of a book. For me it became a little like spot-the-difference. Van Vliet’s intention, it was pointed out, was to gently ease the viewer into his very personal perspective.
