Apollolaan 14/10/2011 13h01
Searchinbg for Utopia by Jan Fabre (1958, Belgium) is installed in 2011 for the ArtZuid (International Scupture Route Amsterdam) expostion in the Amsterdam Zuid. This object is installed for this exposition but will remain here permanently.
For Searching for Utopia (2003) the artist Jan Favre was inspired by the book Utopia written by English statesman and humanist Thomas More in 1516, describing an imaginary island with an ideal political system. In the sculpture Fabre despicts himself ridaing a huge tortoise, looking out to sea for the island Utopia. By choosing a tortoise as his steed he is saying that the desired destination should be reached at a leisurely pace rather than in a rush.
Tags: Europe Nederland Netherlands Holland Pays-Bas Noord-Holland Amsterdam Zuid South Sud Apollolaan Turtle Tortoise Gold Or Grass Pelouse Goudkust Jan Fabre Fabre Bronze Utopia Searching for Utopia Trees Arbres Urban Art ArtZuid Exposition October 2011 Meteorry Iamsterdam Stadsarchief
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Museumplein 08/07/2013 16h45
Summer 2013 in Amsterdam. Finally, the weather of May and June was very bad, grey and wet. The sculpters in the bassin are part of the project ArtZuid.
Tags: Europe Nederland Netherlands Holland Pays-Bas Noord-Holland Amsterdam Stadsarchief Iamsterdam Museumplein Zuid South Sud Bassin Water Summer Été Rijksmuseum Museum Rembrandt Sculptures ArtZuid Children Kids Enfants Playing Jouer Heat July 2013 Meteorry
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Apollolaan 10/07/2015 14h41
The year 2015 is the fourth edition of the biennial international sculpture route in Amsterdam Zuid (South). Previous years were 2009, 2011, 2013. Rudi Fuchs, art historian and former director of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, along with exhibition maker Maarten Bertheux is jointly responsible for the composition of ARTZUID 2015.The 2.5-kilometre route takes in Apollolaan, Minervalaan and the Zuidas business district. Fuchs has developed an innovative exhibition concept with 18 ‘stages’ erected in the open areas along the route. Each of the selected artists has been assigned their own stage on which several monumental sculptures are displayed. The participants are internationally renowned artists such as Georg Baselitz, Jaume Plensa, Tony Cragg, KAWS, John Chamberlain, Georg Herold and Mimmo Paladino. Art Zuid runs runs from 22 May to 22 September 2015. [ Source: ArtZuid ]
Mimmo Paladino (1948, Italy)
Caduto a Ragione (1995, bronze)
Mimmo Paladrino makes sculptures in which figures, animals, objects and symbols appear connected to myths, stories and representations from different cultures. [ ArtZuid ]
Tags: Europe Nederland Netherlands Holland Pays-Bas Noord-Holland Amsterdam Zuid South Sud Apollolaan ArtZuid Sculpture Route Rudi Fuchs Maarten Bertheux Exhibition Open Air Expo Kunst Mimmo Paladino Caduto a Ragione Object Dutch July 2015 Meteorry
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Apollolaan 10/07/2015 14h46
The year 2015 is the fourth edition of the biennial international sculpture route in Amsterdam Zuid (South). Previous years were 2009, 2011, 2013. Rudi Fuchs, art historian and former director of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, along with exhibition maker Maarten Bertheux is jointly responsible for the composition of ARTZUID 2015.The 2.5-kilometre route takes in Apollolaan, Minervalaan and the Zuidas business district. Fuchs has developed an innovative exhibition concept with 18 ‘stages’ erected in the open areas along the route. Each of the selected artists has been assigned their own stage on which several monumental sculptures are displayed. The participants are internationally renowned artists such as Georg Baselitz, Jaume Plensa, Tony Cragg, KAWS, John Chamberlain, Georg Herold and Mimmo Paladino. Art Zuid runs runs from 22 May to 22 September 2015. [ Source: ArtZuid ]
Jaume Plensa (1955) Spain
Duna 2014
Cast Iron
Jaume Plansa halls from Barcelona. Like many Catalan artists e creates sculptural work that is highly poetic.
[ArtZuid]
Tags: Europe Nederland Netherlands Holland Pays-Bas Noord-Holland Amsterdam Zuid South Sud Apollolaan ArtZuid Sculpture Route Rudi Fuchs Maarten Bertheux Exhibition Open Air Expo Kunst Jaume Plensa Plensa Cast Iron Duna Hilton Hotel Amsterdam Hilton July 2015 Meteorry
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Apollolaan 10/07/2015 14h43
The year 2015 is the fourth edition of the biennial international sculpture route in Amsterdam Zuid (South). Previous years were 2009, 2011, 2013. Rudi Fuchs, art historian and former director of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, along with exhibition maker Maarten Bertheux is jointly responsible for the composition of ARTZUID 2015.The 2.5-kilometre route takes in Apollolaan, Minervalaan and the Zuidas business district. Fuchs has developed an innovative exhibition concept with 18 ‘stages’ erected in the open areas along the route. Each of the selected artists has been assigned their own stage on which several monumental sculptures are displayed. The participants are internationally renowned artists such as Georg Baselitz, Jaume Plensa, Tony Cragg, KAWS, John Chamberlain, Georg Herold and Mimmo Paladino. Art Zuid runs runs from 22 May to 22 September 2015. [ Source: ArtZuid ]
John Chamberlain (1927 - 2011) USA
Mermaidsmischief 2009
Aluminium foil and stainless steel.
John Chamberlain made his name in the 1960's with colourful sculptures created from expressibely crushed and interlocked sections of car bodywork. [ArtZuid]
Tags: Europe Nederland Netherlands Holland Pays-Bas Noord-Holland Amsterdam Zuid South Sud Apollolaan ArtZuid Sculpture Route Rudi Fuchs Maarten Bertheux Exhibition Open Air Expo Kunst Mermaidsmischief John Chamberlain Aluminium Foil Stainless Steel Rose Summer Été July 2015 Meteorry
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