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8/10/2010

Two exhibitions

Witte de With, Rotterdam

Witte de With and TENT present Shared Space #3, a spatial intervention by designer Chris Kabel (1975, Haarlem, NL) for the communal area of both institutions. For this project, Kabel proposed a design that transforms Shared Space into a public meeting place, based on the idea of a village square.

‘When Witte de With and TENT invited me to design a new project for Shared Space #3, the name of the space soon gave me the idea of a circular bench that would divide the space into an anonymous public section, and an intimate shared space. The wooden bench is made from one 10 meter-long solid beam. This beam has been sawn into pieces in a particular manner, whereby it curls up into one big circle, within which the grain of the wood runs continuously. The visitor to Shared Space #3 can find intimacy in the space by taking a seat on the inside of the circular bench. One can also choose for a little more separation by sitting on the outside. In addition, the visitor can leave their comments using a pen tied to the wall with a piece of string. In time, this will result in a circle of thoughts. In Shared Space #3 one can also spend time gaining knowledge; books and publications of Witte de With and TENT are attached to the wall magnetically.’ (Chris Kabel on his design, Rotterdam 2010)

Collaborative project Shared Space

In 2007 the art institutions Witte de With and TENT initiated the collaborative project Shared Space: a long-term design presentation in the communal area of the building on the Witte de Withstraat in Rotterdam. A talented Rotterdam-based designer is commissioned to offer their interpretation of a shared space of the two institutions. This area is situated on the first floor of the building, between the two art institutions. Shared Space is not a regular part of the programme of either institution, nor is it an exhibition. It is a spatial design that can be used by both staff and visitors. ‘Sharing’ is not only a visual experience, it is also made tangible. After Bertjan Pot (i.c.w. Frank Bruggeman) and Sebastiaan Straatsma, Chris Kabel designed the third edition of Shared Space.

Chris Kabel

Chris Kabel belongs to the new generation of major Dutch designers. His work is increasingly gaining national and international recognition and has already won several design prizes. Studio Chris Kabel has its seat in Rotterdam. The designer graduated from the Design Academy, Eindhoven in 2001. Sticky Lamp, Flames candelabra and the Shady Lace parasol are some of Kabel’s well-known designs. His products are represented in many important national and international collections, including: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam and the Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul. The designer teaches at the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne and has won the Red Dot Design Award 2006, Wallpaper Award 2007 and Materiaalfondsprijs 2009 among others. For more information: www.chriskabel.com

Opening: Saturday 9 October at 11hrs

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Cosima von Bonin
Curated by Zoë Gray & Nicolaus Schafhausen

At Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, Cosima von Bonin presents an exhibition around the notion of sloth and fatigue. With her typical laconic humor, von Bonin creates a constellation of new and existing works. From oversized stuffed animals to sewn fabrics, from pastiches of minimalist sculptures to recreations of shop display systems, her work blends formalism and pop, oscillating between seriousness and fun, weighed down with melancholy or fizzing with critical wit.

The expression dolce far niente evokes the sweetness of doing nothing. Here the expression takes on a certain irony, as this is the first show in a sequence of major institutional exhibitions, which means that the artist is doing quite the opposite of nothing. The sequence is subtitled: THE LAZY SUSAN SERIES, A ROTATING EXHIBITION, referring to the rotating disks that appear in many restaurants and are used to present an array of dishes. The idea of a rotating exhibition differs from a traditional traveling show in that, with each rotation or loop, visitors are served a slightly different dish.

Events
In addition to the festive opening on 9 October, a series of events are planned to accompany the exhibition. See here for more details of these Slothful Sundays.

Publication
Title: Cosima von Bonin (Source Book 9) – click here for more details.

Education
Witte de With Education hosts a month-long series of workshops for over 400 high school students.

Loops of THE LAZY SUSAN SERIES
Loop # 01: Witte de With, Rotterdam (10 Oct 2010 – 9 Jan 2011)
Loop # 02: Arnolfini, Bristol (19 Feb – 25 Apr 2011)
Loop # 03: MAMCO, Geneva (1 Jun – 18 Sep 2011)
Loop # 04: Museum Ludwig, Cologne (8 Jul – 3 Oct 2011)

Opening Saturday 9 October 2010
6 – 8 p.m. Exhibition opening at Witte de With, featuring Produzentin
8 – 9 p.m. Launch of Cosima von Bonin’s The Idler’s Playground, a commission from Sculpture International Rotterdam, located on Hofplein/Coolsingel, Rotterdam
9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Party with DJ set by Moritz von Oswald featuring Paul St. Hilaire (Berlin), followed by Big City Sound Girl (Bristol) at Grand Hotel Central, Kruiskade 12, Rotterdam

Editorial note, not for publication: For more information, please contact the communication department TENT: com.tent@cbk.rotterdam.nl or +31 (0) 10 413 54 98.

Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art
Witte de Withstraat 50, 3012 BR Rotterdam
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11.00 – 18.00 hrs
Entrance fee € 5,- for Witte de With, € 7,- combi-ticket for Witte de With and TENT
50% discount: Youths from 12 to 18 years of age, students, CJP, 65+, groups of 10 people or more. Free: children up to 12 years of age, Rotterdampas, Museumkaart.

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