Empire of Islands

Stroom Den Haag, The Hague

The exhibition sets out on a quest for the cultural soul of The Hague and presents the city's true atmosphere and character through the eyes of both its well-known and its unsung artistic heroes. The work of various artists is shown in unique combinations, thus throwing special light on the works in question. The art scene of The Hague is often described as a conglomerate of separate entities. Nevertheless this particular artistic constellation has given birth to various important artists.

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curated by Gerrit Jan de Rook

Stroom Den Haag sets out on a quest for the cultural soul of The Hague and presents the city's true atmosphere and character through the eyes of both its well-known and its unsung artistic heroes. The work of various artists is shown in unique combinations, thus throwing special light on the works in question. The art scene of The Hague is often described as a conglomerate of separate entities. Nevertheless this particular artistic constellation has given birth to various important artists. Some of them are deservedly well-known, some of them most certainly deserve wider recognition. Together they form an Empire of Islands.

In order to emphasize the versatility of the artworld in The Hague, the exhibition features 8 ‘rooms', each combining the work of two artists. These ‘couples' are formed by Philip Akkerman (1957) and Jos Smits (1958-2006), Livinus van de Bundt (1909-1979) and Marius Quee (1936), Diederik Gerlach (1956) and Cor Gout (1951), Willem Hussem (1900-1974) and Pieter Ouborg (1893-1956), Marcel van Eeden (1965) and J. van Oudshoorn (1876-1951). In addition works of two important art collectors from The Hague - the architects J.W.E. Buijs (1889-1961) and Sjoerd Schamhart (1919-2007) - are shown side by side. The leading gallery Orez Mobiel (1970-1980s) is contrasted with the paintings of Jan Goeting (1918-1984), and the contemporary artist initiative Maldoror is presented alongside exponents of the radical left movement from the period 1965-1975.

Opening on Saturday 1 December at 17

Stroom Den Haag
Hogewal 1-9 - The Hague

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IN ARCHIVIO [34]

Bruno Listopad and Nikola Knezevic
dal 3/10/2015 al 12/12/2015