Squatters #2
dal 9/10/2001 al 2/12/2001
Segnalato da
Massimo Bartolini
Alexandre Estrela
Jeanne van Heeswijk/Rolf
Engelen/Siebe
Thissen/Frans Vermeer
Jose' Antonio Hernandez-Diez
Rita Magalhaes
Honore' d'O
Gert Robijns
William Speakman
Simon Starling
9/10/2001
Squatters #2
Witte de With, Rotterdam
As part of the Cultural Capital programs of Rotterdam and Porto, Witte de With, Museu Serralves, and Porto 2001 have invited a group of international artists to make new work which explores the city and urban space. The resulting exhibition Squatters consists of two parts. Squatters #1 focused on the creative use and re-use of 'occupied space'. Squatters #2 features works which explore the city's morphology and the experience of architectural space.
As part of the Cultural Capital programs of Rotterdam and Porto,
Witte de With, Museu Serralves, and Porto 2001 have invited a
group of international artists to make new work which explores the
city and urban space. The resulting exhibition Squatters consists
of two parts. Squatters #1 focused on the creative use and
re-use of 'occupied space'. Squatters #2 features works which
explore the city's morphology and the experience of architectural
space.
By describing, outlining and altering various spaces, the works
visualize a series of special relations between sensory perception
and the physical environment.
A collage by Jeanne van Heeswijk, Rolf Engelen, Frans
Vermeer and Siebe Thissen explores the Rotterdam
squatters culture. William Speakman designs a small church
after Le Corbusiers Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp.
Inside the church, he grows tomatoes under artificial light.
Massimo Bartolini emphasizes a spatial outline with the help of
two thousand feet long pearl necklaces. Rita Magalhães
portrays her sister as a spectator at small urban gatherings. Gert
Robijns employs intricate technological means to stimulate a
sense of space. Each work explores spatial forms and the ways
these forms can be perceived.
The exhibition catalogue, which covers both Squatters #1 and
#2, will appear in November, 2001.
Support for this exhibition stems from: The British Council; Fonds
BKVB, Amsterdam; Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon;
Fundação Luso Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Lisbon;
Instituto de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon; Istituto Italiano per i
Paesi Bassi, Amsterdam; Rotterdam 2001; Rotterdam Festivals.
Guided tours through the exhibition upon request: minimum ten
persons, Dfl. 50
More information: Valentijn Byvanck 010-4110144.
For more information about Squatters in Porto see the Serralves
website and the website of Porto 2001.
Artists:
Massimo Bartolini (Italy); Alexandre Estrela
(Portugal/USA); Jeanne van Heeswijk/Rolf
Engelen/Siebe Thissen/Frans Vermeer (Netherlands);
José Antonio Hernández-DÃez (Venezuela/Spain); Rita
Magalhães (Portugal); Honoré d'O (Belgium); Gert
Robijns (Belgium); William Speakman (Netherlands);
Simon Starling (UK).
opening hours
Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. closed on Mondays and during installation periods
Witte de With Center for Contemportary Art, Witte de Withstraat 50, 3012 BR Rotterdam