Words by: Camille Collins Uruguayan-born artist, Alejandro Cesarco, uses indexing to organize complex themes into comprehensible structures. Cesarco’s Index series will be displayed at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art as the artist’s first solo exhibition. Seven indexes, one of which is being created specifically for this exhibition, will explore complex themes such as…
A frequent visitor as a young child, Erik Zevenbergen never lost his fascination with the wild animals at Blijdorp Zoo. In his role as zoo director, he’s connecting the past with the present, future-proofing the Rotterdam zoo for coming generations. Words: Irene de Vette Recently turned into a new home for the gelada baboons, a…
Come meet the newest additions to the fossil family at the Natural History Museum. Loose bones of whales, mammoths and rhinos and nearly flawless primal whale skulls were found off the coast of Zeeland and have been primped and prepared to meet the public. Highlights of this exhibition include meticulously composed fossilised skulls of pointed…
100 Years of Jazz in Rotterdam At Festival Jazz International Rotterdam, the Rotterdam scene and sound are central. Jazz, hip-hop, electronics, impro and many crossovers define the programme, all with a Rotterdam character. There will be plenty of Rotterdam musicians and new projects, but the programming will also be supplemented by (inter) national artists. Moreover,…