Pim Palsgraaf presents Traces of Existence at NL=US Art
NL=US Art is a private gallery that is dedicated to the promotion of emerging and established artists and the advancement of the visual arts in general. From December 10th the solo exhibition ‘Traces of Existence’ by Pim Palsgraaf is on display. Decay and irregularities in the city inspire the Rotterdam-based artist Pim Palsgraaf. His work […]
Rotterdam will be illuminated once again
Just like last year, Mothership will make sure a number of light art projects are to be admired in Rotterdam. The first shows are now on in the center. The Coolsingel and Lijnbaan are illuminated. Last winter Mothership introduced Rotterdam Verlicht! The municipality of Rotterdam asked the cultural concept developer from Rotterdam to create an […]
Marianne Splint new director of Kunsthal Rotterdam
Marianne Splint will be the new director of Kunsthal Rotterdam. She will be responsible for the institute’s strategic and artistic course. She will closely collaborate with business director Herman van Karnebeek. Since 2012, Marianne Splint (1982) has been director of Museum Helmond, which consists of Helmond Castle and Kunsthal Helmond. There Splint realised significant growth […]
Cutting-edge design event OBJECT celebrates tenth edition
Exactly 10 years ago Dutch curator Anne van der Zwaag started shaping OBJECT into a cutting-edge design event. The fair features established designers and labels as well as upcoming talents in a wide range of creative disciplines. The anniversary edition will take place at the HAKA-building from May 20 till May 22. Director Anne van […]
Julia Gat (Willem de Kooning Academy) nominated for Steenbergen Stipendium
The Steenbergen Stipendium is the oldest photography award in the Netherlands and has been accompanied by an exhibition of the nominees’ work in the Nederlands Fotomuseum ever since its first edition. From December 4 the work of the five nominees for 2021 is exhibited. The nominees from five art academy students are selected for their […]
Studio Rashkov is very much inspired by Rotterdam
Studio Rashkov is a graphic design agency in Rotterdam. The designers consider the studio as their playground. They can do whatever they like. From patterns to photographs, from notebooks to clothes. Recently they rolled out ROTMAT, a city-inspired yoga mat. Famous Rotterdam buildings like the Willemsbrug, Euromast, Markthal, De Hef, and Erasmusbrug are pictured on […]
Groot Handelsgebouw has a new artwork by Arno Coenen
Arno Coenen is a local artist known for Horn of Plenty, one of the largest visual works of art in the world inside the Markthal, and recently a special hotelroom in Hotel Not Hotel. He has now turned his creative sights to the Groot Handelsgebouw (GHG), with a spectacular 80,000-pixel digitally rendered floor in the […]
MOMO Festival 2022 serves Balimaya Project and Spacey Jane
With the city of Rotterdam as a stage, MOMO Festival brings together the best mix of pop, performance and art. Motel Mozaïque presents the first twenty music names for the twentieth edition from 21 to 23 April 2022. Among others, Balimaya Project, S10, Spacey Jane, Working Men’s Club, Sylvie Kreusch, Billy Nomates, Meskerem Mees and […]
Have a genderful day at Wereldmuseum
Gender is a hot topic. Wereldmuseum now has an exhibition on display to discover how gender is expressed and experienced worldwide. It already opened last February but because of the measurements, there wasn’t an official opening. That’s why on December 10th people can visit the expo with a discount. That day, it’s Purple Friday and […]
Construction has started on stilwerk Rotterdam
Stilwerk is a German enterprise operating in quality design. At its locations in Hamburg and Düsseldorf customers will find 800 premium brands. Rotterdam will be home to a new design destination from 2023. The historic Santos building – a listed brick building on the Katendrecht peninsula – offers the perfect conditions for this. The former […]