Art Rotterdam 2012: International Art Fair of the Netherlands
Art Rotterdam is the most innovative and trendsetting international art fair in the Netherlands. Every February, the old cruise terminal building of the Holland America Line is transformed into an art venue with numerous galleries from different countries who present their most talented artists.
MK Award: presentation at Art Rotterdam & pop-up exhibition
This year, Art Rotterdam hosts the presentation of MK Award, a Rotterdam-based award for outstanding art practice.
During Art Rotterdam, there will be a presentation of portfolios composed by writer / curator Rob Perrée as the first step towards the funding of the MK Award.
Simultaneously, a pop-up exposition of 30 artists will take place at Boompjes 60-68, Rotterdam.
Object Rotterdam 2011. Photo by Jelle Mollema
E-volved Cultures by Driessens & Verstappen
Gallery Vouse Etes Ici presents this year’s featured artists: Driessens & Verstappen. The artists expose a generative software presentation called E-volved Cultures: a software that offers an ultra wide view of a virtual landscape that is being created in real time.
The audience can enjoy an ultra-wide-screen image in a form of a panoramic projection that changes in atmosphere.
The New Art section
The New Art Section takes place for the first time this year and includes solo exhibitions of the most promising upcoming artists. The Center for Contemporary Art Witte de With has selected 15 young international galleries that will present at Art Rotterdam.
Art Rotterdam 2011. Galerie Juliette Jongma
Object Rotterdam
Apart from the festival, Art Rotterdam presents an official side-fair called Object Rotterdam. Object Rotterdam is the fair for contemporary design, and presents the most current developments in Dutch and international design. The fair takes place in the opposite Las Palmas building and runs simultaneously with ART Rotterdam.
This year, Studio Drift are the featured designers of Object Rotterdam. With their poetic and provocative installations, Studio Drift show a constant search for balance between nature and technology.
Object Rotterdam 2011. Galerie Mitterand + Cramer
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