Dutch photographer, Erwin Olaf 2019
municipal museum the Hague and Hague museum of photography with a double exhibition a tribute to one of the most famous Dutch photographers: Erwin Olaf (1959). The photographer, who last year garnered much praise with his portraits of the Royal family, is 60 this year. A good time for a Grand overview. The museum zooms in on OLAF's love for the craft and the transition that he was going through from analog working photojournalist to digital image maker and storyteller. In addition, he brings here some twenty pictures of photographers who inspired him. The museum shows the free work of Olaf from the year 2000 until his latest series, including the series he made in Shanghai and his most recent, never-before-shown series Palm Springs. Olaf shows here are photography as plants, in combination with film, sound and sculpture.
Modern art, municipal museum 2019
Modern art is the term commonly used for avant-garde artistic expressions from the beginning of the 20th century to around the 1960s. Important currents in the Modern Age were cubism, futurism, Dadaism and surrealism. Modernism was expressed in both painting and sculpture. A general characteristic of modern art is the urge to experiment and to create a greater distance between the artwork and visible reality, for example due to a far-reaching abstraction or the emphasis on the artwork as an idea. Below you can see a number of examples of modern art in the municipal museum in The Hague.
Artist Banksy, Florance trip 2019
Banksy is an anonymous England-based street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of the English musical group Massive Attack.
Who is Banksy? The identity of the mysterious British street artist has been a closely guarded secret ever since the snarky stencilist emerged on the scene. Over the years several different people have attempted to “unmask” Banksy, an obsession that seems to have gripped the world.
Frozen Fountain, 2019
The standard collection of furniture is combined with unique items or series products with a limited edition of, for example, designers Piet Hein Eek, Jurgen Bey, Marcel Wanders, Ineke Hans, Hella Jongerius or Studio Job. There is photography of young talent or established names such as Teun Hocks, Jannes Linders, Anton Corbijn and Inez van Lamsweerde. Carpet designs by Claudy Jongstra or ceramic work by Vika Mitrichenka can be found elsewhere.
Interior design. VT living fair 2018
The stock market has existed since the early nineties and has become the largest living stock market in the Netherlands. You will find everything for in and around the house and in the field of furniture, lighting, sleeping, floors, walls, decoration, etc. Nowadays the event has the name VT Wonen & Design Beurs. The VT Wonen & Design Beurs not only focuses on the design of houses, but you will also find many exhibitors who present the latest developments in the field of renovation, for example. Visitors can gain inspiration, attend lectures or even buy furniture and furnishings. Certainly a must to have been once, every year this exhibition takes place in RAI Amsterdam!
Milan trip, Vitra Campus 2017
Vitra is a furniture manufacturer. The company was founded in 1950 as a family business. Today, the headquarters is located in the Swiss town of Birsfelden and is active on multiple continents. Throughout history, the company has worked with designers and artists such as Charles and Ray Eames, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Hella Jongerius, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Prouvé, Eero Saarinen and Maarten Van Severen. In 1989, Vitra opened the Vitra Design Museum in the southern German town of Weil am Rhein, which comprises a collection of designer furniture, lighting and other special objects.
During the Salone del Mobile, the city is all about design. The first Salone del Mobile was organized in 1961 and was then intended to promote Italian design. But over the years, this exhibition has developed into the world's largest exhibition for interior design. The Salone is also an important event for Dutch designers to put themselves on the international map.
Very interesting for those in the design world, but a little less for the layman. But the best thing about the Salone is that, in addition to the trade fair inside the convention center, there is also a large outdoor festival organized at various places in the city, the Fuori Salone. The Fuori Salone is actually the best and most important event in the world in the field of design. Milan is turning into a real hotspot with great events and aperitifi! Shops close their doors late, all exhibitions and art galleries are open and many buildings that are normally empty are used as exhibition space for the various design designers.
Eindhoven, Dutch Design week 2017
Every year in October the nine-day Dutch Design Week takes place in Eindhoven. The largest design event in Northern Europe presents work and concepts from more than 2500 designers to more than 295,000 visitors from home and abroad. Spread over around a hundred locations throughout the city, DDW organizes and facilitates, among other things, exhibitions, lectures, award ceremonies, network meetings, debates and festivities.
DDW distinguishes itself from other design events by focusing on designs for the future. Although all conceivable disciplines and aspects of design are covered during the event, the emphasis is on experimentation, innovation and crossovers. Every year, special attention is paid to the work and development of young talent.
The Dutch Design Week also returns to Eindhoven every year. Check for tickets and more information: https://www.visitbrabant.com/nl/evenementen/3069111482/dutch-design-week?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpaTDlP3j4QIVw4XVCh1UAAkpEAAYASAAEgLkB_D_BwE
