CROON-MENDES-RUSCHE new perspectives at de Doelen
Event Type:
Groupsexhibition
Location:
De Doelen | Studio 2, Schouwburgplein 50, Rotterdam
Date:
October 24, 2024 - December 15, 2024
Time:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 14 - 20 hour, Sunday 14 - 18 hour
Studio 2 de Doelen Art will host an exhibition by three artists: Anuli Croon, Sandim Mendes and Christine Rusche. The exhibition is special because the artists have added new permanent works to de Doelen's art collection. That de Doelen commissioned three women is no coincidence: until now, the art collection has primarily included works by male artists. These new permanent works will be presented to the public during guided Art Walks every last Thursday of the month.
_ Anuli Croon (1964) created an enormous mural in the Willem Burger Foyer. The colorful painting captures the dynamics of the city: the colors, imagery and representations are unmistakably Rotterdam, just as the Doelen is unmistakably Rotterdam.
_ Sandim Mendes (1986) drew inspiration for her textile print and embroidery at the Artists' Foyer from the Cape Verdean dance and song culture of the Batuku. In doing so, she hopes that visitors and musicians at de Doelen will be introduced to a culture that may still be new to them.
_ Christine Rusche (1971) created a monumental mural in the foyer above the entrance to the Great Hall. Her interplay of lines in black and white is based on an investigation of the architecture, space and acoustics of the Great Hall.
On view until December 15th
Still-life | Pot I, 160x120cm, 2022 ANULI CROON