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Saturday March 29 | 17.30 – 18.15 hrs | English spoken
HOW HOLLYWOOD SHAPED SOCIALISM explores The Plot, a project with 5,000 drawings and a ten-minute animation. It reworks Cold War-era Western film fragments onto Yugoslav books and maps on socialism. Yugoslavia uniquely embraced Hollywood, jazz, and rock within socialism, shaping society with American cultural influence. Growing up during socialism’s collapse, the artist reflects on its contradictions, examining the interplay between ideology and entertainment in his work.
Saturday March 30 | 16.30 – 17.15 hrs | Dutch spoken | Courtesy: galleri KANT, on show at Art Rotterdam, Solo Duo
Van der Ham, known for his paintings and sculptures, was guest curator of ANIMA MUNDI (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen) in 2018, about which Ter Borg wrote a glowing review in the NRC. The interview promises an in-depth reflection on his art, curatorship and inspiration. The conversation takes place in the context of Van der Ham’s solo presentation of recent paintings at Galleri KANT.
Saturday March 29 | 15.30 -16.15 hrs | Dutch spoken
Director Bildhalle Christiane Hoefert in conversation with Joost Vandebrug
Courtesy: Bildhalle, on view at Art Rotterdam, Main Section
Joost Vandebrug explores his transition from filmmaker to visual artist, revealing how his documentary work influences his current artistic practice.
He delves into themes of memory, human vulnerability, and transformation, offering intimate storytelling and layered visual compositions.
“You can never step in the same river twice,” he reflects, reminding us that everything is in constant flux.
Vandebrug’s work challenges traditional boundaries, providing a nuanced perspective on time, presence, and the fluidity of experience.
Saturday March 29 | 14.30 – 15.15 hrs | Dutch spoken | Hosted by: Museumtijdschrift
Museum director Anne Kremers talks about Fenix, the new art museum about migration in Rotterdam, which will open in May. It’s not only the first museum in the Netherlands entirely dedicated to migration, but it’s also the first art museum worldwide to explore the themeof migration. The museum is housed in the gigantic Fenix warehouse.
Saturday March 29 | 13.30 – 14.15 hrs | Dutch spoken | Lecture by Margriet Schavemaker
Margriet Schavemaker, director of Kunstmuseum Den Haag, will talk about the exhibition New New Babylon: Visions for Another Tomorrow. This exhibition presents the perspectives of leading and emerging visual artists, designers, thinkers, and activists from around the world. The starting point is the visionary project New Babylon (1956-1974) by Constant Nieuwenhuys, a key work in the Kunstmuseum Den Haag collection. In this project, he envisioned a society for ultimate creativity and the freedom to play. Contemporary creators show that Constant’s quest is far from complete. New New Babylon: Visions for Another Tomorrow highlights the power, beauty, and necessity of radical imagination.
New New Babylon: Visions for Another Tomorrow will be on view starting March 29 at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, showcasing works by artists such as Afra Eisma, Ambassade van de Noordzee, Emma Talbot, Harrison Pearce, Hella Jongerius, Moshekwa Langa, Kinke Kooi, Oscar Murillo, and Edwin Zwakman.
Saturday March 29 | 12.30 – 13.15 hrs | English spoken | Moderator: Hannan Ouhlous
How does art shape daily life in Rotterdam? Creative director Jeanthalou Haynes and media artist Pedro Gil Farias share the story behind Unity in Diversity Rotterdam Echoes of Us, the sound artwork, on view at DHB Art Space at the fair.
They explore how art can strengthen community, creates opportunities for emerging artists, and amplifies unheard voices, focusing on Rotterdam South. They discuss the challenges of urban renewal and the preservation and creation of creative spaces. Join the conversation on art, community, and the future of creative spaces.
Saturday March 29 | 11.30 – 12.15 hrs | Dutch spoken
Heske ten Cate, director of NEST The Hague and curator, and Laurie Cluitmans, art critic and curator at Centraal Museum Utrecht, will give a lecture in connection with the exhibition Good Mom/Bad Mom – Unraveling the Mother Myth, opening at Centraal Museum Utrecht on March 29. This large-scale group exhibition focuses on the many forms of motherhood, from ancient myths about ‘good mothers’ to contemporary, often personal reflections by new generations of artists.
Friday March 28 | 17.00 – 18.00 hrs | English Spoken
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Especially for students and starting artists, the Mondriaan Fund is organising the Get a Grant event, an information meeting at Art Rotterdam about the grant opportunities for starting visual artists. The event will take place on Friday 28 March from 17.00 hours – 18.00 hours. During the Get a Grant event, an employee of the fund will tell you about the Artist Start grant and an artist will share their experiences in submitting an application. Of course, there will also be room for questions from the audience.
Friday March 28 | 15.30 – 16.15 hrs | English spoken | Curator and art historian Zippora Elders interviews artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck
Curator and art historian Zippora Elders interviews artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck on her practice and recent work, presented at the Annet Gelink Gallery booth at Art Rotterdam. Here, the artist explores how monuments might be reimagined – fluid, temporary, and reflective of multiple voices. This Q&A deepens Van Sonsbeeck’s interest in art as a possible tool for recontextualization in today’s society, looking at her recent project in relation to the artist’s longer research on the topic of silence.
Friday March 28 | 14.30 – 15.15 hrs | English spoken | Curator Fatoş Üstek and social architect Rubiah Balsem
In a time of rapid transformation, how can art institutions and cultural spaces foster progress and create meaningful opportunities for artistic and social development?
Curator Fatoş Üstek and social architect Rubiah Balsem come together to explore new ways of reimagining the cultural landscape—championing curiosity, resilience, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to shape the future of the arts. Joined by international visual artist Narges Mohammadi and others, they will delve deeper into this subject.
This will be an active participation event in English, inviting the audience to be part of the conversation, share insights, and contribute to a collective vision for cultural change.