PROJECT FOUNDATION
Curatorial programme ART ROTTERDAM 2010
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Morning – arrival of the foreign guests in Rotterdam
15.00 -18.00- preview Art Rotterdam and Object Rotterdam
Guests are welcome to attend the press conference and meet the artists nominated for the Illy prize.
20.00- Dinner, Restaurant of the Hotel NY (in the neighbourhood of the fair)
Thursday 4 February 2010
10.00 - Bus will depart from the Maritime Hotel, Willemskade 13
3016 DK Rotterdam
10.00 - 11.15- Visit to Museum Booijmans Van Beuningen
Museumpark 20, 3015 CX Rotterdam
Preview of exhibition “Divided Divided” by Carsten Höller
With a special introduction by the artist (joining the group of international journalists)
11.30 - 12.30- Visit to TENT Rotterdam
Witte de Withstraat 50, 3012 BR Rotterdam www.tentrotterdam.nl
An introduction on Rotterdam based artists by Mariette Dolle, director of TENT.
Curators can consult the published materials and books on Dutch artists specially selected by the curators of TENT.
Visit to the exhibition Katarina Zdelar, the artist will welcome the curators and give a short introduction in her work.
12.30-13.30 - Short visit to Witte de With- meeting Nicholas Schaffhausen and the curators of Witte de With.
* TENT and Witte de With are in the same building
13.30 -15.00 - Lunch at Bazaar, Witte de Withstraat 16, 3012 BP ROTTERDAM
15.00 Bus departure from the neighbourhood of the restaurant
15.15 – 16.00- Studio visit Carine Weve
Maaskade 76B, 3071 ND Rotterdam
16.30 – 17.45- Studio visit Wendelien van Oldenborgh
Lloydstraat 17F , 3024 EA Rotterdam
18.00 - 20.00- Special opening of the international exhibition Tales of the Unexpected Willem Buytewechstraat 22, Rotterdam
Side show during Art Rotterdam curated by Maria Rus Bojan & Radek Vana. Works by international artists and artists based in the Netherlands
Special guided tour through the exhibition by Radek Vana and Maria Rus Bojan
Drinks and buffet dinner for the curators and the artists involved in the program.
22.00- 23.00- visit to Wilfried Lentz Gallery- meeting the artists of the gallery and the curator. (Wilfried Lentz is curator, former director of SKOR Amsterdam and since 2008 gallery holder)
Optional From 20.00-23.00- Art Rotterdam in TENT: Katarina Zdelar- Parapoetics, reception at TENT (with the Art Rotterdam VIP card)
Friday 5 February 2010
10.45- Bus will depart from Maritime hotel
11.00- 13.00- Dek 22- Screening Room- a special selection of short videos, Rotterdam based artists: Jeroen van Jongeleen, Nicoline van Halskamp, Melvin Moti, Sophie Krier, Stefano Calligaro, Arjen de Leeuw and others.
Curators will receive documentation on Rotterdam/Dutch based artists, including a preview copy of the videos.
Meeting with the artist Stefano Calligaro- power pointpresentation
13.00- 14.00- lunch café Verhip, in the harbour of Rotterdam
14.00- 15.00- studio visit, artist and address to be confirmed
15.30- 18.30- 2 studio visits, artists to be confirmed
19.00- 20.30- Dinner, restaurant to be confirmed
Saturday 6 February 2010
For the curators, who are still in the city, 2 different programs are available:
1. The VIP program of Art Rotterdam
2. A museum visits and city sightseeing, please subscribe to project.stichting@gmail.com if you are interested.
3. Screening Room at Dek 22- Video programme of Rotterdam based artists
• The program of Saturday will be available on the website: www.projectfoundation.nl
• The whole curatorial program and the list of restaurants in Rotterdam and other useful information can be downloaded from the website; www.projectfoundation.nl
• For specific information regarding the art fair please check: www.artrotterdam.com
• For information on the exhibition Tales of the Unexpected and the screening program please check: www.dek22.nl
Artists included in the program: Carine Weve, Wendelien van Oldenborgh, Sophie Krier, Arjen de Leeuw, Lieke Snellen, Club Donny (Ben Laloua, Frank Bruggeman, Ernst van der Kwast), Jonas Staal, Helmut Smits, Jan Adriaans, Jan van Nuenen,Stefano Calligaro, Renie Spoelstra, Katarina Zdjelar, Jeroen Jongeleen, Onno Poiesz.