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Mondrian

The 15 toppers of contemporary art in Rotterdam, for those who missed it

by Niek Hendrix
12 February 201411 July 2016
3 min read
ACTUAL, VISUAL

Art Rotterdam is the leading contemporary art fair in the Netherlands. This year, as many as 96 galleries presented artworks by many more artists. Added to this, the same fair featured a video art section under the title Art Rotterdam Projections, a section of affordable art at WeLikeArt! and a section that featured as many as 92 artists featured in 2012 were honoured with a start-up grant from the Mondriaan Fund. The Van Nelle factory was bursting at the seams from it.

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The battleground of the arts: 41 institutions gone, 132 through without grants

by Wijbrand Schaap
2 January 201429 March 2022
2 min read
ACTUAL, For members only

The first assessment of the cold clean-up by Rutte 1 is there. Bussemaker sent it to the 1st chamber. In the Netherlands, 41 arts institutions have been closed down, while 132 other clubs are bravely holding on without subsidies (and therefore without staff). How long these firms will continue to run on volunteers is still unknown. Next year, we will surely be able to add a few to the list of the deceased.

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Mondrian, Verhoeven and human rights in Netherlands-Russia year

by Leo Bankersen
11 September 20138 July 2016
2 min read
ACTUAL, FILM

With all the critical coverage of Russia that Putin and his supporters are provoking, we would almost forget that we are in the middle of the Netherlands-Russia year sitting. A screening of Paul Verhoeven's war film will take place tonight at the Pioner Gorky Park in Moscow Black Book, as a kick-off to

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Saving Tropenmuseum paid for from art acquisition budget

by one of our members
11 July 20138 July 2016
1 min read
ACTUAL

The Tropenmuseum has been saved, we already knew that, but the House of Representatives still wanted to know where that was paid from. After all: the government is not going to spend more money, we have to do that. Anyway. Culture minister Jet Bussemaker's answer to the parliamentary questions shows that museums will be able to spend 5.5 million less on art purchases in 2016 at least....

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Peter van Onna: 'Treaty of Utrecht is also topical now'

by Thea Derks
6 January 201329 March 2022
4 min read
For members only, MUSIC

Three hundred years ago, the Treaty of Utrecht was signed, bringing an end to both the War of Spanish Succession, and the War of Queen Anne. Remarkably, this peace treaty was not negotiated on the battlefield, but at the negotiating table. It took a year and a half for the many parties to come to an agreement, and the treaty counts as the beginning of...

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