Giant Needlework

The impressive work Look at you 05 by Sara Vrugt in the The Hague Municipality Building. A work realized at Hier with the participation of many: 3000 hours by 250 people.

Artists ex-change and curate

Jonathan den Breejen explaining the non-rules game of the Fitax500 at Nest in The Hague.

The boys

And mostly the girls

One of the (D) collectors frustrated of not being allowed to buy.

  Jeroen Kuster

Marisa Polin meets Niels Post without being able to interpret it, but leading to an ex-change.

The laughing artist trio. Apparently good friends.
Aquil Copier, , Michiel Schepers, Michiel Hogenboom

Nest hard kern hosting.

Never missing a good art evening.

Host and participant Bérénice Staiger(r) with Rozemarijn Westerink.

Nearly in my hands, by Barbara Witteveen

Kees Koomen, Ellemieke Schoenmaker and Barbara Witteveen


More: Kees Koomen, Tupajumi, Trendbeheer

Japan-stalgie in The Hague

'NEKO JITA' !2 artists inpired by Japan.  Saturday 18 June, 7pm: opening 'Neko Jita' works by Seekee Chung, Karin van Dam, Sybille Eimermacher, Robin de Goede, Daan van Golden, Erik-Jan Ligtvoet, Huub van der Loo, Nico Kos, Rens Krikhaar, Stefanie Scholte, Martine Stig, Wassink Lundgren. Curators: Erik-Jan Ligtvoet and Rens Krikhaar.   Quartair, Bilderdijkstraat 141, The Hague from 18 June t/m 9 July th-sat 13:00 uur tot 17:00 hours. Design: Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk

This is The Hague

A blog with excellent pictures on the everyday The Hague:

Dit is Den Haag
by Dutch Legend©.

Looking for an art blog-editor

Stroom, together with some artists are starting a blog for and by the artists of The Hague. We are looking for a (paid) editor and for people who want to contribute with columns or in another way for this project.

Ah, suggestions for the name of this new blog are of course welcome. Send your info, way or participation or idea fto Mischa Poppe at Stroom before 15 December.

More info

Todos los Santos in pics

EX-MEKH presents: Todos los Santos, a Post-Halloween show at Ruimtevaart in The Hague.

Maarten Schepers and Marisa Polin behind.


Film directions towards the Now Moment, Ellen Rodenberg 2x

Strange Revelations No. 2, Clara Palli Monguilod

Autobiography, Astrid Nobel

MADE IN CHINA, Johan Nieuwenhuize 2x

Re-Construction of a studio wall by Ineke van der Wal and right Henk Hubenet


The Video-diaries (broad perspective), Kees Koomen 2x

Zeta, Blessed (Bendita), The Record (Ficha), The Boss (El Jefe, Diego Fernandez de Cevallos), The Hope of Praxedis (La Esperanza de Praxedis, Marisol Valles Garcia)
Marisa Polin

12 gebogen TL-buizen, Willem Marijs
The opening:


Photos by Marisa Polin and Kees Koomen
To see more photos: Chkoome, Rodenberg, 5 uur.
Videos: Kees (art work), Polyrood (opening).

An art tour on touring art

Invitation to Tracking Art, an international evening
Thursday 11 November 2010, 8 to 10 pm with a guided tour by Marisa Polin

Experience Tracks, Traces and Transformations, an exhibition with 6 international artists, during a guided tour at Nest in The Hague. The exhibition shows work that has a direct relation to the physical path the artist takes to make an art work. The tour and the publication (written by Alexander Mayhew) are both in English.
-Before and after the tour there will be time to enjoy a glass of wine.-

Artists: Patrick Corillon (BE) / Maarten Vanden Eynde (BE) / Christoph Fink (BE) / Esther Kokmeijer (NL) / Richard Long (UK) / Simon Starling (UK)

Please confirm your presence or at marisa@nestruimte.nl

About: Nest is a meeting art spot to discover in The Hague.
In the relative short history of the exhibition space Nest, it has organized powerful thematic exhibitions, lectures and workshops and tries to reach a broad audience.
Nest is a contemporary art platform with a 400 m2 large exhibition space. Shows at Nest focus on specific themes which are being investigated through the work of local, national and international artists. Nest projects not only look at the artist and his or her work but also pay attention to the role of the artist and artwork within society.

Nest
De Constant Rebecqueplein 20b / The Hague / tel 070 365185

Photo's of the opening: see underneath.

Opening of Tracks

Experience Tracks, Traces and Transformations
Until 21 November 2010 at Nest in The Hague

The exhibition shows work that has a direct relation to the physical path the artist takes to make an art work.
Artists: Patrick Corillon (BE) / Maarten Vanden Eynde (BE) / Christoph Fink (BE) / Esther Kokmeijer (NL) / Richard Long (UK) / Simon Starling (UK)

Patrick Corillon's.

The journalist and Nest's Eelco van der Lingen.

Esther Kokmeijer's.

Artists Patrick Corillon, Maarten Vanden Eynde and Eelco van der Lingen.

Richard Long.

Artist and blogger Kees Koomen and art critic Jaring Dürst Britt.

Esther Kokmeijer.

Nest: De Constant Rebecqueplein 20b, The Hague
Open: Thursday to Sunday from 1 to 5 pm

On the female

Hans Bellmer vs Louise Bourgeois at Gemeente Museum in The Hague.
Until 16 januari 2011
I went to the Gemeente Museum open to change my perception on Louise Bourgeois' art. I tried but I still do not feel it in my heart. I can not see what other people see in her work. I tried and I failed. The metal sculpture from the invitation and the one here above are those I liked.
On the other hand I found Hans Bellmer's work more intriguing and suggestive.
I think it was good idea to show both artists together but I wonder if theoretically they had common grounds.


Hans Bellmer 3x

The perspective of David Schnell

David Schnell exhibition at Gem in The Hague until 7/11/2010

I was probably expecting more by looking at the big advertisement outside the museum. When I finally saw the exhibition I was a bit disappointed, the magnificence of that work was only present in a few more paintings of the exhibition. The other works were less related to perspective and straight lines and more nature and melodic combination of colors. And sorry, I didn't photograph those works.


The first and last photograph come from Arts in America.