Commemoration of what?

The date finally arrived. It is 200 years ago of the insurgent call from a 'criollo' priest in a very small town in then New Spain (today Mexico) to rebel against the Spanish Crown. And the rest is history, we could say. But it is not. It took more a decade of inner fights and countless dead, including priest Hidalgo's dead, until the criollos -or children of Spaniards born in the new land- with help of the Indians declared the Independence from Spain. Still a few more years before the international community recognized this fact.

This Independence didn't mean a better life for the mayority of inhabitants of the new land. 200 years, many other wars, guerrillas, revolutions, rebellions and political systems and the situation of big part of population is not much better than then, except mainly for those descendants from the criollos.
Isn't now a good moment to make a real change and to be fair to the whole population?

In the mean time these are a photos taken on the commemoration day at the huge Richard Meijer's Atrium of the City Hall of The Hague.

Performing arts season

Some cities in The Netherlands have a yearly party-market where the performing arts' shows and schools are promoted. That is often at the end of August or the first days on September.
The photos are from the very accessible "performing art market" in The Hague: The Uit Festival.

1 Year Sculpture Club

The Sculpture Club of the Museum Beelden aan Zee in The Hague celebrate its first year.

Roos van Put gives (secret) inside information on the art world and 'her' magazine KunstBeeld.

Aad Brouwer: Design and champagne provider.

A careful smile from Caroline Wynaendts.

Roos van Put between art lovers.

Jan Teeuwisse, Beelden aan Zee director with pr-Karin Verstraete.

Bas van Nooten thanks white-Roos.


The exhibiton of Marino Marini and Giacomo Manzu nearly ready for the opening on Friday.

'El grito' in Madrid and Brussels

"El grito" is the name of the celebration of independance of Mexico from Spain 198 years ago. And this means that in twee years there would be even bigger 'Gritos'.




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Brussels. The wall paintings are mine.
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Presentation Sculpture Club

Here some photographs of the presentation of the Sculpture Club of Museum Beelden aan Zee in The Hague by the BaZis members (ambassadeurs of Museum Beelden aan Zee).

The new site www.sculptureclub.nl will be working soon.

The symbol of the Sculpture Club.

Walter Remmerswaal, Caroline Wynaends, Karin Doeksen, Bibi van Zuylen (4x BaZis) and artist-gallerist: Anne-Marth Hogewoning

Heleen van Oord, Caroline Wynaends (both BaZis) and gallerist Sandra Stevens.

Roos van Put director art magazine Kunstbeeld with lawyer Bas Martens.

The photographer, and artists Johan Tahon and Iris Le Rütte being interviewd by Karen Verstraete.

Artist Marisa Polin (BaZis)

Visitors, right Aad Brouwer (BaZis)

Presentation book with 4 interviews and the cover.

Museum Beelden aan Zee directeur Jan Teeuwisse with Aad Brouwer (BaZis).

Wedding by the sea

Very relaxed at the wedding of two artists friends in Scheveningen.

Supreme night on the 5th night.

A choice from the fifth Night of the Stars. (NotS).
The Supremes, without Diana, song for us.

Political cabinet.

I hardly ever seen a group of people observing with concentrated eyes and brains for so long to a piece of furniture as yesterday evening.

This was at the Patrons -patrons and patterns- dinner at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Reinier Baarse told us as much as he could about this intricate piece of furniture made in the 1650's for Amalia van Solms. He explained us the complexity of its designs that are actually a political statement as they were meant to impress the few persons who would see it at her palace and help her keep the power.

Later we talked even more about this historical cabinet and about working systems. He prefers to open all his books on his floor to reach aesthetic conclusions, I do it other wise by opening lots of windows on my computer screen. No difference in process just in tools.

Here a view of the richly decorated dinner table with a "pattern" theme.
On the other photo next to Jeroen Bok, water sports lover.

And the last one, I am standing next to Ronald de Leeuw director of the museum.
It is so luxurious to have nice conversations, delicious food and being surrounded by some of the greatest paintings of The Netherlands. I just love seeing my paintings!
Regards,
Marisa Polin