Detached Involvement

From 20 April 2018 Garage Rotterdam presents the group exhibition Detached Involvement by curator Bas Hendrikx who is the new curator of Garage Rotterdam. Featuring the work of eight visual artists. This exhibition is about works of art that became known to the general public in an unconventional way.

The history of how most works of art become known is clear to us: they originate in the artist’s studio and make their way to exhibitions and the general public. However, Detached Involvement is about works of art that did not become known to the public in a conventional way. These works were sometimes only ever seen from the corner of an eye, in a film or on a poster. Other works disappeared backstage after a while.

Detached Involvement is about props, replicas, objects that were considered lost and projects that were never carried out. They evolve or disappear over time, either because of lack of, or excess of visibility.

This exhibition offers a view of the circumstances in which these objects and works of art were created. And how has the double life that these works of art have led influenced their status?

Featuring the work of Max Cole (US), Kristien Daem (BE), Michel François (BE), Philip Janssens (FR), Inge Meijer (NL), Marina Pinsky (RU), Raniero Vrancken (NL) and Blaine Western (NZ).

New Curator:
Bas Hendrikx is the new curator of Garage Rotterdam! He has developed exhibitions in the Netherlands for De Appel, Impakt, Marres, museum De Domijnen. Also abroad for Skulptur Bredelar (Germany) and CIAP Kunstverein (Belgium). His book Authenticity? Observations and Artistic Strategies in the Post-Digital Age was published by Valiz in 2017. Hendrikx has extensive experience with digital art working for stedelijk.nl, deappel.nl and impakt.nl. He is the former curator of P/////AKT and he is currently working on Kunsthalle Amsterdam.

Detached Involvement is on show from April 20- July 8, 2018.

Extra activities:

Brandstof:
In collaboration with: Poetry International
June 2, 16.30 hrs.

Garage Rotterdam toont tijdens deze speciale editie van Brandstof een performance van Puck Vonk, en in samenwerking met Poetry International een voordracht van dichter Nachoem M. Wijnberg.

It all starts with breathing is een spoken word performance van Puck Vonk. Haar performance gaat over de lichamelijke aspecten van taal, zoals de ademhaling en de manier waarop het lichaam zich voorbereidt op het spreken. Naast de vraag wát je gaat zeggen, denk je onbewust ook na over hóe je dat gaat zeggen, wanneer je inademt en welke spieren je daarbij gebruikt.

Nachoem M. Wijnberg draagt in Garage Rotterdam voor uit eigen werk. Hij wordt weleens omschreven als de meest complexe hedendaagse dichter. Hijzelf echter noemde zichzelf eens “een van de begrijpelijkste dichters”. Zijn onderwerpen komen vaak uit de hedendaagse maatschappij, wat ook te maken kan hebben met zijn andere carrière als econoom.

Curator Bas Hendrikx leidt de middag in met een introductie op de tentoonstelling Detached Involvement.

Deze editie van Brandstof is onderdeel van de 7e Poetry + Art Gallery Tour waarmee Poetry International samen met Rotterdamse galeries en kunstinstellingen een tour presenteert langs kunstwerken op het snijvlak van poëzie en beeldende kunst.

Zaterdag 2 juni, 16.00 – 18.00 uur
Start performance: 16.30 uur

Entree: € 2,- (gratis op vertoon van een Museumjaarkaart, Rotterdampas of ticket Poetry + Art Tour Noord). Vooraf aanmelden voor het programma in Garage Rotterdam kan via info@garagerotterdam.nl o.v.v. Aanmelding Brandstof 2 juni

We would like to invite you to a new edition of the art & dinner event Natafelen on Friday 29 June 2018. This event marks the start of the summer and the end of the cultural season. We will also say goodbye to the visual artists whose work is exhibited in Detached Involvement. All the more reason to come and enjoy dinner surrounded by art at Garage Rotterdam.

A vegetarian 3-course dinner menu will be served by Rotterdam chef Laurence van Bergeijk, including wine suggestions by the Gouden Ton. Would you like to find out more about the exhibition? Curator Bas Hendrikx and visual artists Kristien Daem, Raniero Vrancken and Inge Meijer will tell you more about their work in between courses.

When? Friday 29 June 2018, 18.00-23.00 hrs

Tickets: €35 (including a 3-course dinner and admission to the exhibition)
Wine sellection (optional): €19.50

The number of seats at the dinner table are limited, so please make your reservation in good time. You can make your reservation by sending an email to info@garagerotterdam.nl stating Reservation Natafelen on 29 June. We would like to hear how many guests your reservation is for and whether there are any dietary requirements (the 3-course dinner is vegetarian).