Necessarily True

Necessarily True is the second exhibition of Garage Rotterdam about the necessity of having a personal artistic style when creating representations of inner worlds. In this digital age, the visual artists participating in this exhibition have once more explored the meaning of being in direct physical contact with their material. This offers an ample playing field for the subconscious. The original, uncensored image ends up on canvas or paper like a visual primal scream without giving reason a chance to interfere. Similar to outsider art and ethnic art, there is an inner, emotional necessity in which the outward form merely serves the representation of a feeling. Intuitively representing the external world was a goal for early expressionists but for the artists of Necessarily True, it is a means.

17 March until 8 July 2012 with Andrew Gilbert, Marie Aly, Ben Cottrell, Paula Mueller, Robert Nicol and Derk Thijs.

Nur Literatur presenteert a.s. vrijdag een avond in Garage Rotterdam. Met zowel P.C. Hooftprijswinnaar Tonnus Oosterhoff als winnaar van de Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuur Prijs Anne-Ginne Goemans. Daarnaast lezen Wilfried de Jong en Ernest van der Kwast voor uit hun nieuw verschenen boeken. En voeren Sylvia Hubers, Jan Siebelink en Elvis Peeters je mee met hun warmbloedige voordrachten.

Aanvang: 20:15 uur
Entree: € 7,50

The Rotterdam composer Florian Magnus Maier and his crossover ensemble The Hungry Gods gave a one-off concert in Garage Rotterdam on Saturday 9 June at 20.30 hrs.

Cimbalom Concerto by The Hungry Gods at Garage Rotterdam

The compositions of Florian Magnus Maier will be performed in a setting that has been staged especially for this occasion. His music engages with the works of art of the Necessarily True exhibition. Not only Fever Season and Elvenland Suite, the sound track of Karel Doing’s film Elvenland, but also a new ensemble edition of Maier’s Cimbalom Concerto will be performed.

Elvenland Suite by The Hungry Gods at Garage Rotterdam

Jan Rokyta – cimbalom
Claudia Copier – percussion
Julija Hartig – violin
Arturo Ramón – flamenco guitar
Florian Magnus Maier – electric guitar
Aristoteles Potamianos – double bass
Greg Smith – drums, percussion
Special Guest: Hans van der Ham – organ

Fever Season by The Hungry Gods at Garage Rotterdam

Originally written by Florian Magnus Maier in 2011 for the Dutch Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra and Jan Rokyta. Arranged 2012 for the Hungry Gods by Florian Magnus Maier.

Discover Garage Rotterdam and the second edition of Klein Onderhoud on Friday 6 July from 16.30 to 21.00 hrs. This Small Get-together is a lively party with drinks, snacks and music.