12 may 2022
Art Rotterdam spring edition 2022
The 23rd edition of Art Rotterdam, a special spring edition, will take place this year from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May. The location is again the Van Nelle Factory, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During Art Rotterdam, there will be a record number of seventeen large-scale works and installations in the outdoor area, most of them specially created for this occasion. At the same time, there is also much to experience indoors. On a floor area of 10,000 m2, more than a hundred leading national and international galleries show the work of upcoming and established talent. The 23rd edition introduces two valuable innovations: the Projections video section will be given a completely new format and a major expansion is planned for Prospects, the Mondriaan Fund's exhibition.
Outside works
Art Rotterdam 2022 has a spring character; in the outdoor area, leading galleries and project spaces present a record number of impressive outdoor works. With the work De Blauwen, Onno Poiesz welcomes the public. The work is intended to be festive, but is also a reference to war and pandemic, or the contemporary blues that dominate the beginning of 2022.
Tim Wes, Trauma Triggers Triumph, 2022, Installation. Art Director: Tim Wes & photographer René Huwaë
Tim Wes presents the installation Trauma Triggers Triumph . In this work, Wes, jazz saxophonist, singer and visual artist, shows that the concept of uomo universale is still current. In Trauma Triggers Triumph he tells his story and that of many others with film, music, canvas and objects. There is also a living installation on display in the outdoor area, by artist ToineDutch Bushman Klaassen. The Equilibrium Wind flag is flying on top of the Van Nelle Factory; this flag is part of the project that artist Thierry Oussou has been developing in recent years about the cotton plantations in the Panouignan district of Benin. The flag represents all people who work in the shadows.
Fons Hof, director of Art Rotterdam: ''What is striking about this edition is the high number of socially engaged outdoor presentations with references to the world around us. Climate, pandemic and populism alternate with humor and desire''.
Prospects 2021 with work by Rosa Doornenbal, background work by Xaviera Hardjopawiro. Photo by: Almicheal Fraay
Prospects
This year marks the tenth edition of Prospects, the recurring exhibition of the Mondriaan Fonds at Art Rotterdam. Each year, visitors get to explore work by artists who have recently received a contribution from the Fund, that they can use for the start of their professional practice. New this year is the extension of Prospects to the Expedition Building, directly opposite the Van Nellefabriek. The extension effectively doubles the amount of exhibition space in square meters. This year, visitors can immerse themselves into the work of 88 visual artists.
NN Art Award 2002
The winner of the NN Art Award 2022 will be announced during the Press Preview of Art Rotterdam on Wednesday 18 May. The winner of the Audience Award will be announced online on Sunday afternoon 22 May. The public can vote online from mid-April to Saturday 21 May at midnight via the Nationale-Nederlanden website. The public can also vote at the exhibition stand during the exhibition days from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 May.
The winner will receive a cash prize of €10,000 and an artwork by one of the four nominees will be purchased for NN Group's corporate collection. The public favorite will receive a cash prize of €5,000. The winners will also receive an online article on GalleryViewer.com.
Publieksprijs
Just like last year, the public can also vote for their favourite. On the last day of Art Rotterdam, Sunday 22 May, the votes will be counted, and your favorite might win €5,000 to spend on the development of new works of art.
f.l.t.r: Inez de Brauw, Thierry Oussou, Jennifer Tee, Vytautas Kumža
Rotterdam Art Week
During Rotterdam Art Week (18 to 22 May), art, design and architecture are placed on a pedestal. With about 70 events at 50 locations, you get a chance to rediscover what makes Rotterdam so unique. Like every year, the pivotal event of Rotterdam Art Week is the international art fair Art Rotterdam, supplemented by the leading design fair Object Rotterdam, young talent at The New Current, the Kunstavond XL in the Witte de Withstraat and the TEC ART festival; at the exciting event at the intersection of art, creative technology and science. In addition, there is a lot to see in the galleries, open studios and unique creative breeding grounds such as STEUR, which are only open to the public once a year.
Click here for the programme of Rotterdam Art Week
Catalogue online 14 May GalleryViewer.com
Thursday 19 May: 11.00 – 19.00
Friday 20 May:
11.00 – 19.00
Saturday 21 May:
11.00 – 19.00
Sunday 22 May:
11.00 – 19.00
Tickets only online / € 22,50
Book your tickets here
