Hall of Art (Kunsthal)

With my money spent, I need other ways to work on my art collection.
In Rotterdam exits the Kunsthall (Art Hall.) They held there the first day of June two exhibitions for the last day.

One was dedicated to the "Prix de Rome 200 years" the most distinguished award one can get in art in the Netherlands. It used to be a certain amount of money which had to be spent to make a journey to Rome. This started 200 years ago, when the Netherlands were occupied by the French, and the French King from the Netherlands, Lodewijk Napoleon, (a brother form emperor Napoleon) created the award following a French tradition.
Nowadays the award is biannual and the artist can do whatever she likes with it.

Also in the Kunsthal was an exhibition dedicated to the former owner of Torch gallery, who recently died from cancer. He owned the gallery for 25 years. So his artists are a cross section from 25 years contemporary art. He very much liked photography, he was one of the first to bring it into the contemporary art world.

Below some pictures:


This is a photo from Elpseth Diederix. She won the first prize of the Grand Prix de Rome 2002 photography.



This photo is from Inez van Lamsweerde who was supported by Torch gallery.





This is an overview from some Torch painters in which you get an idea from the architectural style the Kunsthall is built in.



These photographs are from Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm. If you think these are just pictures upside down. Then try this: click on the picture to enlarge it and turn your monitor 180 degrees. You will be surprised.

After Rotterdam I went to Amsterdam. The Fotoacademie (Photo Academy) had her graduation exhibition. I went there to scout for new talent. I found many of them. One I wll be certainly following, because I did not understand her work at all.

She is Sanne Thunissen. Her website is here
Her Artist's statement was put in a Haiku from Onitsura.
So they blossom,
and so I look, and so,
they drop down and so.

These pictures below are form her.