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ARTZUID is an international large-scale sculpture exhibition which takes place every two years in
Amsterdam.
ARTZUID was established in 2008. The initiative came from United Art Consult led by Cintha van Heeswijck. From 2009 onwards, the exhibition has taken place every odd year in the monumental Art-Deco district in Amsterdam, designed in 1917 by Hendrik P. Berlage. ARTZUID sculpture route starts at the Museum Square in front of the
Rijksmuseum and stretches for 2.5 kilometres south along the Minervalaan, the Apollolaan and finally up to the Station Zuid.
Over a period of 4 months, around 60 sculptures of established and emerging artists are displayed. The biennial is attended by an average of 375,000 visitors.
ARTZUID 2009: The first free accessible exhibition was called Berlage in Sculptures. The curator was Michiel Romeyn. His choice of art was based on the history of the neighborhood. Antoine Poncet, at that time president of the Académie Française, opened the exhibition. It was supported by international galleries, the
Rijksakademie, Dutch company collections, artists and museums like the
Stedelijk Museum. The event attracted 90,000 visitors.
ARTZUID 2013: The theme of the third exhibition was Engagement.
Foundation ArtZuid, together with curator Henk van Os, professor of Art and Society at the University of Amsterdam, decided to "shake up assumptions and suppositions", demonstrating how engagement unites artists from all continents.[1] Moreover, all the sculptures were meant to add meaning to the so-called Plan Zuid ("South Plan") of architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage.
ARTZUID 2015: Amsterdam, City of Sculptures was the title of the fourth edition of the exhibition and it was curated by
Rudi Fuchs, former director of the Stedelijk Museum.[2] This time, the open-air sculpture route in Amsterdam attracted more than 500,000 visitors. The highlights of the exhibition were:
Tony Cragg's bronze works,
Mimmo Paladino's statues,
KAWS' cartoon figures,
Jaume Plensa's monumental sculptures.
ARTZUID 2017: The celebration of the fifth edition ARTZUID was shared with 100th anniversary of
De Stijl movement. This time Rudi Fuchs chose Dutch abstraction, "the great new revelation of modern art", to be a theme which connected all the sculptures placed in the 2.5 kilometre route in South Amsterdam. Artists that participated in this exhibition were
Klaas Gubbels,
Arne Quinze and
Esther Tielemans, and the
Atelier van Lieshout also contributed to the sculpture route.
ARTZUID 2019 marked the 6th edition of the sculpture route and was called The Sculptures, The Figurations, The Garden & The Spectacle. It was curated by art historian and retired art critic Jhim Lamoree and visual artist Michiel Romeyn, who themed the exhibition around figuration in modern and contemporary art, as well as putting emphasis on the adornment of the South Amsterdam area called Plan Zuid. ARTZUID 2019 was organized by the curators to be a reflection on the impact of modern art and sculpture on artists today, and how they use this history to be critical of their own foundations. Artists such as
Yoshitomo Nara,
Marc Quinn,
Gloria Friedmann,
Ai Weiwei,
Takashi Murakami and
Nancy Rubins participated in this edition of ARTZUID, each presenting their personal understanding of art history and the place of figuration within contemporary art. The
Stedelijk Museum also participated and exhibited works of
Henry Moore.
ARTZUID 2023 marked its 8th edition and the 15th anniversary of the Foundation. The curator of this exhibition was artist and TV personality Jasper Krabbé, and the theme being explored was pop-art, neo-pop-art, and street art.[4]
In 2025, ARTZUID 2025 will return with "Reflections on Amsterdam".[5]
Foundation ArtZuid won the
Europa Nostra Award in 2011 for making a hidden cultural heritage site known to a broad public.[6]
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ARTZUID is an international large-scale sculpture exhibition which takes place every two years in
Amsterdam.
ARTZUID was established in 2008. The initiative came from United Art Consult led by Cintha van Heeswijck. From 2009 onwards, the exhibition has taken place every odd year in the monumental Art-Deco district in Amsterdam, designed in 1917 by Hendrik P. Berlage. ARTZUID sculpture route starts at the Museum Square in front of the
Rijksmuseum and stretches for 2.5 kilometres south along the Minervalaan, the Apollolaan and finally up to the Station Zuid.
Over a period of 4 months, around 60 sculptures of established and emerging artists are displayed. The biennial is attended by an average of 375,000 visitors.
ARTZUID 2009: The first free accessible exhibition was called Berlage in Sculptures. The curator was Michiel Romeyn. His choice of art was based on the history of the neighborhood. Antoine Poncet, at that time president of the Académie Française, opened the exhibition. It was supported by international galleries, the
Rijksakademie, Dutch company collections, artists and museums like the
Stedelijk Museum. The event attracted 90,000 visitors.
ARTZUID 2013: The theme of the third exhibition was Engagement.
Foundation ArtZuid, together with curator Henk van Os, professor of Art and Society at the University of Amsterdam, decided to "shake up assumptions and suppositions", demonstrating how engagement unites artists from all continents.[1] Moreover, all the sculptures were meant to add meaning to the so-called Plan Zuid ("South Plan") of architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage.
ARTZUID 2015: Amsterdam, City of Sculptures was the title of the fourth edition of the exhibition and it was curated by
Rudi Fuchs, former director of the Stedelijk Museum.[2] This time, the open-air sculpture route in Amsterdam attracted more than 500,000 visitors. The highlights of the exhibition were:
Tony Cragg's bronze works,
Mimmo Paladino's statues,
KAWS' cartoon figures,
Jaume Plensa's monumental sculptures.
ARTZUID 2017: The celebration of the fifth edition ARTZUID was shared with 100th anniversary of
De Stijl movement. This time Rudi Fuchs chose Dutch abstraction, "the great new revelation of modern art", to be a theme which connected all the sculptures placed in the 2.5 kilometre route in South Amsterdam. Artists that participated in this exhibition were
Klaas Gubbels,
Arne Quinze and
Esther Tielemans, and the
Atelier van Lieshout also contributed to the sculpture route.
ARTZUID 2019 marked the 6th edition of the sculpture route and was called The Sculptures, The Figurations, The Garden & The Spectacle. It was curated by art historian and retired art critic Jhim Lamoree and visual artist Michiel Romeyn, who themed the exhibition around figuration in modern and contemporary art, as well as putting emphasis on the adornment of the South Amsterdam area called Plan Zuid. ARTZUID 2019 was organized by the curators to be a reflection on the impact of modern art and sculpture on artists today, and how they use this history to be critical of their own foundations. Artists such as
Yoshitomo Nara,
Marc Quinn,
Gloria Friedmann,
Ai Weiwei,
Takashi Murakami and
Nancy Rubins participated in this edition of ARTZUID, each presenting their personal understanding of art history and the place of figuration within contemporary art. The
Stedelijk Museum also participated and exhibited works of
Henry Moore.
ARTZUID 2023 marked its 8th edition and the 15th anniversary of the Foundation. The curator of this exhibition was artist and TV personality Jasper Krabbé, and the theme being explored was pop-art, neo-pop-art, and street art.[4]
In 2025, ARTZUID 2025 will return with "Reflections on Amsterdam".[5]
Foundation ArtZuid won the
Europa Nostra Award in 2011 for making a hidden cultural heritage site known to a broad public.[6]