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Uproot Rotterdam. Pop-up Sculpture Garden, Museumpark

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The sculpture garden Uproot #rotterdam brings together various #rotterdam sculptures for a limited period, thus telling the story of the role played by visual arts in the reconstruction of #rotterdam. BKOR (the Fine Arts & Public Space Programme) and Sculpture International #rotterdam asked Studio Makkink & Bey to tell the story of these uprooted sculptures and their original locations – and thus the story of the transformation of a city. In collaboration with CBK #rotterdam, Studio Makkink & Bey decided to literally 'uproot' the scattered and relocated sculptures, in some instances from their neighbourhoods and districts and in other instances from the Municipality of Rotterdam's art depot, and subsequently to place them close to each other. And so Uproot #rotterdam is a symbol of the constantly changing nature of art and the city.

"This presentation may have an accidental and curious character, but by presenting the works in conjunction with each other it highlights at least one crucial aspect of Rotterdam's development after 1940: the desire to tell the story of #rotterdam to the public by means of visual art. If there's one thing that Uproot #rotterdam expresses, it's this: resilience, a desire for the future and celebration of the public good."  Siebe Thissen, Head of the BKOR Programme

From Museumpark to working area
In the course of the exhibition Studio Makkink & Bey will collaborate with various invited designers, artists and architects to stimulate a contemporary cultural reconstruction. "The reconstruction of the city of #rotterdam, first commenced on 15 May 1940 just after the bombings, was undertaken by architects of the day not as an attempt to rebuild the same city that had been lost, but to develop a modern city. A catastrophe was transformed into an opportunity. In line with this, from 1 June onwards the Museumpark will not only be transformed into a temporary exhibition space for collected 'uprooted' sculptures, but will also function as a working area where we join forces with invited artists, designers and architects to study a future urban landscape," explains Studio Makkink & Bey. At the same time, Studio Makkink & Bey is working to involve the neighbouring museums and cultural institutions around the Museumpark, and can already reveal a little of what is to come: "To give one example, during the exhibition the Kunsthal will work on a new work of art on site: a project by the visual artists David Bade and Tirzo Martha, supported by CBK #rotterdam in collaboration with the Kunsthal." Moreover, free guided tours will be offered during Uproot #rotterdam.

'Uproot Rotterdam', 1 June 2016, 5.00 pm, Museumpark.
'Uproot Rotterdam', Pop-up Sculpture Garden, Museumpark next to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, opposite the entrance of Het Nieuwe Instituut
1 June - 21 August 2016
Admission free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excepting the Parade 23 June - 3 July

Uproot #rotterdam is a project by Studio Makkink & Bey, commissioned by CBK #rotterdam and forming part of CBK #rotterdam Celebrates Art and the City. Uproot #rotterdam is also made possible by the Municipality of #rotterdam.

Uproot Rotterdam
Pop-up Sculpture Garden, Museumpark
Admission free
Opening: 1 June 2016, 5.00 pm

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