The high-profile Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is opening again. Temporarily.
The new extension isn’t ready yet, but the renovation of the historic building is almost complete. Taking Place will take place there from 28 August 2010 to 9 January 2011. Taking Place will be a reintroduction to the Stedelijk Museum and its illustrious history. National and international artists will bring the rooms to life in an experimental way.
Some famous names have been selected for it, many of whom participated in the controversial exhibition, Op losse schroeven, in 1969. In those days they were still unknown. The Stedelijk was the first museum in the world to show their work. Jan Dibbets, for example, dug five holes around the museum and Marinus Boezem hung bedding out of the windows, while Richard Long exhibited rocks from Dutch riverbeds.
The museum opened its doors to any artists who thought that their work belonged in the exhibition. They got a following. Op losse schroeven became a benchmark in the history of contemporary visual art.
Taking Place will be the first exhibition under Ann Goldstein (1957, Los Angeles), who was appointed as the new Director in January 2010.
Artists featured in ‘Taking Place’
Karel Appel - Stanley Brouwn - Daniel Buren - Jan Dibbets -Rineke Dijkstra - Ger van Elk - Morgan Fisher - Mario Garcia Torres - Hans Haacke - On Kawara - Martin Kippenberger - Barbara Kruger - Germaine Kruip - Louise Lawler - William Leavitt - Navid Nuur - Roman Ondák - Willem de Rooij - Diana Thater - Lawrence Weiner.
Photo: Taking Place @ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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