David Bade, 'Calimero', 2013

Center of The Hague: Spui - Grote Markstraat - Kalvermarkt

Part of The Sculpture Gallery

Friday 1 March 2013, from 9 hrs
unveiling in the presence of David Bade 
Location: Grote Marktstraat, The Hague

‘They are big and I is [sic] small and that's not fair, oh no!' This is Calimero speaking, the popular black chicken from the cartoon films. Born into a nest of big, yellow brothers and sisters, he is always complaining about how unfair everything is. With these two standing figures in tracksuits and with Calimero-helmets David Bade (1970) wants to show us that more and more people in our society adopt the role of the passive victim.

David Bade (1970, Curaçao) is a passionate artist with an international career, an inspiring teacher in charge of an art school he co-founded himself (Instituto Buena Vista in Curaçao), a socially-engaged director of artistic community projects and a critical TV presenter of an arts programme for the general public (ArtMen). Without the slightest hint of sentimentality, he believes that art is of value to man and society because it appeals directly to their deepest selves and fulfils a representational purpose that enriches and deepens our lives. David Bade stands in the middle of this life and has a lot to say about it, a huge amount in fact. He does this in his own intrepid way, using images, words and action. But there is one thing that is at the heart of all the projects he undertakes: interaction.

LINKS:
badeblog.wordpress.com
institutobuenabista.com
AVRO: Art Men

01 Mar '13
Contact: Vincent de Boer