SculpTour The Hague
Join us for a tour along highlights of contemporary visual art in the centre of The Hague.Stroom Den Haag is pleased to invite you to join a guided tour along some interesting highlights of contemporary visual art in the centre of The Hague. During the one hour tour we will discuss several artworks in public space made by internationally well-known artists. We will start in the Atrium of the City Hall and will proceed to Grote Marktstraat, Spui and Kalvermarkt. The tour will be concluded with a drink at a catering facility in the vicinity of the Grote Markstraat. We will reserve the location of your preference.
DATES AND TIMES
Individuals: every Wednesday, 11 am-12 noon (email or call at least 1 day before to make a reservation)
Groups: dates and times in consultation (email or call to make a reservation)
INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS:
E. info@stroom.nl
T. 070-365 8985
Please make sure your reservation is confirmed.
Maximum number of participants: 10
Price: depending on number of participants and use of refreshments
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOUR
City Hall
We will start in the City Hall where we will visit the artworks of a.o. Fortuyn O'Brien which have been realized on the occasion of the inauguration of the new City Hall by Richard Meier in 1995. >> more info
Pedestal Plan
The main part of the tour will consist of the Pedestal Plan, based on a concept by P. Struycken in 1990. It is a longterm project which consists of forty sculptures, placed on pedestals, located every 25 meters in the pedestrian area of the Grote Markstraat, Kalvermarkt and Spui. (Inter)nationally renowned contemporary Dutch sculptors like Hans van Bentem, Joep van Lieshout and Auke de Vries have produced a sculpture. This way the plan functions as a representative exhibition of contemporary Dutch sculpture. >> more info
Fiets&Stal
In 2000 twelve artists and designers from The Netherlands and abroad were invited to design guard houses for bicycle shelters in The Hague. Fiets&Stal is a longterm project, developed from the viewpoint of 'art', 'production' and 'use' respectively. In the design of the guard houses, each artist was required to follow a strict set of rules. Nevertheless all the guard houses are very different and vary from sober containers to sci-fi-inspired buildings. We'll pass guard houses by Dan Graham, Hertzsch&Page and Frank Halmans. >> more info
