Public Art for Public Life
Learnings from Observatorium
by Geert van de Camp, Andre Dekker, Lieven Poutsma, Ruud Reutelingsperger, Sandra Smets …[et al.]

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Author(s)

Observatorium (Geert van de Camp, Andre Dekker, Lieven Poutsma, Ruud Reutelingsperger), Sandra Smets, …[et al.].

Publication

Rotterdam : nai010, 2022

Scope

288 Pages, illustrated, 24 cm.

Carrier

monograph

ISBN

9789462086685

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An observatory is a place for the observation of the universe. The artists of Observatorium, however, cast their gaze upon the inhabited world. All over the planet, they have created works of art that are not only to look at, but also to enter, observe and reflect from. Over the past 25 years, Observatorium produced an internationally significant body of work, from the sculpture Zandwacht (Sand Watch) in the Port of Rotterdam to Dwelling in Seclusion, a work of art devoted to solitude in New York.

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Person as subject

Observatorium (Geert van de Camp, Andre Dekker, Lieven Poutsma, Ruud Reutelingsperger)

Keywords

art in public space , land art , installation , environmental design

Location

Cabinet 6 - 3: Kunstenaars