Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents 25 Years Rotterdam City Collection an exhibition on view until September 1 2013.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Rotterdam City Collection, a collection that largely consists of post-war and contemporary art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is mounting a major summer exhibition. The exhibition features more than thirty works by Rotterdam talent, including works by several contemporary Rotterdam artists who are not yet represented in the City Collection. These works offer a preview: they show what the City Collection could look like in the future. ‘The City, the Artists and the Museum’ shows an acquisition from each year of the history of the Rotterdam City Collection. The Bodon galleries offer around 1500 m2 of space to sculptures and monumental art installations from the City Collection, such as ‘Wombhouse’ by Atelier Van Lieshout (purchased in 2011) and the first video-installation ‘EMMDM’ by Erik van Lieshout (purchased in 1999). In addition, two-dimensional works, videos and films, such as the film ‘Springtime’ by Jeroen Eisinga (purchased in 2012) are also on show. www.boijmans.nl