Sonsbeek
| Sonsbeek | |
|---|---|
 Giacometti sculptures displayed at the 1966 Sonsbeek exhibition | |
| Frequency | irregular schedule |
| Years active | 1949 to present |
| Organised by | Sonsbeek Foundation |
| Website | www |
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Sonsbeek is an outdoor sculpture exhibition founded in 1949, that takes place in Park Sonsbeek in Arnhem, the Netherlands. It was originally meant to be a biennial exhibition, however it occurs on an irregular schedule.[1][2]
Sonsbeek was initiated in an attempt to repair the heavy damage the city had suffered during the Battle of Arnhem during the Second World War.[3]
The 1949 inaugural exhibition featured over 200 sculptures that were installed along the park's pathways. It was attended by over 100,000 visitors.[2] The first installment included artists such as Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, and Pablo Picasso. Later exhibitions featured artists such as Jenny Holzer, Claes Oldenburg and others.[2]
The 1971 staging was the most well known, and often criticized, of the Sonsbeek exhibitions.[4] In that installment, curator Wim Bereem commissioned works outside the park, including Robert Smithson's land-reclamation earthwork, Broken Circle/Spiral Hill.[5]
The 1993 installment was curated by Valerie Smith, and included the artists Ann Hamilton, Mike Kelley, Annette Messager and others.[6]
Other curators have included Jan Hoet (2001), Saskia Bos (1986), and the Indonesian art collective, Ruangrupa.[7]
The Sonsbeek 20→24 exhibition was slated to open in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
References
- ^ "About Sonsbeek". Dutch Art Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Siegel, Nina (16 June 2016). "Dutch City Makes the Most of Its Park, and Its History". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Sharrer, Eva (July 2021). "SONSBEEK 20→24: Force Times Distance". Spike Art Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Linville, Kasha (October 1971). "Sonsbeek: Speculations, Impressions". Artforum International. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Russeth, Andrew (February 2019). "Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung will curate 2020 edition of storied Sonsbeek exhibition in the Netherlands". ARTNews. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Cameron, Dan (November 1993). "Sonsbeek 93". Artforum International. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "About Sonsbeek". Sonsbeek. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Sonsbeek Announces Artist List and New Date". Contemporary And Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2021.