| The museum is currently presenting the exhibition Open-Ended. This newsletter gives you a taste of what to expect: tantalising artworks that get you moving and a behind-the-scenes look at the installation of a unique sculpture in the exhibition. |
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| BETWEEN A BEGINNING AND AN END POINT |
| Not the beginning, not the end, but somewhere in between or on the threshold: Open-Ended presents a variety of artworks that depict transition. They form a passage between a beginning and an end point, or take you on a journey from A to B. |
For example, Marina Abramović and Ulay compel you to walk through their Bone Curtain, a ‘curtain’ made of animal bones. Further on, you walk through Topoestesia by Gianni Colombo, a dizzying passageway. Or move the hinged doors of Charlotte Posenenske's Partition Walls, an artwork that is constantly changing and therefore never finished.
The exhibition invites you to take action, to move and to reflect on what you see. |
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| 'Take your time. These are often large works that you can ‘see’ in an instant, but which give you goose bumps when you take the time to appreciate them.' |
| Director Benno Tempel in See All This |
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FEATURED ARTWORK
TAKE PLACE IN A WORK OF ART |
| In the installation Clamp (1995), Franz West invites you to call a stranger. The walls are covered with pages from the old telephone directory of Otterlo, the village where the museum is located. Originally, Clamp also included a working landline. This referred to the moments when West, working in his studio, was interrupted by a phone call. After such an interruption, the artist was able to look at his work with fresh eyes again. Take a seat inside the artwork and pick up the telephone. Who knows who you might reach... |
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ALMOST 100 BOULDERS IN BALANCE
INSTALLATION OF SUSPENDED STONE CIRCLE |
| In the sculpture Suspended Stone Circle (1974) by Australian artist Ken Unsworth, almost 100 boulders float almost magically above the ground. The stones appear weightless and installing them in perfect alignment requires precise work. Curious about how this artwork was installed? This video takes you through the process from start to finish. |
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.png "Detail of artwork 'Suspended Stone Circle', boulders float above the ground")
