In the last issue, Anna Tilroe wrote a letter to Domeniek Ruyters on the dubious quality of today’s engagement in international art. Here’s his reaction.
In a previous issue, METROPOLIS M asked artists what role they believe art plays in today’s crisis-battered world. We continue the discussion here with a contribution from Anna Tilroe, who in the form of a letter, asks whether the art world, certainly in the Netherlands, is really interested in social engagement.
In a previous issue, METROPOLIS M asked artists what role they believe art plays in today's crisis-battered world. We continue the discussion here with a contribution from Anna Tilroe, who in the form of a letter, asks whether the art world, certainly in the Netherlands, is really interested in social engagement.
At the start of Sonsbeek 10Grandeur, curator Anna Tilroe is having 24 works of art carried in a procession through the streets of Arnhem, before they are installed at their respective locations in Sonsbeek Park. The procession, carried out by special guilds, represents the dialectic between art, the city and the park, which has been part of this outdoor exhibition since 1971. In this context, how does the recent edition of Sonsbeek relate to its illustrious past?
