Hilma af Klint's paintings, now on show in Arnhem, demonstrate abstraction even before Kandinsky's and Mondrian's works did. In retrospect, should we revisit our understanding of the early development of modern art?
For some years now, there has been a resurgence of interest in feminism, but as of yet no sign of any real activism. In relation to the opening of the exhibition REBELLE in the Arnhem Museum for Modern Art, Clare Butcher spoke with several curators and an artist about their views on feminism in today’s art.
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?
