Dialogue at Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen

Enjoy the exhibitions of Dutch artists Tom Claassen, Karin Arink, Erica van Seeters and “A Petrified Forest” by Arp at Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, NL, with an inspiring lecture ‘Arp and poetry’ by Hans van der Gaarden

Sculptor Tom Claassen (1964) searches for the essence of form in his sculptures. By showing the archetypal characteristics of people, animals and objects, he provides just enough tools to recognize the scene. Their large sizes ensure that you as a viewer cannot miss them. They often have round, soft shapes and are made of hard materials such as bronze, wood, aluminum, plastic and concrete. Besides being humorous, the images are also often endearing, clumsy and sometimes tragic.

Karin Arink, winner of Per Abramsen sculptuur prize 2023 will be exhibit in Het Kabinet of museum Beelden aan Zee with her solo exhibition "Hollow Gounds." Arink (1967) studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy and at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Karin Arink depicts the intense experience of her body and her life as a woman, lover and mother in expressive "signs of life" derived from language, clothing and gestures.

Erica van Seeters works mainly in stone. Her works provide an insight into her search for 'empty space'. The question of whether compacted matter, such as stone, is not for the most part actually space rather than matter (quantum physics). What then is this space? Energy, light, frequency, love, …

Hans van der Gaarden who is known for his blog ‘Man van Taal’  has an unique way to talk about visual art which will give us a great introduction to the work we will see in the exhibition. 

Program
11.00 Coffee at the museum café
11.30 Talk by Hans van der Gaarden (Library Museum)
12.30 Visit at the Sculpture exhibition of Hans Arp “A Petrified Forest”
13.15 Sculpture Network "showroom" (Library Museum)
14.15 Lunch (museum)
15 -17 hrs  Exhibition visit, Tom Claassen, Karin Arink and Erica van Seeters "Cosmic Contrasts"

Participation
The number of participants is limited and online registration is required. 
Maximum 30 attendees. Members priority.

Online registration required by 19 March!

The program language is Dutch.
Please bring your own presentation (catalogue/portfolio) for the Sculpture Network "showroom".

Participation fee: 25,00 EUR
For members: 15,00 EUR

The fee includes the lecture and the morning coffee.
Entry fee (free acces with Museumjaarkaart) and lunch are not included.
The participation fee is to be paid in cash on site.

Meeting Point
Museum Beelden aan Zee, restaurant
Harteveltstraat 1
2586 EL Den Haag, NL

Venue
Museum Beelden aan Zee
Harteveltstraat 1
2586 EL Den Haag
+31 70-358 58 57

How to get there
Den Haag CS Tram 9 (Noorderstrand)/Stadsbus 22 Duindorp- halte Scheveningse Slag/Beelden aan Zee
(Train & OV fiets 4,45 EUR)

Parkeerplaats - APCOA Parking (1.90 m maximum height) at 248 New Park Avenue (Nieuwe Parklaan)
APCOA  Parking Strand on Zwolsestraat at a reduced rate of 10 EUR (up to 4 hours)

Contact Person
Yke Prins, Sculpture Network Coordinator The Hague NL, yjprins@ziggo.nl

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