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Artzuid 2021

The Thinker, Joseph Klibansky
Artzuid Sculpture Biennale formally opens on July 1st in Amsterdam. This outdoor sculpture exhibition features 50 works by international artists and local Dutch talents. There are works by Jaume Plensa, Joseph Klibansky and KAWS, among others, installed along a 5-kilometer stretch in Amsterdam Zuid. Artzuid 2021 runs through October 17, 2021. Here are some of the pieces that I was lucky to see prior to the July 1st opening.

Dragers van Verre. Nelson Carrilho. 1989

Pickle. Sarah Lucas 

The Big Traveler, The Big Watcher. Jean Marie Appriou

KAWS with the Rijksmuseum in the background.

La Forêt Noire. Jaume Plensa. 2019

La Forêt Noire. Jaume Plensa. 2019

La Forêt Noire. Jaume Plensa. 2019

Sisters. Marieke Bolhuis. 2021

Sisters. Marieke Bolhuis. 2021

 
Sisters. Marieke Bolhuis. 2021

 
Sisters. Marieke Bolhuis. 2021

Utopia. Atelier van Lieshout. 2020

Roaming Russia II. Ursula von Rydingsvard. 2019

Darwin. Atelier van Lieshout. 2008

Liberty for all. Fernando Sanchez Castillo. 2020

Appropriation Apropos. David Bade. 2021

Studio Leiko Ikemura

10 Heads from 100 Heads. Marc Quinn. 2020 

Nyareeta Gach. 100 Heads. Marc Quinn. 2020
“I’ve been on quest for home, for stillness to live Life.” Nyareeta Gach

Shahd Abusalama. 100 Heads. Marc Quinn. 2020
“At the heart of our liberation struggle is the right of return to our dispossessed lands.” Shahd Abusalama

Breast Party, XL. Natasja Alers. 1987

A Fluid Touch. Natasja Alers

Cluster 10, No 453. Carlo Borer. Wrought Stainless Steel

De Denker. Lotti van der Gaag. 1951. Bronze

Hare Series. Iris Le Rütte

Hare Series. Iris Le Rütte

Asoebi. Sokari Douglas Camp

Sandwich. Sarah Lucas

Damaged Goods. Anne Wenzel. 2013

The Other Face. Nelson Carrilho. 2021

The Other Face. Nelson Carrilho. 2021 (full view)

Lin May Saeed

Ice. Rob Voerman. 2021


Auke de Vries
For more information about the exhibition and map of the site, check artzuid.nl. Exhibition is free!!

NEW: Link to my article about Artzuid 2023

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Images by TravelswithCharie


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