The Kunsthal presents in association with WORM and the IMAGE festival an after-work event with art, drinks and performance at the Edvard Munch exhibition. Discover the experiment and the emotion in the work of Edvard Munch and enjoy the performance of ‘The Giving Garden’ by Abner Preiss and many others inspired by Munch’s work.

Fresh Talent is a photo exhibition that shows two exciting talents in photography. These new talents, Philip Abbass en Melanie Samat, will be introduced by Ted Langenbach. Although different styles are shown, the common ground the photographers share, exists out of progressive and provocative images. Abbas shows a critical reflection upon Western ideals of beauty and power. Samat shows the mystery of vulnerability and loneliness of the habitual.

For this event Opperclaes Rotterdam has invited 12 designers and artists to create posters on the spot. Without preparation, sketches or importing options, but with spontaneity, quick decisions and craft. The theme is ‘Make the Present Exceptional’. During this expo you can view the results of this event.

An exhibition on Hauntological readings of contemporary culture with Jason Coburn, Karin Hueber, Kevin Logan, Eric von Robertson, Edward Clydesdale Thomson, Ari Versluis & Ellie Uyttenbroek, Esmé Valk. Curated by Jason Coburn

BRAK cordially invites you to the opening of BRAK 1, a duo exhibition with the artists Ton Schuttelaar and Evi Vingerling.

The exhibition runs from October 22 till November 14, 2010.

Participating artists: Anet van de Elzen (NL), Bissy Bunder (BE, D, PL, A), Bas Kosters “Superior Experience” (NL), Bruno Listopad | DISJOINTEDARTS (PT), Rainer Müntinga (DE), Cian McConn (IRE), Gabriëlle Barros Martins (NL), Marcus Lerviks (FIN), Mia Andrésen (SE), Peter Baren (NL) assisted by Zoe Reddy (IRE) and Roxane Borujerdi (FR).

For this EXPERT MEETING #2 we host our friends from the IMPAKT Festival Utrecht with a preview of the Festival 2010, which will take place from 13 through to 17 October. This preview will be a selection of MATRIX CITY and the main program, which is curated by STEALTH.unlimited (Ana Dzokic and Marc Neelen, Rotterdam/Belgrade) & Kristian Lukic (Novi Sad).

Exposition of the work of Kimberly Clark, Iris van Dongen, Margi Geerlinks, Risk Hazekamp, Maria Ikonomopoulou, Juul Krayer, Ilse Leenders, Desiree Palmen, Schilte&Portielje, Bert Sissingh, Jean Marc Spaans, Marie Cecile Thijs, Lorelinde Verhees, Edwin Zwakman. Curated by Rommert Boonstra.

Presents ‘Les Follies’
A performance where boundaries blur between French electro music, performance art, theater, dance and live video projections.

The performance begins at 20.30.
Afterwards DJ draai een plaatje voor mij will spin some records.

Artist and architect Daan Roosegaarde builds interactive landscapes – installations that respond intuitively to sound and motion. His first book, Interactive Landscapes, gives a futuristic view of everyday reality.

The Idler’s Playground by Cosima von Bonin with musical performance by Coolhaven!

At the Hofplein, just in front of the Hilton Hotel, Sculpture International Rotterdam, will unveil a new sculpture on Saturday 9 October at 20.15: The Idler’s Playground by visual artist Cosima von Bonin (Germany, 1962). Cosima von Bonin is one of the best-known artists of her generation, certainly since her participation in the most recent Documenta in 2007.

Opening of a exposition in the Bazar Bizar Minishop, showing work of Andrei van der Spek and Daan Botlek.

Windows is a research project by Stout/Kramer and Nicole Martens into the meaning of a window as a display, glass case, advertisement, temptation, space, reflection and projection. Every 1st day of the month we will present a new proposal. Windows V2 will continuously change during the month october.

Beautiful drinks by BarrelProof Boutique

An art auction to collect money for Pakistan at the Netherlands Architecture Institute. Check out the interesting collection, live music & get your portrait taken by Fred Ernst. You can also improve your survival skills: find out how to drink the water out of the pond next to the Nai.

In the recently squatted house of the Witte de Withstraat 74 will open a wide ranging exhibition that presents squatting in the Netherlands over the past fourty years.

September 28, 2010 – January 9, 2011

In the Eighties the city of Rotterdam moved to the forefront of photography. Several photographers decided to turn away from realism and chose to create their own worlds with the camera. A ´Rotterdam School´, influenced by Surrealism, took root in a city that proudly boasts of its no-nonsense attitude. Guest Curator Rommert Boonstra selected work from more than 20 artists, photographers amd film makers. Their fantastic imagery is shown in the seventeenth century Schielandshuis, strewn throughout a cityscape of folded paper with the Rotterdam of the Eighties as a backdrop.

On thursday, September 30th, KunstInzigt presents the expo: ‘Lit’. Autonomous light works in a darkened gallery. The expo lasts till October 21st.

Exhibitors: Flying Kimsa, Macular and Co2RO

Three artists construct cities from their own fascinations. During the exhibition we are invited to step into the worlds of these cities. Bander van Ierland creates cities of geometric shapes that relate to space-time algorithms. Georg Bohle uses stories of actual places and situations as elements for his drawings of imaginary cities. Bart Isings shows a selection of found images, photographs and drawings, with these elements he reconstructs the city from his memory.

TENT. presents an expo about the cultural infrastructure of the South of Rotterdam. with Patching Zone, Kunstplatform de Kapsalon, Luuk Bode, Gil & Moti and Creative Factory.