Opening Exhibitions All Directions
Fenix | Rotterdam | The Netherlands
15 may 2025
Curated by Wim Pijbes and Anne Kremers
Made by Studio Raquel van Haver | Raquel van Haver | Alex Fischer | Tim van Vliet | Victor Mari de Herder | Jazmon Voss | Sound installation by Ivan Barbosa
Freedom the one thing that matters. It is the departure, a new start. – Max Beckmann
The opening exhibition, All Directions, features over 150 artworks and objects drawn from the Fenix collection, supplemented by a number of loans, which has been assembled over the last five years and will continue to evolve. The display spans the first floor of the museum and includes works by renowned and emerging artists from around the globe, both historical and contemporary, which have been acquired by or commissioned especially for the new museum. These are presented alongside historical artefacts with links to migration, including a UNHCR tent, a fragment of the western part of the Berlin Wall, and a Nansen passport from 1923 which were issued to people who were stateless after the First World War. Members of the local community have been invited to loan personal items that tell their own story of migration, of cultural roots or journeys taken to reach their new home in the Netherlands.
Luz Brilhante e Cintilante (2023 – 25) Raquel van Haver (Colombia, 1989), Ivan Barbosa (Nederland, 1979) Studio Raquel van Haver , Jute, oil paint, charcoal, resin, hair, paper, tar and soundscape (by Barbosa) Centring the experiences of over 20,000 Cape Verdeans in Rotterdam, Raquel van Haver’s monumental painting captures moments drawn from photo archives, personal stories and community research. Translating directly as ‘Bright and Sparkling Light’, Van Haver creates what she describes as “loud” paintings that explore the rich traditions of gatherings and rituals. Through a tactile mix of oil, tar, chalk, ash and bottle caps, she conveys intimate narratives of community and belonging. Her layered materials mirror the complex, overlapping stories that form the collective history of the Cape Verdean diaspora in Rotterdam.
The artists, architects, designers and photographers featured in the exhibition include oa :
• Omar Victor Diop (Senegal, 1980) Sarah Abu Abdallah (Saudi Arabia, 1990) • Abdalla Al Omari (Syria, 1986) • Martha Atienza (Philippines, 1981) • Mario Sergio Alvarez (Cuba, 1993) • Francis Alÿs (Belgium, 1959) •Franco Bargiggia (Italy, 1889-1966) • Marwan Bassiouni (Switzerland, 1985) • Max Beckmann (Germany, 1884 – United States, 1950) • Felipe Romero Beltrán (Colombia, 1992) Sophie Calle (France, 1953) • Seyni Awa Camara (Senegal, 1945) • Alfredo Jaar (Chile, 1956) • Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (France, 1827-1875) • Alejandro Cartagena (Dominican Republic, 1977) • A.M. Cassandre (Ukraine, 1901 – France, 1968) • Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain, 1970) • Marc Chagall (Belarus, 1887 – France, 1985) • • William Kentridge (South Africa, 1955) Susan Clinard (United States, 1972) • Marilá Dardot (Brazil, 1973) • Chae Eun Rhee (South Korea, 1979) • Martin Riebeek (The Netherlands, 1957) and Inge Riebeek (The Netherlands, 1964) • Joydeb Roaja (Bangladesh, 1973) • Ugo Rondinone (Switzerland, 1964) • Samah Shihadi (Palestine, 1987) • Chiharu Shiota (Japan, 1972) • Yinka Shonibare CBE (United Kingdom, 1962) • Zenéaca Singh (South Africa, 2000) • Jakkai Siributr (Thailand, 1969) • Alfred Stieglitz (United States, 1864-1946) • Do Ho Suh (South Korea, 1962) • Jennifer Tee (The Netherlands, 1973) • Rirkrit Tiravanija (Thailand, 1961) • Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon, 1967) • Ellie Uyttenbroek (The Netherlands, 1965) • Raquel van Haver (Colombia, 1989) • Steve McQueen (United Kingdom, 1969)Adriaan van ‘t Hoff (The Netherlands, 1893-1939) • Rembrandt van Rijn (The Netherlands, 1606-1669) • Jan van Staveren (The Netherlands, 1614-1669) • Maurice van Tellingen (The Netherlands, 1957) • Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell (The Netherlands, 1787-1860) • Ari Versluis (The Netherlands, 1961) • Bill Viola (United States, 1951-2024) • Danh Võ (Vietnam, 1975) • Lucas Vorsterman I (The Netherlands, 1595 – Belgium, 1675) • Jeff Wall (Canada, 1946) • Evelyn Taocheng Wang (China, 1981) • Henk Wildschut (The Netherlands, 1967) • Sue Williamson (United Kingdom, 1941) • Guanyu Xu (China, 1993) • Luka Yuanyuan Yang (China, 1989)
For more information please click on the link below
https://press.fenix.nl/kits/106
