Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Profil

While work continues on the new annex, the Stedelijk Museum continues its temporary program in the historic building with Temporary Stedelijk 2, which focuses on its renowned collection of modern and contemporary art and design.

Selections from the collections, both iconic and lesser known works as well as recent acquisitions, are presented in innovative ways within the current conditions of the building.

Making Histories: Changing Views of the Collection highlights the breadth of the museum's collection, which includes over 90,000 pieces including painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, works on paper, artist's books, applied arts and industrial and graphic design.

Works by Lothar Baumgarten , Barbara Bloom , Donald Judd , Willem de Kooning , Kazimir Malevich , Henri Matisse , Piet Mondrian , Bruce Nauman , Allen Ruppersberg , Willem Sandberg, Fiona Tan and Charley Toorop , among others, are on display. A stunning installation on loan of works by Dan Flavin occupies the hall of the upper floor.

Distinctive aspects of the Stedelijk's collection are highlighted in two thematic presentations:

TV as… highlights a selection of work from the collection focused primarily on the 1970s and 80s. The Stedelijk Museum has a long and distinguished history of collecting and exhibiting video and television-based art. TV as… features well known works by Dara Birnbaum, Nam June Paik , Bruce Nauman and Gerry Schum, among others.

Recollections looks at two exhibitions from the period during which Willem Sandberg was the museum's director (1945-1963): Bewogen Beweging (1961) and Dylaby (1962). In addition to archival materials, catalogues and posters, and photographs and films by Ed van der Elsken , Recollections includes works by such luminary artists as Alexander Calder, Robert Rauschenberg and Jean Tinguely .

The Stedelijk Museum has always been a platform for the creation of new work and a showcase for the latest developments in contemporary art. Two gallery spaces are devoted to special projects of contemporary art, beginning with those by Iranian artist Nairy Baghramian and Italian artist Piero Golia.

The museum's collection is also distinguished by its extensive holdings of applied arts and design. A selection of tableware is presented, along with a special room dedicated to the design of metal furniture by, among others, Ron Arad, Xavier Lust and Gerrit Rietveld . Four consecutive galleries show work by important young designers, including Karl Fritsch, Manon van Kouswijk and Joris Laarman.

Three of the ground floor galleries present recent acquisitions. The first presentation spotlights recently acquired works by Paul Chan, Mike Kelley and Cady Noland. Opening on May 10, a selection from the 63 works of art generously donated to the museum by Maurice van Valen will be on view in these galleries.

Selections from the collections are presented on a rotating basis: returning visitors will have the opportunity to see different works over the coming months.

Temporary Stedelijk 2 also introduces the Temporary Bookstore, managed by Koenig Books-their only location in the Netherlands.

Public Program and Education

The Stedelijk continues its multi-faceted program of activities and events, featuring: performances by acclaimed artists such as Matt Mullican and Ben Kinmont; film evenings with Fiona Tan , Morgan Fisher and Laura Mulvey (among others); Gallery Talks by experts such as Ann Goldstein, Sven Lütticken and Susanne Figner Ruembeli; Collection Close-Ups with curators and conservators sharing their latest research, with Jiro Kamata, Reesa Greenberg, Julia Robinson and others; lectures by artists such as Bert Theis, The Yes Men, Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas and Teresa Margolles; book presentations; symposia; live music and much more.

Künstler der Galerie bzw der Sammlung

Roger Ackling     Carl Andre     Karel Appel     Siah Armajani     Lars Arrhenius     Giacomo Balla     Roger Ballen     Georg Baselitz     Lothar Baumgarten     Christiane Baumgartner     Ashley Bickerton     Barbara Bloom     Paul Cézanne     Marc Chagall     John Chamberlain     Sandro Chia     William N. Copley     Tony Cragg     Enzo Cucchi     Walter De Maria     Nicola de Maria     Richard Deacon     Jan Dibbets     Rineke Dijkstra     Jean Dubuffet     Ger van Elk     Günther Förg     André Gelpke     Gilbert & George     Daan van Golden     Douglas Gordon     Georg Herold     Jörg Herold     Damien Hirst     Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita     Hella Jongerius     Peter Joseph     Hans Josephson     Donald Judd     Wassily Kandinsky     Anselm Kiefer     Ernst Ludwig Kirchner     Barbara Klemm     Komar & Melamid     Willem de Kooning     Jeff Koons     Jannis Kounellis     Bart van der Leck     Sol LeWitt     Markus Lüpertz     Nalini Malani     Kazimir Malevich     Kasimir Malewitsch     Bertien van Manen     Henri Matisse

Mario Merz     Aernout Mik     Piet Mondrian     Claude Monet     Henry Moore     Bruce Nauman     Barnett Newman     Hermann Nitsch     Gabriele & Helmut Nothhelfer     Timur Novikov     Claes Oldenburg     Nam June Paik     Giulio Paolini     Jürgen Partenheimer     A.R. Penck     Giuseppe Penone     Pablo Picasso     Walter Pichler     John Pilson     Sigmar Polke     Arnulf Rainer     Robert Rauschenberg     Rembrandt van Rijn     Gerrit Rietveld     Julika Rudelius     Allen Ruppersberg     Jean Rustin     Robert Ryman     Antonio Saura     Joachim Schmid     Lara Schnitger     Richard Serra     Gino Severini     Joel Shapiro     Laurie Simmons     Susana Solano     Frank Stella     Thomas Struth     Fiona Tan     Joe Tilson     Jean Tinguely     Charley Toorop     Ed van der Elsken     Sara van der Heide     Theo van Doesburg     Vincent van Gogh     Bram van Velde     Bill Viola     Carel Visser     Andy Warhol     Ossip Zadkine     Herbert Zangs     Gilberto Zorio