Quand Même! Woman in Art
Haagse Kunstkring chairman Anita Poolman has taken the initiative for a program around International Women's Day (March 8), with the title Quand même!, the motto of famous theater icon Sarah Bernhardt. There are exhibitions programmed, a salon, lectures and a poet's afternoon.
In this context, a special group exhibition will open on Saturday, March 2, with work by: Mieke Schlaman, Lizan van Dijk, Carla Krutzen, Leidi van Leeuwen, Jacqueline Louter-Hoos, Mariska Mallee, Ingrid Rollema, Tamara Traxel and Fenneke Weltevrede. I cordially invite you to come and view the exhibition.
I am showing a new work entitled 'In the wings'. I found inspiration for this work in Symbolism, and specifically the work of Odilon Redon. In 1900-1901, Redon made a series of innovative representations with flowers and branches that seem to float in a vacuum, as an abstraction of our inner world. 'In the Wings' refers to theater elements such as the stage, the facade, the decor and the wings on either side of the stage. It symbolizes ambiguity, layering, fragility, and playing with illusion. It includes two apparently identical images. While one image approaches the scene head-on, the other reveals a look behind the scenes.
Opening exhibition: Saturday March 2, 3 p.m.
Period: February 28 to March 24, 2024
Address: Denneweg 64, The Hague
Information: haagsekunstkring.nl
The artist will be seen
On March 10 from 3 p.m., Paul de Mol will lead a conversation with visitors and artists about a number of selected work.
Program 'Woman in Art'
In addition to the above exhibition, the program includes among other things:
- a poets' matinee on March 17 with the participation of, among others, Margriet van Bebber, Edith de Gilde, Mariet Lems and Margriet Westervaarder;
- a sculpture exhibition in the garden with, among others, Mary Bezembinder, Thea Bonnecroy, Marieke Cordesius, Antonia Groeneveld, Hedwig Smulders and Selma Weerenbeck;
- a lecture on March 23 'Thomas Mann and the Pringsheims' provided by Margreet-den Buurman.
