- https://www.centraalmuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/dreams-cast-in-concrete
- Dreams cast in concrete
- 2019-09-28T00:00:00+02:00
- 2020-01-19T23:59:59+01:00
- About the turbulent history of Kanaleneiland and Hoog Catharijne
This autumn, Centraal Museum presents Dreams cast in concrete, an exhibition about two utopian construction projects with turbulent histories: Kanaleneiland and Hoog Catharijne. Both projects were once hailed as solutions to the problems that the city of Utrecht was facing. Kanaleneiland was supposed to solve the housing shortage, and Hoog Catharijne would take care of the traffic problem. Yet within a few decades, both projects seemed to have become symbols of problems, rather than solutions. Other Dutch cities were experiencing similar problems. And even today, we are struggling with dilemmas about sustainability and how to deal with the increasing pressure on the housing market. Centraal Museum takes stock of the issues from the perspective of design, history and contemporary art.
An ideal city on paper
Artistic director Bart Rutten: “Hoog Catharijne and Kanaleneiland have a lot to tell us about how quickly our preferences and ideas about living and working change. Both projects went from adored to detested, and are now on the way back up. In this exhibition, we ask what influences underlie this phenomenon and, especially, what role people personally play in it. It is important to us that we allow visitors to form their own opinions by presenting them with various perspectives. That is why we are collaborating with three curators, so that we can show the visitors new ways of looking at the subject from the point of view of urban history, design and modern visual art. Among others, the museum has commissioned visual artists Zachary Formwalt, Mounira Al Sohl and Jan van de Pavert to create works that offer surprising perspectives in their own, unique ways. And we are diving into the past with designs by Gerrit and Willem Rietveld, Gispen, Pastoe, Artifort and Martin Visser.”
Video Zachary Formwalt
Personal stories
Personal stories are an important part of the exhibition. The stories told include those of the early residents of Kanaleneiland and the original business owners and residents of Hoog Catharijne. In addition to modern art, Dreams cast in concrete includes photography, film, fashion and furniture. Various related programmes will be organised during the exhibition.
Designer
De Vrijervandongen
Documentation
- Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Merle Smeets, (Metropolis M, 6, dec./jan. 2019/2020), pp. 50/51 en op de voorpagina.
- Dromen in Beton : Kanaleneiland / Hoog Catharijne, Natalie Dubois en René de Kam, Centraal Museum (Utrecht, [2019]), [24] p.
- Situatie gewijzigd : De stad, het PMB & de verandering, Voorw. Marjon Nooter, tekst: Anneke van Huisseling, Gemeente Utrecht (Utrecht, 2006), 152 p.
Collection in this exhibition
- Zo Druk Wallahi مرحبا،, Mounira Al Solh, 2019
- De Nieuwkomers, Jan van de Pavert, 2019
- Hoog Catharijne and its Models, Zachary Formwalt, 2019
- kinderkruk, Bé Niegeman-Brand, 1950 - 1959
- Ontmoeting, Karel Appel, 1951
- Stoel 'Mondial', Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, ca. 1957
- Damesensemble bestaande uit jasje en rok, 1955
- Damesarmband, Chris Steenbergen, 1970
- Jumpsuit, Frans Molenaar, 1970
- Zon, Constant, 1956
- Damesarmband, Arthur de Rijk, 1971
- Damesarmband, Arthur de Rijk, 1971
- Heren jumpsuit, Cargelli, ca. 1970
- Ondula zitsegment 'BZ04', Martin Visser, 1972
- Ondula zitsegment 'BZ04', Martin Visser, 1972
- Ondula zitsegment 'BZ04', Martin Visser, 1972
- Ondula zitsegment 'BZ04', Martin Visser, 1972
- SEO 3 Avola, Martin Visser, 1966 - 1969
- Adelaar, J.M. Diekman (Jan), ca. 1900 - 1901
- Damesarmband, Hans Appenzeller, 1975
- Damesarmband III nr. 5, Emmy van Leersum, 1975 - 1976
- Damesarmband, Paul Derrez, 1976
- Damesarmband, Paul Derrez, 1976
- Damesarmband, Paul Derrez, 1976
- Kast 'Amsterdammer', Aldo van den Nieuwelaar, 1979
- Stripstoel SC, Gijs Bakker, 1974
- Strandjurk met bolero, 1950
- Stoel 'SB 03', Cees Braakman, ca. 1955
- Stoel 'SM05', Cees Braakman, 1958
- Åkerblomstoel nr. 58 a, Bengt Akerblom, 1954 - 1945
- Toilettafel '109', Cees Braakman, 1950
- Stoel, Steen Ostergaard, 1970
- Damesarmband, Dries Kreykamp, ca. 1974
- Maquette Kanaleneiland Utrecht, Studenten Academie voor Bouwkunst Amsterdam, 1957
- Toot-a-Loop Radio, Panasonic, 1970 - 1975
- Breistoel, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 1953
- Espace en destruction, Constant, 1972
- Eettafelstoel, Gerrit Jr. Rietveld, 1955 - 1956
- Zilveren liniaal, Hooijkaas, Schoonhovense Zilverfabriek, fa. H. [1946 - heden], 1965-01-12
- Slaapbank 'BR02' met armlegger, Martin Visser, 1958 - 1960
- Stoel "Zwaan", Artifort nr. 142, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 1958
- Schets voor een mobiel labyrinth, Constant, 1968
- Leunstoel Gispen nr. 415, Wim Rietveld, 1954
- Salontafel Gispen nr. 3635, Wim Rietveld, 1953
- Twee stoelen Gispen 1245 en 1247 en een tafel, Wim Rietveld, 1953
- Theewagen 'Mobilo' PE03, Cees Braakman, 1953
- Lijnbaan, Josef Ongenae, 1965 - 1966
- Vier eetkamerstoelen A2-1, Mart Stam, 1950
- Zonder titel, Roger Raveel, 1970
- Blue Caddy, Don Eddy, 1971
- Urban landscape, Richard Estes, 1972
- Urban landscapes, Richard Estes, 1972
- Urban landscapes, Richard Estes, 1972
- The people, Howard Kanovitz, 1971
- Het begin van de zondvloed, Pieter Holstein, 1969 - 1974
- Franz und Luciano, Franz Gertsch, 1975
- Stoel 'Universale', model no. 4860, Joe Colombo, 1965
- Eetkamerstoel Van Daalen (prototype), Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 1955
- Kapstok, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, ca. 1956
- kaptafel met krukje, Tomado (?), 1955 - 1960
- Vierkant rood wit, Herman Scholten, 1974
- Stoel 'Result', Friso Kramer, 1960
- Miniatuur, Sheila Hicks, ca. 1973
- De toespraak, Anna, 1973
- Zonder titel (staal stof), Sonia Delaunay, 1951
- Leunstoel meubelfabriek De Toekomst, Wim Rietveld, 1952
- Maquette van een deel van Utrecht met Hoog Catharijne, ca. 1970 - 1980
- Stofstaal Carbone, Italië 1951-52, Benno Premsela, 1951 - 1952
- Stofstaal, Italië 1951-52, Benno Premsela, 1951 - 1952
- Kunst der 70-er, Klaus Staeck, 1974
- Stoel model 514C, Dirk van Sliedregt, 1960 - 1970
- Progress vs Regress, Melanie Bonajo, 2016
- Een stuk stedelijke samenleving, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 03-10 1956
Persistent url
To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/exhibit.77E01508-5D73-45C6-AE74-44B4C06A9DC7
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