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Collection
Spacial tromp l'oeil
Job Koelewijn, Jump (2005)
In the same way that a poet renders his thoughts in concentrated form in poetry, Job Koelewijn brings life back to its essence in…
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De Collectie Almere
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The Almere Collecti0n
Wood is the material from which Stephan Balkenhol creates his human figures. He uses the wood to point out, rather literally, that…
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The Almere Collection
Border # 0 shows more than just the anonymity of the modern inheritance at the end of the twentieth century; the film also shows the…
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The Almere Collection
The trees that grow on the polder’s new land are still young and developing. Full-grown trees such as willows and poplars with…
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The Almere Collection
Carsten Höller’s Kompaktes Kommunehaus fits seamlessly into the new main reception room of the town hall of Almere. It is both…
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Collection
Panoramic of the city
Marin Kasimir, Dag Almere (2001)
His camera turns around its axis 360 or 820 degrees. With this extraordinary camera, Marin Kasimir has taken photographs in many…
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The Almere Collection
Visual artist Gabriel Lester creates spatial installations and poetic films. In his visual work, he uses cinematic means and…
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The Almere Collection
Rough iron and stainless steel balance above the clayground of Almere: as if it is made from lightweight material and as if you can…
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The Almere Collection
The Energy Needle by Jan van Munster can be seen from far. Day or night, from the city center or the highway: the Energy Needle…
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The Almere Collection
An enormous copper ball, with the sans serif capitals H, I, E, R (constituting the Dutch word for HERE) cut away across the ball,…
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The Almere Collection
My work portrays the here and now. It is left to the observer exactly what meaning to give to it. -Jerome Symons
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Collection / Artist project: Tussen De Vaarten, Almere Stad
Hollywood within the polder
Yeb Wiersma en Vanessa Hudig, Any Minute Now, Something Will Happen (2004)
13 Mar 2004 - 25 Oct 2004
A coach, people waiting, curious glances and bags filled with snacks - on 22 February 2004 a peculiar bus tour takes place in Tussen…
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The Almere Collection
Almere’s City Hall also houses several works that were purchased for De Collectie Almere during the past few years. The hallway…
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The Almere Collection
Shortly afterwards … I took another look. I had seen that there was something strange going on, but I hadn’t yet seen what it…
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De Collectie Almere
The sculpture by Kees Buckens, made out of Belgian blue stone, is a monument for former prime minister Joop den Uyl (1919-1987).
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The artwork Nimis is located on an island in the broad pond in the central part of the Beatrixpark. Due to the carefully chosen…
Kunst kent geen compromis, terwijl het leven er vol van is. Günter Grass
The Collection Almere
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The Almere Collection
The buildings are moveable like the ultimate construction kit, but they are not standardized according to the regulations regarding…
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Collection
Stilled beauty and surrealistic horror
Christiaan Bastiaans, Seeping from bone to soil (2005)
For many years now, Christiaan Bastiaans has travelled the world as a committed artist. He toured the country of his forefathers,…
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Collection
In slowmotion on the highway
Yael Bartana, Trembling Time (2001)
An endless stream of cars moves through the eternal night of a tunnel. In the background, we hear noises of muffled sirens, moving…
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The Almere Collection
In Flevoland's geometric polder, in Almere Hout, a 'gothic' cathedral can be found. No sky-high stone vaults, immense stained glass…
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Collection
Classical shapes in a new outfit
Jan de Cock, Randschade Fig.7, Denkmal no. 15
De Cock’s wooden constructions function as Denkmäler, monuments or memorials for his ideas. Sheets and blocks of wood and veneer…
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Unexpected meetings in the neighbourhood
Saskia Janssen, Casting Fortune (2004)
They pose for the camera, somewhat ill at ease and looking rather cold, holding personal objects, cuddling a pet or doing an…
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Collection
Is a city makeable?
Jakob Kolding, Untitled
Is a city makeable? Can you use a mathematic formula when designing a city? Artist Jakob Kolding asks those questions with his…
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The Almere Collection
In Almere Pampus five intersecting lines lie in the landscape as the letter of a strange script. Three narrow canals, a strip of…
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The Almere Collection
Where you find water and people, there are boats; boats as a means of transportation with which you can travel from A to B. In a…
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The Almere Collection
Shirin Neshat explores the ambiguity of reality in countries like Iran, where politics and religion are connected inseparably and…
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Collection
Standardization and variation
Schie 2.0, Viva Vinex (2000)
The thematically arranged collages of Schie 2.0 show the typical features of a Vinex location in the Netherlands: uniformity and…
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The Almere Collection
Amongst the shopping public on Stationstraat you’ll find a mysterious passer-by: a bronze figure who seems to walk into Almere…
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Collection
Traditions and renewal
Chikako Watanabe, City Farm Sugoroku (2005)
In Holland, Watanabe based works on encounters with people in different – everyday – situations. First and foremost she was…
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The Almere Collection
In many historic settlements and ports, the canon is a well known aspect. It is a remainder of history, when these weapons served a…
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The Almere Collection
Annaleen Louwes, Hans G. Ouwerkerk, MA, mayor of Almere (1998-2003), 2000
Portrait galery of mayors of Almere - Annaleen Louwes
The thing the people in these portraits have in common is that all three of them have been the mayor of Almere. A more personal…
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'It becomes clear immediately: these 'persons' connect. An aspect of the creation of Almere is also included in the work. A combined…
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The Almere Collection:
Martine
Flowers have symbolic meanings in many cultures. In the West, for instance, the rose is generally a symbol of love, while the lily…
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The Almere Collection
In the city, sounds exist everywhere and at all times. They have a great impact on the way we experience the urban environment.…
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The Almere Collection
The versatile body of work of Armando (painter, sculptor, film and documentary maker, author and violinist) often has to do with…
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Collection
Chill underneath De Paviljoens
Bik Van der Pol, Love & Happiness (2001)
What unites the citizens of Almere in their choice to live in this city? A scientific study into the social coherence in Almere has…
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The Almere Collection
An archaeologist is always looking for traces of the past. With his findings, he tries to piece together a reconstruction of life in…
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The Almere Collection
You see a table with four empty chairs, each with something hairy lying before them on the white tablecloth. Only on coming closer…
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The Almere Collection
Transformation and (failed) communication are important themes in the work of the Surinamese-Dutch artist Remy Jungerman. In…
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Artist project
Watch physically
Krijn de Koning, Binnen en buiten het gebouw (1996)
How do you remember the places you see every day, the street you walk through daily, that old church you pass by on your way to…
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The Almere Collection
Corinne Noordenbos, Cees H. de Cloe, MA, mayor of Almere (1985 - 1993), 2000
Portrait gallery of mayors Almere
The thing the people in these portraits have in common is that all three of them have been the mayor of Almere. A more personal…
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The Almere Collection
This is the paradox: to love a country, but also to have to leave it to liberate your body and your thoughts. It is a mirror. I am…
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Collection
Boring Postcards
Ruben Le Noble, Greeting from Almere (2005)
Photographer Ruben le Noble grew up in Almere and takes his inspiration from this city and the region of Flevoland. He makes staged…
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The Almere Collection
Almere as a city never knew war or resistance and neither have I with my age . - Marcel Smink
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The Almere Collection
Through these photos, Visser exposes the fetishism that surrounds design classics. The original pieces of furniture are most sought…
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The Almere Collection
Does the reader choose her book, or does the book choose its reader? The people in these portraits seem to be characters from their…
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Collection
The Best for the Guests
Nicky Zwaan, Introduction (2002)
“Plaisir d’offrir”, “The Best for the Guests”, “Gradite e offrite” and “Das Beste für die Gäste”: texts in…
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The Almere Collection
Martine Stig, Ralph J.J.M. Pans, LLM, mayor of Almere (1994 - 1998), 2000
Portrait galery of mayors of Almere - Martine Stig
The thing the people in these portraits have in common is that all three of them have been the mayor of Almere. A more personal…
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Artist Marinus Boezem takes the special water of Flevoland as the essence for his artwork Tussen het Water (Between the Water): the…
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The Almere Collection
This sculpture was purchased after the advising committee visited Herman Makkinks studio. By request, the artists changed the work…
