Debate on art on the Rode Loper
On 19 February 2014 the Rode Loper organizes a debate on the art vision of the Rode Loper that has recently been drawn up by Henk de Vroom by order of the City of Amsterdam.
For the ‘Red Carpet’ – the entrance to the city that goes from the Damrak to the Rokin and the Munt to the Vijzelstraat and the Ferdinand Bolstraat, above the tracks of the Noord/Zuidlijn – an art vision has been drafted by the City of Amsterdam. This vision is about the Art on the Rode Loper. In this vision an answer is being sought to the question:
How can art play a more prominent role here, is there a need for ‘new art’ and which contribution does art actually make to public space?
Debate
On Wednesday evening 19 February the City of Amsterdam is going in discussion with inhabitants, businesses and artists. The art vision is going to be presented by the drafter of it, Henk de Vroom. The debate is lead by Susanne Heering, panel members are among others artist and publicist Hans van Houwelingen, city developer Ton Schaap, Willem Koster, chairman of the confederations of the Rokin and Amsterdam City and representative of the foundation Sculptures and Fountains next to the Rode Loper. Also alderman Freek Ossel and director of the city department Jeanine van Pinxteren will participate in the debate. After this there is oppertunity to talk in the sociëteit of Arti.
The debate is in Dutch. Click here for the art vision on the Rode Loper and to participate in the debate.