Frank van der Salm. Timeport

12 May 12 - 2 September 2012

From 12 May to 2 September 2012, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will present new work by Frank van der Salm. In his photographs, Frank van der Salm records the development of megacities all over the world. He depicts the ideas and structures that are iconic of urban landscapes. In recent times, he has increasingly paid attention to the role that the visual media play in this process and the ensuing effects. The exhibition entitled Frank van der Salm. Timeport displays the first results of this approach, in photos, videos and installations that have not previously been on show.

Rinus Van de Velde. The Lost Bishop

May 12 - 2 September 2012

From 12 May to 2 September the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will present the first solo exhibition in a Dutch museum of the work of Rinus Van de Velde, The Lost Bishop. This young Belgian artist creates large-scale charcoal drawings, in combination with text on the wall or on the drawings themselves. Especially for this exhibition, Van de Velde has produced a drawing measuring 9 x 3 metres on an aluminium stand-alone wall, which depicts, along with several other works on paper, the legendary chess match between the two great chess masters of the 20th century, Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. However, this world event is presented within Van de Velde’s universe, art-directed in his own specific way after an interval of 40 years.

Unisono 25: Aukje Koks. Preludes

12 May - 2 September 2012

Unisono 25: Aukje Koks. Preludes. is the first museum exhibition of the work of Aukje Koks in the Netherlands. Koks’s paintings are visual puzzles in which the spectator’s perception constantly oscillates between reality and illusion. Koks combines commonplace objects with classical motives from the visual arts. Seemingly nondescript items are assigned significance within an art-historical context, as an appeal is made to our collective visual memory. Koks plays with artistic traditions in an infectious manner, forcing these a step further. What are we actually perceiving and what do we think we are perceiving?

Marius Bauer in Turkey (Grote of Sint Janskerk, Schiedam)

16 March - 8 July 2012

In 2012, Turkey and the Netherlands will celebrate the 400th anniversary of diplomatic trade relations between the two countries. Schiedam occupies an exceptional position in these celebrations due to the fact that the first Dutch ambassador to Turkey, Cornelis Haga, originated from Schiedam. Moreover, Schiedam has the largest Turkish community in the Netherlands. Schiedam will celebrate a theme year with an ongoing manifestation under the title of Verborgen Schatten (Hidden Treasures). In the framework of the festivities and at the invitation of the Bauer Documentation Foundation, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will organize the exhibition entitled Marius Bauer in Turkey in the Grote of Sint Janskerk (Great or Saint John church). Bauer made several journeys through Turkey and was a great admirer of Turkish culture. The exhibition will open on 16 March – the date on which Cornelis Haga set out for Turkey – and will end on 6 July 2012

de Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs 2012

10 March - 17 june 2012

From 11 March to 17 June 2012, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will present the exhibition of the Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs 2012 (Volkskrant Art Prize). This will be the sixth edition of the Art Prize, which is organized in conjunction with the Volkskrant (Dutch national daily newspaper), the Mondriaan Fonds (Netherlands Foundation for the Visual Arts, Design and Architecture), and the NTR (Netherlands Television and Radio). The prize, a cheque worth € 10,000, will be funded by the Fonds BKVB.

Collectionpresentation Art after 1945

14 February 2010 - 8 July 2012

In 2010, the Schiedam Municipal Museum will present its Collection of Post-war Art. Starting point for this exhibition will be the new collection plan for Dutch Art after 1945. In this plan, the emphasis will be on the relationships between the core art collections. From the viewpoint of present-day art, a connection is made with NUL and CoBrA in five themes: War, Animals, Matter, Travel, Rhythm & Regularity.

The concept of the exhibition has been elaborated in conjunction with eleven final-year pupils of Schiedam Municipal Grammar School, acting as assistant curators. Along with the museum director, they selected the works, wrote the texts and came up with innovative ideas for the design and set-up of the exhibition.