Four-Story, Flat-Roofed Complex in a Somewhat Expressionist Style
A Tale of A Tub•Feb 21, 2026 — May 24, 2026
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My exhibition, Four-Story, Flat-Roofed Complex in a Somewhat Expressionist Style, is at A Tale of A Tub, Rotterdam, from February 21 to May 24, 2026. I want to spend the duration of the show removing their front wall. There are complications. The proposed demolition is prohibitively expensive, absurd and self-defeating. The institution occupies the centre of a housing estate, the Justus van Effencomplex. Good community relations and the programming of contemporary artwork are central to the institution’s work. The wall between A Tale of A Tub and the residential homes is porous, but the suggestion of removing it altogether draws attention to its existence which evokes division as much as it highlights the institution’s value. Also, the estate is a superb example of Modernist architecture, listed as having heritage status, notable for its innovative elevated streets and attention to detail, including its Expressionist brickwork and the former bathhouse and washhouse, now home to the…
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Four-Story, Flat-Roofed Complex in a Somewhat Expressionist Style
A Tale of A Tub•Feb 21, 2026 — May 24, 2026
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My exhibition, Four-Story, Flat-Roofed Complex in a Somewhat Expressionist Style, is at A Tale of A Tub, Rotterdam, from February 21 to May 24, 2026. I want to spend the duration of the show removing their front wall. There are complications. The proposed demolition is prohibitively expensive, absurd and self-defeating. The institution occupies the centre of a housing estate, the Justus van Effencomplex. Good community relations and the programming of contemporary artwork are central to the institution’s work. The wall between A Tale of A Tub and the residential homes is porous, but the suggestion of removing it altogether draws attention to its existence which evokes division as much as it highlights the institution’s value. Also, the estate is a superb example of Modernist architecture, listed as having heritage status, notable for its innovative elevated streets and attention to detail, including its Expressionist brickwork and the former bathhouse and washhouse, now home to the…
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