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Rotterdam is provided with a network of billboards to promote local cultural events: exhibitions, concerts, festivals, etc. The billboards are often located in unattractive spots for public exposure (see previous post). Tunnels and bypasses, non-places or transit spaces, that we\u2019re meant to move through as fast as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With many cultural events canceled due to Corona, these posters became obsolete, announcing events that were unable to happen. The initiators of Publieke Werken – Public Works – came up with the idea to fill these spots with artworks. Via an open call, Rotterdam artists and designers were invited to offer a piece, over 400 in total. Posters were printed of the works and spread randomly throughout the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the night of the opening, artists and their guests gathered at the location where their work was displayed. As visitors, a mobile DJ-set and foodtruck moved from location to location, therein becoming a traveling opening night. Thus, transforming transit spaces to public places and using art to enhance the space, offering a different perspective, a new way to explore Rotterdam, and offering innovative exposure for the varied creatives that call the city home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rotterdam is provided with a network of billboards to promote local cultural events: exhibitions, concerts, festivals, etc. The billboards are often located in unattractive spots for public exposure (see previous post). Tunnels and bypasses, non-places or transit spaces, that we\u2019re meant to move through as fast as possible. 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