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FREEDOM
AMERICAN
SCULPTURE
The Hague Sculpture 2008
- 6 June to 31 August 2008
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INTRODUCTION
~ FREEDOM
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The exhibition of The Hague Sculpture is open free of charge 24 hours per day. If you require more information or have any questions or wish to make any comments about the exhibition, please pass by our Info Kiosk on the grounds, open daily from 11.00 hours to 17.00 hours. Among other things, you can purchase our catalogue (€ 25,-) here as well as our FREEDOM T-shirts (€ 15,-). |
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In the summer of 2008, The Hague Sculpture wants to draw attention to American sculpture, particularly artists who were or have been active as of 1958. With well-known and high-profile sculptures, as well as new works of art created especially for the exhibition, The Hague Sculpture aims to show what freedom means for artists and indirectly how important it is for all of us, visitors and fellow citizens, to cherish freedom and to not take it for granted. |
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With the theme FREEDOM, The Hague Sculpture will be taking a fitting cultural run-up to the American presidential elections ending on 4 November 2008, which show all the signs of building up to being a memorable and exciting event. The FREEDOM-exhibition is also an ideal opportunity to shed light on the major influences of American sculpture and art on Dutch art & artists, its exhibition-site situated between governmental buildings and embassies and nearby the recently beautified embassy of the United States at the Lange Voorhout. |
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The United States came into its own by embracing freedom and is currently experiencing a ‘growing up in public’ mid-life crisis in which freedom must once again be fought for, both at home and abroad, precisely at a moment in history in which the redefinition of freedom & liberties everywhere in the world are increasingly an item of debate. Freedom is a fascinating term, simultaneously simple and complex, universal and personal, and continuously evoking different meanings and different interpretations. In addition, freedom is very much connected with what we consider to be the typically American ‘land of the free’- identity. After all, America likes to be known and many like to see it still as the ultimate country of unlimited possibilities precisely due to the special emphasize on (personal) freedom(s) for citizens of the United States.
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The city of The Hague is increasingly regarded as an international touchstone of peace and justice, with its numerous international organizations in political, legal and diplomatic areas. The theme of freedom links up perfectly with the cultural and political-social ambitions of The Hague (and the Netherlands). FREEDOM, is aiming for an artistically delightful, challenging and educational art experience for a large-scale, diverse public. In the social-cultural, political heart of the Netherlands, The Hague Sculpture 2008 hopes to treat art-lovers, amateurs, professionals, tourists, young and old citizens from both the Netherlands and abroad to an exhibition inspiring curiosity about what art and freedom & freedom in art means to artists but also to themselves. |
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The festive opening will take place in 2008 at a new location, the Koninklijke Schouwburg; this time not just speeches but within a typically American talk show atmosphere à la Oprah with special American and Dutch guests, and ofcourse participating artists from the United States itself. It promises to be a refreshingly new beginning of our annual sculpture festival on the Lange Voorhout, with an emphasis on the celebration of freedom. |
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