The expression dolce far niente evokes the sweetness of doing nothing. Here the expression takes on a certain irony, as this is the first show in a sequence of major institutional exhibitions, which means that the artist is doing quite the opposite of nothing. The sequence is subtitled: THE LAZY SUSAN SERIES, A ROTATING EXHIBITION, referring to the rotating disks that appear in many restaurants and are used to present an array of dishes. The idea of a rotating exhibition differs from a traditional traveling show in that, with each rotation or loop, visitors are served a slightly different dish.
Curated by
Zoë Gray & Nicolaus Schafhausen
Opening:
Saturday 9 October 2010
6 – 8 p.m. Exhibition opening at Witte de With, featuring Produzentin
8 – 9 p.m. Launch of Cosima von Bonin’s The Idler’s Playground, a commission from Sculpture International Rotterdam, located on Hofplein/Coolsingel, Rotterdam
9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Party with DJ set by Moritz von Oswald featuring Paul St. Hilaire (Berlin), followed by Big City Sound Girl (Bristol) at Grand Hotel Central, Kruiskade 12, Rotterdam