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Opening of the Street of Sculptures Junior, Anton de Komplein

Designs of local students embellish the public space

On thursday the 1st of july the Street of Sculptures Junior is being opened at 16.00hrs at the CBKZO, Anton de Komplein. Young local students created designs for sculptures, just like the artists of the Open Source Amsterdam 2009 biennale did! The works are exhiboitioned until the 27th of august 2010. Come over and have a glance at the work of tomorrows promise!

The Straat van Sculpturen Junior is brought to you by the CBKZO, the Straat van Sculpturen, Stadsdeel Amsterdam Zuidoost and the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunsten.

See pdf file for the complete press release.

The Virtual Street @ Fat Form:


Amsterdam Zuidoost, 2010 – On Sunday August 1st www.devirtuelestraat.nl will go live! The Virtual Street is web, virtual art, augmented reality and more. The launch will take place from 16.00 – 18.00 on the rooftop of Kraaiennest Shopping Centre (Amsterdam Zuidoost) and is part of the FatForm.


The Virtual Street is a web project for the development of art in cyberspace. The Street has it’s roots in the Bijlmer, an estate in southeast Amsterdam. It’s virtual nature however, provides it with worldwide accessibility. The street will be a meetingpoint for art and technology, new yet tested, local as well as global. Art and artists from the Bijlmer are at the centre of the virtual street.


The Virtual Street is being developed by Vinger.nl within the framework of the Street of Sculptures, which is an artproject aimed at developing a permanent collection of contemporary art in public space within the Bijlmer in Amsterdam. The collection will take shape through five temporary art festivals, where every manifestation leaves it’s trails with a number of permanent objects. This ambitious initiative focuses on art in physical space, whereas the Virtual Street exhibits art in cyber space. The Virtual Street is supported by the “Digitale Pioniers” fund.


The Virtual Street is proud to be part of the FatForm! An artproject of Daniela Bershan, Robert Dupic, Kaleb de Groot, en Jonas Ohlsson. Art, music, fashion, food, drinks, local and international artists and other surprises. The exhibition will be open from Saturday July 24^th till Sunday August 1^st 2010. On the weekends opened from 12.00 – 24.00 and during the week from 12.00 – 18.00 on the rooftop of Kraaiennest Shopping Centre. During the weekends there are many additional events like the launch of the Virtual Street on the last Sunday. Please check www.fatform.com for the full program and route. Don’t miss this historical moment of Amsterdam Zuidoost!


The Virtual Street @ Fat Form:
From the heart, in the Bijlmer, on the server.

date:  August 1st 2010

time:  16.00 – 18.00

location: Rooftop of Shopping Centre Kraaiennest 10, 1104 CB, Amsterdam Zuidoost (metro53)