Moments Contained
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| 51°55′23.66″N 4°28′14.02″E / 51.9232389°N 4.4705611°E | |
| Location | Stationsplein, Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
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| Designer | Thomas J. Price |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 365,7 cm (12 ft) |
| Completion date | 2022 |
| Reveal date | 2023 |
Moments Contained is a 2022-2023 bronze sculpture on the Stationsplein, in front of Rotterdam Centraal station, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1] It was created by artist Thomas J. Price, a London-based artist with Caribbean roots.[2] A similar statue is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[3]
Description[edit]
The sculpture is almost four metres tall and depicts a fictional,[4] bronze-haired[2] young woman. She stands erect and appears confident. The knuckles of her clenched hands are visible in her trouser pockets, suggesting the woman may be less casual than she appears at first glance. She stands on the ground, rather than on a pedestal.
The woman is the same fictional character as the person in the sculpture Reaching Out (2020) in London.[5]
Creation and reveal[edit]
Moments Contained was shown at Art Basel in 2022, and was unveiled on location in Rotterdam on 2 June 2023 in the presence of the artist, state secretary Gunay Uslu, and Rotterdam's mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. The sculpture was donated to the city by Stichting Droom en Daad, the philanthropic fund of the Van der Vorm family.[2][6] It is scheduled to stand in this location for five years, after which the site will be evaluated.[7] It will be part of Rotterdam's International Sculpture Collection.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Boztas, Senay (June 25, 2023). "'It's every woman, it's us': Rotterdam falls for British statue of ordinary black woman". The Observer. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Rotterdam krijgt er een blikvanger bij: een bronzen dame van bijna vier meter hoog". www.rijnmond.nl. February 2, 2023. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Thomas J Price at the V&A · V&A". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Thomas J Price on 'Moments Contained' – Hauser & Wirth". www.hauserwirth.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ Brown, Mark; correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (August 5, 2020). "Sculptor's black 'everywoman' erected on public art walk in London". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Beelden in de buitenruimte". Droom en Daad. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ Kunst, Beeldende; Rotterdam, Openbare Ruimte. "Moments Contained". BKOR. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ "Vier meter hoog beeldig brons". de Kunstbode. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-28.