Gallery Talks are aimed at creating a dialogue between speaker and audience, to provide new perspectives on the exhibitions

Liesbeth Bik leads a tour focussing on highlights from the two exhibitions in The Temporary Stedelijk: Taking Place and Monumentalism: History and National Identity in Contemporary Art.

Liesbeth Bik is an artist who, along with Jos van der Pol, founded the collective Bik Van der Pol, which has been active since 1995. They live and work in Rotterdam.

Language: English

Free of charge with valid entrance ticket. Reservation is required

Liesbeth Bik forms a collective with Jos van der Pol, Bik Van der Pol, who work collectively since 1995. They live and work in Rotterdam. Bik van der Pol explore the potential of art to produce and transmit knowledge. Their working method is based on co-operation and research methods of how to activate situations as to create a platform for various kinds of communicative activities. Recent projects and exhibitions include: ENEL award, MACRO (Rome); Leaning From Vancouver; Western Front (Vancouver); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam). Part of their practice includes publishing books, such as for example With Love From The Kitchen (2005), the ongoing series Past Imperfect (2005, 2007), Istanbul, 29 Locations (2007) and Public Arena (2009).