Rotterdamse School? (Rotterdam School)

"Staged photography" in the Netherlands tends to be labelled by
critics as "Rotterdam School". The author investigates the
origin and significance of this term, placing it within the
context of the circle of artists around the Rotterdam painter
and graphic artist Daan van Golden during the 60s and 70s. A
distinction is made between a group of artists dealing with art
(Van Golden, Beckman, Schafthuizen, Rick Vermeulen, Wink van
Kempen, Henk Tas, Marcelle van Bemmel) and a group more involved
with media (members of the designers' collective Hard Werken).
Work of the following artists is described: Gérald Van Der Kaap,
Lydia Schouten, Henk Tas, Hard Werken (Willem Kars, Gerard
Hadders, Rick Vermeulen, Tom van den Haspel, Henk Elenga), Gea
Kalksma, Charlie Van Rest and Peter Redert. (Dutch/English)