Art Rotterdam focuses on images

From 27 to 29 March 2026 – preview on 26 -, Art Rotterdam was held on the Rotterdam Ahoy in Zuidplein, a brand new artwork space within the south of town that’s already present process a technique of gentrification. This is the twenty seventh version: greater than 150 galleries, primarily from the Netherlands. DHB Bank is the primary sponsor. Another supporting large is the Mondriaan Fonds, which made the Prospects part attainable.
Amsterdam and Rotterdam are solely an hour away, so many took the chance to see Dahn Vo’s exhibition at the Stedelijk. The Rotterdam scene, in any case, proves to be fairly scorching in itself, pushing structure and images. Not surprisingly, the Amsterdam-born honest Unseen joined forces with Art Rotterdam: it was included into the honest in a really good manner. In reality, an offshoot ‘Unseen Publication’ was held on the bottom ground of the Nederlands Fotomuseum. The Dutch images museum moved into its new residence, the previous Brazilian espresso roaster, simply two months in the past. The phrases ‘Santos’ stand out on the brick façade, whereas inside, in addition to the guide cubicles, one appreciates a well-thought-out format. Also inaugurated in May 2025 is the Fenix, the Museum of Migration – on colonialism, diaspora and migratory flows -, an outdated harbour constructing redesigned by MAD Architects and characterised by the ‘Tornado’, the staircase main as much as the ceiling that provides a panoramic view of all the metropolis.

The Fair, the Main Section

The Main Section has a component devoted to Solo/Duo exhibits and one specializing in solo exhibitions by rising artists. In the Solo/Duo part, the stand of No Man’s Art Gallery (Amsterdam) stands out with works by Sakir Khader and Alejandro Galvan, a Mexican artist expert in drawing, who speaks to us of violence and vulnerability. Sakir Khader, born in 1990 to Palestinian dad and mom, spent most of his life within the West Bank and is now based mostly within the Netherlands. He tries to protect the reminiscence of individuals and worlds which are systematically erased and dehumanised. He has portrayed Palestinian fighters within the West Bank, however the time period ‘fighter’ shouldn’t be lowered to ‘he who’s armed’ however is supposed to signify all those that resist. Thus in ‘Knight’, the main target shifts to the care and affective relationship between a younger man and his horse as they transfer at night time by rutted streets and crumbling buildings, in an apocalyptic warfare state of affairs (€13,000, ed. 8+2). The gallery can be representing Buhlebezwe Siwani, a candidate for the Prix de Rome 2025, and current within the exhibition “In Minor Key” on the Venice Biennale, each on the Giardini and on the Arsenale.

In the Dutch capital, one can communicate of fine neighbours in the case of Diez Gallery, in the identical city space as No Man’s Art Gallery, even supposing they’re situated at reverse ends of the honest. Here we discover a solo present by the Japanese Shimon Kamada, beautiful oils on canvas that try to seize rarefied atmospheres, a sense of nostalgia and disquiet recalled by the pictorial texture. Red Lab in Milan presents a duo present by Carmen Schabracq and Agata Ferrari Bravo (class of 2001). The latter is famous for a naïve drawing and an imaginary Viminal between dream and wake (costs from 700 to 1,200 framed). Interesting, above all, are the works by each artists from the collaboration with the style designer Black Sheep (priced at EUR 6,000). Bradwolff & Partners presents the video work of a Korean artist Jaehun Park: a uncooked digital picture of his mill in flames.

Ren Hang, 100 x 67 cm, version of 10,40×27 cm, version of 10, Estate of Ren Hang

Also within the Main Section, we discover Spazio Nuovo, based mostly in each Rome (Via d’Ascanio) and Amsterdam. In addition to the pictures by Chiara Bettazzi, these of Florence Di Benedetto, a sequence organised in diptychs of intimate home corners in each color and black and white, appeal to consideration. For DHB Art Space, “South Forward” – curated byJeanthalou Haynes & Houcem Bellakoud -, by the gaze of three artists, offers an perception into the southern conglomeration of town the place the honest is held, with a much less prosperous however creatively wealthy inhabitants. Melissa Moria begins from the group backyard the place you possibly can plant no matter you need, the one rule is to share: the artist obtains pigments from the vegetation themselves. Karla King at all times displays on cooperation and sustainability: there’s a store within the space the place everybody can discover what they want, be it meals, work instruments or expertise. Every Friday, neighbourhood residents meet right here to weave relationships: the artist makes use of used espresso capsules so as to add materiality to her portray. Finally, Indian-born Urvee Kulkaeni focuses on the significance of training and leisure for kids. Used socks thus turn out to be puppets, a mattress with embroidered materials a comfy ‘nest’ to sit down and speak on.

Silvia Giordani (b. 1992) «Blue River», 2026, acrylic and oil on canvas. Image courtesy of Buysse Gallery. © Silvia Giordani. All rights reserved

New Art Section, Prospects

In the New Art Section we meet two Italians: 1/9unosunove presents a solo exhibition of the artist Luca Grimaldi whose extremely private portray – every brushstroke corresponds to a pixel – is instantly noticeable among the many stands. Doris Ghetta (based mostly in Ortisei and Milan) focuses on the younger artist from New Delhi Shivangi Kalraa. The director says: ‘An exquisite honest, with loads of vitality and a powerful circulate of holiday makers, additionally because of the excursions organised and adopted by the honest workforce and the curator of the part we had been invited to, Övül Ö. Durmuşoğlu. In phrases of gross sales, the sales space introduced works of various codecs and one small- and one medium-format work was bought to personal collectors. The worth vary is 900 to six,000 euro. The artist was current with us at some stage in the honest and had the chance to fulfill a number of curators and institutional representatives, opening up attainable future developments, together with the organisation of studio visits.”