Willem de Rooij. Entitled, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main, until January 8, 2017
This winter, the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurtam Main is devoting its space to Dutch artist Willem de Rooij (b. 1969). The exhibition Willem de Rooij. Entitled covers his entire career, displaying both early and completely new works. Willem de Rooij’s art is suffused with a unique beauty, but also poses fundamental questions about the appearances and true meaning of things, and the almost countless possibilities for their interpretation in both a social and aesthetic context. De Rooij makes use of diverse media to create his works, including installations, photography, film and texts. As a producer of ideas, he works with different craftspeople such as florists and weavers.
De Rooij’s floral arrangements or Bouquets, created since 2002, have attained iconic status. These ephemeral sculptures last only as long as the exhibition at which they are displayed. Each comes with a description of the flowers used. The blossoms are replaced during the show, so that the composition is always fresh. Bouquet V (2010) was composed of 95 different flowers, for example, none of them the same. Bouquet VI (2010) consisted of 100 black and 100 white tulips. Each composition has its story and its own symbolism. Along with aesthetic beauty, the works address numerous social issues regarding the polarisation of views, their co-existence, and sometimes their seemingly insurmountable opposition to each other.
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