Now in the Tschumi Pavilion: ‘Alu-Palooza’ by Cas van Deurssen
About this activity.
This spring, the space-filling work Alu-Palooza by Cas van Deurssen will be on display in the Tschumi pavilion. The installation consists of aluminium structures, which are constructed from rectangular, square and round tubes, on which playful compositions built up in layers are mounted. The shapes vary from sleek to organic, and respond directly to the architecture of the pavilion and the continuous movement of the roundabout.
The work plays with the gaze of passers-by: depending on their speed and viewing angle, the compositions, colours and reflections change continuously. This creates an interaction in which the art installation functions as a living being that is constantly in contact with its surroundings.
City and spectator as part of the work
The tension between visible and invisible, and showing and concealing, is often central to Cas' art: "I regularly use transparent materials and present my work in formats that refer to display cases, windowsills and shop windows. The Tschumi pavilion, with its glass walls and public visibility, fits in perfectly with this theme. It offers the opportunity to present a work that is not only seen, but also ‘experienced’, in which the city and the viewer themselves become part of the installation.”
🍾 The opening will take place on Wednesday 5 March at 4:30 p.m.
🗓️ Afterwards, Alu-Palooza can be admired day and night on the Hereplein in Groningen until 15 June 2025.
About Cas van Deurssen
Cas van Deurssen (Deurne, 1994) is a visual artist with a background in the metal industry and renovation construction. In 2020 he graduated from Academie Minerva in Groningen. Before that, he studied at the AKV Sint Joost art academy in Den Bosch and followed a minor at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule in Berlin. In 2020 he won the Buning Brongers Prize, a biennial Dutch art prize for young visual artists. He previously exhibited at Het HEM in Zaandam, at Big Art in Amsterdam and in early 2024 at Prospects during ART Rotterdam, an initiative of the Mondriaan Fund that shows work by artists who received an Artist Start grant two years earlier. In Groningen, his work was on display at Y2, WEP and the UMCG, among others.
👀 Until March 8 (2025), Cas’ work can also be seen at the Art Rental of Kunstpunt, where he now has his own solo exhibition 👉 Pipes & Plastics
The Tschumi Pavilion
The Tschumi Pavilion or ‘Glass Video Gallery’ on the Hereplein in Groningen was designed by the French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi. It was built in 1990 as part of the ‘What a Wonderful World’ event. Since 1995, various temporary multimedia projects by artists from the Netherlands and abroad have been shown there every year. The design of the pavilion makes all projects clearly visible to anyone passing by or waiting for the bus. Since December 2021, the Tschumi pavilion has been programmed by Kunstpunt Groningen.
Kunstpunt Groningen.
Kunstpunt Groningen (voorheen CBK) is hét knooppunt voor beeldende kunst. Wij lenen kunstwerken uit, begeleiden kunstopdrachten in de openbare ruimte en bij bedrijven, ontwikkelen educatieprojecten voor scholen en organiseren tentoonstellingen en activiteiten.
Kunstpunt Groningen (formerly CBK) is the hub for visual arts. We lend works of art, supervise art assignments in public spaces and at companies, develop educational projects for schools and organize exhibitions and activities.
Location.
Tschumipaviljoen
Hereplein 1
Groningen
tel (050) 317 17 07
www.kunstpuntgroningen.nl