Photo: Stadscuratorium, Amsterdam

WJM KOK, Monochrome 360°, 2020
590 x 340 cm
coloured paper on Peperbus
open series
rental price per column ca € 700,- dd. 2020
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In 2020, Wjm Kok made a series of approximately 60 large-scale advertising columns part of his work. These columns, known as ‘Peperbussen’ and normally used for poster campaigns are distributed throughout the city of Amsterdam. They periodically remain vacant between advertising cycles. During these intervals, Kok transforms them into monochrome works, i.e. blue in this instance to become part of his oeuvre.
What began as an independent artistic initiative is now recognized as part of Amsterdam’s ‘art in public space’ and has been incorporated into the city’s archives of Stadscuratorium.

‘Amsterdam has a long tradition of art in public space. A large number of well-known and lesser-known artworks tell the story of the city and its inhabitants. Art in public space manifests itself in many different ways, in various forms, and with different functions. For instance, the collection of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is rich in a broad spectrum of artworks: from monuments, sculptures, social projects, and interventions in environmental design, to graffiti, murals, and wall reliefs.’
City Curatorium, Amsterdam

Ref.
https://stadscuratorium.nl/collectie/