Sculpture

 One from the Archives in Amsterdam.

Storm

At a bit messy place with lots of traffic around in Amsterdam, I noticed this bench with decorations.

With a closer look it happend to be a donation of 18 municipalities on" Schouwen Duiveland", a part of  the Provincy Zeeland on the south west coast of the Netherlands, to Amsterdam as a thank you for the help during the flood disaster of  February1953. This has been one the worst deadly floods in our country when the dikes broke down with 1836 people losing  their lives.
 After the storm disaster, a major relief campaign was started up in our country. I must have been only 5 years old, but I can still remember a big truck arriving in our small street in Amsterdam to pick up furnitures and clothes for the people who had lost everything and that my parents gave away my white wooden baby bed. 

The lion is a symbol of the Provincy, rising up from the waves. The bench is decorated with the coat of arms of the different towns and villages. 

As we have very bad weather here at the moment with storms and heavy rains, living behind  a dike close by, I can imagine a little bit how it must have felt...

Statue

A statue of "Andre Hazes" (1951-2004) who was a popular singer of the Dutch "levenslied" genre, popular music about everyday life sung in the Dutch language.

He was born in the Amsterdam "De Pijp"area where his statue is placed.

At the age of eight he was discovered singing at the Albert Cuyp Market, here just around the corner.

His further career you can read "here".

Streetviews

The Albert Cup market in Amsterdam is a daily diverse market with food and textiles.

A side street with cafes and terraces and some bizarre art.

Skywatch

Amsterdam yesterday, a lot of flights on and off  at Schiphol airport visible in the air.

Linking to "Skywatch Friday"

Book Fair

One of the nice parts of the Üitmarkt is the book fair where publishers show their new books and discounted books.

Some authors are present in person as here "Marjan Berk"

 Cartoonist "Peter de Wit" who makes the comic "Sigmund" in co-operation  with Hanco Kolk. Hubby bought a comic strip with signature.

Inge Ipenburg, an actress who also has become an authoress.
Linking to "Our World Tuesday"

Gulls

Sea gulls at the Museumsquare in Amsterdam.

We see them more and more in Amsterdam.I read they find a lot of food here, because many people throw not eaten food away in the streets or open bins. They have become real fastfood snackers!

The Hand

At the Museumsquare of Amsterdam far from the other ARTZUID sculptures I discovered this pointing hand by Aime Mpane from the Republic of Congo, made out of wood.

You can see him at work  at his website "Aime Mpane"

New Amsterdam

The ARTZUID exhibition ended in a whole new part of Amsterdam the "Zuidas" with high buildings  and this train and metro station.

Skyscrapers.

And room for bicycles parking.

I think he felt a bit lost here....

ARTZUID (2)

Seven golden bathtubs and the man who writes on water is the name of  this art by Jan Fabre.

Here is the man.

Still writing.

Another golden Jan Fabre "The man who gives a fire"

ARTZUID

Art Zuid (South) is an Outdoor Sculpture Biennial in Amsterdam. As the heatwave had gone for a while we could head to Amsterdam for the exhibtion yesterday at last. It was rather spectacular with this famous Kate Moss sculpture by British Marc Quinn. He named it "Myth" (Sphinx)

A rather uncomfortable pose.

But cleverly made. Show you later more of the exhibition.