Marisol (1930-2016) became famous overnight with her colourful wood sculptures. The Venezuelan-American artist was friends with Andy Warhol and appeared on the covers of international magazines. Despite her impressive body of work, Marisol faded into obscurity with the general public. Until now.
Marisol
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents a major retrospective of Marisol, the Venezuelan American artist who became an icon of Pop Art in the 1960s.
up to and including 29 March 2027
Depot
Tuesday until Sunday
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location:
- Gallery I, 3rd floor
- Gallery II, 4th floor
- Gallery III, 5th floor
Back in Rotterdam at last
This exhibition will bring Marisol back to Rotterdam, where she had her first solo show in 1968 – also at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The Depot is to stage a tribute to Marisol featuring more than 80 international loans.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen played an important role in Marisol’s career from an early stage. After a successful presentation of her work at the Venice Biennale, it subsequently moved on to Rotterdam. In 1972 the museum added The Car – a real visitor favourite – to its collection.
"The first girl artist with glamour"
- Andy Warhol
Humorous and attractive
Visitors will get to see her humorous wooden figures, mysterious underwater creatures and intimate drawings. Marisol was her own favourite model, incorporating her own face into her art as a way of exploring who she could be, both as an artist and as a woman in society.
But behind her attractive and humorous art lies a pointed message about the role of women, social norms and how we treat the planet. Issues that are still very topical today.
Audio tour and children's route
Special audio stories have been created for Marisol by writer Aaf Brandt Corstius, artist Heleen Blanken, artist Ana Navas, and curator Esmee Postma. You can listen to them by scanning the QR codes in the exhibition with the Depot app.
For young visitors, there is a route to follow in the exhibition featuring exciting facts and thought-provoking questions.
Supplementary fee
During this exhibition a supplementary fee of €2.50 will be charged on tickets to the museum. This does not apply visitors aged 18 or under, Friends of Boijmans, VriendenLoterij VIP-KAART, Rotterdampas holders, ICOM / CIMAM / AICA / IAA, Rembrandt Card and Stichting Vluchtelingenwerk. Read more
Now available: Marisol catalogue
This book offers an overview of her work through approximately one hundred artworks from all phases of Marisol's career, with particular attention to the ties she had with Europe. A rediscovery that demonstrates how relevant and powerful Marisol's art still is.
€ 39,95
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Marisol is a collaboration with Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Kunsthaus Zürich and Museum der Moderne Salzburg, and has been made possible by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
The exhibition is sponsored by the VriendenLoterij lottery, Turing Foundation, Culture Fund, Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen with a donation from the estate of Rine Coolen – Kalkman, Kring Van Eyck, Boijmans Business Club and Rotterdam City Council.
Photography: Natascha Libbert.
