THE HAGUE, Netherlands \u2014 There is a giant stew pot in a small lake in the center of The Hague.<\/p>\n
Floating in the water in front of the prestigious Mauritshuis museum,\u00a0home to the \u201cGirl with a Pearl Earring,\u201d\u00a0the 7-meter (23-foot)-tall pan is part of a monthlong, open-air art exhibition. <\/p>\n
The BlowUp Jubilee features 24 inflatable artworks installed in parks, on buildings, and even in a train station in the Dutch city.<\/p>\n
A woman takes a selfie in front of an art installation titled Like a pan in the water by Studio Job as part of the BlowUp Jubilee Art walk. AP Photo\/Patrick Post<\/p>\n
The project is the brainchild of curator Mary Hessing. \u201cWhat I really wanted to do is show the area and show arts to everybody,\u201d she told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
In 2021, the Dutch government began a massive renovation project on the Binnenhof complex, which includes the Mauritshuis as well as the Parliament building. <\/p>\n
The historic site, which dates to the 13th century, was closed to the public, and the city wanted to organize art events while it was inaccessible.<\/p>\n
The first BlowUp Art exhibition in 2022 included works from six artists, installed near the Binnenhof.<\/p>\n
Subsequent events also showcased a handful of inflatable works, but for the 2026 jubilee edition, all of the previous installations have returned, plus new ones have been added.<\/p>\n
The BlowUp Jubilee features 24 inflatable artworks installed in parks, on buildings, and even in a train station in the Dutch city. AP Photo\/Patrick Post<\/p>\n
The project is the brainchild of curator Mary Hessing, according to reports. AP Photo\/Patrick Post<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, it was important to show the real Curacao in this artwork, and that is our parties, our food, and our lifestyle,\u201d artist Eugenie Boon told AP. <\/p>\n
The 21-year-old is from the former Dutch Caribbean colony, and her work, Koncha pa dilanti, referring to a board game played on the island, features scenes from local life.<\/p>\n
British artist Steve Messam is known for his large-scale inflatable works that have been installed in locations in the United Kingdom, China, and The Hague. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I really wanted to do is show the area and show arts to everybody,\u201d Hessing said. AP Photo\/Patrick Post<\/p>\n
BlowUp Jubilee runs until June 21. AP Photo\/Patrick Post<\/p>\n
Crested, a mass of red spikes, has been affixed on top of the entrance to a parking garage nestled between 100-year-old buildings on a tree-lined boulevard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea was that this piece would hold its own amongst this wonderful architecture that we see around us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
BlowUp Jubilee runs until June 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE HAGUE, Netherlands \u2014 There is a giant stew pot in a small lake in the center of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2559,4255,6,42,831],"class_list":["post-15409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-hague","tag-art","tag-museums","tag-netherlands","tag-the-hague","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}