On the picture Júlia dos Santos Baptista and the Ambassador of Brazil.
The Hague – artist Júlia dos Santos Baptista builds cultural bridge with duo exhibition
At the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Kortenaerkade 12 in The Hague and under the A9 viaduct exit Amstelveen until the end of November will be an exhibition of well-known Dutch-Brazilian artist Júlia dos Santos Baptista.
The A9 Open Air Keizer Karel Gallery exhibits a selection of Júlia’s Exhibition Where Art Meets Science at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University which has been designed in collaboration with Dr. Lee Pegler.
The opening lecture was attended by the ambassador of Brazil in the Netherlands His Excellency Mr. Piragibe dos Santos Tarragô, Dean Rector of the ISS Professor Doctor Inge Hutter, teachers and students, including many Brazilians of master’s and doctoral degrees among other lovers of the arts and sciences.
The internationally inspired work of Júlia dos Santos Baptista is recognized in The Netherlands as well as abroad for its appeal to people with various cultural backgrounds. For that reason Dr. Lee Pegler of the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University of Rotterdam, which is based in The Hague, approached Júlia to collaborate and jointly design and organize an interlinked exhibition on some paintings from her Medusa Collection with a lecture on Lee’s international socio-economic research work.
The exhibition depicts the relationship between in particular Brazil and The Netherlands from the perspective of the arts and the social sciences. ‘A great honor’, said Júlia dos Santos Baptista, because the institute is doing pioneering research on value chains and their socio-economic importance, international trade relations and multi-cultural communities are a reflection of them. But there is also a cultural impact, and the Medusa Collection is seen as a good and inspiring example.
She continues: ‘Amstelveen is internationally oriented, and many of its inhabitants build intercultural bridges on a daily basis. My idea was to present my work, as a local artist, at two exhibitions at the same time in two Dutch, yet internationally oriented, cities: The Hague and Amstelveen, and to thus spread it’s message of insipration at unveristy level as well as street level alike.
I therefore woul like to invite art and science lovers to visit both exhibitions, in house in The Hague and outside on the street in Amstelveen, both of which will remain on display until the end of November.’
julia@juliadossantosbaptista.com
