the petition about saving Amsterdam's public art at metro stations is at
http://petities.nl/petitie/behoud-kunst-ondergrondse-metrostations
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Martijn Sandberg" <m...@msandberg.nl>
Date: December 23, 2011 1:28:45 PM GMT+01:00
Subject: Save Art Underground Metro Stations Petition Fw: Petitie
behoud kunst ondergrondse metrostations
To whom it may concern,
I would like to forward on to you the petition below (in Dutch).
The petition is to support the public artworks of the Seventies and
early Eighties that are endangered due to station renovation on the
Metro East Line in Amsterdam.
See also the text 'Demolition Ball and Battle of Waterloo' in the
blog section of my website:
http://www.msandberg.nl/text.php?kunstwerkid=235&lang=yes
Thank you,
Martijn Sandberg
Info, petition text (English):
Save Art Underground Metro Stations!
Art in the Amsterdam Metro Stations CS, Nieuwmarkt, Waterlooplein,
Weesperplein, Wibautstraat and Amstel is threatened by the present
and imminent renovations. Much of this art is already damaged or
worse still, has even disappeared! Sign this petition if you are
FOR Save Art Underground Metro Stations. Thank you!
PETITION
We
the workgroup Save Art Underground Metro Stations and supporters,
find
The original art in Amsterdam metro stations Centraal Station,
Nieuwmarkt, Waterlooplein, Weesperplein, Wibautstraat and Amstel is
often vandalized or worse still, has disappeared. We observe doors
in artwokrs and namens of stations upon them. We see art eroded by
graffiti and walls covered with bathroom tiles. Works of art are
simply painted over with no apology. Conservation and restoration of
the art is apparently not a basic assumption underlying renovation.
This will make the history of each station indiscernible! The
underground stations are closely connected to the neighborhoods on
the surface and their history, and are therefore very dear to us.
Help us in the battle to preserve this metro art!
and state that
The workgroup Save Art Underground Metro Stations has as its
objective the restoration of the present works of art to their
original state, in every station. We also urge placing noticeboards
at each station with a clear historical explanation of the arworks
and their significance within their surroundings.
Workgroup Save Art Underground Metro Stations,
Amsterdam
----- Original Message -----
From: cl...@kpnplanet.nl
To: cl...@kpnplanet.nl
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:54 PM
Subject: Petitie behoud kunst ondergrondse metrostations
Onderteken allen onze petitie voor het behoud van de kunstwerken in de
metrostations CS, Nieuwmarkt, Waterlooplein, Weesperplein,
Wibautstraat en
Amsterdam Amstel:
http://petities.nl/petitie/behoud-kunst-ondergrondse-metrostations
Zegt het voort!!!
Met vastberaden en enigszins grimmige groet,
cliff..
.
cliff van dijk
namens
werkgroep behoud kunst in de ondergrondse metrostations
en bewonersraad Groot Waterloo.
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