Sense Nonsense

Art and design have a less stellar reputation for crucial research. The general public tends to assume that the freedom afforded to the more creative disciplines inevitably results in more imaginative, but less critically significant inquiries.

This exhibition takes a closer look at this artificial dichotomy, between art and science, and between the role of the designer and the engineer. An integrated relationship between sense and nonsense is explored to reveal that across all disciplines a dose of both is not only evident, but vital.
It is never as simple as it looks. Even the most nonsense of projects contain a core of serious investigation.

Sense Nonsense Evening Program!

From Monday 20 to Saturday 25 October 2014 the Van Abbemuseum is also organizing a special No Nonsense evening programme with food and drinks, tours, performances, discussions and live music.

Every evening between 19.00 and 21.00 visitors can book for a dinner in the Karel 1 museum café organized by food designer Annelies Hermsen, and until 23.00 there will be absurd or critical comments in the programme.

www.no-nonsense.vanabbe.nl

Evenings, 20 to 25 October 2014:
Cost of evening programme + dinner, € 32.50 (excluding drinks), students € 30.00.
Cost of evening programme excluding dinner (and drinks) € 17.50, students € 15.00.
Reservations: via no-nonsense.vanabbe.nl.

During DDW, visitors to the “Too much information - counter” in the entrance hall of the Van Abbemuseum can also find out if entrance is possible.