The technique Rückriem uses most often is cutting and splitting stone along straight lines. Normally speaking, a sculptor throws away the stone that is cut or split off, and what remains is the

From 22 February the Gemeentemuseum is exhibiting a selection of unusual works by Friesian artist Sjoerd de Vries.

Using a knife, De Vries (Oudehaske, 1941) slices, carves and tears old-fashioned

Wouter van Riessen (1967) is a multitalented artist who paints, draws, photographs, collaborates in stage productions and makes music. His main product is self-portraits, in which he sometimes depicts

Isaac Israels preferred quite different subjects from those painted by his father, the Hague School painter Jozef Israels. Rather than concerning himself with the lives of fisherfolk and farm workers

A presentation of recent acquisitions made by the Gemeentemuseum under the current director, Wim van Krimpen.

Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923) has lived in the Netherlands since 1956 and was a member of the 1950s Cobra group. Although his reputation has been mainly as a sculptor, film and photography have

Paul Wallach (New York, 1960) makes small-scale abstract sculptures out of fragile materials like plaster, driftwood and rusted metal. These are usually installed within an interior space in such a

From Breitner to Egon Schiele and from Charley Toorop to Francis Bacon. This exhibition features a selection of top works from the collection of the Gemeentemuseum. Some of them, like Odilon Redon's L