This publication records the act of returning 4 plaster sculptures
to the Royal Academy of Art The Hague. Apollo Sauroktonos, 96,6 x
73,7 x 167,2 cm (16204) Diadoumenos door Polykleitos 102 x 59,5 x
191 cm (16151) Discuswerper van Naukydes 84 x 48,8 x 178 (16074)
On the day that this took place I documented the process using 3
handcams, the book includes screenshots from this somewhat
happening.
Allard Pierson interview and show René van
Beek (curator Allard Pierson museum) and I met in the basement of
the academy 6 months after I loaned the sculptures from their
collection. We had a discussion about the rise and fall of a
collection and the responsibilities of an institution to tell the
story. The film was on display in the “Verhalenkabinet” at the
Allard Pierson from April-July2024. Shown next to a display of
plaster fragments and a text panel written by René.
