Peter Kattenberg, Dutch Dante (2010)
Sunday, Sept. 12th, 2010 an exposition of Peter Kattenberg’s work in progress on Dante’s Divina Commedia opened at Arminius, Rotterdam (NL). The guerilla exhibition is part of Festival Witte de With that celebrates the opening of the new Arts Season. Kattenberg’s Dante exposition ran up to Dante’s Day of Death (Sept. 14th) to commemorate the poet and opens during a remonstrant church service to give Dante a new lease on life, both visually and spiritually.
See mores images on YouTube and Vimeo.
Also, Leiden University Library opened an exhibition called “Dante, Darling of the People” on Sept 14th, 2010 (last accessed on September 1, 2010).
Sighting Citation:
“Peter Kattenberg, Dutch Dante (2010).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. September 1, 2010. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/peter-kattenberg-dutch-dante-2010/.
Posted September 1, 2010