Article: Nature, faith and commerce: curator Jan Hoet set the ninth edition of the Sonsbeek public art exhibition in the original park, a deconsecrated church and a shopping mall. (Report From Holland).

Europe has a long history of large-scale international public art projects. In 1949, Arnhem, a small, middle-class city less than two hours from Amsterdam, was the first municipality in Europe to host an open-air exhibition, in Sonsbeek Park. Originally planned as an outdoor triennial of European sculpture, Sonsbeek is now known for broader and more ambitious exhibitions that stepped outside the park, such as "Sonsbeek buiten de perken" (Beyond the Bounds), organized by Wim Beeren in 1971; Sonsbeek 86, organized by Saskia Bos; and Sonsbeek 93, curated by Valerie Smith.

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