{"id":7310,"date":"2025-04-28T12:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/20years.enterthemothership.com\/portfolio\/oud-west-thuis-best\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:14:16","slug":"oud-west-thuis-best","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/spectrum.enterthemothership.com\/en\/portfolio\/oud-west-thuis-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Oud-West, Thuis Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;343319&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;7311&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;197781&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162733&#8243; el_class=&#8221;info&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;233386&#8243;]This is a custom heading element.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_raw_html]W3BvcnRmb2xpb19pbmZvXQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;530001&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"434\">Oud-West, Thuis Best (Old West, Home Best) is an artwork by Arno Coenen, designed in 2007 on commission from Stichting Paradiso in Amsterdam. The piece consists of a monumental tile tableau made of ceramic, glaze, transfers, gold luster, and wood, measuring an impressive 3 meters high and 6 meters wide. It has since become part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"950\">The tableau features a quasi-traditional frame of blue Moroccan tiles, incorporating the Andreas crosses from Amsterdam\u2019s coat of arms. Within a second, computer-like border, Amsterdam flags are depicted on both sides, enriched with Moroccan stars and flanked by two climbing Dutch lions. At the center stands a portrait of William of Orange, based on the work of Adriaen Thomasz. Key, surrounded by various figures \u2014 notably including two kickboxers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1301\">The inscriptions on the tableau, such as &#8220;Oud West Thuis Best,&#8221; &#8220;Vastberaden Heldhaftig Barmhartig&#8221; (&#8220;Resolute, Brave, Compassionate&#8221;), and &#8220;Here 2 stay,&#8221; emphasize themes of solidarity, pride, and belonging. With the phrase &#8220;maar het zijn wel onze [&#8230;] Marokkanen!&#8221; (&#8220;but they are our [&#8230;] Moroccans!&#8221;), the work explicitly refers to contemporary debates about national identity and multiculturalism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1593\">Oud-West, Thuis Best combines traditional visual language with modern iconography, forming a powerful visual ode to diversity and connection within urban society. The ceramic execution was carried out by Norman Trapman. 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