Since 10, a colored neon light has been shining through the facade on the corner of the Willem de Kooning Academy at Blaak 1985. Artist Jan van Munster studied at the Rotterdam Art Academy from 1955-1957 and later returned to the academy as a teacher in 1973. In 1981, Van Munster was commissioned by the then director Hein van Haaren to create a work of art based on the percentage scheme of the conversion into the Academy of Visual Arts (now Willem de Kooning Academy). Van Munster has a rich oeuvre, in which his light sculptures are particularly characteristic. He tries to get to the essence through recurring themes (such as geometry). This neon light line, which seems to cut through the facade, creates a nice contrast with the existing architecture: a former bank building designed by architect Kropholler, which, although damaged, survived the bombing in 1940.
