Expo by the Epo

The Epo (European Patent Office) in The Hague -actually Rijswijk- in The Netherlands together with the Peruvian, Costa Rican and Chilean Embassies invited to an art exhibition. It was said that there had never been so many diplomats at once in the building. All artists with mixed Latin and European background: Lorna Benavides, Alejandro Decinti, Antonio Maro and Rafael Ramirez.


Rafael Ramirez, Dutch and Goya inspired, 2x

Antonio Maro

Alejandro Decinti, nearly the only painting where the girls are not naked.

Lorna Benavides

The inviting Corp Diplomatique and the artists.

The friendly Est ambassador.

Undisciplined: Raul Marroquín

John Goring gets partly illuminated by one of Marroquin's videos.

A warm opening on one of this winter's coldest evenings of "Landscapes Urban Views & Live (on line) events", the most recent video exhibition of Dutch-Colombian artist Raul Marroquín at Witzenhausen Gallery in Amsterdam.

Newark

Tom Postma, the artist Raul Marroquín, Jost van Hesselt.


Snowstorm 1990

Geoofrey Prins enchanted by Barbara en right gallerist Jacob Witzenhausen.

Subtropical Andes

Artist Gorki Bollar and AFM Hans Hoogervorst

Helicopter view on the Eiffel Tower

Truus Dokter from It Fits with Julia Botero.

Heiner Holtappels director Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst

Brugge

Dutch Portraits now: Expo

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Dutch portaits now:

Invitation to the exhibition Portraits Now (Portrettisten Nu) at Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle at their annex Kasteel Het Nijenhuis in Heino, The Netherlands from the 30th of January through 18th April 2010.
Address: Kasteel het Nijenhuis, 't Nijenhuis 10, Heino/Wijhe, The Netherlands

Accompanying the exhibition the book Portraits of portrait painters (Portretten van Portrettisten) by Cathinka Huizing and Harriet Stoop-de Meester will be presented. 30 interviews and photographs of contemporary portrait artists from The Netherlands.(Waanders Uitgevers).

More info and photos of the opening: Dutch portraits now.

Some of the painters are: Annemarie Busschers, Marisa Polin, Judith Krebbekx, Piet van den Boog, Marike Bok and Urban Larsson.

Annemarie Busschers

Marisa Polin

Judith Krebbekx

All the artists:
Bianca Berends
Marike Bok
Piet van den Boog
Erik Bosma
Annemarie Busschers
Dora Carpentier
Daan van Doorn
Sam Drukker
Jacque Gregoire
Ellen de Groot
Jurriaan van Hall
Annelies Hoek
Erik de Jong
Matt Kissingh
Judith Krebbekx
Dorine Kuiper
Judith Lansink
Urban Larsson
Frank Leenhouts
Marjolein Menke
Ab de Nijs Bik
Eva Ooms
Marisa Polin
Stijn Rietman
Joop Rubens
Roderik van Schaardenburg
Ans Schumacher
Dick Stapel
Janneke Viegers
Robert Vorstman

Portraits of Portrait painters: Book

The book Portraits of Portrait painters (Portretten van Portrettisten) by Cathinka Huizing and Harriet Stoop-de Meester wil be presented Saturday in Museum de Fundatie/Kateel het Nijenhuis Heino at the exhibition of Dutch portaits now (Portrettisten Nu).
It can be ordered at Uitgeverij Waanders € 27,95

More info and photos: Dutch portraits now.

Lola Olmedo and Frida Kahlo in The Hague.

Here a photo of the late Dolores -Lola- Olmedo and Marisa Polin (as Frida) at the opening of Kahlo's exhibition in The Hague in 1994.


To see the rest of the note:
exhibition of Frida Kahlo at Bozar Palais des Beaux-Arts: Centre for Fine Arts in Brussel.

Martin Parr

Martin Parr. Zone zero. UK.

Frida is every day more alive

Opening of the exhibition of Frida Kahlo at Bozar Palais des Beaux-Arts: Centre for Fine Arts in Brussel, as part of the 200 year of independence celebration festivities of Mexico in Belgium.

All the paintings and drawings come from the collection of the Museum Dolores Olmedo in Mexico City.

Paul du Jardin and Vicomte Etienne Davignon, President of the Centre of Fine Arts


Paul du Jardin, director Bozar; Ambassador Sandra Fuentes Berain of Mexico in Belgium; Carlos Phillips Olmedo, director Museo Dolores Olmedo in front of «El Camion» Frida's painting of herself in the bus before the accident.
This photo (with flash) was the only one taken during the opening after Du Jardin and Phillips Olmedo allowed it.

The Mexican Ambassador (r) with the journalist from Televisa.
Related photos.

Theo Bos

Theo Bos. The Netherlands.

Niet Normaal * Difference on Display

Niet Normaal * Difference on Display
exhibition at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.
Difficult place for an exhibition, a bit messy in certain areas, which makes it difficult to enjoy the exhibition. Some great art but quality was not constant. I wish I have had more time for the videos.
I had to remind my self constantly what the theme was. Should I recommend it or not?


As the exhibition text says:
"It features the work of internationally renowned artists who in their work address a defining question of our time: what is normal and who decides?
Even as technology and progress generate new opportunities for people of all sorts, shapes and sizes, we seem to be striving to become ever more uniform. The market and the media increasingly determine how we look at ourselves and at each other. Perfection is the norm.
What is this norm, and who actually satisfies it? Where do we draw the line? At a facial wrinkle, a depression, at someone who isn’t interested in getting ahead, at a visible prosthetic device, taking pills to improve intelligence, at major cosmetic surgery?"

Guillermo Kuitca

Guillermo Kuitca. Argentina.

One more visit to Mexico expected/unexpected

More of Mexico expected/unexpected at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
last days!


A great guided visit by Jose Springer, cultural attache of Mexico in The Netherlands.

Mexico vs Brazil 24-0!

Students from the Rietveld Academy.


In front of Francis Alys.