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31 January 2011

Eugenics in the art

Gert Germeraad shows his last portraits.

"On Racial Biology" (Eugenics) are based upon pictures from the Swedish Institute of Racial Biology in Uppsala (1921-1958) - we see a number of portraits of people who were victims of Herman Lundborg and other eugenicists. Germeraad's work is a way to restore the dignity and identity of these people.

24 January 2011

The artist studio

and the back of the artist.

The Dutch artist Andre Smits has been working on the project Artists of the World for sometime. It is quite straightforward but it tells a lot about the artists through looking at their work place. It also helps filling the voyeuristic desire of us all to see how the artist works.

He was taking pictures in The Hague last week when he also took a photo of my place. It wasn't what I was expecting as it is really about the working space and not about the work.

Thanks Andre!

17 January 2011

Art exchange

Jochem Rotteveel being welcomed by host Jonathan Den Breejen

Tupajumi invited artists and collectors to their First International Tupajumi Art Exchange: Fitax500 to exchange their art works valued €500. There were only 50 invitations to be given. The meeting was at the new exhibition space of Kunst&Complex at Rotterdam, where we were received not only with many glasses of champagne but also by an extremely friendly atmosphere.

Jonquil

Kees Koomen, V&B and Marisa Polin

It is difficult to think of another formula where all (artists) participants were talking with each other about their work, identifying artist, with name and work. It all happened very natural. I met many new artists and/or their work. When I left everybody was talking to everybody. Most of the works were exchanged and there are already rumors of a following exchange.

The very much wanted Jeroen Jongeleen's

Geert Baas, Simon Schrikker, V&B, Kees Koomen,

Left Mari Stoel

Regan Gentry

Jaron Korvinus,
Jeroen Jongeleen and Eveline Visser

The rules of the game.

Jochem Rotteveel

Jonathan Den Breejen

The participant artists (more or less complete):
Abner Preis, Alex Jacobs, Anne-Marie Ros, Annegret Kellner, Bérénice-Staiger, Eveline-Visser, Geert Baas, Gijs Assmann, Hidde-van-Schie, Hinke Schreuders, Ineke Van der Wal, Jan Koen Lomans, Jaron Korvinus, Jeroen Jongeleen, Jochem Rotteveel, Johannes Langkamp, Joncquil, Kees Koomen, Laura d'Ors, Margot Annuschek, Simon Schrikker, Stefan-Gross, Marisa Polin, Mari Stoel, V&B, Regan Gentry, Ekaterina Mitichkina, Niels Post, Annegret Kellner, Jeroen Kuster, Aquil Copier, Filip Jonker, Stefan Gross, Daphne ter Wee, Laura d'Ors, Wil Jansen, Rozemarijn Westerink, Petra van Noort, Petra Groen, Marianne Fontein, Daphne Bom, Margrét Úrsúla Ólafdóttir Hauth, Margot Annuschek, Jolien Kramer, Harriet van Reek, Dennis Roodbol, Ronan Lan.

More info and more photos: Tupajumi, Trendbeheer, Kees Koome, 5 uur

12 January 2011

Liesbeth Doornbosch


Liesbeth Doornbosch. The Netherlands

If you like abstract art this is a nice 'only' abstract blog: A/art

27 December 2010

Temporary (empty) museum

Stedelijk Museum

The Temporary Stedelijk until 9 January 2011.

Interesting works mixed with empty rooms, probably to make us feel "the space" of the renovated museum. Well, I don't now if I need that. I feel I know the museum well, the changes are not so radical on how it was, and all that waiting... Just go ahead and open it, have exhibitions and let us visit it.

Yael Bartana

Vintage posters, normally they were next to the cafe.

Karel Appel, the cafe is probably the biggest change of all.

Lawrence Weiner
Cusped: an ornamental pointed projection
formed by or arising from the intersection of two arcs or foils

Cleaning the finger prints.

Ooops, even with the guards next to it there was an accident.

Barbara Visser, the copy of the copy of the copy

Lucia Nimcova

Barbara Kruger, Verleden / Heden / Toekomst, 2010.

Louise Lawler

On Kawara

Roman Ondak,

I thought I could be a part of the work, but I was not allowed to mark my height and name, so I only took the photo.

13 November 2010

Anna Fox

Anna Fox. UK

12 February 2010

Portraits, it must be in the air

Gorkums Museum, The Netherlands.
From 20 February until 11 April an exhibition of contemporary portraits: paintings, drawings and sculpture of 23 artists.

Philip Akkerman
Silvia B.
Loréne Bourguignon
Paul van Dongen
Hendrik Elings
Ruud van Empel
Gert Germeraad
Anouk Griffioen
Wim Hardeman
Yin Jun
Anja Kok
Bastienne Kramer
Katinka Lampe
Bas Meerman
Hans Meertens
Wouter van Riessen
Lique Schoot
Petra Slager
Joost van den Toorn
Marli Turion
Levi van Veluw
Barbara Wijnveld
Efrat Zehavi