In collaboration with the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and The Drawing Center in New York, De Pont is presenting an exhibition of the drawings of the German artist Rosemarie Trockel (Schwerte,…
Together with artists such as Bruce Nauman, Gary Hill and the somewhat younger Tony Oursler , Bill Viola has brought the medium of video to a state of maturity. Particularly in recent years Viola has…
In Proust Samuel Beckett says that ‘involuntary memory is an unruly magician and will not be importuned. It chooses its own time and place for the performance of its miracle.’ This excerpt could serve…
A twenty-four page newspaper constitutes the main part of an exhibition of work by Luuk Wilmering (Haarlem, 1957) in De Pont's project space. Not only in terms of appearance, but also as far as…
Ten years ago the artist Erik Andriesse (Bussum 1957 – Amsterdam 1993) died at a young age. A spectacular career and an impressive oeuvre were brought to a thoroughly unexpected end. Now Erik…
Erik van Lieshout (Deurne, 1968) generally produces provocative videos and drawings in which he investigates art, socio-political topics and himself in a forthright manner. René Daniëls (Eindhoven,…
The work of Rosemarie Trockel (1952, Schwerte FRG) is not unfamiliar or without influence in the Netherlands, although it has only been shown to a moderate degree in several group exhibitions, among…
Carel Blotkamp (1945) studied art history at the Universiteit van Utrecht where, after completing his studies, he himself lectured on the history of modern art. Since 1982 he has been professor of…
Early in 1996, De Pont purchased a four-part work by the German painter Sigmar Polke (Oels, 1941). This acquisition, Hermes Trismegistus 1-4 (1995) was first shown at the 1995 Carnegie International…
With ten paintings, a video work and a light/sound installation from the project Re-dit-en-un-in-learning CENTER , De Pont has purchased its first works by the French artist Laure Prouvost. Prouvost…