Here, in thin green lines, the strange form of the motif has been drawn in an organized manner. Originally that fantasy unfolded in a drawing. There it was loosely sketched, I recall, with pastel…
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…
Seven years ago, in the autumn of 2002, De Pont Museum held an exhibition mainly comprised of paintings by Anton Henning (Berlin, 1964). This summer the museum is dedicating a presentation to this…
Banner often works under the moniker The Vanity Press , the imprint she established in 1997, with her seminal book The Nam . Since then she has published many works, some in the form of books, some…
Robert Therrien employs an increase in scale as a means to intensify the experience of one's own body and to bring about an interaction between the viewer, the artwork and the surroundings. The work's…