48 Portraits (1971/72) is a series of paintings that were first shown in the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennial in 1972. Richter presented these portraits, hung in a line, all at the same level,…
The artistic quest of Patrick and Anne Poirier began nearly fifty years ago in Rome. During an artist-in-residence period at Villa Medici, the French Academy there, they became fascinated with the…
Dedication means authority : it sounds like a catchy aphorism. The quote comes from the founder of Taoism, the Chinese philosopher Lao-tze, whose eighty-one texts containing wisdom on mystical and…
On the initiative of Grafisch Atelier Eindhoven, ten Tilburg artists have each produced a design for an urban poster. Normally, this type of poster serves as advertisement in light boxes located on…
Over the years Frize has experimented with countless procedures that can result in a painting. He determines, in advance, a painterly action which he then carries out systematically. That pragmatic…
A special loan: Race, Class, Sex (1992) by Mark Wallinger Special loans of work are frequently on view at De Pont. Usually these are ‘reciprocations’ for major work lent from our own collection. In…
It is astonishing how Anish Kapoor manages to make the act of observation such an intense experience. Matter appears and disappears, and the distinctions between reality and illusion, being and not…
De Pont provides 60-minute tours to groups up to 20 people. We offer tours for adults and for students aged 18 and over. You can indicate specific wishes while booking. Entrance is not included,…
Due to work aimed at further increasing the sustainability of our museum building, which was originally part of a woollen mill built in the 1930s (learn more ), De Pont will be closed from Monday 19…
Since the early nineties there has been considerable international interest in the work of the Belgian artist Raoul De Keyser, who is regarded in his own country as being the father of contemporary…