Jan Andriesse once remarked that making a painting is, and always will be, the only rational exercise in futility. This remark undoubtedly arose from his conviction that it is impossible to use visual…
The work of Jean Pierre Raynaud is strikingly consistent and varied at the same time. Characteristic of this are the recurrent motifs such as traffic signs, flower pots and gauges. Clear-cut color…
Beatriz González (1932) is the grand dame of contemporary South American art and an iconic cultural figure in her homeland of Colombia. War and Peace: A Poetics of Gesture provides an overview of the…
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…
Dan Graham’s Pavilions, which are a cross between architecture and sculpture, have been an important part of his work since the early eighties. They are usually displayed outdoors. The work in De…
Lobster with vanilla, steak tartare with oyster and foie gras brûlé – just a few of the legendary culinary delights once prepared by Amsterdam’s top chef John Halvemaan (1949-2019). Recently his widow…
Lobster with vanilla, steak tartare with oyster and foie gras brûlé – just a few of the legendary culinary delights once prepared by Amsterdam’s top chef John Halvemaan (1949-2019). Recently his widow…
The pastel hues in the painting Hunt for Paradise (Hope) 19.09.20 (2020) are soft, light and floral. But in this idyllic garden there appear dark forms with groping tentacles. This large painting, the…
At the start of the 1980s there emerged several young sculptors whose work received international attention under the heading New British Sculpture. Though not a coherent group, they seemed to be…
‘Please note: jma wishes to make it clear that five paintings are not yet finished.’ Jean-Michel Alberola once placed this text at the entrance to a Paris gallery as an introduction to his exhibition.…