The mushrooms, poppies, grasses and other plants that we encounter in the realistic work of Roxy Paine are made from synthetic materials and painted by hand. These ‘growths’ look entirely natural and…
Kasper Bosmans (Lommel, 1990) has a fascination with history – not as much with the well-known historical narratives as with events that occurred on the fringes. He makes associative connections…
Light, color and space are the fundamental materials used by Ann Veronica Janssens (Folkestone, 1956). With these intangible phenomena she creates 'sculptures' that make the invisible visible.…
The exhibition will provide a critical overview of Willie Doherty’s photographs and videos made on the streets of his native city of Derry in Northern Ireland and its surrounding hinterland,…
In France, where painting is considered by many to be an outmoded medium, Barnard Frize (Paris, 1949) is one of the few painters. His paintings are the product of a methodical approach. `I opt for a…
The artist Steve McQueen (London, 1969), who lives in the Netherlands, will be representing Great Britain at this summer's 53rd Venice Biennial . At the last edition of this event held two years ago,…
Gerhard Merz has a strictly rationalistic view of art. In his opinion, art is not a form of self-expression, but a systematic process of calculation and verification, of mathematical purity and…
Tacita Dean's fascination with film is partly nurtured by the arrival of new digital techniques. Due to great changes that have taken place in the medium, artists are challenged to analyze anew, as it…
The passage of time seems to be the central focus throughout the work of the Belgian artist David Claerbout. In his photographs and video works, the passing of time plays a main role. With this…
In November 1998 the foundation that annually awards the Erasmus Prize celebrated its fortieth year of existence. In connection with this anniversary, which is being celebrated nationally with a range…