In the fifteen years of its existence, De Pont has produced many exhibitions on contemporary art. De Stijl in Tilburg happens to be an exception to this. Here the subject is the long friendship…
The Tilburg artist Koen Delaere (1970) worked in one of De Pont’s guest studios from 1995 to 1996. On graduating from the Academie voor Beeldende Vorming, his work already stood out due to the great…
A small solo presentation of work by British artist Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press is on view within the collection display. Several recent works, including three paintings from the series Full…
De Pont has received, on loan, a special work of art from Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: Walter De Maria, A Computer Which Will Solve Every Problem in the World / 3-12 Polygon, 1984. The…
In 1993 Jeroen Doorenweerd (Terneuzen, 1962) was the first artist to be asked by De Pont to give shape to the museum's garden with a work. His son Mischa (Tilburg, 1988), then five years old, played…
A solo presentation of work by Eylem Aladogan (Tiel, 1975) is a rare occasion. For the exhibition at De Pont she has produced a new monumental sculpture, Heart of Steel (Fire at Will) . An exciting…
Light, color and space are the fundamental materials used by Ann Veronica Janssens (1956). With these intangible phenomena she creates ‘sculptures’ that make the invisible visible. Architecture is, by…
Robert Zandvliet (Terband 1970) volgde zijn opleiding aan de academie in Kampen en werkte aansluitend twee jaar op De Ateliers in Amsterdam. Sinds april 1996 beschikt hij over het gastatelier van De…
At a young age Robert Zandvliet (Terband 1970) already began to earn praise for his paintings. In 1996 he made use of a guest studio at De Pont, and the museum acquired his work for the collection. In…
Introduction to the catalogue 'de Opening' by Hendrik Driessen, De Pont's founding director. When, in the spring of 1989, the trustees of the J.H. de Pont Foundation asked me to assist in shaping the…