Exhibition at Autocenter, Berlin, from June 25 through July 10, 2010
BLICK OHNE ENDE (A VIEW WITHOUT END)
Dutch artists in Berlin
BLICK OHNE ENDE features the works of six Dutch artists based in Berlin:
Tjebbe Beekman (1972)
Ronald de Bloeme (1971)
Arjan van Helmond (1971)
Maarten Janssen (1965)
Michael Markwick (1974)
Lidwien van de Ven (1963)
The show is curated by Jurriaan Benschop.
Opening
Friday, June 25, 2010, 8 p.m.
While Dutch masters of the 17th century were famous for their realism, contemporary art exhibits a wide range of approaches. An important strength of Dutch art still lies in painting and the painterly view.
A number of the participating artists have a strongly developed eye for abstraction and clarity, in the tradition of Mondriaan. Other participants choose classic genres like interiors and landscapes, and shed a modern light on it. In general, for the Dutch, the desire towards the spiritual or the sublime derives its prestige from a sober and earthly mentality.
What connects the work of different generations is the importance of the visual. Moreover, other motives, conceptual or not, play a role, such as the interest in image forming, artistic authorship and questioning visual clichés.
Berlin
The artists exhibited here have all left their homeland and are part of the tradition of Dutch artists who have crossed borders to develop themselves artistically. The current generation even seems to experience going abroad as a necessity.
Berlin’s international context offers artists new perspectives and forces them to reflect on their positions. On the one hand, the Dutch background of these artists gains prestige by their stay in Berlin, and on the other hand, it is actually downplayed due to this fact.
Friday July 9: Book Launch, Performance, Film, Artist Talks
On July 9, a catalogue will be presented in which the artists are introduced by curator Jurriaan Benschop. The launch of the catalogue takes place on a special evening with artist talks, the screening of the documentary Dutch Light and a performance by the Dutch poet K. Michel. Programme details will soon be published on the website www.niederlaender-in-berlin.de
Location
Autocenter, Eldenaerstrasse 34A.
Opening hours: Thurs-Fri-Sat from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
www.autocenterart.de
Curator
Since 2006 Jurriaan Benschop has been working as an author and curator in Berlin. In 2009, Dutch publishing company Athenaeum released his book ‘Wonen tussen de anderen’ (‘Living among the others’), which portrays Berlin as an art city.
Website
www.niederlaender-in-berlin.de
Contact
[email protected]
