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26.12.2011
Zwaan Kleef Aan at Nieuwe Vide

One of two new drawings I made directly on the wall for the project Zwaan Kleef Aan at Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, curated by Moritz Ebinger.

30.07.2011
Eden at SummerNest

Very nice review in Den Haag Centraal on Eden, part of the show SummerNest at Nest, Den Haag.

You can read the full review here.

01.06.2011
DEUS at Venice Art Biennale

My films Eden, Polka and MS Providenskiya were shown at the Venice Art Bi?nnale 2011 as part of DEUS, Dutch Experiments on Urban Screens. DEUS was shown on the Dropstuff Urban Screens at three locations in Venice, as an Official Collatoral Event of the Bi?nnale.

01.03.2011
Mute02

I made Eden espacially for Mute02, projections in urban space in Haarlem.

22.01.2011
Independent Drawing Initiative: Scratch Battle

Work on location in Arnhem: a window drawing made by scratching away the white paint on the glass. On show untill the 26th of Februari 2011.

More info about IDI? Click here.

17.10.2010
SummerNest

Paradise I - charcoal drawing directly on the wall for SummerNest show at Nest, Den Haag, august 2010

27.02.2010
still from 'Will you feed me to the crocodiles'

04.06.2009
Julia/Guiliana in Michelangelo Antonioni Retrospective

I am thrilled and honoured that my film Julia/Guiliana is selected for the Michelangelo Antonioni Retrospective, this June and July in eight mayor arthouse cinemas in Holland. It will be screened as supporting film before L'Eclisse!

The retrospective is organised by Filmhuis Den Haag and will kick off on June 4th. At Filmhuis Den Haag, the screenings will be on 18th June at 19:30 and 19th of June at 19:30. For the screenings at the other venues, please check their respective websites.

30.05.2009
StressedSpaces - opening on saturday 30th may 16:30

The exhibition StressedSpaces organised by artists' iniative KW14 shows works by twentyfive national and international artists, all disciplines are represented. The location is very special: an underground parking-lot. Krijn de Koning designed a temporary settlement of over 170 meters long, in which the visitors can follow their own parcours.

I'm very proud to be part of this show which includes artists like Karen Sargsyan, Saskia Olde Wolbers, John Bock and Charlotte Schleiffert.                                

for directions and more info, go here                                 

19.04.2009
Friendly Fire - opening sat. 25th april 16.00-20.00 hrs.

This saturday is the opening of Friendly Fire, a group show featuring works by eight Rotterdam-based artists in WDW63, the former Fotomuseum on the Witte de Withstraat 63 in Rotterdam.                                                           On sunday the 10th of may there is a public conversation between Anne Berk, art critic at Financieel Dagblad,and the participating artists, at 15.00 hrs.

The show will last untill the 17th of may and is open daily from 13.00-18.00 hrs, closed on monday.

08.04.2009
Videoclip for Goslink out! Goslink at Motel Mozaique this weekend

Finally, the videoclip I made for multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Goslink is online! Goslink will also be performing at Motel Mozaique in Rotterdam this weekend: on friday the 10th at 20:15 in de kleine zaal, Rotterdamse Schouwburg. Almost sold out!

You can see the clip here!

12.10.2008
Independent Drawing Gig #4, the Hague

This sunday the 12th of October between 13 and 19 hours: the Independent Drawing Gig #4 at Prinsegracht 234, the Hague. Only one day, dedicated completely to independent drawing & music. I will show some sketches from my upcoming animated music video for singer/songwriter Harm Goslink Kuiper.

The IDG #4 takes place simultaneously in different cities all over the world: Istanbul, Seoul, NY, Skopje and Vilnius amongst others. For more info about this project see www.indiedrawingsgig.com, idgnr4.blogspot.com, or idginformation.blogspot.com

03.10.2008
Kunstfort Vijfuizen - exhibition and lecture

The exhibition is a work in progress from the 24th of September untill the opening on November the 8th, featuring works by Wessel Westerveld, Kaleb de Groot, Boris Tellegen, Charles van Otterdijk, Ronald van der meijs, Manon Bovenkerk, Allard Zoetman and Marissa Evers. After the opening, the finished works will be on show untill the 14th of December.

On sunday the 5th of October at 14:00 hrs I will give a lecture on the influence of psychological horrormovies on my work!

For more info about the exhibition, opening hours and directions, click here.

06.09.2008
Wetering Galerie, exhibition opening saturday 6th of September 16:00-18:00

On Saturday the 6th of september is the opening of the exhibition at Wetering Galerie in Amsterdam, featuring work by Hinke Schreuders, Manon Bovenkerk and Awoiska van der Molen. I will show 40 drawings from the serie 'Julia/Guiliana', as well as some brand new works!

image: Hinke Schreuders

03.07.2008
Onderstroom: opening of exhibition at LUMC, thursday 3rd July

'Onderstroom' at Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum opens on thursday the 3rd of July at 16:30 hrs. The exhibition features works by B.C Epker, Manon Bovenkerk, Jos van der Sommen, Roland Sohier, Marjolein de Wit, Tobias Schalken and Jannie Regnerus, and lasts untill 31rd of August.

image: Jannie Regnerus

06.06.2008
TENT. Event: An Evening with Manon Bovenkerk, wednesday 11th of May

This TENT. Event is part of the exhibition La Luna Piena, currently in TENT. Rotterdam. I was invited to not only present my latest film but also to show earlier works, my inspirations, and collegues with whom I feel a certain connection. Albert Wulffers will do his beautiful performance about Romy Schneider, something will be said about and shown of Antonioni, and John Dear Mowing Club will perform!

The evening starts at 20:00, for more info and directions click here.

16.02.2008
Impakt Event : Julia/Guiliana

On Tuesday the 19th of Februari I will present my new film Julia/Guiliana during an Impakt Event. The DVD, designed by Esher Kokmeijer, is beautiful! You can see the front of the cover below. Apart from my own film I will show works by William Kentridge, Dan Geesin, Chris Marker and others, there will be a performance by Albert Wulffers and the evening will be moderated by Bart Rutten.

The event will take place in Filmtheater 't Hoogt in Utrecht and starts at 19:30

for a full program of the evening and details about the venue (in english and in dutch), click here

12.02.2008
Standpunten - Centraal Museum, Utrecht

Friday the 15th of Februari at 16:00 hrs is the opening of Standpunten ('Positions') in Centraal Museum in Utrecht. This is a presentation of the museums modern art collection in a new  context. The works are grouped by seven themes such as politics, freedom and elite. Seven artists gave their own point of view on a theme and the chosen works by making a mural. I made drawings directly on the wall for the theme 'Melancholy', featuring works by the Maris brothers, Henri Fantin-Latour and Theo van Doesburg.

Download the pdf with full info on the exhibition here