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- Piero Gilardi – Collaborative Effects solo exhibition 08/09/2012 - 06/01/2013 This exhibition, dedicated to Piero Gilardi (Turin, 1942), signals the comeback to the Dutch art scene of an artist who was a decisive contributor to the birth of a movement that was to change European art drastically in the middle 1960′s: Arte Povera. Therefore this exhibition fits in the line of solo exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum of 'rediscovered' artists like Allan Kaprow, Lee Lozano and Lynda Benglis.
- Art magazines: an alternative platform for art library exhibition 04/09/2012 - 02/11/2012 Entitled "An alternative platform for art", the library presents a selection of magazines made by artists. Just as art books, these magazines are often used as an alternative platform for the art.
- Eindhoven on the map 04/09/2012 - 23/09/2012 Imagine Eindhoven to be a different place in the world. What would the city look like? A different history, a different climate, different geography, otherresidents or another culture. From 4 to 23 September you can visit the exhibition Eindhoven on the Map, the results of a design for anotherEindhoven, initiated by the Eindhoven Dagblad. The fictitious maps in A0 format, designed by a wide audience, will give you a very different view on Eindhoven and its surroundings.Access to the exhibition is free. Read more on the website of the Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
- Guppy 13 vs Ocean Wave; a Bas Jan Ader Experience, 2010 Ahmet Öğüt 24/08/2012 - 31/03/2013 The Guppy 13 is one of the smallest sailing boats in the world, and only 300 were made between 1974 and 1975. The Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader wanted to cross the Atlantic on one of these boats, called the Ocean Wave. He left from Cape Cod on 9 July 1975, but after three weeks radio contact with him broke down. Nine months later his boat was found unmanned by a Spanish fishing boat, about 240 kilometres from the Irish coast. Ader’s body was never found. The boat was taken to La Coruña in Spain for further investigation. A few weeks later the boat was stolen and it has never been found.
- These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) The 1920s - the collection in context 09/06/2012 - 11/11/2012 Works from the Van Abbemuseum collection are featured in the exhibition These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit), organised by the artistic duo Bik Van der Pol. The exhibition focuses on the period 1924-1929, the so-called “roaring twenties”. The years 1924 - 1929 were characterised by great innovation and growth, but was equally a time a of increasing cultural conflict, rising nationalism and economic crisis. As such, there are striking similarities between then and now. The exhibition includes works by Max Beckmann, Marc Chagall, Theo van Doesburg, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondriaan, Pablo Picasso, Charley Toorop, László Moholy-Nagy, Sigmar Polke, Lawrence Weiner, and Andy Warhol, amongst others. These works are exhibited alongiside texts and visual material from the archives of the International Institute of Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam, and films from the period. A walking route will take visitors through parts of Eindhoven, passing by contemporaneous buildings including churches, apartments, a bridge, de Witte Dame, and the former Philips factories at Strijp-S.
- René Daniëls - An Exhibition is Always Part of a Greater Whole Solo exhibition 12/05/2012 - 23/09/2012 René Daniëls (Eindhoven, 1950) is probably the most widely appreciated Dutch artist of his generation. His new show at the Van Abbemuseum, An Exhibition is Always Part of a Greater Whole, casts new light on his versatile oeuvre – one that still exerts a profound influence on younger artists. The exhibition opens on Saturday 12th May at 3 pm with an introduction by Manuel Borja-Villel, director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, where a similar exhibition attracted almost 95.000 visitors from October 2011 to March 2012.
- From the collection: Carl Andre Library Exhibition 08/05/2012 - 31/07/2012 With publications, invitations, press releases and reviews, this exhibition gives an insight into the career of the American Minimal Art artist and poet Carl Andre (Quincy, 1935).
- Roland Schimmel – The Innocent Eye /Het Onschuldige Oog in Het Oog (The Eye) 02/04/2012 - 30/09/2012 Artist Roland Schimmel (Hooglanderveen, 1954) has been invited by the Van Abbemuseum to create a mural in the space of Het Oog (The Eye). From April 4th, for a period of approximately five weeks Schimmels will create a mural, The Innocent Eye, which will constantly change under shifting natural light. Het Oog is a perfect location for Schimmel’s work, because its curved wall captures and reflects daylight. The black suns in the painting will interact with the dazzling effect of the sun itself, which will be visible above the wall in summer. Once the work is finished, visitors will be able to enter the space. On June 21, the day the sun is closest to the earth, there will be an official presentation in the presence of the artist. Curator and writer Mark Kremer will give his reaction to The Innocent Eye.
- Yael Bartana - ... and Europe will be stunned Solo exhibition 24/03/2012 - 26/08/2012 The exhibition … and Europe will be stunned was shown in the first time in Polish national pavilion at the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice in 2011 and was a great success. The video installation by the Israeli/Dutch artist Yael Bartana (Kfar Yehezkel, Israel, 1970) consists of three films: Mary Koszmary (2007, collection Van Abbemuseum), Mur i wieża (2009, collection Van Abbemuseum) and Zamach(donated by Outset to the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and the Van Abbemuseum, 2011.) Together they form The Polish Trilogy, centred on the Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland (JRMiP) that calls for the return of 3.3 million Jews to Poland. The exhibition will open on Saturday 24 March at 3 pm, and at 4 pm there will be opening speeches by former director Rudi Fuchs and current director Charles Esche.
- JCJ Vanderheyden 1928 – 2012 01/03/2012 - 11/03/2012 On February 27 2012, the artist JCJ Vanderheyden (Jacques van der Heijden) died at the age of 83. To commemorate him, the Van Abbemuseum now shows his work Curved Skyline (1990).The relationship between the museum and Vanderheyden dates from 1957 when he participated in the exhibition Artists in Brabant. This relationship deepened over time with the artist having solo exhibitions in 1967, 1981, 1983, 2003 and 2009. In addition, during this time, a large number of works were acquired for the collection. In 2004 the artist generously donated a number of works to the museum.
- John Baldessari video works 1970-1977 18/02/2012 - 28/04/2013 In the tower 23 video works from the Van Abbe collection by American artist John Baldessari (1931) are on display. Baldessari lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He belongs to the first generation of artists that, in the late 60s, worked with video as a primary medium. The arrival of the portable video camera provided artists with unknown new creative possibilities.
- Hollands Kabinet (Dutch Cabinet) Sara van der Heide 21/01/2012 - 12/08/2012 The serial work Hollands Kabinet (Dutch Cabinet) started on October 14, 2010 – the day that the minority cabinet Rutte, supported by the Freedom Party (PVV), took power. From that moment on Sara van der Heide made a drawing of a Dutch cabinet every day. Hollands Kabinet is a colloquial term for the Dutch government, but also the name for a traditional Dutch storage cabinet. The collection of cabinets grew and became more varied with each new day and drawing. On 23 April 2012, the cabinet fell, which means the work is now given its final form. On that day, the last drawing Cabinet 558 was added to the series.
- Spirits of Internationalism 6 European collections, 1956 - 1986 21/01/2012 - 29/04/2012 Spirits of Internationalism takes place simultaneously at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and M HKA in Antwerp. This exhibition shows art from six European collections: four museums and two artists’ archives. It presents art made between 1956 and 1986, a period marked by fast economic and technological development, but also by international political tension. Spirits of Internationalism shows how the realities of the Cold War influenced art and changed the meaning of ‘the international’ and ‘the regional’. The exhibition attempts to challenge the simplified image of the ‘Three Worlds’ by showing familiar and less familiar artworks in surprising constellations. It includes work by internationally well-known artists and artists who deserve to be recognised outside of their own region.Spirits of Internationalism is the last part of a series of exhibitions developed within the framework of the European collaborative project L’Internationale. The partners in this project are M HKA in Antwerp, MACBA in Barcelona, Van Abbemuseum and Moderna Galerija in Ljubljana, as well as the Július Koller Society in Bratislava and the KwieKulik Archive in Warsaw.
- Rot - Roth - Ròt Library Exhibition 27/11/2011 - 04/05/2012 The exhibition shows a selection of the 25-piece ensemble that Dieter Roth published between 1969 and 1986 from the publisher Hansjörg Mayer as ‘Gesammelte Werke’. From his work as a book artist in the exhibition are also some connections made with his oeuvre.
- Exhibition DOEN | Materiaalprijs 2011 part of DDW 22/10/2011 - 30/10/2011 The DOEN | Materiaalprijs promotes the use of sustainable and innovative materials in art and design. Visual artists, designers, fashion designers and architects are challenged to come up with ways of using new, sustainable materials and pioneering techniques in their work. 2011 marks the third successive edition of the prize, and reveals that cutting-edge design and sustainability go hand in hand with aesthetic appeal and functionality. From the 70 submissions received this year, a panel of experts have selected sixteen designs. The projects will be displayed at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week (from 22 to 30 October). A specialist jury will announce the two prize-winners during the opening day of Dutch Design Week.
- Strange and Close exhibition in CAPC Bordeaux, Frankrijk 06/10/2011 - 12/02/2012 On 6 October 2011, the exhibition Strange and Close opens at the CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux in France. This exhibition features works drawn from recent purchases of the Van Abbemuseum together with a few important guests. Strange and Close begins with the encounter between CAPC Bordeaux/FR and Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven/NL, two provincial art institutions with illustrious local histories. CAPC invited Van Abbemuseum as they would usually invite an artist. The Van Abbemuseum responded with a project that becomes an exhibition about the fraught but essential negotiations at the heart of relations between neighbours – the strange and close tension that defines proximity. The show is a new version of the eponymous exhibition that was part of Play Van Abbe in the Van Abbemuseum from November 2009 until March 2010.
- Onomato>re>action Library Exhibition 5 years Onomatopee 20/09/2011 - 11/11/2011 Exhibition about 5 years of Onomatopee.
- Get hooked! Gallery Tante Netty - Woensel West 04/09/2011 - 30/10/2011 On Sunday September 4th at 15h00, Tante Netty opens the exhibition Get Hooked! The exhibition features works of the online popular artists and urban knitters Anna ‘Mochimochi Land’ Hrachovec (VS) and Thomas C. Chung (AU). Local urban knitters present their work as well. During Dutch Design Week (22-30 October), visitors can join tag knitting workshops, yarn bombing parties and guerrilla knitting events. The exhibition runs until October 30st.
- 'For Eindhoven'- The City as Muse part of VANUIT HIER - OUT OF HERE 03/09/2011 - 08/01/2012 'For Eindhoven’ – The City as Muse shows artworks made by international artists in Eindhoven and the province of Noord-Brabant during the last 30 years. The exhibition gives an overview of the works that have been initiated or commissioned by the Van Abbemuseum and sheds light on the city of Eindhoven as artistic muse which inspires artists to create unique works of art.Using the rich 75 years history, the museum creates a dialogue between international and local.
- And on Sundays we celebrate Friday - solo presentation Dick Verdult part of VANUIT HIER - OUT OF HERE 03/09/2011 - 26/02/2012 And on Sundays we celebrate Friday is the first solo presentation of one of Eindhoven’s most singular artists, Dick Verdult. As a visual artist and musician in the experimental Cumbia music, he has acquired a cult status, especially in South America, Russia and Japan. He is less well known to the public in his home town. The Van Abbemuseum is (re-)introducing the audience to his rich and multidisciplinary oeuvre. And on Sundays we celebrate Friday is one of the three exhibitions which form part of VANUIT HIER - OUT OF HERE. In the context of the 75th anniversary of the Van Abbemuseum these three exhibitions focus on the direct and valuable relationship between the museum and artists, collectors, and the regional context. In addition they show how the city of Eindhoven has served as a source of inspiration for (inter)national artists for decades.