Going back in time: Daniel Gould’s 3D List, Art in Amsterdam #55

You don't need 3D to tell you that the economic news is bad. Ironically, the Netherlands is a safe haven in the storm. A recent news report said that it is the second richest country in the EU; Luxembourg is number one.

However, the Dutch, being the Dutch, have batten down the hatches to their wallets and are preparing for the worse. Of course, this will only have a negative affect on its domestic economy. You must spend your way out of a recession. It is a tenet of the John Maynard Keynes dictum. Again, unemployment is not a severe problem here as in other European countries or even compared with the USofA. Needless to say, the only reason 3D is on his soap box is because when the wallets are tightened the artist are the first to feel it. To re-adapt an old proverb, "When the economy catches a cold, the artists' market gets pneumonia." Hey, don't let it happen! Give artist a penicillin shot by BUYING something. Especially, NOW! After all, it is the Christmas season; a time to be jolly and deck the halls with bells made of euro. 

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What You Have Missed:

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The wraps have come off the Stedelijk Museum's new wing and it is now possible to see that to expect...And, what to expect? Think back to reading Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." He was a big man in the teeny weeny society and the land of Lilliput. A dozen Lilliputians could stand in his hand. Well, now imagine that Gulliver brings them back to contemporary England. They visit his bathroom and look up at his enormous bathtub with an extended lip that also looks like the underside of an aircraft career and you got a the picture. Hey, that ain't bad. It has clean lines and a simple form. It will not be in conflict with the old Stedelijk because it completely blocks out any view of it. Can't wait to see it in all its glory...Only one factor that seems to mar this monumental design. Built, unattached from the new wing, is a large structure that, I assume, is for the heating and cooling machinery. It is located near the new wing's entrance at the De Baerlestraat. It hinders and distracts from your view. Could there not have been a better location? 
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"Art and Theory from a Future Perspective lecture series December 2011 - April 2012," is organized by the Stedelijk Museum, SMBA, University of Amsterdam, de Appel, W139 and Metroplois M. The first of the series is the 7th of December and titled "Future Tech...what will the relationship between men, women and machines be in the future?" The speakers will be Amber Case (US), a cyborg anthropologist and Manuel DeLand (US) a Mexican/American writer. Following them there will be a discussion. The location is Oude Lutherer Kerk, Spui and tickets are 12.500 euro at the door or 10.00 in advance. For the other topics in the series and more info: www.facingforward.nl 
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Droog, the Amsterdam design firm, has begun an online store. See: www.droog.com 
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This was seen at www.frozenfountain.nl website: "I can resist anything but temptation," Oscar Wilde. He did have good insight into human nature. 
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The Frans Hals Museum, in Haarlem, is featured in an article titled, "The Dutch Golden Age, here and now," by Geraldine Fabrikant. www.iht.com, (23rd Nov.) 
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Also check this article from the International Herald Tribune, "Tuned to detail 'no matter how crazy'" by Alice Rawsthorn (www.iht.com, 14th Nov.) The subtitle is "A Dutch designer plays with the primal nature of everyday objects." The design is Aldo Bakker and he was born with designed etched into his genes. His mother was Emmy van Leersum, an avant garde jewelry maker and Gijs Bakker the co-founder of Droog Design. 
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There seems to be an award for everything. London's Literary Review has announced its nominees to their 19th annual "Bad Sex Awards." Kid you not! Their intention is to "draw attention to the crude, tasteless often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description in the modern novel and to discourage it." So far there are eight males nominees and only two female. Stephen King, James Frey and Lee Child ( 3D likes Lee Child) are included. The award ceremony is on the 6th of December...And the lucky(?) winner is...Well, this 3D List has been in production for so long that I can reveal the winner now: David Guterson. For his novel "Ed King" "which centered around a frenzied encounter in a shower." Why frenzied? Was the water too hot or too cold? Were they wearing clothes or naked? Damn, 3D gotta read the book...
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Creative call for architects by the 2012 Survival Kit Project: ARCAM & The Urban Arts Foundation. They want "designs for sustainable, (semi-) prefab and modular housing." Architects, designers and students are welcome. More info at: https://bit.ly/2MRNF1b          The deadline: 21st February. 2012. 
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Call for projects relating to "Social Cities of Tomorrow, New Media & Urban Design." ARCAM, Mobile City, Virtual Platform. They will present a program to "showcase a project that makes innovative use of digital media technologies in an urban context." The concepts will be presented at: "Social Cities of Tomorrow: New Media & Urban Design" which will take place on the 17th February 2012 in Amsterdam. If you are an architect, media maker, community organizer, local government official, entrepreneur, researcher, activist, designer or artist you are welcome to submit. More info at: www.ARCAM.nl, click on to: "Social Cities of Tomorrow." 
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"A nation cannot stand among great powers without its people's spiritual affluence and the nation's expression of its creativity." Who said that? Would you believe it is a quote from an editorial appearing in China's People's Daily, the official party newspaper...And it was on the front page. Read more in an article titled "China's paradoxical artistic goal," by M. Wines at: www.iht.com, 5th November. A footnote: 3D read, a few years back, that China was building 1,000 city art museums. Good way to spend all those hard earned dollars. 
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Wine in cans? Hey, why not! It seems that wineries from Australia to USofA---with France to join the tin can revolution in 2012---are now putting the nectar of the gods in cans. And it isn't cheap! An American retailer says, "I've been a little surprised that they're [buyers] to pay so much for it, but it's good quality." One 250 ml can sells for $7. A Swiss wine maker makes three canned varieties and 24 cans sell for $104. 
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WHAT YOU HAVE MISSED:

Good news is always welcomed. On the 3D List, "good news" is often defined as how many red dots were seen at a gallery. Lately, there has not been much good news. So 3D is overjoyed to report that Jaski Art Gallery (Nieuwe Spieglestraat 29) is doing well. Their last show was for a young Canadian artist Tessar Lo---only four years out of art academy. He was born in Indonesia, but his formative years were in Toronto. Thus he brings to the canvas a number of influences. There is the obvious COBRA style, that is, child-like and or primitive elements combined with the comic strip style of art (ironically, he told3D that until this first visit to the Netherlands he was not acquainted with the COBRA group). He combines this with abstract/expressionistic styles which effectively gives his work a true avant garde feel. This was his first European exhibition. He sold 12 works. Closed 6th November.

The next exhibition was for a duo and they are having their third show at the gallery. They call themselves Les Deux Garçons. And in keeping with that monocle they create "Siamese-like" objects. It is always a challenge to describe their work because it is so unusual and totally unique. They start with two dead animals of the same size and type, like a small deer, and add a horn to the middle of each head. Horn? Yeah, as in unicorn. Of course, the animals have been "processed" by a taxidermist which means no decay nor smell. The two are joined together like Siamese twins. Then they are bedecked with costume jewelry and fancy leg garters. The result is, of course, kitschy...But, good very kitsch. It catches your eye, makes you smile and then you can get into the balance of the composition and other artistic elements. There were 5 Red Dots 60 minutes into the opening. And considering that the price range is 9,000 to 35,000 euro (the total was just a shade under 100,000 euro)...that ain't bad. Closed 27th November. 

Well, this gallery has been doing something different. The exhibition period for most shows is only a couple weeks. But considering that they are one of the gallery's with a consistent large number of red dots, it must be doing the right thing. As to the red dots, this present show was no different from the two previous ones. At the opening, there were four red dots; and that was only 30 minutes into the show. The artist is Emilio Kruithof with "Blind Love." This is his seventh or eight exhibition at Jaski; the gallery holder has lost count. Kruithof has truly a distinct style. It emulates the "portraits" of Andy Warhol in their simplicity of form and especially color. But Warhol created the imagery with the silkscreen technique that were derived from photos. Kruithof paints. And he paints very well. Most remarkable is the fact that he uses little color. The skin of these female beauties are in brown tones. But that's not to say he doesn't use color. In some works there is red and orange, strong and assertive colors to be sure, but the way he uses them, minimally, creates a tension which is hard to comprehend. You gotta see them. (60x60 cms., @ 4,200 euro; 124x110 cms., @ 8,500 euro; 142x200 cms., @ 12,000 euro.) Until 18th December. http://www.jaski.nl/ 
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...And keep those red dots coming...At Smith-Vissers Galerie (Noorderdwarsstrat 7) that's just what happened...But more about that later. Kim van Dusseldorp presents chalk and oil pastel drawings that 3D feels a need to coin a new term to place it in a style category. The imagery is, to a degree, representational (landscapes) but each piece is truly expressionistic with heavy geometric abstract overtones. You must go beyond the expressionism and pay respect to the geometric abstract aspects before you can really appreciate the subtle representational element,. And it's worth the effort. There is a lot of color as you would expect but, again, it is subdued which owes to the fact that she avoids red, green and yellow. Another attraction are the prices; Down right cheap! Go see for your self. (7.5x5 cms., drawing in PP, @ 45 euro; 100x150 cms., drawing @ 650 euro). 20 RED DOTS 50 minutes into opening. Until 3rd December.

...Well, you missed that show. The latest is for Simone van den Heuvel who paints sketchy representational oils with the urban scene as her focus. Most of the works are night scenes. (18x24 cms., oil@ 850 euro; 30x40 cms., oil @ 1,250 euro) Until 7th January. https://bit.ly/2OVDLt0 
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NA NUL, in English "After Zero," was at BORZO Modern & Contemporary Art (Keizersgract 516). An excellent overview of minimal art over the last half of the 20th century. Expect to see work by Ger van Elk, Jan Dibbets, Carel Visser and lesser names like Marinus Boezem, Jurriaan Molenaar, Peter Royen, Herman de Vries, et al. Prints, paintings, collage work and small installation/object pieces. Until 3rd December. https://bit.ly/2maQxaC 
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Roger Ballen is showing under the title "Animal Abstraction" at Reflex Amsterdam (Weteringschans 83). Well, what to make of these b/w photographs? It is easy to say that they will not appeal to everyone. In fact, an element of viewers might find dead mice, a snake sucking a person's finger or dead fish and fish heads repulsive. It is true that much of the subject matter has grotesque overtones, but more often than not there is also humor and/or irony that take the edge off. And there are several aspects to each composition; most are complex with layers of nuance from symbols to graffiti. No price list available. Until 10th December. https://reflexamsterdam.com/ 
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"foam" (Keizersgracht 609) opened two new exhibition on the 15th December. Joel Sternfeld (USofA) does America. He hopped into a VW van back in the 70s and set off to see the country and photograph its people. He did for the continental USofA what Walker Evens did for Appalachia. But unlike Evans who shot only in b/w Sternfeld did it in glorious color. Up until the 70s American museums and galleries shun color photography; he helped to change that bias. There are a 10 series in the exhibition with a total of 120 reflecting an overview of 30 years of his work. And take it from an American, the photos could not be more representative of the people---from the common man to the elite---and the landscape---from their homes to the roadside diners. 

Also, Sara-Leno Maierhofer opened in the upstair's library. The title is "Dear Clark" and "Clark" is Christina Karl Gerhartsreiter aka Clark Rockefeller. He led a life that was a lie. Maierhofer's approach to tell his story from an artist point of view was rejected by the man. So she set out to do it another way through newspaper articles, official documentation, found photographs, videos and her own photography. But even more importantly, Maierhofer said that her "aim was to unmask photography as a lie in itself." The show, iotself, consist of 64 pieces and one object (of the latter I could not see its relevancy) and it is divided into six categories like "The Promise," "The Lie," "The Reflection," etc. As to photographs styles there is a little of everything. Overall, it is all visually interesting, but would have been more so had there been liner notes next to each piece. A one sentence description would have sufficed. There is a small booklet, but that doesn't help. Pity. https://bit.ly/2Lavlwl 
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Galerie Clement (Prinsengracht 843) has a small group show for three artists. Toon Berghahn work is representational but that's not what it is all about nor what is emphasized. He focuses on geometric/abstraction. Sure it's a gallery space that you see but what stands out are the squares, rectangles and linear aspects of the room. Judicious use of colors and good composition (28x40 cms., mixed media @ 800 euro; 190x122 cms., acrylic on canvas @ 3,800 euro.)....Gijs van Nooort does minimalistic and nearly monochromatic geometric/abstraction watercolors. Many look like wood pallets but what gets your attention is the perspective he views them from (24x31 cms., w/c @ 475; 125x190 cms,., oil @ 3,750 euro.)...Gerard Höweler is a sculpture working in stone and marble. He creates unique forms and designs. Often, what sets off a piece is the contrast between the polished part and the raw stone. A simple stere standing about one meter high turns almost into a puzzle-like object because of the ways he cuts into the stone. https://bit.ly/2J3VcnE 
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VERVERS modern and contemporary art gallery (Hazenstraat 54) exhibition is dominated by Jeroen Blok by the number of works he hangs. Basically, he is a conceptualist and within that classification the subject matter ranges from deers to bunny rabbits and geometric abstraction. The works featuring "deers" is a multilayer representation. That is, the technique includes mixed media and typography. The geometric abstract work is as much studies in b/w and shades of gray. (2x25x25 cms., mixed media @ 500 euro; 70x100 cms., mixed media @ 1,500 euro.)..Anne van Eck does bronze sculpture pieces. The subject matter looks like otters or small weasels like animals. She focuses on their heads, Lager works resemble rabbits but in a conceptual manner. Another piece defines two people.There is a rawness in her sculpting style that gives the work an endearing quality. (Bronze, All in an edition of three, 425 to 5,400 euro.) Until 3rd December. https://bit.ly/2mkqkqc 
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Galerie R&R (Reuten) (Prinsengracht 534) has a hairy show! Literally. Seven artists show work that's technique ranges from prints to bronze with everything in between. So what's so "hairy?" Well, that's the theme. Lynne Leegte is back with her bronze pieces that play with hair In whimsical ways....Petra Morenzi does chalk drawings...Willy Looyen makes photographs and drawings in ways that are sometime surrealistic. Again, the styles range from fun to geometric abstraction and everything in between. Price range from 90 euro (100x70 cms., ed. 100, print to 6,500 euro for an alabaster sculpture. Until 10th December. https://www.reutengalerie.com/ 
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Hendrik Kerstens is back at Galerie Rademakers (Prinsengracht 570) with photographs that emulate both the posing and lighting of the 17th Dutch masters, But, from time to time, he interjects elements of humor like the lady with dressed in black wearing a "wreath" of beer cans painted black. An interesting note is that the photos use the same model from an age of about six to 23 years old. It is the artist's daughter, Nice way to keep a family photo album. (The prices are progressive. That is, the edition is six and # 1 sells for 3,200 and #6 for 5,000 euro. in the size of 62.5x50 cms.,. The same photo is available at 150x120 cms., at #1 for 6,900 euro; # 6 @ 12,000 euro.) Until 23rd December. https://bit.ly/2JvtSz2 
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Art Stable (Fokke Simonszstraat 73) is hanging the work of Agnus Gastmans (1939-2010). It is a retrospective show of works from 1980-2000. She was a conceptualist with concepts that ranged from simple ideas to geometric abstraction. Of the latter, there are references to the Op Art school of the 60s. She favored earth colors and b/w with shades of gray. The show has closed, but the gallery represents the artist's estate therefore works are available for seeing. Princes range from 200 euro to 1,500 euro. Open Thurs-Sun; 12-19:00. https://bit.ly/2Lso1vi 
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At RudolfV (Kerkstraat 427) Willem Schouten is refreshing to the eye because his technique and style you can't really identify. All the work is mixed media; and all is representational though ni a very vague way both in color and contrast. There is a raised surface which gives each piece an added dimension. He draws, prints and uses Chinese rice paper along with the canvas. (900-3,500)...Marco van Middelkoop shots unusual photographs. They are "landscape" photos but not from the perspective you would expect; he captures the imagery at altitudes of 5,000+ meters. He is judicious in his selection and because of this some appear to be geometric abstraction of reality. Cool! Actually, that is the best way to view his work, as abstractions. (750-2,700 euro)...Ni-el [sic] does nude sculptor work in wood. They are both monumental because of their simplicity and size (up to 150 cms.). Some are set-off by the delicate grain lines of the wood. Very nice. (3,000-17,500 euro)...Kariin Buchholtz paints figurative representational city scenes of Paris and London. She then copies them on canvas. Good colors. (475-795 euro)...Karin Besser makes construction pieces that are representational figurative. She adds a painting and/or print and sometimes makes it a portrait. She adds well used wood from old window frames and door jambs and old locks. (950-1,500 euro). Closed 26th November.

But the new show, which opened the 3rd of December, is available for your viewing. Rogeir Oversteegen has an unusual style that meanders between representational to geometric abstraction. The imagery is of the interiors and exteriors of buildings and structures with monumental qualities...Wil Blokland does ceramic porcelain work which is both simple and monumental, as well as, elegant in design. (275-600 euro)...Marja Vink makes lines drawings that while representational are also static, quick and with sure strokes...Louis Honée is a photographer of children and the work could be classified as "portraits" but each has an individual setting and the subject is not posed in a traditional way. Every photo has a different perspective and/or emphasis. (350-500 euro)...Marja Pleoger paints city scenes but that's not rally relevant to what you see. IT is her style that gets your attention and holds it. There isn't much color; the paintings are dark, but the geometric abstraction and perspectives is the point. (395-1,295)...At the opening, the galleriest opening speech rally knocked 3D out; but you had to be there to appreciate that meaning. Until 14th January. https://bit.ly/2mdb7ay 
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Tidak Takut (Indonesian) is not only just 20 years old, but still at an art academy. His paintings, on exhibition at Willem Kerseboom Gallery (new address: Hazenstraat 11) are very colorful, filled with symbols, typography and there is a figurative element as well. And that's where it gets interesting. The figures are a collection of super hero's, TV characters and comic figures. Think Batman. Takut portrays them as equals to the everyman. There are messages attached. A woman---pictured smoking a cigarette---has a type face reading, "Mom help me...Stop...smoking..." Actually all the paintings on view are a series and can be purchased as such---they are hung as dip-tychs---or separately. https://bit.ly/2zLE86v 
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I don't enjoy reviewing exhibitions at WALLS (Prinsengracht 737) but that's only because there is too much to write with group shows of more than 15 artists. However, I do enjoy the shows. It is a gallery where the artist pay to show; they buy the wall space by the meter. But don't let that scare you because more often than not there are seven, eight, nine, ten or more artists that would qualify for a solo exhibition at the best of Amsterdam galleries. Hey, folks, in Holland the competition is stiff! Generally I describe 10 or more artists. This show I won't describe any because there are too many worthy of mention. Expects lots of drawings. Please check it out, it is worth the trip. Prices start at 100 euro (an original drawing). https://bit.ly/2LRAexM 
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Gerhasrd Hofland (Bilderdijkstraat 165) shows the large ceramic heads, by Johan Tahon, that have little to do with reality, But they are monumental kinda like what you see on Easter Island....Thom Puckey shows almost life size nudes sculpt from marble. One is dramatic---if not provocative---in the fact that a woman---with a Nazi military hat---is firing a Luger. Impressive...Michael Kirkham is back with his representational figurative paintings with his own unique style which is a mix of real;ism and expressionism if you can picture such a combination. Until 10th December. http://gerhardhofland.com/en/ 
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Looking for unusual conceptual work? Look no further than the current show at TORCH (Lauriergracht 94). Eldon Garnet translated the philosopher Kant, the Baby Boomer generation and other "items" from the news into bronze signs. He quotes Marilyn Monroe and Warhol, but then "subtitles" some words with "art." Here are some examples: "When money talks no one notices its grammar" and it becomes "When money art talks everyone notices its grammar." Plus: "I have my dead friends." "Hell matters." "Sorry I will always be sorry." there are 58 pieces on display an each in an edition of five; 1,000 to 1,400 euro. Until 24th December. https://bit.ly/2L7qYSK 
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At TEN HAAF PROJECTS (Laurierstraat 248) is a solo exhibition for Habima Fuchs who makes drawings that could be inspired in style by the miniatures found in the Koran. But he has a more naive quality in his approach. There is also a minimalism in them that give these ink drawings a spontaneity. Also, there are ceramic pieces and he seems to have fun in making them. A couple look like aliens; one resembles a large wild cat; another is sort of a surrealistic piece. Until 17th December. https://bit.ly/2ux13gg 
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PS (NB: Madurastraat 72) shows the work of Ruth Campau (Denmark) who uses mirrors. No, she's not an illusionist. She cuts acrylic mirrors into several geometric configurations, partially paints on the surface then rearranges the sections into complex shapes. The results is often dramatic. But, hey, come to house moving time...Well, 3D presented her with the problem and she replied "No problemo!" Each piece has been attached to a backing and makes it easy. (34x55 cms., acrylic on acrylic board, mirror acrylic, radiant acrylic @ 1,200 euro; 224x342 cms., @ 10,000 euro.) Until 29th January. https://bit.ly/2uiHcCb 
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There is a new name for Serieuze Zaken Studioos---3D applauds the change; it was such a mouthful---and it's "Meneer Malasch" (NB: Postjesweg 2). The current show is titled "The War On Drag's" and is curated by Martin C de Waal. Nine artists are showing in this exhibition which is based on "a true story" what ever that means. Expect a little of everything from conceptual sculpture work (Silvia B) like her black chimp, holding a black top hat and extracting a black bunny rabbit from it to a panoramic wall painting. The photographic subject matter ranges from body builders to portraits. And there is kitsch under glass. Oil paints and stitched canvases round out the imagery and techniques. Good group show. (450 to 9,200 euro; but there is a CD, by Richenel, "Artist in Exile," priced at 9.99 euro. Seven red dots at opening. Until 29th January. https://bit.ly/2PDOysT 
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VERVERS modern & contemporary art gallery (Hazenstraat 54) presents a group show centered on the theme of "Landscape." But that description could not be more misleading because these landscapes are expressed in a variety of styles beginning with conceptual to abstract to expressionistic and includes photography. There is certainly something for everyone. (600 to 7,000 euro). Until 7th January. https://bit.ly/2mkqkqc 
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Tala Madani is an Arab and she hangs 25 drawings at SMBA (Rozenstraat 59) and nearly all are w/c on paper. There is a comic strip element to her work both in style and sometimes because of the humor. Several pieces play with b/w contrast and within different, if not unusual, forms. There is a blackout room in which you can see three animated film works. The main one has a beautiful expressionistic composition as its background and the focal point is an animated character doing a dance performance ala Michael Jackson. Nice. Until 5th February. https://bit.ly/1uSN1xM 
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Takako Higashihata (Japan) presents "Moon River" at De Witte Voet (Kerkstraat 135). This is an unusual show for a gallery that specializes in ceramics because the artist is more than a modler of clay. In fact, she is a conceptualist who---at times---uses the ceramic technique to enhance her concepts. The one clay piece on show is about a meter high and was done in sport the week prior to the shows opening. It is also the center of an installation. I use the term because a projector projects a moving image on the pot. She says her work is mainly concerned with repetition. A table based installation is said to reflect this with its collection of ceramic plates and saucers held together in a weave of celluloid tape. Tow wall installations must speak for themselves. And both are completely different from the other. Until 24th December. https://bit.ly/2NSLxnD 
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New Jewelry is always featured at Galerie Rob Koudijs (Elandsgracht 12) and 3D says it over and over, new jewelry design is hard to describe. This duo show is no exception. Benedikt Fisher does brooches that are over sized. But after that, any description is superfluous. It is kitschy both in design and material, but it is also conceptual and busy. The gallery holder says, "It is a statement of 'Life and Death.'" Hmmmm, but, Okay. (850 to 900 euro). ...Also there is the work of Nhat-Vu Dang and it could not be more different in every way: he works with cardboard and with very simple geometric designs. Some have a color added and another dimension like a pop-up section. 3D thought using cardboard was unique but Koudijs assured me that it had been done 30 years ago, but differently, (475-900 euro). Until 14th January. https://bit.ly/2LtDmQm 
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BORZO (Keizersgracht 516) is showing once again the sculptured bronzes by Waldemar Otto. He is a master of simplicity when it comes to the human form; much like Henry Moore. There are a few pieces with surrealistic elements to their design. (22 cms., high bronze, Ed. 12/12 @ 2,100 euro; 109 cms., high, bronze, Ed. 6/6 @ 22,000 euro.) In addition to the sculpture work are several pieces hanging form the wall. there are couple of works by Ossip Zadkine (1890-1969) which are mixed media, pastel or watercolor. Also a few Jan Schoonhovens and a very representational Joseph Cornell (American) who made shadow boxes. https://bit.ly/2maQxaC 
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Alexander-Willem van den Worm is at Galerie Vriend van Bavink (Geldersekade 58) with work that has a cross over style that reflects the Renaissance and comic strip art. Simple lines but poses and representations that are classical and sometimes bring to mind the work of Botticelli. Then there is the provocative that is expressed religiously, erotically and politically. All together in one drawings. Wow!!! Certainly not for every one's taste. the show's title probably says it best, "Saints, Sinners, Sex and Religion." (21x15 cms./, ink on paper @ 250 euro; 48x70 cms., acrylic on paper @ 700 euro; 225x140 cms., acrylic on paper @ 2,100 euro.) Until 31st December. http://www.vriendvanbavink.nl/ 
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There is a very good group show at Galerie BMB (Kerkstraat 127). About 15 artists and most have had a show at the gallery. There's is truly something for everyone when it comes to styles. But what got 3D's attention were the prices. I will single out works that are really price attractive. Marijke Vijfhuixen does Pop School Warhol type etching on fabric (15x15 cms.,) @ 95 euro; Dorien Plaat does miniatures and caricature-like portraits (18x13 cms.,) @ 195 euro; and Yvon Trossél works in glass and makes kitschy sculptured pieces and does it beautifully @ 145 euro. Until 4th February. https://bit.ly/2nu6PMr
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...Its been 35 years since Galerie RA opened its doors for the first time...Time flies when you're having fun. And when you specialize in "new jewelry" you have amble opportunity to have fun. So if you are in to jewelry---new or traditional---or just design, don't miss this exhibition. It is an understatement to say that there is something for everyone. This gallery introduced the concept of "new jewelry" to Amsterdam and continues to redefine the term. New jewelry means using nontraditional materials like wood, plastic, epoxy, fabric, glass, photographs, etc, etc etc. As to design? Well, often the design goes beyond your imagination. What to see! You like rings? They come in glass, plastic, gold, silver, stainless steel and with or without precious stones. Brooches? Every size and description and in a price range that even the frugal buyer will find hard to resist. And let's not forget necklaces; from the serious to the fun. Also available is a book/catalog titled "RA Presents," at 25 euro. https://bit.ly/2NpE3Io 
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3D apologizes---once again---for these now infrequent reports on the Amsterdam Art scene. But, again, same problem and that is lack of access to the Internet. Anyway, if you have been reading this newsletter for the last seven years then you already know what are the main and important Amsterdam' galleries and the ones that comply to your taste of style. And as has been my constant reminder, request and or threat is that you MUST buy something. The more often you do so, the better. Now is a perfect time since this is the season for giving a special gift to someone(s) you love. Art is a present that reminds the person receiving this special gift of that love for years to come. And, if you have read this latest posting of the 3D List, there are several galleries offering works of art that anyone can afford. With that said, 3D wished you HAPPPPPPY HOLIDAYS.

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