Going back in time: Daniel Gould’s 3D List, Art in Amsterdam #62

The 3D List is back for the 8th year of reporting on the Amsterdam Art Season. One thing I am sure of is that I will see much that I like and admire...But that's the nature of art. What can we expect in the coming year? Well, follow The List through the year and you'll know.  

The last 3D List, of the 2011-2012, season featured an editorial against austerity. One attack that was made was against the increase to 21% of the BTW tax. Only days after posting, it was announced that the parliament had rescinded the increase and returned it back to the 6% figure. Fantastic!!! Definitely a move that will not further discourage art acquisitions.  

Then, The List pointed to the new elections to be held in September...And the results are in. The good news is that Labor (PvdA) garnered 39 seats and up from 30; the bad news is that Mark-the-Shark and his party, the VVD, increased their numbers from 31 to 41; and Wilders might be history. His party's number of seats decreased from 24 to 15; but he is still a player. I think what we might have is a stalemate. It will be interesting to see what parties form the governing coalition in the end. So, we'll have to wait with fingers crossed. Of course, the last parliament's austerity package has already taken its toll by forcing several institutions of merge or close their doors. The mergers were last ditch efforts to save what had been built over the last 20 or 30 or 40 years like The Netherlands Institute for Video Art (nee: Monte Video). But while it will continue, it will be sharing staff with Smart Project Space which means people have been made redundant. Hey, it's called the domino effect.  

What it all comes down to is that you, the art buying public, must do your thing. Buying art has so many rewards. It broadens your perspective of reality and the world we live in. And it is akin to buying a lottery ticket where you have a chance of reaping a financial reward some day...And your odds are better than those of any lottery.  

3D will continue to tempt you into Amsterdam's galleries and to open your pocket books---you know, the one with all the moths in it---and to buy, Buy, BUY...And then to BUY some more.
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INDEX;  

Bits & Pieces:  

Museum Review;  

What You Have Missed:  

 

BITS & PIECES:  

3D loves comic strips and they often convey wisdom not found in the academic tomes. This from the summer reading: Calvin [Casper] & Hobbes. Calvin: "Fine art is dead, Hobbes, no body understands it. Nobody likes it. Nobody sees it. It's irrelevant in today's culture...If you want to influence people, POPULAR art is the way to go. Mass market. Commercial art is the future....Besides, it's only a way to make serious money and that's what's important about being an artist." Hobbes: "So what kind of sculpture are making?" Calvin: "Please, It's not 'sculpture' it's collectible figurines." And...So it goes, As Kurt Vonnegut would say...And welcome to the new Amsterdam Art Season 2012-2013.
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...And more on matters of ART...A flyer for "The 3rd FORMER WEST Research Congress" quotes theorist and curator Irit Rogoff as asking: "'What on earth do they mean when they say art?" Admittedly, a question that is as difficult as it is intriguing. It seems to be a critical one to not only propose, but to try an answer at this moment in history when the hegemonic formations of the last 20-odd years are being dismantled." You can learn more by attending FORMER WEST: PART TWO, Beyond What Was Contemporary Art, continued," on the 29th September at the Utrecht School of the Arts. The language is English, admission 15 euro which includes lunch and coffee---students, 7.50 euro. More info at: www.formerwest.org 
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Arti et Amicitiae (Rokin 112) began the new season with its traditional offering of works by members. Needless to day, it is a mix bags of styles and techniques and thus it is impossible to review...But you can be sure that there will be something you'll like. But this year there is a silent "editorial." In one gallery, there is one complete wall devoid of any work of art; and in the other large gallery, one wall is two thirds empty. What's this all about? It is a visual way of stating the fact that the volume of art production, by artist, has decreased. Decreased because artist are now working other jobs, full or part-time. The subsidies have been greatly reduced and others who depend on the "industry" have lost their jobs. It is like radioactive fallout in that it affects everyone who is culturally involved no matter if it is on a commercial level or as a foundation or organization.
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NIMk (nee: Monte Video)  and Smart Project Space will be absorbed into a new organization called New Art Space Amsterdam (NASA) as of this month.
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Tips and tricks of making wood cuts will be divulged by Wendelien Schöfeld in a Masterclass which is offered in two parts: Part 1: 16th September & Part 2: 23rd September, both from 10-17:00. 3D has been admiring Schöfeld works for over 20 years. Contact for more info: info@amsterdamsgrafischatelier.nl or phone: (020)62.52.186.
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The Stedelijk Museum along with four other museums "have launched the new website www.arttube.nl which will be a collective video channel for art and design in the Netherlands and Belgium. ARTtube features programs of high quality, largely produced by the museums themselves based on each institutions' specialities..." It includes, as an example, interviews as well as behind the scenes views of exhibition' installations or restoration of art works.
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UNSEEN "is an international photographic fair focused  on undiscovered photographic talent and unseen work by established artists." It will be held at the Westergasfabriek from the 19th to 23rd of September. It is sponsored by "foam" and Platform A. More info at: https://bit.ly/2vIVT3w
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"An Art Fair for Original Works on Paper is the title for "Amsterdam Drawing 2012," first edition. It will be from the 19th to the 23rd of September at NDSM-laan (Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 41 A/B). It is the space used by the Nieuw Dakota and the former space for MOTIVE GALLERY and now occupied by VOUS ETES ICI. Eighteen galleries will participate. More info at: https://bit.ly/2wFSa55 
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AKINCI and IMES will have a round table discussion on the project "Wings of  Migrants." The latter "is a video installation which investigates...the dynamic interaction between representatives of Russian ethno-national elite and migrants from Central Asia employed in the construction world. @ AKINCI (Lijnbaansgract 317), 27th September, 18:30 to 22:00.
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Foundation Custodia, in Paris, has established an e-newsletter. The foundation "is a unique, accessible and still growing art collection, created by the extraordinary Dutch collection Fris Lugt. It consists of over 100,000 works of art: drawings, prints, artists' letters and paintings." More info at: www.fondationcustodia.fr.
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The 2nd annual Frame-Moooi Award committee is now accepting new designs for their 25,000 euro grand prize. It is open to interior and product designers, architects and creative people. It will reward the "best custom-created lamp or furnishing that has been designed for a specific interior." More info at: www.framemoooi.com.
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...And more prize money is being offered by the 7th International Arte Laguna Prize, based in Venice and "dedicated to contemporary visual art [and] is open to artist with no limits of age or nationality is offering a competition for painting, sculpture and installation, photography, video art and performance plus virtual art." Total prize money is 170,000 euro. More info at: www,artelagunaprize.com 
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You're a gallery owner and you need help with your administration...Check this out: artbutler offers "the software solution for the art market." They turned 10 this July. The site "helps you to optimize efficiency and productivity...[for] organizing art fairs...info on sales, etc..." More info at: www.artbutler.com.
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3D has just completed a year plus of e-mail correspondents with two friends; one from grade school and the other from university. The subject matter was: God. I am now editing the dialogs and sometime in the next six months or so it will be available as an EBook. Is there a God or isn't there a God? That is the question. In a recent issue of The New Scientist (9th June, 2012) I saw this comment: "People with autism appear less likely to believe in God...One of the hallmarks of autism is a reduced ability to infer what other people are thinking." In other words, is the existence on God merely peer brainwashing? So many people saying they believe that, ergo, it must be fact?
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A few days ago, a reader turned me on to an interesting site: TED. People are invited to submit a video on topics ranging across the intellectual map.You get your fifteen minutes of fame and a soap box to expound it from. https://blog.ted.com/ 
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"Are you an entertainer looking for a place to perform?" The new Starbucks' location at the Rembrandtplein, next to the AJAX shop,  will give you an opportunity. This is a concept store that seats about 100 people; they are trying out new ideas. So here is your chance to become a star at Starbucks. More info at: JBol@Starbucks.com 
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MacBike---the expensive bike rental group---has a big sign at the their Waterlooplein location which reads: "Brains Travel on Bikes." Yeah, 3D agrees with that but would add that "brains" should also travel on two feet...If you know what I mean.
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It says: "Art at the cutting edge: confrontational and challenging, inspiring and moving." What's this all about? An auction of artist that are showing at "The Independent Art Fair." From 20th to 23rd September will preview the works to be offered.. The works go under the hammer on the 23rd at 15:00. More info at: https://bit.ly/2L488Lu 
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...And what has Laser 3.14 been jawing about lately..."Reconfirmation of the gap." Huh? (Laurierstraat 188) and "We the people. Blah, Blah, Blah." Now this is spot-on especially considering it is election time...Laser has been reading a little about the history of WWII or so it would seem. He has penned this, "Shiny, Shiny Bismark, Going Down." The Bismark was the Nazi's super big battleship, but was sunk on its shakedown cruise by the British Navy (Kloveniersburgwal 105).
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Pedaling down the Centuurbaan the other day I noticed what through the window looked like an art gallery. 3D stopped to check it out. My to my surprise I discovered that the shop, "any image," had been there for five years; and it isn't an art gallery by a copy shop that transfers photographic or painted images onto canvas or paper. What they claim to do that's unique is to advise you on the variations of the imagery that is possible. There is one "painting"---anyway, it looked like a copy of a painting---of a group scene at a race track (c.1955). I was told that each person had been photographed separately and then each photo was arranged  as a montage, There are two versions and each is slightly different from the other. Here are the prices per square meter: Canvas @ 100 euro; Dibond 4mm @ 225 euro; Forex 3mm @ 125 euro; Paper @ 50 euro; and there other other materials available. Centuurbaan 161. www.anyimage.nl 
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...And more from "any image" is this take-away which is half the size of a name card and printed on canvas, it reads: Life Is Short; Break The Rules; Forgive Quickly: Kiss Slowly; Love Truly; Laugh Uncontrollable; And Never Regret Anything That Made You Smile." Amen to all of that!!!
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Question of the week...What Amsterdam gallery will soon have a gallery location on three different continents? About two or so years ago, Galllery Witzenhuisen opened a gallery in the Chelsea section of Manhattan (NYC). In just a few months, it will open a third gallery In Bogota, Columbia. Hmmm...I have heard that if they don't like the art there they shot first and ask for an explanation later....
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Gosh...What you miss when you don't go...This summer was, admittedly, more slow than past years for the Amsterdam art off-season, however there is always something happening and often surprises. The best surprise was an exhibition at WALLS (Prinsengracht 737)  for the photographer Sander Dekker. The invite had this teaser: "There would be a 55 hour countdown..." For what? A rocket launching? It went on to say, "When the end is approaching and rumors and speculation doing their work, the gallery will slowly fill up with people that will be surprised with an 'happy ending.' See you there?" Well, 3D read this after the fact. I had viewed the work which consisted, among other subject matter, of the reinvention of the pin-up photographs of the 40s and 50s. Perhaps these were a bit more provocative with risque touches not generally closely associated with the original genré, and just as attention getting as well as titillating. Most examples were portraits in both b/w and color. Excellent lighting and poising that was natural to contrived and elaborate. But, I digress...I was sitting outside the gallery, and in the sun, when I noticed the movement of smokers back into the gallery. This aroused my curiosity...so, I followed. Every person, and without exception, was standing along one of the walls with their hands raised and all were looking at a digital clock doing a countdown. When 00:00 was reached, everyone began grabbing a framed photo from the wall. I put two and two together and realized that all the works were free for the taking. Alas, I was not close enough to a wall and had nothing to show. Then I spotted the person standing before me and holding two photos. I said, "Hey, you can't do that! One to a customer." He looked at me, looked at the two works and sort of moved one towards me and I accepted. It was serendipity; I liked what I got. It doesn't get any better!!! www.mynameissanderdekker.com and https://bit.ly/2LRAexM 
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Did you hear about the poster which featured a "nude painting" that was hanging at the Edinburgh airport but was removed after some travelers complained? The portrait was "Nude Woman in a Red Armchair," by the one and only Picasso. John Leighton, the former director of the Van Gogh, and now the director of the National Galleries of Scotland, said, "It is obviously bizarre that all kinds of images of women in various stages of dress and undress can be used in contemporary advertising without comment, but somehow a painted nude by one of the world's most famous artists is found to be disturbing and has to be removed." Well, a representative of the airport said that they had got the message..both messages, "The initial decision was a reaction to passenger feedback, which we do always take seriously. However, on reflection we are more than happy to display the image in the terminal and we'd like to apologize, particularly to the exhibition organizers, for the confusion." Well, that's a relief. It reminds me of an article I read 40 years ago about an episode for the English series "The Avengers." A person in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada), had written a letter to the local newspaper that she was disgusted with the "blatant display of nudity" on a recent installment of the series. She said, it was about an invisible man and obviously if he was invisible he was naked. Huh?
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This was on my youngest daughters FACEBOOK page. Two lovers are quarrelling. BOY: "Bitch!" GIRL: "I've been called worse!" BOY: "Oh, really, like what?" GIRL: "Like your girlfriend." Sounds like a retort by George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde.
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I introduce What You Have Missed by referring to the first art weekend as what I call Crazy Saturday. This year it was on the 8th of September with 25 or more openings...Crazy...But, get this, Crazy Saturday will come twice this year...Sorta. There will be over a three day period (30th Nov to 2nd Dec) something called "Capital A presents: Amsterdam Art Weekend." It is in collaboration with the RijksakademieOPEN2012 and, aside from 25 Amsterdam' galleries, the Stedelijk, De Ateliers, De Appel and Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht will participate. More info at: www.capitala.nl 
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MUSEUM REVIEW: Hermitage Amsterdam  

3D closed the final list for the 2011-2012 Art Season with this notation: The new exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam is titled "sensation & inspiration---impressionism" and I said, at the time, it was an important show. Now I'll walk you through and explain why it is important.  

First of all, the title is a misnomer in a sense. While you will indeed see Impressionistic masterpieces there are not all that many; the overwhelming majority of works are NOT impressionistic. What they are is what I would refer to as a road map to what would become Impressionism. How did 19th French artist get to that point of development? Anyone interested in Impressionism knows the story of how these artist, with a new style, had their work rejected, in 1863, by the Paris of the Salons which was an official state sponsored yearly exhibition; and the Académie des Beaux-Arts was the jury on what was art. A roar of protest was somewhat satisfied when Emperor Napoleon III stepped into the picture. The Salon des Refusé was formed. However, this didn't calm the waters much since many artists considered  that it would focus them as being "outcast" and would be a poor career move.  

And it would be a more than a few decades before there was a generally acceptance of the new young rogues. Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), both a painter and collector, on his death, had bequeathed works by his follow impressionist to the state of France. Well, that provoked a donny-brook; of the 69 works offered 29 were returned with a note saying "no thank you." Jean-Léon Gérome wrote "We are living in a century of decay and imbecility. The level of the whole of society is sinking without trace...When the state accepts this sort of muck you know we are in the grip of a terrible moral decline." The first "official" showing of the Impressionist was at the newly formed Musée du Luxembourgh which was formed by France as being the place for "modern work," and that was in 1894.  

The best way to absorb this exhibition is to begin with the main gallery of the museum and view the large works hanging there. It is a mix of styles but Impressionism does play the major part. Next, are the small galleries located on the mezzanine which overlooks the main gallery. What you will see are "the impressionist 'antipodes'---the Salon artists, Romantics, historical narrative painters, Orientalists, the Barbizon school and so on." Finally, go back to the main gallery and see how it all eventually came together.  

Some of the first works you will notice are by Ferdinand-Eugene-Victor Delacroix and Jean-Paul Laurents with traditional and accepted 19th French art. Then, this is followed by François-Cladius Compte-Calix who was a "masterful painter of fabrics and an expert on fashion." You will appreciate this observation as you view two large full body portrait paintings each featuring two eloquently dressed ladies in traditional poses and backgrounds. There are several beautiful works of marble like Prosper d'Epinay's Bacchante (1866) and Sappho (c1887); and the bronze by Alexandre Falguiére titled "Victor in the Cock Fight" is a magnificent example of the art of sculpture. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse's Abduction is a complicated study of the human form and that of a horse. There are little known artists like Ferdinand Roybet who specialized in painting "dogs and pages;" and Ary Scheffer, a Dutch artist from Dordrecht, who exhibited in the 1831 Salon. Van Gogh was a fan of his.  

Claude Monet's Woman in the Garden (1867) introduces the beginning of Impressionism as seen in this show. A critic at the time described his Impression Sunrise as "unfinished" and indeed "Woman..." does have both a sketchy and unfinished look though this does not diminish it in anyway. There are a total of five works by the artist.  

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Portrait of the Actress Jeanne Samary is an outstanding work by the artist. It was painted in 1878 and is one of 12 works, in oil and pastel, that Renoir would execute between 1877 and 1880 of the actress. It can be defined as a masterpiece from several perspectives, but the most convincing one is just standing in front of it. It conveys not only a very attractive young woman but one who is the essence of life and emotion. Then there is Auguste Rodin's marble work Eternal Spring. Great combination.  

But it is in the mezzanine galleries where you will learn the history of movements in French art that would culminate with the Impressionist. The Salon Art was done in the studio under artificial light, but the Barbizon School took their easel outside to paint; it would become known as plein air painting. Before, an artist would make several pencil sketches and maybe a watercolor or pastel, in nature, but the painting was done at the studio. The Impressionist were inspired by plein air and "found that daylight made colors brighter." Working at an easel, under a blue sky, gave more immediacy and emotion to the colors; they came alive and vibrated. But it also meant that "Artists needed to paint rapidly and employ loose strokes if they wished to capture the moment."  

Perhaps Paul Cézanne said it all when he uttered,"I shall astonish Paris with an apple." He sure did as well as the rest of the world and art history. 

P.S. Don't miss the exhibition of childrens' art----shadow like boxes---that line the wall just outside of the book store/gift shop. They have made cardboard reproduction of interior scenes of traditional Dutch homes. Colorful, imaginative and several that are skilled.  

Until 13th January. Please note that from 29th September to 25th April 2012, The Van Gogh Museum will occupy the other grand gallery of the Hermitage.  

 

CATALOG REVIEW 

It almost goes without saying that the catalogs published by the Hermitage Amsterdam are outstanding from every perspective: editorially, layout, reproduction and with quality binding---they hold up to repeated viewing. For the most part, "sensation & inspiration---impressionism" is no exception. Once you have seen the exhibition and made use of the catalog your knowledge of this important and seminal movement in art will be greatly improved. It is a short course in the movement and how it came about. Each artist in the exhibition has at least two pages; on one page is background material on the artist and the work that you see will see reproduced is on the opposite page. Claude Monet has fifteen pages of editorial with 12 reproductions of his work; Paul Gauguin has 13 pages and Renoir a total of 21. 

And speaking of Renoir, you have seen the portrait of Jeanne Samary now read her biography. It is an interesting, if short, overview of this beautiful young lady who took Paris and its theater world by storm at the age of 18 when she appeared in Tartuffe by Molliér. There are two pages of editorial and two images of her. Ironically, Renoir rarely saw her on stage though he represented her in 12 works, he is quoted as saying, "I don't like the way they act in the Théatre Français." I have one negative comment about the short bio. I note that she lived from 1857-1890, a total of 33 years, however the bio gives us no indication for her early death. 

At the back of the catalog is an alphabetical list of artist in the exhibition which has a short biographical notes and list the works by them in the show. A valuable aid for future reference. However, what is missing is an index. It would have been useful. 

impressionism: sensation & inspiration, the catalog is 280 pages in Dutch or English @ 29,95 euro. ISBN/EAN: 9789078653325 (Eng) and ISBN/EAN: 9789078653318 (Dutch)  

 

 WHAT YOU HAVE MISSED...Hey, there's still time...but, hurry:  

...It's off to the races...Fortunately, not all galleries had their opening on Crazy Saturday (8th September); some began the new season of Saturday the 1st of September. 3D mentions this as the explanation as to why you will not see reviews for ALL the galleries that opened on that crazy day. I do the tour by the time of the opening and the location; this allows me to do several galleries because of the efficiency factor. Therefore, please don't assume that galleries were excluded because they were not worthy of mention. Nothing could be further from the truth. With that said, the bell has sounded...Hear the hoof beats and the roar of the crowd as we begin another sensational odyssey into the wonders of the Amsterdam Art Scene and Season, 2012-2013...May it be aesthetically rewarding...
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"Galerie bart" (Bloemgracht 2) kicked off the season with an exhibition for Yvonne Lacet titled "Incognito." She is a photographer but that is not readily apparent when you first look at the work; and the subject matter is almost irrelevant. It's the resulting imagery that is of course important. What you see is geometric/abstract configurations: A grid of 100s of squares in a variety of shades of gray, as well as, more traditional geometric forms such as the rectangle merging or converging with squares. One work, and in color, is a collection of pink feathers in flight. She says of her work, "I combine images of urban environments with wisps of memories: the fluttering of flower petal, the shifting of light..." And she does it conceptually. An added item, in a limited edition of 100, is wall paper and one wall is covered with it. (17x23 cms., C-print of aluminium, Ed 10 @ 400 euro; 120x96 cms., C-print on aluminium, Ed. 4, framed @ 2,300 euro.)  Until 6th October. www.galeriebart.nl 
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The photo, at the top of the page, is by Isaac Julien who is showing at Ron Mandos (Prisengracht 282). He is a photographer of exceptional abilities. It is difficult to focus on any one because they all come together in one perfect composition. In this particular show he focuses on China and its people. The photos are extra large (180x240 cms..,)  and while big doesn't necessarily make a photo any better, in this case big does make the photo. A triptych of a Chinese woman in white----with attached puppet strings---struts against a green background and is, well, dramatic (see above). It measures 180x720 cms.  Don't miss the film which is without dialog but does have a haunting soundtrack of African rhythms and voices. It is about African boat people in route to Sicily. Beautiful shot and edited. (120x110 cms., Endura Ultra Photograph, Ed 6 @ 25,000 euro; 180x240 cms., same technique Ed 6 @ 38,000 euro; 180x720 cms., trip tych, same tech, Ed 6 @ 100,000 euro.)  Until 20th October. www.ronmandos.nl 
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Julie Scheurweghs is showing in a show titled "Accidental on Purpose" at De Brakke Grond (New 45) with her photograph that ranges from portrait work to conceptual. It's an unusual series of photographs. Theme? What theme? This is an erratic and eclectic series of snaps that vary from the banal like the photo of an hand with bandage to a series of used paint sticks, used for mixing, top a grouping of "winner's trophies" to a pile of pillows. But her take is right on and turns the banal and trite into something interesting. 

There is a series of "portraits." I clarify that description because, well, some are straight forward as you would expect from a portrait and others have a touch of humor. A triptych is a good example of the latter. In the first photo we see the lady; the second is a photo taken at the second that a pie hits her face like a big pizza pie---sorry, the latter was a lyric from an old song, by Dean Martin; and the third is one showing the resulting mess. The there are the 35 photos of damaged water glasses and ceramics. A "table clothe" with the image of a man carrying a table is a show stopper...Then there is the portrait of a woman behind a curtain, a real curtain extending from floor to ceiling. The framing is sometimes special. Good work!  

Also showing is Ivo van der Bento who is also a photographer. Since the beginning of the photographic art, in the 19th century, photographers have worked with themes or had a speciality type of style. Nothing has changed. But over the last 20 years or so those themes have become more specific and more unique. Van der Bento illustrates this fact with his emphasis on the pots that hold large plants; the type you see in office building and other public spaces. The plants themselves are nearly all devoid of flowers and some look like they are not all that healthy. Until 30th September. https://bit.ly/1Th5K2k 
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Anne-Marie van Sprang is at Galerie De Witte Voet (Kerkstraat 135)  with iconic figurative work thats design could not be more simple in form. Clean lines with exaggerated poises as well as the figures anatomy. She hangs conceptual b/w  photos which, again, could not be more simple but they are still captivating. There are two works of bone china included and one miniature bronze...Something for everyone. (From 450 euro, Ed 5 to 2,250 euro Ed. 5 and the bronze piece is 750 euro, Ed 10.)  Until 7th October. www.galeriedewittevoet.nl 
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...A few doors down, at SLEWE, is an exhibition for Adam Colton under the title, "Cliffhanger." When you walk into the space you can't help but notice that the long wall to the right is all black much like a black chalk school board, in fact, there are a few white chalk drawings. Colton makes wall sculpture pieces that look like something from a 50s Sci-Fi or Horror B-Movie. The results are forms that defy any meaningful description. When buying wall sculpture work, generally your first thought is how do I mount it on the wall? Just how heavy is it? Surprise, it's not heavy at all. The material is polyurethane foam. Don't miss his drawings. A few are simple conceptual renderings and mysterious. (11x21 cms., mixed-media @ 850 euro; 24x33 cms., marker pencil on paper @ 1,350 euro; (96x60x60 cms., poly urethane foam, polyester paint, glass bubbles @ 11,500 euro.) THREE RED DOTS, Until 6th October. www.slewe.nl  
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ARTACASA (Kerkstraat 411)  hangs the contemporary impressionistic paintings of Roos Schuring. Colors that sometime almost burst from the canvas' surface and there are those that are more subtle in their color representation. However, even the canvases have an assertiveness that emphasizes the landscape, cityscape or beach scene. EIGHT RED DOTS 40 minutes into the opening. Until 14th October. www.artacasa.nl 
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Wij bij Witteveen at Witteveen (Konijnenstraat 16A) got 3D off to a bad start for the new season with an installation---that I find exceedingly difficult to describe. Kid you not! The installation is at the upper level of the rear gallery. The space is filled with a lot of whatnot's. How many objects there are I have no idea but would estimate it is well into the 100s. Many resemble ethnographic works and pieces that you would expect to see at either the Tropen Museum or a fossil museum. There are several reptiles fashioned from paper maché and several "cabinets" made of cardboard and decorated with cutout designs. There is a collection of ceramic pieces that represent people---some erotically coupled---as well as flowers/plants; to surreal renderings et al. An amazing collection of handmade objects...And the artist is: Couzijn van Leeuwen. (75 to 5,800 euro)...Alicja Wesbachowski has a series of collages that emphasize forms but both indirectly and directly by using transparent paper to fuel the illusion. The forms themselves are often ironic and sometimes chaotic though simple. One is in hot pink and another a multicolored orgy of linear design. Nice! (Damn, forgot to check the price list)...Thijs Ebbe Fokkients does schematic drawings of wooden structured objects that stress form and perspective. Some appear to be drawing for some usable purpose, but you can't really put your finger on what. At the center of the space there is a large object consisting of 3.5 meter long wood struts (a large bunch banded together) sitting on four sawhorses; and on both sides there is a photograph with a lit circular neon light. (30x20 cms., Photo, Ed 25 @ 200 euro; Wooden object @ 2,600 euro.)  He had THREE RED DOTS. Until 6th October.
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Dirk Kikstra is at BRANDT (Prinsengract 799) and is a photographer that's style is what 3D describes as "decomposition composition." That is, even when there is a focal point like a pretty lady it is not really emphasized; there is no apparent poising. In other photos the human element is absent. This is were the decomposition becomes more apparent like a fenced-in car park next to some one's house with the rear end of the auto to the left of the composition. And there is humor like the lady smoking a cigarette and blowing out a cloud of smoke and in the background we see an electric power plant spewing toxic smoke from a high chimney stack. (25x35 cms., C-print, Ed 20 @ 600-750 euro; 100x150 cms., C-print, Ed 4 @ 3,500 to 5,000 euro: The pricing is at a sliding scale with Ed # 1 cheaper than the final print in the edition.) Until 7th October.www.galeriebrandt.com 
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Two artists are showing at Kers Gallery (Lindengracht 300). Esther Nienhuis demonstrates the fact that painting is an illusion and she does it convincingly. She paints a landscape as you would see it through through a car window during a heavy rain. Large drops appear so real that you want to take a rag and dry off the surface of the work. (120x100 cms., oil on linen @ 2,400 euro; 110x160 cms., oil on linen @ 2,950 euro.) ...Jonathan Gaarthuis hangs a triptych photo that is extra large measuring at 375x300 cms., and, again, it is an illusion. What is the image? Hey, they are light waves. Huh? Well, check it out. The gallery, for the moment, has another space across the street (#193). Gaarthuis has an object there that takes up half the space and to try and describe it would be futile. It is conceptual, representational---in a way---and monumental. Oh, I forgot to mention, it is also an illusion and a clever one. (Triptych is on Clifordpearl photo appear analog, ED. 1 @ 5,000 euro.) Until 26th September. http://kersgallery.com/ 
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Annemieke Alberts, at Galerie R. Katwijk (Lange Leidsedwarstraat 198) work is enthralling in that it is representational and abstract expressionism as well. She achieves this style by taking chances...lots of them. The chances are from the perspective as well as color choices. It might make you dizzy trying to put one of her compositions into a coherent context but, hey, that's what makes it art dummy! (100x80 oil on canvas @ 2,600 euro; 180x160 oil on canvas @ 4,800 euro.) Until 6th October.www.galerierogerkatwijk.nl 
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Smith&Visser Galerie (Noorderdwarstraat 7) features the work of Ingrid Mol who does ceramic sculptured  heads. But her style is to convey a comic strip like caricature of the subject. Then comes the painting of the heads. Again, the simplicity of the color selection and its arrangement enhances the strip comparison except for the nuances in the flesh tones. Fun work. At the opening the artist was working on three pieces with the assistance of two very young girls. And get this, you can commission her to do a sculptured head of yourself. The cost is only 400 euro; and if you go by the gallery during the course of the show, you get a 25% discount = 300 euro. Voor niks!!! You have until the 29th of September...But you had better hurry! There is also a book "Landing Soon #2" which consist of work she did while doing an artist in residence, in Indonesia. It illustrates her comic strip like drawings and her large objects measuring several meters and installations. Pity not to have seen some of what is pictured. Until 29th September. https://bit.ly/2OVDLt0 
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At RudolfV (Kerkstraat 427)  is a group show for four artist. Judith Heinsohn exhibits two completely different art forms and style: Wash drawings and sculptured work. Her washes are figurative expressionism of the human form in all its complexity. Her use of color is minimal with ochre, brown and shades of gray. The sculpture work is figurative but enlivened with fragments of ceramic broken plates. There is both an element of fun and drama in her work. (70x50 cms., drawings @ 750 euro; sculpture @ 1,600 to 4,700 euro.)...Anton Shirkin paintings are in oil and also in a figurative expressionistic style. Bold brush strokes and nearly undefined imagery. There are artist's jokes like the way he plays with perspectives and proportions. But while the expressionist style is vague the supporting scenery is anything but. The tall grass field, which are at the foreground of the figure, are painted realistically. Nice contrast. (1,800 to 6,000 euro.)...Dave Hanson photography is unusual if only for its simplicity. The subject matter is people fishing which is almost trite except that it captures a nostalgic moment with sepia like coloring. They are in a sense reminiscent of 19th century photos. Very nice! (150x150 cms, photo @ 2,170 euro.)...Ineke Kamops' photography emulates Johannes Vermeer; an especially the light but also in composition. The subject matter is eclectic and ranges from a bed that looks like it could have been from Van Gogh's room in Arles to two old bathtubs (c1900). The subject matter is simple but it has been made dramatic by the b/w contrast. Good work! (30x30 cms., @ 300 euro.) Until 6th October. https://bit.ly/2mdb7ay 
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"Boundless" is a group show of 26 print making artists sponsored by Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier and exhibiting at CBK-Amsterdam (Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71, East-A'dam). If you are a lover of print art this is a not-to-be-missed show. If you think print art is little more than a commercial method of reproduction type art you must see this show. You will view graphics that are "printed" on ceramic shards like Arja Hop's, "Prepared Soil" or on tile like Joney Vedlhuyzen van Zanters four meter high work....There is a conceptual triptych of three large "transparent plastic pillows" each with a colored rectangle titled "Red, Yellow, Blue," by Richard Wearn....Prints on clothe like the unique woman's skirt and contrasting vest/blouse. Landscape prints on canvas with added objects like beads. Very good kitschy feel and by Marieke Bolhuis...Don't miss the "book" which is a unique edition of one by PD Packard. It is a hard-bound accordion book titled "The Human Condition;" each page measures 60x60 cms., and there are a total of 20. The prints are dry point and there is script. A perfect work for the print or book collector.  

A large floor piece of irregular dimension (about 6x5 meters)  is a b/w montage of photographs circa the 1900s. There is even an example from E. Muybridge's "Animal Locomotion."...A work of conceptual redundancy is an installation of 44 free standing objects each with a wooden frame and attached to them is an colored etching. As to the imagery, 3D will leave that as a surprise. It is by Tim Enthoven....A spectacular piece is by Isle Verluijs. It consists of two eight meter long pieces of cloth and three meters high; one is cotton and the other is burlap. They are parallel to the other but separated by a one meter walk-through space. The burlap has silk screened imagery that looks like abstract tree limbs and has attached fabric which is embroidered. The cotton part, which is the front piece, consist of print work and laser etching...And there is more...Lots more. (The price range is 90 euro to 9,500 euro. Something for every pocket book.)  Until 19th October.www.amsterdamsgrafischatelier.nl  

Some comments: 3D was upset when he couldn't find the name tag for the large floor piece. So I sought out someone who could help me. I explained to her the problem and she said, "I am sure the artist name is on the tag." I replied, "I checked it out. Nothing!." We walked over and she pointed to the top line of the tag which read: "Public Space With A Roof (PSWAR)" and said "That's the artist!" "Oh!"...The other comment is that if you have not visited the CBK, in Amsterdam's east, now is a very good time to make the pilgrimage to see the show and to see the space. Outside of the city's museums this is probably the best art space in town. Big open room, with sky lighting and walls made of glass. The restoration work for this late 19th century building could not have been done any better.
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"gallery 9" (Keizersgracht 552)  shows two artists. Michiel Jansen explains his technique as "slate composition." And that could not be more accurate. He layers slate strips in various rectangular forms then he enhances the composition with cobalt blue paint. This he does in various ways. Some works are dramatic and others sedate and all with piazzas. (20x26x7 cms., slate and pigment @ 800 euro; 50x60x7 cms., slate and pigment @ 3,100 euro.)...Ineke van Koningsbruggen does oil or mixed media on large canvases. The style is a mix of expressionism with a linear geometric aspect. Two has lots of color. One painting uses rectangular strips of blue along the side as "bookends" to a multicolored expressionistic center of composition. Another piece has an almost monochromatic white focal point with dark gray borders and for added tension there is a "V" shaped red line indentation on the white surface. Nice! (72x22 cms., mixed-media on paper @ 675 euro; 200x200 cms., oil on canvas @ 9,350 euro.) Until 6th October. https://bit.ly/2O2dGJ6
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ARTTRA (2e Boomdwarsstraat 4) is exhibiting work of Martyn Last. 3D reviewed a recent showing of the artist that was at De Kring. He displayed a hundred plus pieces that were cut in the shape of an old 45 rpm record, hole included. In this show he is back to the circle and of the same size, but the center hole is gone. There are two works to each frame. Each one is a different style of drawing from the linear to the abstract form and in color and/or b/w. The two works in each frame is in direct contrast to the other creating a strong sense of tension. He has hand bound for uniquely designed "book." They measure about 5 x 40 cms., and each of the 10 pages offer horizontal and vertical line drawings. On a table are several stone/metal objects of conceptual design. (Two drawing with frame @ 475 euro; book @ 75 euro.)  Until 15th October. www.arttra.nl 
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Jantien Jongsma does "folklore punk:  Apt title and good work! The show is at "C&H art space" (2e Kostverlorenkade 50). The first time I viewed a work by Jongsma was at a group show, at a Chinese restaurant, off the Nieuwmarkt, which was mounted by Jim Beard---but there was NO one  Jim Beard, but a group of artists. There was something naive about her drawings and they seemed to tell a story; both factors attracted my attention. Now, 20+ years later she is still doing the same thing but even more so. The same naive quality is still present but there are other elements now which fatten up the imagery and story telling. In talking with an artist, at the opening, I mentioned that they were like one box cartoons or comic strip; the person corrected me and said she was associated with a festival in German for the "graphic novel, that's the new term." I was informed. Whatever. There is another comparison---if not a direct influence---and that's Bruegel the Elder. To appreciate one of his paintings it is necessary to study it not for hours, but for days...and a magnifying glass is useful. With Jongsma you see the same detail to the society that she creates...and you can write the story in about anyway you like. She is influenced by such diverse groups as the Amish in Pennsylvania (USA) with their geometric hex designs painted on their barns or embellishments on their quilts; and you can see Haitian art as well in the colors and figurative representations. Good work. (39.5x39.5 cms., mixed-media on paper, framed @ 900 euro; 200x300 cms,., mixed -media on canvas @ 10,500 euro)  SEVEN RED DOTS at opening. Until 20th October. http://ch-gallery.com/ 
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André Giesemann and Daniel Schulz fist showed in Amsterdam at TEN HAAF PROJECTS (Laurierstraat 248) about a year ago, in a group show, with two works. They are back with a solo show but continue with the same theme that we saw before and with one big difference, but more about that later. Their theme it is quite simple: They photograph techno clubs after the party is over. Emphasis placed on the grungy student clubs and you feel the day after effects of the night before; the loneliness of the empty space, its emptiness of anything meaningful and there is a touch of nostalgia. Now, for the big difference. The photos are printed on slabs of concrete. Kid you not! There are very thin slabs to be sure but because of the porous nature of the material---it absorbs liquid readily---there is an unusual looking surface that complements these commercial spaces ranging from former office spaces to an old jail. (76x96 cms., color photo @ 1,300 euro.)  THREE RED DOTS at opening. Until 27th October. www.tenhaafprojects.com 
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Galerie Fons Welters (Bloemstraaat 140) kicked off the new season with photos and video work by Paulien Oltheten titled, "It's my imagination, you know." Her style of photography ranges from what could be snaps by a tourist on holiday to interesting compositions. There is much video all of which has a conceptual nature. (26x20 cms., digital print, Ed 5 @ 450 euro; video: 2-channel, 13 min and 3 seconds, Ed 5 inclusive box with 30 C-prints--stills from the video---@ 7,500 euro)...In the Playstation section of the gallery is Femmy Otten with wall drawings as well as oil on canvas. The style is reminiscent of Asian drawings and water colors. She sometimes enhances the wall drawings with a wood carved bust attached to the wall. (18x22 cms., oil on canvas @ 950 euro; 48x42 cms., linden wood and wall painting @ 9,750 euro.) Until 27th October. www.fonswelters.nl 
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"van krimpen" (Hazenstraat 20)  shows to artists. Paul Kooiker does large canvases with photographic impressions. The background scenes look like a typical house garden but the compositions dominated by a voluptuous nude that brings to mind the figuration of Ferdinan Bottero ladies. The nude---we never see her face---is poise in strange almost contortionist positions which gives them a conceptual presence more than one of reality. She always has a pair of black shoes on her feet. (140x210 cms., ink-jet print on dibond @ 9,500 euro.)...Heleman van der Kraan is in the small back gallery and does b/w photography of still lives. Some deliberately arranged and almost conceptual and others as she saw the table. Good b/w contrast and very good compositions. (1,200 euro.)  Until 14th October. www.wimvankrimpen.nl 
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Mika Ninagawa (Japan) is hanging color photographic work at "galerie wouter van leeuwen" (Hazenstraat 27). The work is fantastic because of its beautiful and intricate colors. More so because she centers on snapping shots of tropical fish. She turns trite subject matter into expressionistic-like imagery which is both pleasing an aesthetically rewarding. (28x35 cms., C-print, Ed 10 @ 790 euro; 69x100 cms., C-print, Ed. 6 @ 3,200 euro.)  Until 13th October. www.woutervanleeuwen.com 
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An apt title for the show at Galerie D. Stigter  (Hazenstraat/Elandsstraat) might be "Here's the story..." because that's what Pilvi Takala, with assistance from Siri Baggerman, try to do. There are letters and forms---two to a frame, one in Dutch and one is English---which chronicle a recent and, yet, unresolved, experience of Baggerman. She plays the lottery; specifically, the one based on your post code. But recently the city of Amsterdam eliminated her post code without assigning a new one. There is, of course, a story as to why. But the fact remains that her "investment" in the lottery ticket has been a waste. You can see this conceptual show as contemporary irony or a Kafka-like experience or as examples of typography and the graphic art (an artist present also explained to 3D that it dealt with "time" and "space" okay, there's that!). Another series of work are pigeon drawings and reflects the world of pigeon racing. Often, pigeons are lost due to the race and there are posters that illustrate the missing bird and the installation "connect to a sound piece, a phone conversation between  the artist and a fancier, offering insight into the economy of the pigeon sport." 3D apologizes to Antonio Vega Macotela for no mention of his work, but I was asked to leave by gallery personnel because they wanted to close the door. Hey, Macotela welcome to the real world! Until 13th October.
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Lenneke van der Goot sees the world in b/w and infinite shades of gray. The work she is hanging at VERVERS (Hazenstraat 54) are washes and drawings with a complex variety of subject matter. It is difficult what takes precedence  in her compositions, is it the subject or the cut-out geometric collage add-ons or the representational abstract/expressionism? No matter because each piece is a complex composition of the figurative vs abstract as each technique go head-to-head. Good work. (25x25 cms., gouache on paper @ 450 euro; 40x40 gouache on paper @ 800 euro; 196x184 gouache on paper @ 3,500 euro.)  Until 6th October. www.verversgallery.nl 
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...Have you noticed we are walking down the Hazenstraat which is becoming the center for the Joordan art galleries...And next in line is "witzenhausen GALLERY" (Hazenstraat 60). This is a group show of British artists and titled "Serpent's Tail." The invite says their work "offers a contemporary continuation of Romanticism." Indeed, two artist reflect the styles of 17th and 18th century painting. Emma Bennett does beautiful and intricate flowers (140x110 cms., oil and French enamel on canvas @ 7,440 euro)...John Stark is also reminiscent of that time period but with modern nuances formed from modern colors/paint, design and composition. (42x52 cms., oil on wood panel @ 6,696 euro). Hugh Mendes does portraits as appearing in obituaries of recently deceased celebrities and dictators. The compositions resembles what you might see in a magazine (30.5x20 cms., oil on linen @ 2,049 euro)....Gavin Tremlett and Sam Jackson also hang work. The latter does sort-of erotic expressionism. Until 6th October. https://bit.ly/2zCqZwM 
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TORCH (Lauriergracht 94) is showing Ellen Kooi's "Next To Me." She is a photographer who pretty much presents you with a panoramic view of nature; many works feature young girls or a young woman. Sometimes she interjects humor like the woman standing at the top of a ladder which has been stuck into the sand of a dune and she is gazing out at the sea like a sailor in a crow's nest. There is an image of a wooded area with its tall and straight trees and if you look closely you will see a woman standing next to a tree and breaking the tranquility of nature. (100x91.5 cms., Ilfo crystal atchieve print, Ed 20 @ 3,710 euro; Same work in two sizes: 80x126 cms., , Ed 7 @ 5,200 euro---100x158 cms., Ed 6 @ 6,700 euro.)  Until 20th October.www.torchgallery.com.
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Alberto Garcia-Alix (Spain) shows his b/w photography at Galerie Gabriel Rolt (Elandsgracht 34). It consist of examples of work done over a ten year period. Light, shadow and the resulting contrast best describes his work. Within the context of these three technical areas is the subject matter. That makes everything even more interesting. The subject matter ranges from pretty ladies to a skinhead. Sometimes the portraits are enhanced with a flashlight illuminating the person face which creates an eerie effect. There is a couple copulating in a chair with the woman's legs spread obscenely like an open gate. Don't miss the dead bird. Actually, there is nothing gross about the snap and in fact it has a certain elegance and beauty. (60x50 cms., Ed 7 @ 7,000 euro; 110x110 cms., Ed 3, @ 13,000 euro.) Until 13th October. www.gabrielrolt.com 
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At the border of the centrum and the Old West there are several new galleries and a few that have been there for years. One, that was opened c.1985 is now called Gerhard Hofland (Bilderdijkstraat 165C). The opening show is for Koen Delaere and with a nonsensical title: "I Only Get Horny When Due Laughs." Huh?  His style is conceptual expressionism and he works in both oil and acrylic on canvas. There is structure in each of the works; he puts the paint on heavily---though not as heavily as say Bram Bogart----and uses an implement of various designs to structure the multi colors of paint. One is nearly monochromatic in that it is a blue/green like surface but in several shades. Each is an individual style determined by different factors. (80x120 cms., oil/acrylic on canvas @ 5,000 euro; 140x235 cms., oil.acrylic on canvas @ 9,000 euro.)  Until 20th October.www.GerhardHofland.com 
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Herman de Vries is an 81 year old artist still producing. His current show at ART AFFAIRS (Veemkade354) are drawings and all were executed this year. And at this ripe old age his work is still fresh! They are conceptual drawings ranging from b/w to multicolored with a couple of yellow ones that are so subtle that sometimes the color identity seems to disappear. In a sense, he is a member of the Jan Schoonhoven school in that each drawing is a series of short pencil (or crayon)  strokes. The results differ from Schoonhoven because instead of conceptual redundancy of each stroke as a black line De Vries strokes are arranged chaotically and he varies the pressure on the drawing implement. THREE RED DOTS (61x86 cms., drawing or crayon on paper or color pencil @ 4,500 euro.) Until 27th October. www.artaffairs.net 
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The SBK, on the Vondel Park (Van Eeghenstraat 59),  generally shows very good work, and the present exhibition is no exception. René van den Bos presents a series titled "inside/outside" and it consist of several watercolor drawings that look neither like a w/c or a drawing. The basic theme is the grid or matrix. She limits herself to b/w and comes up with imagery always the same while each is always very different and unique. Nice! (550 to 1,100 euro.)...Wil van Blokland work is a perfect match for Van den Bos. Blokland works with porcelain and racu. And many  themes are developed into series: medication-like capsules; potatoes and the "silent Buddha." Some are monochromatic, some with a coating of gold paint; and some a mixture of both. There is a diptych and a triptych. The works and forms are more conceptual than representational and very simple. (Porcelain @ 180 to 850 euro; two @ 3,000 euro.) THREE RED DOTS at opening. Until 28th October. https://bit.ly/2OtOCLj 
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Alphons Freijmuth never betrays his voice, but he does continue to develop and refine his style and there can never be any mistake of knowing who the artist is because the basics are always there. But there is an evolution, minor, yes, but effective in perpetuating his status as a fine artist. Now showing at Galerie Clement (Prinsengracht 848)  construction pieces in the show which have that same naïve quality and style you see in his paintings. Also, collage work: simple, geometric and captivating. In addition, there are miniature bronzes. (Mixed-media @ 1,000 euro; 35x30 cms., oil and acrylic on canvas @ 3,500 euro; 140x120 acrylic on canvas @ 11,000 euro; bronze work @ 1,500 to 3,00 euro.) Until 6th October. https://bit.ly/2J3VcnE 
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Galerie PETIT (N.Z. Voorburgwal 270) is showing three artists for their first exhibition of the year. Petra Tolboom specializes in paintings of bird and cats. She emulates the style and techniques of the Chinese and Japanese in colors and nuances. (650 to 1,250 euro.)...Marjan de Glopperdoes does oil paintings with subject matter ranging from still lives to flower bouquets. In her work, you will see qualities from Picasso's style between 1900 to 1910. (1,100 to 2,100 euro.)...Baukje de Loos shows both oil paintings and etchings. She does city scenes with an almost surreal feel to them which is in the colors and their shades. (b/w etching, Ed 7 @ 190 euro; oil @ 650 to 1,250 euro.) Until 7th October. https://bit.ly/2MlNQlc 
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At the Melkweg (Marnixstraat 409---entrance through Jo's Restaurant) is a posthumous exhibition for Frits Gerritsen (1925 to 2012). He was a commercial photographer and most successful during the 50s and 60s. Surprisingly, the work is not dated but that's because quality never goes out of style. Indeed, he was extremely competent with composition, contrast, lighting and technique. His subject matter could not have been more eclectic: a b/w photo of cigar testers and each with a glass of milk; a small neighborhood general store with the owner in a beret; a panoramic shot of a the circus Sarrasan with personnel and animals and in color; a color photo of a 50s living room that features then new electrical appliances like coffee pot, portable radio, TV and a row of paperback books with the titles reflecting the period. There are several commercial colored photos. A real classic is a standing nude with her breast and genital area obscured by the open newspaper she holds before her. She had a surprised look on her face---her mouth in a perfect "O" shape as if the camera caught her by surprise. Good show and a real nostalgia trip. Until 7th /October. https://bit.ly/2wrhZ9L  
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Kahmann Gallery (Lindengracht 35)  presents the French photographer Antoine D'Agata whose work is unique in style. There are several technique that he uses such as motion photography and his lighting is often dramatic not to mention unusual. His use of lighting tends to be subdued, in fact, many of the works are dark to very dark. From time-to-time you see influences of Francis Bacon in the imagery. A few are purposely grainy and one emulates Man Ray's Ray-O-Tones.??? (80x60 cms., Digital Archival Pigment Print @ 4,800 euro; 180x135 cms., same tech @ 18,500 euro.)  Until 27th October.www.kahmanngallery.com 
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The biggest complaint 3D has in regard to Amsterdam is that there is too much to do...And that is in every area and category that falls under the rubric: CULTURE. It is a complaint because, personally, I don't like to miss anything. Perhaps with the cuts in government spending there will be less to do...Hmmmm...That's not an attractive alternative...But maybe not. New initiatives have come upon us like Amsterdam Drawing Fair and "foam's" UNSEEN, etc. Those in the culture industry are doing even more to attract your attention and so, let it be! Get out of your chair and come to the cabaret that offers more of everything that will entertain you, make you think, perhaps provoke you or amuse you in ways you never expected. Get on your two legged horse and peddle to a gallery near you...And do it TODAY!!!

Photo: 3D @ RON MANDOS...Isaac Julien, background photo, Photograph by: Rajab Mohamadin 

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