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Library exhibition Simon Benson

Written Matter

17/02/10 - 23/04/10

Simon Benson (London, 1956) presents in a selection of his oeuvre in this library exhibiton. Benson draws. His drawings sometimes include text and sometimes consist purely of drawn text. The lettering may also grow into a three-dimensional work. This may happen on a small scale, as in a drawing or wall object such as Chaos, or on a large scale, as in the seventeen-part sculpture An Anthropomorphic Landscape.

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A painting by Karel Appel has been donated to the Van Abbemuseum

Portrait of Rudi Fuchs

A portrait painted by Karel Appel of the former museum director Rudi Fuchs joins the collection of the Van Abbemuseum. Karel Appel (1921-2006) painted the Portrait of Rudi Fuchs in 2005, towards the end of his life, a period in which he experimented with the use of neon tubes. It was Karel Appel’s last wish that the painting would, in consultation with Rudi Fuchs, go to an appropriate museum. It was decided that this would be the Van Abbemuseum, where Fuchs had been director from 1975 to 1987, and where a reconstruction of his 1983 collection display is on view at this moment.  

Charles Esche and Rudi Fuchs were present at the installation of the portrait of Fuchs in the exhibition Strange and Close, part of Play Van Abbe. The painting, which has not been exhibited before, can be seen there up to 21 March 2010.  

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Lissitzky+

Three new presentations of the collection Lissitzky

19/09/2009 - 02/09/2012
opening: Sat. 19 September 2009, 17:00

The Van Abbemuseum hosts one of the world’s biggest and most important collections of work by the Russian artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941). His work, his ideas and his artistic objectives correspond closely with the museum’s own engagement with experimentation, radical creativity and public participation.

The Lissitzky+ project is comprised of three successive exhibitions, each taking a specific theme, which over the coming three years will shed new light on Lissitzky’s oeuvre. An entire floor of the museum’s new building will each year be rearranged for these new presentations.

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Read more about the first presentation: 'Victory over the Sun'...

Gravediggers sculpture in pond of the Van Abbemuseum

Meters high sculpture in pond of Van Abbemuseum

On Thursday 27 August 2009 the sculpture Gravediggers has been placed in the pond of the Van Abbemuseum. This statue is made according to a design of El Lissitzky from 1923. It is more than 8 meters high and produced in original metals like bronze, aluminium and corten steal. The Gravediggers statue has been realised with support of MCB Nederland.

It is the first time that this design by Lissitzky is realised in 3D. The statue is part of the project Lissitzky + that sheds new light on the oeuvre of this painter, grafic designer and architect.

Lissitzky+ consists of three consecutive new presentations over a period of three years. Part 1, Victory over the Sun, is now on view in the museum.

Watch the You Tube movie of the placement of the statue...

GGzE and the Van Abbemuseum

Sex is more..

This year the GGzE and the Van Abbemuseum began a project researching ideas about cultural and sexual identity. In 2010 there are four weekends with different activities planned in cultural and social institutions in and around Eindhoven. The common objective in these meetings is to explore images and perceptions of sexual identity for people of all age groups. The first weekend is plannend at the end of April. More information will follow.

Transition I

09/03 - 09/04/2010
INCLUDING BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS

From Tuesday 9 March until Friday 9 April 2010, the entire Van Abbemuseum is on the move, bustling with installation activity and preparations for the change from Part 1 to Part 2 of the exhibition programme Play Van Abbe.

During Transition you as a visitor can experience the museum on its transformation mode. By joining Transition you can experience the museum via backstage corridors, exchange views with artists, the conservators and technical crew-members while closely observing installation processes.

You are also invited to take part in special behind-the-scenes tours.

More about Transition and registration for the special tours....

If I Can't Dance... Edition III - Masquerade: From Dusk Till Dawn

09/03/2010 - 21/03/2010

From 9 until 21 March 2010, the international platform If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part of Your Revolution will perform the closing act of Play Van Abbe - Part 1 at the Van Abbemuseum with the project Edition III - Masquerade. 

Edition III - Masquerade will culminate in a performance event, From Dusk Till Dawn, between Friday evening 19 March (5pm) until Saturday morning 20 March 2010 (11am). If I Can’t Dance will be taking over the ‘Oudbouw’ of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven for the entire evening, night and morning of 19 March to 20 March. From Dusk Till Dawn is taking Masquerade as its theme and includes an exhibition, a performance programme and a series of lectures by twenty internationally renowned artists and thinkers.

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Play Van Abbe, part 1: The Game and the Players

28/11/2009 - 21/03/2010

Play Van Abbe ia an 18-month programme consisting of exhibitions, projects, performances, lectures and discussions, taking the collection of the Van Abbemuseum as a starting point. Play Van Abbe is subdivided into four parts, each with its own theme.

Part 1, The Game and the Players, begins on Saturday 28 November 2009 and runs until March 2010.In this first part of the 18-month programme Play Van Abbe, the museum focuses on the stories of artists and exhibition makers.

The Game and the Players consists of three exhibitions: Repetition: Summer Display 1983, Strange and Close and Rien ne va plus. Part 1 of Play Van Abbe will be closed in March 2010 with the project If I Can’t Dance... Edition III - Masquerade.

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Read more about Play Van Abbe - Part 1 and see the pictures of the opening on 28 November...

Strange and Close

28/11/2009 - 21/03/2010
opening Saturday 28 November 2009 at 16:00

Parallel to Repetition: Summer Display 1983, current director Charles Esche curated Strange and Close, a presentation of recent acquisitions by the museum and other works from the collection.

Strange and Close is a counterpart to Repetition: Summer Display 1983, thus showing how much broader the geographical area that modern art covers has become. Moreover, Strange and Close signals a shift in collecting: from the autonomous art work towards an entangled variety of objects, archives, (documentary) sources and stories.

The exhibition features works by (amongst others) Hüseyin Alptekin, Yael Bartana, Harun Farocki, Dan Flavin, Gülsün Karamustafa, Dan Peterman and Nedko Solakov.

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Read more about Play Van Abbe - Part 1...

Brian Holmes

Escape the Overcode: Activist Art in the Control Society

new publication

With texts and essays by writer Brian Holmes.

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Conversations in the museum

At the Van Abbemuseum we like a good conversation. An interesting exchange generally begins with a simple question or comment, which opens the way to further exploration of the topic. So do not hesitate to approach one of our staff for a chat about art; we would love to talk to you.

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Symposium Russian Avant-garde Revisited

Lissitzky

13 - 14/03/2010

The Van Abbemuseum is delighted to invite you to join us for the symposium Russian Avant-garde Revisited that will take place from on Saturday 13 March (3 - 5pm) and Sunday 14 March 2010 (11am – 5pm) at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven.

The symposium is part of the long-term project FORMER WEST, which aims to investigate the influence of the end of the Cold War (in the year 1989) on contemporary Western culture.

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Q&A Play Van Abbe

In the following weeks, director Charles Esche will answer questions about Play Van Abbe, via short movies on the Van Abbemuseum YouTube-channel.

You can watch the first answers here. You can also send a question to Charles Esche here.

Double Infinity

Shanghai 29/04 – 23/05/2010

Double Infinity is an artistic project jointly organised by the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven and Arthub Asia, in collaboration with the Dutch China Arts Foundation. The project will be opened by Eric Verwaal, Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai, on 29 April 2010 in the Dutch Culture Centre in Shanghai, China. Double Infinity takes places during the World Expo 2010 Shanghai and comprises of an exhibition, a book and a series of performances and lectures.

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Plug In to Play

This book shows the experimental journey that has lead the museum from Plug In and Living Archive to the new 18-month project Play Van Abbe.

The publication contains an overview of the Plug In and Living Archive presentations with images, short informative texts, discussions with the makers and a look into the future.

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Are you an artist?

Are you between six and ten years old? Do you enjoy looking at art works and especially making a few of your own? Come to the Van Abbemuseum on Saturdays for the Children's Art Club!

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Group and meeting services

If you have something to celebrate, or if you are seeking a location for an inspiring day out with friends or colleagues, come to the Van Abbemuseum. We offer a variety of arrangements for gatherings large and small, and we will be happy to discuss the details of your requirements with you.

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