Check out this work (and the rest) I have made at gallery Cokkie Snoei. This is the last weekend you can see the Han Solo show. Well last weekend, I heard rumors that Cokkie is going to add another week to the show. If you still want to see it, you can. But only by appointment.
F=mg, Gyz La Rivière, 2008 photo by: Frank Hanswijk
I just got a CD through the mail today from Radio Rijnmond with a Valentines Day radio recording. You will hear Jana Beranová and me talking about the Jan Hart book.. Pretty funny!
Yesterday at the CM Studio in Utrecht there was a debate about the past, present and the future of Street Art. The debate was called MY SPACE and was produced by (the one and only) Fleur Kolk.
With: Boris van Berkum, Chris Versteeg, Jeroen Bosch, Ricardo Burgzorg, Merijn Hos and hosted by Jeroen Rozendaal. I made the introduction-video, so if you got the time.. Check it out over here!
Some time ago I asked you guys to award Homey Universalis and his design ‘Sad Skull / Happy Skull’ lots of points to help him win the BonBonKakku ‘June / July fabric design’ competition. Back then I was under the impression it was about a wallpaper design competition, turned out to be (curtain) fabric design competition… Same difference, it worked and he won! As a prize his fabric design is now for sale at the BBK website and somehow I received a couple of meters of the actual fabric. Sweet! Thanks everyone for helping a homey out.
Mijn vriendin d’r nieuwe winkeltje opent vandaag op de Zwaanshals 251a in Rotterdam (Oude Noorden achter het Kookpunt). Het is een tijdelijke locatie omdat ze wacht op de verbouwing van haar echte pand, waar ze in december samen met MOOSE artspace in zal trekken. Nu dus alleen kleding en schoenen zowel vintage en nieuw. Geen opening, die bewaart ze even voor december, maar neem hier alvast een voorproefje!
I made this title sequence (again, in a crazy collaboration with intern Sander van Loon) for Victor Vroegindeweijs dreamy documentary ‘Gaandeweg’ [Along the Way]. A beautiful film about his father, the Dutch poet Rien Vroegindeweij. It turned out quite ok. I guess we’re open for film business!
Han Solo Gravitation is a property by which all objects attract each other.
From 12 October until 9 November I will present Han Solo at Cokkie Snoei. It is my first solo exhibition since founding the HuMobisten in 2000. This show features work consisting of photographs, objects, installations and a video focusing on ‘falling and letting go’.
‘Han Solo’ is the classic example of the adventurer with the golden heart in the movie Star Wars. In Han’s personality virtues like courage and companionship are combined with vices like cupidity and debauchery.
Opening reception: Sunday 12 October 16:00 - 18:00
The exhibition will be officially opened at 16:30 by Ari Versluis.
Following the opening, the after party will erupt in Café De Unie at 18:00.
Full of surprise acts, the ‘Han Solo’ room guarantees in-your-face Roccalberti, Dandy Dave!, David Vunk and all the way from Paris: Ben et Béné.
above: Han Solo, persuasion of depersonalization series,
2008, C-print, 90 x 70 cm.
Upcoming shows to go see are:
1. Tomorrow The Night Marchers play the waterfront
2. The day after, Fata ‘El Moustache’ Morgana (with basically all Mees’ men as members) & Eva Braun play the OT301 (cd release party for both bands)
Suus and me were asked to do the Eva Braun artwork and it turned out the thing you can see right above this here picture of Eva Braun herself. Pretty nifty huh? We took Eva Braun’s picture and turned her into someone quite new (and quite old). Just as the band has. Also please observe the typeface Suus designed! If that ain’t fresh, I don’t know what is. Too bad the band didn’t go for it. I won’t go into ‘why’, but let’s leave it at ‘every client has the right to refuse a design and that’s that.’ Hope I make it to their gig though, as musicians they kick lots of ass!
