Exhibitions

Erik van Lieshout

1 Dec 2012 - 12 Jan 2013 Annet Gelink Gallery proudly presents its first solo exhibition of Erik van Lieshout (1968, Deurne). In his multimedia installations Van Lieshout raises contemporary social-political themes such as the multicultural society, the position of minorities and the consumer society. He approaches these issues from a personal view by making himself the... Read more

Erik van Lieshout | in The Bakery

Ministry of Subculture 1 Dec 2012 - 12 Jan 2013 The Bakery features Erik van Lieshout's installation Ministry of Subculture (2012) - a group of works on paper with the subject 'elite/non-elite', an associative series of absurdities in which the Royal family, Marlene Dumas and Pim Fortuyn are effortlessly interchanged with pin-up girls and modernistic architecture. Just like Mondrian, Van... Read more

Glenn Sorensen

The Fly, the Dahlia and the Picket Fence 20 Oct - 17 Nov 2012 Annet Gelink Gallery proudly presents 'The Fly, the Dahlia and the Picket Fence', the sixth solo exhibition of Glenn Sorensen's work with the gallery. It brings together ten new paintings by Sorensen (1968, Sydney, AU).   The fly, the dahlia and the picket fence, these are things that could have... Read more

Saskia Wendland | in The Bakery

Circle 20 Oct - 17 Nov 2012 Every morning and every evening Saskia Wendland (1973, Potsdam, DE) draws a circle. It is the first thing she does upon waking and the last thing she does before going to sleep. Inspired by Japanese calligraphy, day in day out Wendland draws circles on top of each other on a... Read more

Ed van der Elsken. Selected by Marlene Dumas, Rineke Dijkstra and Marijke van Warmerdam

Look. Ed! 8 Sep - 13 Oct 2012 Annet Gelink asked the three most prominent female Dutch artists to make a selection of works by Ed van der Elsken and asked Jhim Lamoree to put the show together. The three artists, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, and Marijke van Warmerdam, each use photography in their work in different ways.... Read more

Ed van der Elsken | in The Bakery

Films by Ed van der Elsken 8 Sep - 13 Oct 2012 The 'Bakery' will present a selection of films by Ed van der Elsken. Please see the main exhibition page for details. Read more

Muzi Quawson

Shawmut Circle 29 Jun - 11 Aug 2012 We are proud to present Shawmut Circle, Muzi Quawson's (London, 1978) third solo exhibition at the Annet Gelink Gallery. Shawmut Circle is named after a local playground which functions as the favorite skate site for Cody, one of the film's central characters. The work consists of a series of fragmented... Read more

Arno Nollen

Still Life 19 May - 23 Jun 2012 Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to present Still Life, the second solo exhibition of Amsterdam based photographer Arno Nollen (b.1964). Arno Nollen is a Dutch photographer known for his photographs, books and movies of girls. All kinds of girls, thick, thin, naked, clothed, looking into the camera or staring at... Read more

Harry Meadley | in The Bakery

Stay Gold 19 May - 11 Aug 2012 In Stay Gold Harry Meadley (Leeds, b.1987) shows three works which attempt to be 'timeless' - and appear as if equally from the distant past or the far future, from fifty years ago or today. The title of the exhibition refers to a sentence taken from the book The Outsiders... Read more

Meiro Koizumi

Defect in Vision 24 Mar - 12 May 2012 Annet Gelink Gallery proudly presents its second solo show by Meiro Koizumi (1976, Gunma, Japan): Defect in Vision. Through performances, conversations and constructed scenarios epitomized as video installations Meiro Koizumi expresses his permanent search for identity within exploring the profound depth of the human soul and psychology. Permanently aware of... Read more

Meiro Koizumi | in The Bakery

Mnemonic - (Father) 24 Mar - 12 May 2012 In the Bakery we are showing Meiro Koizumi's one channel video installation Mnemonic - (Father), 2010-'11. 'Mnemonic' refers to a tool which helps one to remember. For this work, Koizumi invited his father to draw a picture on his ceiling of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress: the airplane used by the... Read more

VIP Showroom

2 Feb - 17 Mar 2012 From 3 until 8 February Annet Gelink Gallery will participate for the second time in VIP Art Fair. This fair takes place exclusively online. VIP opens up the traditional model of the art fair to a broader audience, simplifying the contact between the engaged art community and galleries from all... Read more

VIP Showroom | in The Bakery

The gallery exhibition continues in the Bakery 2 Feb - 17 Mar 2012 During the exhibition we have a special video programme in the Bakery. Each Saturday a different artist is highlighted. The programme is as follows: February 4 Alicia Framis, February 11 Meiro Koizumi, February 18 Ed van der Elsken, February 25 David Maljkovic and March 3 Yael Bartana. Read more

Wilfredo Prieto

The Emperor's New Clothes 26 Nov 2011 - 21 Jan 2012 '... And so the emperor walked in the parade under a magnificent canopy and all the people in the street and behind the windows said: 'O lord, how unparallelled the emperor's clothes are, what a beautiful train his coat has! They fit like a glove!' No one wanted to show... Read more