Beeldende kunst (5)
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Gabo. Portrait of a Sculpture / Portret van een sculptuur
2022 || Hardcover || Patricia van Ulzen e.a. || Jap Sam Books
GABO: Portrait of a Sculpture focuses on one artwork: Gabo’s sculpture for department store De Bijenkorf on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam. The spatial construction from 1957 and the artworks by Zadkine and Henry Moore are seen as the three key works of Rotterdam’s unique international collection called Sculpture International Rotterdam. The history of this untitled sculpture by Gabo is interwoven with the history of the city in many ways. The immediate reason for the publication is the rece...
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David Bergé. A Walk in High Resolution
2020 || Paperback || David Bergé e.a. || Jap Sam Books
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The Walter Benjamin and Albert S. Project
2020 || Paperback || Maurice Bogaert || Jap Sam Books
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BEFORE I WAS BORN
2021 || Paperback || Tja Ling Hu || Jap Sam Books
In 'Before I Was Born', Tja Ling illustrates the story of her family’s journey from China to the Netherlands, between the 1930s and 1970s, in 14 interconnected pencil drawings. Out of respect and admiration for the way her (grand)- parents built a life for themselves with all the challenges they have had to face, migrating without any formal education or knowledge of the local language.
These drawings are a chronicle of pride, strength and respect. A narrative of a child discovering why he...
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Ian Berry. Splendid Isolation
2020 || Paperback || Ian Berry e.a. || Jap Sam Books
Contemporary British artist Ian Berry (1984, Huddersfield UK) has been making virtuous figurative paintings and installations of denim for over 15 years. This eponymous publication accompanies the first solo-exhibition of Berry in the Netherlands. Ian Berry. Splendid Isolation, Museum Rijswijk, December 1, 2020 – April 5, 2021.
Illustrated with numerous images that aim to convey the depth and texture of Berry’s work, which explores our urban environment and examines community issues, or t...