Idea Books B.V. (4)
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JCJ Vanderheyden / druk 1
2009 || Paperback || J.C.J. Vanderheyden || Idea Books B.V.
The work of Dutch artist Vanderheyden belongs to a generation of European conceptual artists that revisits specific ideas from the avant-garde at the beginning of the 20th century. His oeuvre, both simple as it is enigmatic, displays all sorts of seemingly contradictory tendencies and reveals a great curiosity about the world.
A lifelong dedication to his practice is surveyed in this clearly laid-out and designed publication that contains ample colour reproductions of works, photographs, essay...
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Great Temptations
The seduction of painting
2023 || Paperback || Dominic van den Boogerd || Idea Books B.V.
"I can resist everything", wrote Oscar Wilde, "except temptation". What is it that makes a painting so attractive, so irresistible? In this collection of essays, Dominic van den Boogerd writes with passion about the exhibitions he has seen, the painters he has spoken with, and the talks by artists that he has organised as the director of De Ateliers in Amsterdam. About the pleasures and pitfalls of painting, forbidden favourites and the flirtation between the art of painting and other muses.
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Then, now, and then
Marijke van Warmerdam
2022 || Paperback || Marijke van Warmerdam e.a. || Idea Books B.V.
‘Then, Now, and Then’ consists of 16 films that Marijke van Warmerdam made during her stay in Rome in 2017 and subsequent visits to the city. All the films are loops, and most last no longer than a few minutes. They portray life on the street as the artist takes us on a walk through the city. Distance and proximity, visibility and invisibility, movement and rotation alternate as the films show how the dynamism of the Baroque lives on in today’s Rome. With her keen eye for abstract image...
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The Soul in Limbo
2015 || Paperback || Jennifer Tee e.a. || Idea Books B.V.
The Cobra Museum of Modern Art presents 'The Soul in Limbo', a solo exhibition by Jennifer Tee (b. 1973, the Netherlands) in the framework of the 6th edition of the Cobra Art Prize. 'The Soul in Limbo' comprises a variety of works set within an exhibition architecture developed by Tee. The exhibition highlights various thematic aspects of her work over the past decade including the most recent developments. The exhibition's title derives from André Breton's novel Nadja(1928) and refers to a ...