Iranian-born artist and essayist Sam Samiee (b. 1988, Teheran) makes installations consisting of multiple paintings. He combines this two-dimensional medium with spatial objects, testing the potential

The early years of the nineteenth century were a time of sweeping change in the Dutch art world. Following France’s annexation of the Netherlands, King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (r. 1806-1810)

Since the beginning of the 1980s, letters, words and short sentences have provided the artist Marc Ruygrok (1953) with the building blocks of his work. A typical feature of this visual syntax is his

Norbert Schwontkowski (1949-2013) is perhaps one of Germany’s best kept secrets. Yet these days his poetic work is gradually attracting more and more admirers outside his homeland. Inspired by Zen

Erik Andriesse died ten years ago at the age of only 36. An ambitious young artist, he made a deep impression on many who knew him during his brief career. This spring, a survey of his oeuvre is to be

The technique Rückriem uses most often is cutting and splitting stone along straight lines. Normally speaking, a sculptor throws away the stone that is cut or split off, and what remains is the

Wouter van Riessen (1967) is a multitalented artist who paints, draws, photographs, collaborates in stage productions and makes music. His main product is self-portraits, in which he sometimes depicts