Kunstmuseum Den Haag had not been open for long before war broke out, yet the building was at risk of demolition when the Atlantic Wall was built. Fortunately, it was spared this fate, though the war

Shinkichi Tajiri (Los Angeles, 1923) has lived in the Netherlands since 1956 and was a member of the 1950s Cobra group. Although his reputation has been mainly as a sculptor, film and photography have

Paul Wallach (New York, 1960) makes small-scale abstract sculptures out of fragile materials like plaster, driftwood and rusted metal. These are usually installed within an interior space in such a

Long before spiritual and esoteric movements like new age and mindfulness became popular in the West, the open-minded Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941) combined the best of different religious

From his early days in the sixties, Jan Jansen (1941) has evolved into a shoe designer of world stature. International publications on contemporary shoe design contain many illustrations of his work

French couturier Hubert de Givenchy is one of the leading fashion designers of the 20th century. His career ran concurrent to that of Christian Dior and Cristóbal Balenciaga and he is a living legend

From 29 September, the Gemeentemuseum will present a major retrospective of the work of Rob van Koningsbruggen (The Hague, 1948), one of the most individual Dutch artists of recent decades.

Perversity

The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag uses the Vincent Award Room to exhibit items from its own collection in combination with works from the Monique Zajfen Collection. The new exhibition is entitled In the