TRUE COLORS
How many meanings does colour have? And what do artists do with that?
In True Colors, highlights of contemporary art dialogue with icons of modern art. Charley Toorop, Donald Judd and Bridget Riley
Kunstmuseum Den Haag has a treasure chamber of over 160.000 pieces of art. Here we work on making the highlights from this collection available online.
How many meanings does colour have? And what do artists do with that?
In True Colors, highlights of contemporary art dialogue with icons of modern art. Charley Toorop, Donald Judd and Bridget Riley
Kunstmuseum Den Haag presents the first survey of all schenkers (‘pouring vessels’) created by Dutch designer Aldo Bakker (b. 1971). It was Bakker himself who coined the term ‘schenker’, from the
Power relations, sexuality, and mythology are common threads running through the work of Paula Rego (b. 1935). Her figurative paintings explore both her personal struggles, including years of
Kunstmuseum Den Haag’s fashion collection was developed with a West European focus. But delve into our repository and you will soon discover common threads with other cultures all over the world. Hand
Liet Heringa (b. 1966) and Maarten van Kalsbeek (b. 1962) have been collaborating for 25 years under the name Heringa/Van Kalsbeek. Their sculptures contain a strong element of spectacle, and there is
Presentation of works by Piet Mondrian and fellow members of the De Stijl movement. The presentation will take place in the museum’s Mondrian wing and comprise works from the permanent collection.
Painting was rediscovered in the exhilarating 1980s. Maarten Ploeg (1958 – 2004) caused a sensation as an artist and musician at the time. He was awarded the Royal Prize for Painting in 1982, and in