SELECTED 2016
september 23 - october 2
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie presents SELECTED: work of exceptionally talented graduates at Looiersgracht60.
opening: september 23 at 5PM
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Looiersgracht60 collaborate to present the work of talented Rietveld graduates. Participants of the exhibition have all been nominated during the Graduation Show of 2016 for the annual ‘GRA Awards’ by an independent jury.
Programme
Opening: Friday September 23, 5PM - 8PM
5.30PM: speech by Ben Zegers, Annelies van Eenennaam and Jeroen Boomgaard.
Salon: Friday September 30, 5PM - 7PM
Finissage: Sunday October 2, 3PM - 5PM
Regular opening hours: 12PM - 8PM
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
On Sunday October 2, the exhibition closes at 5PM
GRA Awards
The GRA Award is a prize that is given each year by the Rietveld Academie to talented students, nominated by an external jury, to support them in further developing their art practice. Participating graduates work in the fields of design, fine arts, graphic design, fashion and new media and graduated from the academy in 2016.
Selected Salon
Friday September 30 at 5PM - 7PM
Moderated by Noor Mertens
The participants of SELECTED present performances, poems, actions and Q&A. Curated by their own style and strength. Mixed into a diversity of departments, means and personalities.
Entrance is free.
About Noor Mertens
Curator at Museum Booijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and curator of Prospects and Concepts 2016 for Mondriaan Fonds at Art Rotterdam.
Winners and Nominees
AUTONOMOUS ARTS
Simon Becks (Fine Arts) - General, General, Dull, Dull, Dull, and the Humdrum Ho Hum Commonplace
Sasha Brice (VAV - Moving Image) - The Pursuit of Realness
Milena Naef (Glass) - Weight Of Four Generations, Fleeting Parts and Amnesia
APPLIED ARTS
Nicolas Chuard (designLAB) - More is more & more
Niels Hendriks (Inter-Architecture) - Mnemonic and Under the skin of the building
Marianna Ladreyt (Fashion) - PLANISPHERE
THESIS
Kristine Bech Sørensen (designLAB) - EPIC FORM - part one
Nicolina Eklund (VAV - Moving Image) - Holes in the Cheese of my Life
Inger Sif Heeschen (Fine Arts) - Mountain
Sae Honda (Jewellery) - EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK
Medeina Musteikyte (Graphic Design) - Programming Language as a System of Thought
Independent Jury GRA Awards 2016
APPLIED ARTS
Kirsten Algera is the editor-in-chief of MacGuffin magazine and is a researcher and critic in design history. Lernert & Sander have been working as a duo since 1997, producing a variety of work that is known for its aesthetics and humor.
AUTONOMOUS ARTS
Radna Rumping is an independent cultural programmer and current resident at the Van Eyck academy. Johan Gustavsson and Nico Feragnoli are directors at 1646, a project space for contemporary art in The Hague.
THESIS
Barbara Visser, visual artist and chair of the Society of Arts, Hans den Hartog Jager, writer and art critic for NRC Handelsblad and Jeroen Boomgaard, Professor of art and public space at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
SELECTED SALON // September 30
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Friday Sept 30, from 5-7PM at Looiersgracht60, Amsterdam
The participants of SELECTED present performances, poems, actions and Q&A. Curated by their own style and strength. Mixed into a diversity of departments, means and personalities.
Moderated by Noor Mertens, curator at Museum Booijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and curator of Prospects and Concepts 2016 for Mondriaan Fonds at Art Rotterdam.
SELECTED SALON is part of SELECTED, an exhibition with work of exceptionally talented graduates from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Participants of the exhibition have all been nominated during the Graduation Show of 2016 for the annual ‘GRA Awards’ by an independent jury.
SELECTED shows the work(s) of: Kristine Bech Sørensen (designLAB), Simon Becks (Fine Arts), Sasha Brice (VAV - Moving Image), Nicolas Chuard (designLAB), Nicolina Eklund (VAV - Moving Image), Inger Sif Heeschen (Fine Arts), Niels Hendriks (Inter-Architecture), Sae Honda (Jewellery), Marianna Ladreyt (Fashion), Medeina Musteikyte (Graphic Design) and Milena Naef (Glass, image above).
SELECTED is open until October 2.
23 september: SELECTED at Looiersgracht60
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SELECTED presents all nominees and winners of all the three categories of the GRA Awards
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Looiersgracht60 collaborate to present the work of talented Rietveld graduates. Participants of the exhibition have all been nominated during the Graduation Show of 2016 for the annual ‘GRA Awards’ by an independent jury.
opening: 23 september at 5PM
5.30PM: speech by Ben Zegers, Annelies van Eenennaam and Jeroen Boomgaard.
The participants of SELECTED are:
AUTONOMOUS ARTS
Simon Becks (Fine Arts) - General, General, Dull, Dull, Dull, and the Humdrum Ho Hum Commonplace
Sasha Brice (VAV - Moving Image) - The Pursuit of Realness
Milena Naef (Glass) - Weight Of Four Generations, Fleeting Parts and Amnesia
APPLIED ARTS
Nicolas Chuard (designLAB) - More is more & more
Niels Hendriks (Inter-Architecture) - Mnemonic and Under the skin of the building
Marianna Ladreyt (Fashion) - PLANISPHERE
THESIS
Kristine Bech Sørensen (designLAB) - EPIC FORM - part one
Nicolina Eklund (VAV - Moving Image) - Holes in the Cheese of my Life
Inger Sif Heeschen (Fine Arts) - Mountain
Sae Honda (Jewellery) - EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK
Medeina Musteikyte (Graphic Design) - Programming Language as a System of Thought
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23 September 5PM opening SELECTED at Looiersgracht60
SELECTED presents all nominees and winners of all the three categories of the GRA Awards
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NOMINEES GRA Awards 2016
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AUTONOMOUS ARTS
Simon Becks (Fine Arts) - General, General, Dull, Dull, Dull, and the Humdrum Ho Hum Commonplace
Sasha Brice (VAV - Moving Image) - The Pursuit of Realness
Milena Naef (Glass) - Weight Of Four Generations, Fleeting Parts, Amnesia
APPLIED ARTS
Nicolas Chuard (designLAB) - More is more & more
Niels Hendriks (Inter-Architecture) - Under the skin of the building, Mnemonic
Marianna Ladreyt (Fashion) - PLANISPHERE
THESIS
Kristine Bech Sorensen (designLAB) - EPIC FORM - part one
Nicolina Eklund (VAV - Moving Image) - Holes in the Cheese of my Life
Inger Sif Heeschen (Fine Arts) - Mountain
Sae Honda (Jewellery) - EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK
Medeina Musteikyte (Graphic Design) - Programming Language as a System of Thought
2016-10-05 12:20:39
SELECTED booklet by Deimante Jasiuleviciute and Jurgis Lietunovas