Beyond The Amateur
dal 12/3/2010 al 29/5/2010
Segnalato da
12/3/2010
Beyond The Amateur
Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht
The exhibition presents a selection of the most historically significant photographers in the collection of Arjan de Nooy. It begins with work by 18th-century scientist Adriaan Paauw, next is Theophile de Bock - the well-known painter of the Hague School; last in the exhibit are photographs by Eline Portman, one of a select group of early 20th-century female photographers.
Curator: Yvon Schoenmakers
Researcher and Collector: Arjan de Nooy
Photography: Adriaan Paauw, Théophile de Bock, Eline Portman
As a collector Arjan de Nooy amassed a collection of the work of dozens of
Dutch photographers. His scientific background as a chemist led him to pursue a research-based method, focusing on the lives and oeuvres of largely
unknown photographers. In years past Marres has organised a number of different projects addressing the role and significance of "the collector" such as La Collection Imaginaire and After Cage. This time, Marres shows how the
research-oriented approach not only has its impact on one collector’s method
of collecting, but also reveals unknown facts and gaps in the history of Dutch
photography Beyond The Amateur - A collector’s perspective on the history of
photography presents a selection of the most historically significant photographers in the collection of Arjan de Nooy.
The exhibition begins with work by 18th-century scientist Adriaan Paauw, who
De Nooy classes as "the inventor of photography ". Around 1790, this obscure
assistant of botanist Sebald Brugmans developed a photographic procedure in
which he was able to "copy" objects in the form of photograms. Next in the exhibit is Théophile de Bock, the well-known painter of the Hague School. But De Bock was also one of the few Dutch 19th-century landscape photographers,
in that he took photographs of landscapes and trees in particular to aid him
in his paintings. The exhibit presents a series of these photographs recently
discovered in the archives of "de Haagse Kunstkring". Last in the exhibit are
photographs by Eline Portman, one of a select group of early 20th-century female photographers. The exhibit presents some of the many portraits of passers-by she took in the city of Valkenburg. Her work shows similarities with
that of German photographer August Sander.
De Nooy offers an extensive account of all three photographers in his recently
published report of his research, De Facto, een geschiedenis van de Nederlandse fotografie ("De Facto: a history of Dutch photography") Marres presents
these works for the first time, including Paauw’s sensational prints.
For more information, please contact:
Floor Krooi (floor@marres.org) or by phone on +31 (0)43-3270207
Opening of the exhibition on Saturday 13 March at 5 pm.
Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture
Capucijnenstraat 98 NL-6211 RT Maastricht
Open: Wed-Sun, 12-5 pm
Marres Books: Wed-Sat, 12-5 pm
Admission:
euro 5,- (normal)
euro 3,- (students)
Children below 12 & Museumjaarkaart free