On the 8th of February the second contemporary art fair Re:Rotterdam will commence This event will be held simultaneously to ArtRotterdam, just around the corner at the Boompjes 60-68 in Rotterdam. As the name suggests Re:Rotterdam, is a reply/ response/ reaction to certain practices within the art. It is a re-ordering of the art fair/market and the establishments surrounding them. A re-focusing. As such the Re:Rotterdam is the third in a series of side events which will act as a counter-point to other more established events. Bringing vitality, and daring back into the fold. This event is organized by Galerie10 their affiliated galleries, network, artists, artist initiatives and sponsors, all on a non-profit basis.
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Het Parool page 33 zaterdag 14 januari 2012
Prikkelende naaktfoto’s na het eten. by Pieter Jan Ekker
De nadruk ligt op conceptuele fotografie van jonge, veelbelovende kunstenaars die de randen van de (klassieke) fotografie opzoeken, vaak beelden hergebruiken, en zichzelf nadrukkelijk op de voorgrond stellen. Een deel is, zoals van Kooiker mocht worden verwacht, als ‘ondeugend’ dan wel ‘18+’ te bestempelen. Zo zijn er smoezelige zwart-witfoto’s te zien die de Amerikaan Scot Sothern maakte rond zijn hoerenbezoek, van vrouwen die hun handelswaren de camera in lijken te willen drukken. Ook koos Kooiker werk van de Rotterdamse Hester Scheurwater, die vooral bekend is door haar expliciete zelfportretten, die aan de lopende band vanFacebook worden verwijderd.
my work in C PHOTO – selection made by Tobia Bezzola, curator of the Kunsthaus in Zurich and guest editor #3 C PHOTO Collection 2011 pag 122 – pag 139
C Photo Posed / Unposed is available through Ivorypress online bookstore.
© Hester Scheurwater
OBJECT OF DESIRE
Controversial artist Hester Scheurwater releases a book of photography
The photography, short films and video performances of Dutch artist Hester Scheurwater are often blocked on the Internet. The 39-year-old’s Self-obsessed iPhone series, which explores her desires, obsessions and fears sparked media hype in the Netherlands. The explicit imagery shocked many and fueled debate on the sexualization of society. But the editor of Scheurwater’s first book of photography, SHOOTING BACK, defends her work. Zurich-based curator, writer and contemporary photography specialist Walter Keller compares it to Rober Mapplethorpe’s sexually-charged imagery or Francesca Woodman’s erotic mise-en-scene.”Scheurwater’s visual self-explorations extend the boundaries of another main topic in art history and photography – the pose. But in her pictures, model and artist are one,” says Keller. “Yes, this is sexually explicit work, but even more, it is a curious and smart research about herself, where the artist looks at herself from both sides of the mirror.”
by Igor Guinau for ZOO MAGAZINE 2010/2011 NO. 29
Zurich based Walter Keller is co-founder of Parkett Art Magazíne, Fotomuseum Winterthur/Switzerland, and Scalo Publishers (active until 2006). He is a curator, writer, gallerist and an internationally well-known specialist of contemporary photography. Walter Keller published books from Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Richard Prince, Boris Mikhailov, Helmut Newton and many more.
Kunst van opzij
Working with (internationally well-known) Walter Keller on my first artist book, supposed to be out end of october/beginning of november as a signed and limited edition.
Zurich based Walter Keller is co-founder of Parkett Art Magazíne, Fotomuseum Winterthur/Switzerland, and Scalo Publishers (active until 2006). He is a curator, writer, gallerist and an internationally well-known specialist of contemporary photography, presently involved in various projects, among them www.kellerkunst.com, or www.easternphotoworks.com.
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