herman de vries selected as Dutch representative for 2015 Venice Biennale
The Mondriaan Fund has selected 83-year-old artist herman de vries to represent the Netherlands at the 2015 Venice Biennale. His practice explores connections between humanity and the natural world. A jury chaired by Mondriaan Fund director Birgit Donker made the decision, with members including Hester Alberdingk Thijm of the AkzoNobel Art Foundation, Cooper Union dean Saskia Bos, artist Aernout Mik, and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam curator Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen. Prior to the biennale, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will present a retrospective of de vries's work opening in October 2014.
Key facts
- herman de vries will represent the Netherlands at the 2015 Venice Biennale
- The artist is 83 years old
- His work focuses on the relationship between man and nature
- The selection was made by the Mondriaan Fund
- A jury chaired by Birgit Donker advised the decision
- The Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will host a retrospective in October 2014
- The retrospective precedes the biennale presentation
- The Venice Biennale occurs in 2015
Entities
Artists
- herman de vries
- Aernout Mik
Institutions
- Mondriaan Fund
- AkzoNobel Art Foundation
- Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam
- Schiedam