Aernout Mik
Encyclopedia
Aernout Mik is a Dutch
artist, internationally known for his installations and films.
. He also had lessons from Fie Werkman. He had his first solo exhibition in 2000 at the Van Abbemuseum
in Eindhoven under the title "Primal gestures, minor roles".
In 1997 Mik received the Sandberg Prize for his videos Lick (1996) and Fluff (1996). In 2002 received the Dr. Mik. A.H. Heineken Prize for Art.
Aernout Mik by Mary Hlavajova, curator of the Dutch pavilion in Venice, selected in 2007 for the Netherlands to take part in the Venice Biennale
. In 1997, Mik, along with designer William Oorebeek this same thing to see. In 2001 he took part in "Post-Nature ', an exhibition of Dutch art which took place in Venice.
The work called Organic Escalator (2000) is housed in the Art Collection Fondation Pinault and was end-2007 in Lille on the exhibition "Passage du temps".
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
artist, internationally known for his installations and films.
Biografie
Mik spent his childhood in Groningen and studied there from 1983 to 1988 at the Academie MinervaAcademie Minerva
Academie Minerva is a Dutch art academy.The academy was founded in 1798 in Groningen as a school for signing, building and shipping knowledge. Nowadays it is a school for fine art and design and part of the Hanze University Groningen...
. He also had lessons from Fie Werkman. He had his first solo exhibition in 2000 at the Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in central Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the east bank of the Dommel river. Established in 1936, the Abbe Museum is named after its founder, Abbe Henri. Abbe was a lover of modern art and wanted to enjoy it there from Eindhoven...
in Eindhoven under the title "Primal gestures, minor roles".
In 1997 Mik received the Sandberg Prize for his videos Lick (1996) and Fluff (1996). In 2002 received the Dr. Mik. A.H. Heineken Prize for Art.
Aernout Mik by Mary Hlavajova, curator of the Dutch pavilion in Venice, selected in 2007 for the Netherlands to take part in the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
. In 1997, Mik, along with designer William Oorebeek this same thing to see. In 2001 he took part in "Post-Nature ', an exhibition of Dutch art which took place in Venice.
The work called Organic Escalator (2000) is housed in the Art Collection Fondation Pinault and was end-2007 in Lille on the exhibition "Passage du temps".
External links
- Aernout Mik Biennale site Citizens and Subjects
- Videostills uit het werk van Aernout Mik
- Recensie van een overzichtstentoonstelling in NRC HandelsbladNRC HandelsbladNRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The newspaper was created on October 1, 1970, from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a morning newspaper, nrc•next, was launched...
- Biography op VPRO website
- Heineken lecture Echt/Onecht door Aernhout Mik
- Overzicht van tentoonstellingen