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STARRED BY PAN AMSTERDAM: NEELIE KROES
Neelie Kroes is a former Dutch politician and businesswoman who served as European Commissioner from 2004 to 2014. She previously held roles as Minister of Transport and Water Management, and she was the first woman in that role, setting a precedent for female ministers in the field. Since retiring, Kroes has remained active in the private sector. We have asked her to ‘star’ five works at the 37th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
The central theme of Neelie's selection is minimalism. After all, minimalism brings you back to the essence, the core of life. Minimalist art is the opposite of boring, as you can continue thinking and fantasizing for yourself without being distracted. In fact, the viewer becomes the maker.
1. At BorzoGallery (stand 36) Neelie selected Constructie in plexiglas (1960) by André Volten. This work tells a story, a story that a viewer may not see at a first glance. Your thoughts develop further and suddenly everything is possible.
2. At Dep Art Gallery (stand 73) Neelie selected 3 Ovali Rossi (2020) by Turi Simeti. This work shows a certain optical illusion and allows the viewer to fantasize further.
3. At Coppejans Gallery (stand 61) Neelie chose a work by Hans Kool, Nieuwe Lekkerland (1948). The artwork gives the impression of being impossible to stand upright. Gravity seems of no importance, which is emphasised by the minimalist design. The addition of organic forms leads the viewer all the more back to the essence.
4. At M. Simons Gallery (stand 63) Neelie selected the work Untitled (14-04) (2014-24) by Ido Vunderink. The neon colours immediately attract attention, but the white-coloured panels simultaneously bring a certain calmness. The work consists of three separate panels which, despite their individual character, together form a harmonious whole, which makes it extra intriguing.
5. At Galerie Roger Katwijk (stand 69) Neelie was immediately intrigued by Stargazer (2024) by Pieter Obels. This work has an irresistible attraction that makes you pause when you walk past it. Its power lies in its intense colour and intriguing use of materials. The tension arises from the contrast between the rough material and the graceful form.
The central theme of Neelie's selection is minimalism. After all, minimalism brings you back to the essence, the core of life. Minimalist art is the opposite of boring, as you can continue thinking and fantasizing for yourself without being distracted. In fact, the viewer becomes the maker.
1. At BorzoGallery (stand 36) Neelie selected Constructie in plexiglas (1960) by André Volten. This work tells a story, a story that a viewer may not see at a first glance. Your thoughts develop further and suddenly everything is possible.
2. At Dep Art Gallery (stand 73) Neelie selected 3 Ovali Rossi (2020) by Turi Simeti. This work shows a certain optical illusion and allows the viewer to fantasize further.
3. At Coppejans Gallery (stand 61) Neelie chose a work by Hans Kool, Nieuwe Lekkerland (1948). The artwork gives the impression of being impossible to stand upright. Gravity seems of no importance, which is emphasised by the minimalist design. The addition of organic forms leads the viewer all the more back to the essence.
4. At M. Simons Gallery (stand 63) Neelie selected the work Untitled (14-04) (2014-24) by Ido Vunderink. The neon colours immediately attract attention, but the white-coloured panels simultaneously bring a certain calmness. The work consists of three separate panels which, despite their individual character, together form a harmonious whole, which makes it extra intriguing.
5. At Galerie Roger Katwijk (stand 69) Neelie was immediately intrigued by Stargazer (2024) by Pieter Obels. This work has an irresistible attraction that makes you pause when you walk past it. Its power lies in its intense colour and intriguing use of materials. The tension arises from the contrast between the rough material and the graceful form.
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STARRED BY PAN AMSTERDAM: LONNEKE GORDIJN
Lonneke Gordijn is co-founder of the artist studio, DRIFT. Together with Ralph Nauta she creates large-scale and often moving sculptures for museums, public spaces and other locations around the world. In 2025 they will open Drift Museum in the van Gendt Hallen in Amsterdam. She focuses on the complex relationship between humans and nature. She explores how humans often view nature through a human-centric lens: at times projecting human qualities onto it, and at other times revealing how nature reflects human influences. This mutual dynamic serves as a central theme in her art. We have asked her to ‘star’ five works at the 37th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
1. At Stone Gallery, The origin of Art (stand 53) Lonneke was amazed by a fragment of Pyrite from Spain. The work appears man-made, but these are natural forms. It’s fascinating to see how nature could create something like this. The interplay of elements makes it look as though it was crafted by human hands.
2. At Galerie Huub Hannen (stand 55) Lonneke selected Taraxacum II (2024) by Mirjam Abraas. This drawing reflects Gordijn’s perspective on the world. It emphasises the importance of observing details—not just the colossal or grand scale, but also the small, intricate elements. “What a beautifully made drawing.”
3. At Galerie Harms Rolde (stand 68) Lonneke selected Rennend hondje (1962) by Pieter Pander. This piece features a dog completely focused on a ball. The animal seems almost more human than animal. Living among humans, the dog has become fully integrated into the human world, a phenomenon the artist captures remarkably well.
4. At Galerie Jan van Hoof (stand 14) Lonneke selected a work by Eelco Brand, WL.movi (2024). This work employs an interesting medium that explores how humans might interact with nature in the future. It is a hybrid form of natural elements and digital ideas. It’s fascinating how the artist has used nature and given it a kind of futuristic vision.
5. At Galerie Mokum (stand 50) Lonneke chose Working home (2022) by Gustav Sundin. It evokes thoughts of personal life and home. This, with a laptop, plants, etc., has become our new "nature." After millions of years of evolution, this is where we’ve arrived. The world is now in your home instead of outside in nature. The plant is decoration; it no longer fulfils a basic necessity for life.
Want to hear more from Lonneke? On Tuesday, November 26, at 2 p.m., she will take part in a talk at the PAN Podium.
1. At Stone Gallery, The origin of Art (stand 53) Lonneke was amazed by a fragment of Pyrite from Spain. The work appears man-made, but these are natural forms. It’s fascinating to see how nature could create something like this. The interplay of elements makes it look as though it was crafted by human hands.
2. At Galerie Huub Hannen (stand 55) Lonneke selected Taraxacum II (2024) by Mirjam Abraas. This drawing reflects Gordijn’s perspective on the world. It emphasises the importance of observing details—not just the colossal or grand scale, but also the small, intricate elements. “What a beautifully made drawing.”
3. At Galerie Harms Rolde (stand 68) Lonneke selected Rennend hondje (1962) by Pieter Pander. This piece features a dog completely focused on a ball. The animal seems almost more human than animal. Living among humans, the dog has become fully integrated into the human world, a phenomenon the artist captures remarkably well.
4. At Galerie Jan van Hoof (stand 14) Lonneke selected a work by Eelco Brand, WL.movi (2024). This work employs an interesting medium that explores how humans might interact with nature in the future. It is a hybrid form of natural elements and digital ideas. It’s fascinating how the artist has used nature and given it a kind of futuristic vision.
5. At Galerie Mokum (stand 50) Lonneke chose Working home (2022) by Gustav Sundin. It evokes thoughts of personal life and home. This, with a laptop, plants, etc., has become our new "nature." After millions of years of evolution, this is where we’ve arrived. The world is now in your home instead of outside in nature. The plant is decoration; it no longer fulfils a basic necessity for life.
Want to hear more from Lonneke? On Tuesday, November 26, at 2 p.m., she will take part in a talk at the PAN Podium.
STARRED BY PAN AMSTERDAM: PIETER VAN OS
This year we’ve invited writer and journalist Pieter van Os to ‘star’ five works at the 37th edition of the PAN Amsterdam. He published many articles on the Dutch art world in daily newspaper NRC. He has published books including Tussen kunst & cash and Wij begrijpen elkaar uitstekend, reflecting on his years as a parliamentary reporter for NRC. His book Liever dier dan mens, a history from Central Europe, is the only book to have been awarded both the Brusse Prize for best journalistic book and the Libris History Prize.
“In the overwhelming amount of wonderful and beautifully disturbing works, I have found a few animals that captured my imagination. One in ceramics, one almost hidden in an expressionistic painting, one sculpted in metal, and another one more than 2200 years old, an object once used to take a real cat from Ptolemaic Egypt to the eternal afterlife. The decoration on the head of this little mummy mask is extremely simple, or effective, just like the little dots on the one fascinating, little drawing I selected.”
1. At Gallery Fleur & Wouter (stand G) Pieter selected an intriguing sculpture by Warre Mulder, Even in Your Warm Pyjamas, Nature Can Come To Take Its Share (2021). Pieter: “Take note of the feet coming from the beast’ mouth”.
2. At Gallery Richard ter Borg (stand 129) Pieter chose a painting by Johan Dijkstra, Landschap. “Born in Garnwerd, in the north of the province Groningen, I immediately recognised the atmosphere of this expressionistic landscape. It’s my childhood. And then, suddenly, I discovered this crazy big horse…”
3. At Antiques Emporium (stand F) Pieter selected Jugendstil tafellamp met lampenkap van Johann Loetz Witwe (circa 1908). “Jugendstil has the appearance of smoothness, maybe even of harmless decoration, but don’t be mistaken: this is a real venomous snake, and scary as hell as you really take the time to look at it.”
4. At Kunsthandel Mieke Zilverberg (stand 78) Pieter chose a small cartonnage mummy mask of a cat (late-Ptolemaic Period, 6th-3rd cent. BC). “Ever seen a completely soaked cat? The head really fitted in this little mask from Egypt. And look at the eyes… just a few strokes, but totally credible, instantly. That’s the highest form of art.”
5. At Ubbens Art (stand 98) Pieter chose a drawing by Theo Lohmann, De open deur (1916-1922). “A great work of a small master, as Job Ubbens says. This one is of such an extraordinarily beauty that it doesn’t even require an animal to get me excited.”
“In the overwhelming amount of wonderful and beautifully disturbing works, I have found a few animals that captured my imagination. One in ceramics, one almost hidden in an expressionistic painting, one sculpted in metal, and another one more than 2200 years old, an object once used to take a real cat from Ptolemaic Egypt to the eternal afterlife. The decoration on the head of this little mummy mask is extremely simple, or effective, just like the little dots on the one fascinating, little drawing I selected.”
1. At Gallery Fleur & Wouter (stand G) Pieter selected an intriguing sculpture by Warre Mulder, Even in Your Warm Pyjamas, Nature Can Come To Take Its Share (2021). Pieter: “Take note of the feet coming from the beast’ mouth”.
2. At Gallery Richard ter Borg (stand 129) Pieter chose a painting by Johan Dijkstra, Landschap. “Born in Garnwerd, in the north of the province Groningen, I immediately recognised the atmosphere of this expressionistic landscape. It’s my childhood. And then, suddenly, I discovered this crazy big horse…”
3. At Antiques Emporium (stand F) Pieter selected Jugendstil tafellamp met lampenkap van Johann Loetz Witwe (circa 1908). “Jugendstil has the appearance of smoothness, maybe even of harmless decoration, but don’t be mistaken: this is a real venomous snake, and scary as hell as you really take the time to look at it.”
4. At Kunsthandel Mieke Zilverberg (stand 78) Pieter chose a small cartonnage mummy mask of a cat (late-Ptolemaic Period, 6th-3rd cent. BC). “Ever seen a completely soaked cat? The head really fitted in this little mask from Egypt. And look at the eyes… just a few strokes, but totally credible, instantly. That’s the highest form of art.”
5. At Ubbens Art (stand 98) Pieter chose a drawing by Theo Lohmann, De open deur (1916-1922). “A great work of a small master, as Job Ubbens says. This one is of such an extraordinarily beauty that it doesn’t even require an animal to get me excited.”
Campaign Image PAN Amsterdam 2024 by Nynke Tynagel
PAN Amsterdam 2024 takes place from Sunday 24 November to Sunday 1 December in the RAI exhibition centre, Amsterdam. With 125 participating antique dealers, art dealers and galleries, this eclectic fair for art, antiques and design provides a representative picture of the Dutch art market. Designer of the current campaign image, which playfully captures the essence of the fair, is Nynke Tynagel, co-founder of Studio Job and currently working autonomously under her own name.
Campaign image PAN Amsterdam 2024
Commenting on her work, Nynke Tynagel says: 'PAN and I go back years. I loved being seduced there, as a visitor but also as a participant, by the diverse range of artworks from different disciplines: from artisan masterpieces to intriguing art and curiosities from the past and present. This year I was allowed to design the campaign image, quite an honour. I soon knew what it was going to be. In my work, I often imagine a character, someone with a particular profession, a fiery passion or just a character that I then portray using his or her living environment and personal belongings. In this case, it became an avid collector couple. Their collection of art, antiques and design, shown here stylistically, is eclectic and driven by emotion rather than strict categories. You will come across them again this year at PAN in search of new acquisitions. They live in the midst of their impressive collection and still think they can free up some space in their
crowded private Wunderkammer.'
museum:
their contemporary
Campaign image PAN Amsterdam 2024
Commenting on her work, Nynke Tynagel says: 'PAN and I go back years. I loved being seduced there, as a visitor but also as a participant, by the diverse range of artworks from different disciplines: from artisan masterpieces to intriguing art and curiosities from the past and present. This year I was allowed to design the campaign image, quite an honour. I soon knew what it was going to be. In my work, I often imagine a character, someone with a particular profession, a fiery passion or just a character that I then portray using his or her living environment and personal belongings. In this case, it became an avid collector couple. Their collection of art, antiques and design, shown here stylistically, is eclectic and driven by emotion rather than strict categories. You will come across them again this year at PAN in search of new acquisitions. They live in the midst of their impressive collection and still think they can free up some space in their
crowded private Wunderkammer.'
museum:
their contemporary
BIJNA 42.000 BEZOEKERS EN VEEL VERKOCHT OP SUCCESVOLLE PAN AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam, 26 november 2023 – Bijna 42.000 kunstliefhebbers, meer dan de afgelopen tien jaar en ruim 11% meer dan vorig jaar, bezochten PAN Amsterdam. Mark Grol, algemeen directeur PAN Amsterdam: "We zijn blij met dit bezoekersrecord van de afgelopen tien jaar, want dat is ook voor de 125 galeriehouders in deze tijd zeker niet vanzelfsprekend. Net zo belangrijk is dat de stemming onder zowel deelnemers als bezoekers zeer positief was, en dat er veel is verkocht. Niet alleen aan verschillende musea die hun aanbod verrijkten met spectaculaire stukken, maar ook aan trouwe én nieuwe verzamelaars uit binnen- en buitenland. De 45 presentaties over uiteenlopende kunstonderwerpen op PAN Podium trokken veel belangstelling. Deze 36e editie van de beurs voor kunst, antiek en design was in alle opzichten zeer geslaagd en we kijken dan ook met vertrouwen uit naar de volgende editie van zondag 24 november tot en met zondag 1 december 2024."
Spectaculaire verkopen
De belangstelling van het publiek was breed, van hedendaagse kunst, design en fotografie tot oude meesters, antiek en sieraden. Zo verkocht Endlich Antiquairs drie hedendaagse zilverwerken van Daan Brouwer aan het Drents Museum in Assen. Kunstgalerij Albricht verkocht topstukken van onder meer Jan Sluijters, Carel Willink en Leo Gestel, de laatste aan een anonieme weldoener die het kocht voor museum Singer Laren. Floris van Wanroij verkocht het paneeltje dat hij ontdekte met het enige portret van Justinus van Nassau, de buitenechtelijke zoon van Willem van Oranje. Ook andriesse – eyck galerie was tevreden en verkocht goed, waaronder drie werken van Diana Scherer en twee monumentale werken van Koen Taselaar. De ongetwijfeld jongste kunstverzamelaar kwam bij Rondom 1920: een 9-jarig jongetje kocht er een zilveren theeduimpje van J.A. de Haas uit 1803 voor € 200,-, waarvoor hij een jaar lang had gespaard nadat hij het op de vorige PAN had gezien.
Volgende PAN Amsterdam van 24 november tot en met 1 december 2024.
Spectaculaire verkopen
De belangstelling van het publiek was breed, van hedendaagse kunst, design en fotografie tot oude meesters, antiek en sieraden. Zo verkocht Endlich Antiquairs drie hedendaagse zilverwerken van Daan Brouwer aan het Drents Museum in Assen. Kunstgalerij Albricht verkocht topstukken van onder meer Jan Sluijters, Carel Willink en Leo Gestel, de laatste aan een anonieme weldoener die het kocht voor museum Singer Laren. Floris van Wanroij verkocht het paneeltje dat hij ontdekte met het enige portret van Justinus van Nassau, de buitenechtelijke zoon van Willem van Oranje. Ook andriesse – eyck galerie was tevreden en verkocht goed, waaronder drie werken van Diana Scherer en twee monumentale werken van Koen Taselaar. De ongetwijfeld jongste kunstverzamelaar kwam bij Rondom 1920: een 9-jarig jongetje kocht er een zilveren theeduimpje van J.A. de Haas uit 1803 voor € 200,-, waarvoor hij een jaar lang had gespaard nadat hij het op de vorige PAN had gezien.
Volgende PAN Amsterdam van 24 november tot en met 1 december 2024.
STARRED BY AT PAN AMSTERDAM 2023: Miluska van 't Lam
MILUSKA
This year we’ve invited Miluska van 't Lam, Harper's Bazaar editor in chief, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
Miluska celebrates female artists and gallerists at the PAN Amsterdam 2023. She selected five works to shine some extra light on at this year's fair.
1. At Bildhalle Zurich + Amsterdam (stand 43) Miluska selected Ethereal by Bastiaan Woudt. The gallery is run by a female gallerist, Mirjam Cavegn and director dr. Phil. Christian’s Hoefert, whose curation Miluska trusts completely. At PAN they show work by Bastiaan Woudt who made the newest cover of Harper's Bazaar: the winter issue, highlighting Women of the Year, with singer Karsu Dönmez as cover star.
2. At EENWERK (stand 31) gallery Miluska selected Expansive Reality by Sheila Hicks. She says the PAN can be proud to have a booth dedicated to this amazing female artist. This grand old lady of textile art transformed herself at 89 into a well respected artist who is celebrated by all major museums. Tip: ask in the booth for the book on Sheila, made by another female icon: Irma Boom.
3. At Daatselaar Fine Art & Antiques (stand 40), one of her favorite female run galleries, she selected Le col de Fourrure by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul. An artist that is inspired by Kees van Dongen. So is Miluska, especially after visiting the Kees van Dongen exhibition at Singer Laren together with her daughter who studies art history.
4. At Inez Stodel Jewelry (stand 22) Miluska selected a brooch ‘Pense a moi’. This gallery is the place to find pre-loved jewelry. It is run by mother and daughter Leonore and Inez. The name of the brooch makes Miluska think of self love but also love for the other. And that is what the world today needs, more than ever. “Love is always the answer, always.”
5. At Rademakers Gallery (stand 3) Miluska selected Blue Goddess, 2023 by Yamuna Forzani. This is the first time her work is shown at the PAN Amsterdam. Yamuna’s collection is designed not to exclude any individual but to be genderful, celebrating the multiplicity of roles and identities that we embody within social structures.
This year we’ve invited Miluska van 't Lam, Harper's Bazaar editor in chief, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
Miluska celebrates female artists and gallerists at the PAN Amsterdam 2023. She selected five works to shine some extra light on at this year's fair.
1. At Bildhalle Zurich + Amsterdam (stand 43) Miluska selected Ethereal by Bastiaan Woudt. The gallery is run by a female gallerist, Mirjam Cavegn and director dr. Phil. Christian’s Hoefert, whose curation Miluska trusts completely. At PAN they show work by Bastiaan Woudt who made the newest cover of Harper's Bazaar: the winter issue, highlighting Women of the Year, with singer Karsu Dönmez as cover star.
2. At EENWERK (stand 31) gallery Miluska selected Expansive Reality by Sheila Hicks. She says the PAN can be proud to have a booth dedicated to this amazing female artist. This grand old lady of textile art transformed herself at 89 into a well respected artist who is celebrated by all major museums. Tip: ask in the booth for the book on Sheila, made by another female icon: Irma Boom.
3. At Daatselaar Fine Art & Antiques (stand 40), one of her favorite female run galleries, she selected Le col de Fourrure by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul. An artist that is inspired by Kees van Dongen. So is Miluska, especially after visiting the Kees van Dongen exhibition at Singer Laren together with her daughter who studies art history.
4. At Inez Stodel Jewelry (stand 22) Miluska selected a brooch ‘Pense a moi’. This gallery is the place to find pre-loved jewelry. It is run by mother and daughter Leonore and Inez. The name of the brooch makes Miluska think of self love but also love for the other. And that is what the world today needs, more than ever. “Love is always the answer, always.”
5. At Rademakers Gallery (stand 3) Miluska selected Blue Goddess, 2023 by Yamuna Forzani. This is the first time her work is shown at the PAN Amsterdam. Yamuna’s collection is designed not to exclude any individual but to be genderful, celebrating the multiplicity of roles and identities that we embody within social structures.
STARRED BY AT PAN AMSTERDAM 2023: RONALD OCKHUYSEN
RONALD
This year we’ve invited Ronald Ockhuysen, director of the VandenEnde Foundation, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
“Art has many functions: it provides insight, works as therapy and offers the opportunity to escape from the issues of the day. Especially in these times, full of polarization, anger and incomprehension, art is the ideal hiding place. It makes it possible to muse for a while, and to get a moment of peace of mind.”
He selected five works that bring a moment of peace of mind.
At Booij Arts, Fine Art - Rare Items (stand 80) he selected a Linocut ‘Musée Municipal D’art Moderne Ceret’ by Pablo Picasso. For Picasso, applied art also deserved devotion and beauty. This poster is so much more than an announcement: it is a work that you can look at for hours.
At Galerie Fontana (stand 74) Ronald selected Theater #10 by Ruud van Empel. The artist is a master of latent unease. In his recent work, he explores nature through digital and analogue manipulation. The result is an enchanting landscape that feels uncanny at the same time.
At Hein A.M. Klaver Kunsthandel (stand 69) Ronald selected 'Portrait of a woman en profile’ by Thérèse Schwartze. Thérèse Schwartze (1851-1918) can be considered the most successful female Dutch artist of her time. Schwartze was known for her fast working method. According to an estimate from the year after her death, she made about 1000 drawings, pastels and paintings over the course of her career, which lasted roughly 40 years. And despite her fast pace of work, her portraits are extremely sensitive.
At Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen (stand 72) Ronald selected Burton Way by Marie Jose Jongerius. Los Angeles is the city of illusions and palm trees. Marie-José Jongerius makes it clear that these palm trees will soon also be an illusion: the iconic trees have been planted and will not survive due to climate change. In this way, these beautiful photos are also an ode to transience.
At BorzoGallery / The Mayor Gallery (stand 36) he selected TK1017 3/8-60 by Tadaaki Kywayama. He is a master of minimalism, who passed away this summer at the age of 91. The Japanese, who worked and lived in New York, made a name for himself with paintings that provide no guidance. As a result, everyone can see what he or she wants. In this way, this work gives free rein to the imagination.
This year we’ve invited Ronald Ockhuysen, director of the VandenEnde Foundation, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
“Art has many functions: it provides insight, works as therapy and offers the opportunity to escape from the issues of the day. Especially in these times, full of polarization, anger and incomprehension, art is the ideal hiding place. It makes it possible to muse for a while, and to get a moment of peace of mind.”
He selected five works that bring a moment of peace of mind.
At Booij Arts, Fine Art - Rare Items (stand 80) he selected a Linocut ‘Musée Municipal D’art Moderne Ceret’ by Pablo Picasso. For Picasso, applied art also deserved devotion and beauty. This poster is so much more than an announcement: it is a work that you can look at for hours.
At Galerie Fontana (stand 74) Ronald selected Theater #10 by Ruud van Empel. The artist is a master of latent unease. In his recent work, he explores nature through digital and analogue manipulation. The result is an enchanting landscape that feels uncanny at the same time.
At Hein A.M. Klaver Kunsthandel (stand 69) Ronald selected 'Portrait of a woman en profile’ by Thérèse Schwartze. Thérèse Schwartze (1851-1918) can be considered the most successful female Dutch artist of her time. Schwartze was known for her fast working method. According to an estimate from the year after her death, she made about 1000 drawings, pastels and paintings over the course of her career, which lasted roughly 40 years. And despite her fast pace of work, her portraits are extremely sensitive.
At Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen (stand 72) Ronald selected Burton Way by Marie Jose Jongerius. Los Angeles is the city of illusions and palm trees. Marie-José Jongerius makes it clear that these palm trees will soon also be an illusion: the iconic trees have been planted and will not survive due to climate change. In this way, these beautiful photos are also an ode to transience.
At BorzoGallery / The Mayor Gallery (stand 36) he selected TK1017 3/8-60 by Tadaaki Kywayama. He is a master of minimalism, who passed away this summer at the age of 91. The Japanese, who worked and lived in New York, made a name for himself with paintings that provide no guidance. As a result, everyone can see what he or she wants. In this way, this work gives free rein to the imagination.
Starred by at PAN Amsterdam 2023: Jan Dirk van der Burg
JAN DIRK
This year we’ve invited Jan Dirk van der Burg, photographer and filmmaker, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
“These artworks are all connected but not by style or medium. The works require you to take a long and good look to understand what you are actually seeing.” He selected five works for you to take a better look at.
At Contour Gallery (stand 25) Jan Dirk selected Frozen Time, Het Singel by Lars van den Brink. We see classic beauty of the city of Amsterdam in a 'where is Waldo' jacket. Secretly you see everything you hate and love about Amsterdam. A stream of zombie tourists, a lost supper and a parked beer bike, now banned in the center of Amsterdam. If Hieronymus Bosch had had a camera, he would have taken this picture.
At Duende Art Projects (stand 64) he selected Le Choix d’Avenir by Thierry Oussou. Thiery Oussou's work from Benin, ‘choose the future,’ has a wonderful contrast in the fragile, curving canvas and the straightforward imagery where life comes at you in a snap. A work of art that gets under your skin.
At Flatland Gallery (stand 96) he selected Kawa no nagare #5 by Kim Boske. This unique work incorporates indigo photo dots on a washi handmade paper. For this work she kept a living indigo organism alive at her studio in a blue barrel. Those have since died, fortunately we still have the photos.
At Roof- A Gallery (stand C) he selected Destroyed House Gaza by Marjan Teeuwen. Teeuwen builds carefully stacked installations all over the world. She demolishes what she finds necessary, digs down some more if necessary and then rebuilds all kinds of things. What we see in the photo is a photographic result of monk's work. This work was made in 2017 in a destroyed house in Gaza. Destroy and rebuild, more relevant than ever.
At andriesse - eyck galerie (stand 27) he selected Hyper Rhizome #2-3 by Diana Scherer. Diane Scherer lets the organic and mathematical root patterns do their work in the places where she lets them grow. Scherer reminds us that for true enchanting beauty we must be underground. We get that here in a framed carpet of roots. And don't forget to look at the soil below.
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Images by @maikeljay.
This year we’ve invited Jan Dirk van der Burg, photographer and filmmaker, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.
“These artworks are all connected but not by style or medium. The works require you to take a long and good look to understand what you are actually seeing.” He selected five works for you to take a better look at.
At Contour Gallery (stand 25) Jan Dirk selected Frozen Time, Het Singel by Lars van den Brink. We see classic beauty of the city of Amsterdam in a 'where is Waldo' jacket. Secretly you see everything you hate and love about Amsterdam. A stream of zombie tourists, a lost supper and a parked beer bike, now banned in the center of Amsterdam. If Hieronymus Bosch had had a camera, he would have taken this picture.
At Duende Art Projects (stand 64) he selected Le Choix d’Avenir by Thierry Oussou. Thiery Oussou's work from Benin, ‘choose the future,’ has a wonderful contrast in the fragile, curving canvas and the straightforward imagery where life comes at you in a snap. A work of art that gets under your skin.
At Flatland Gallery (stand 96) he selected Kawa no nagare #5 by Kim Boske. This unique work incorporates indigo photo dots on a washi handmade paper. For this work she kept a living indigo organism alive at her studio in a blue barrel. Those have since died, fortunately we still have the photos.
At Roof- A Gallery (stand C) he selected Destroyed House Gaza by Marjan Teeuwen. Teeuwen builds carefully stacked installations all over the world. She demolishes what she finds necessary, digs down some more if necessary and then rebuilds all kinds of things. What we see in the photo is a photographic result of monk's work. This work was made in 2017 in a destroyed house in Gaza. Destroy and rebuild, more relevant than ever.
At andriesse - eyck galerie (stand 27) he selected Hyper Rhizome #2-3 by Diana Scherer. Diane Scherer lets the organic and mathematical root patterns do their work in the places where she lets them grow. Scherer reminds us that for true enchanting beauty we must be underground. We get that here in a framed carpet of roots. And don't forget to look at the soil below.
Visit the PAN Amsterdam until November 26.
Images by @maikeljay.
PAN Amsterdam campaign image 'Through the eyes of Rembrandt Sutorius'
PAN Amsterdam launches the campaign image for the upcoming edition of the fair! This year the honor to create the campaign image went to Rembrandt Sutorius, director of Artis Zoo in Amsterdam. Graphic designer Sef Hansen designed the image: “Through the Eyes of Rembrandt Sutorius. "Sutorius is the general director of Artis”, he notes, “and every day he marvels at all the life around us. Both about the strength and the beauty of nature. And, how everything - even if you don't see it immediately - is connected and interdependent. From the tiniest, invisible life to the infinite in the universe. That wonder is a source of inspiration for the arts par excellence. My design reflects nature's spectacular forms and biological processes. A harmonious mix of real photographs and artificial intelligence elements borrowed from nature's majestic universe. A representation of the force that shapes everything around us, or Natura Artis Magistra: nature is the teacher of art."
Retrospective of the succesful 35th edition of PAN Amsterdam
The organization of PAN Amsterdam reflects upon a highly successful 35th edition of PAN Amsterdam at RAI Amsterdam. From 20 November to 27 November 125 art dealers, antiquer traders, and gallery owners participated, an increase of 15 exhibitors in comparison to the previous year. The fair welcomed 37,5000 art enthusiasts during its jubilee, with an impressive attendance of 10,000 visitors during the opening. The fair maintained its regular openings hours, from 11:00 am tot 6:00 pm daily, except for the Business Night and the Private Art Evening. The maginificent campaign image was designed by architect and co-founder of the Dutch architectural firm MVRDV, Winy Maas, who drew inspiration from the city as an art object under the theme ‘ArtCity. Everthing is art.’
In 2022 notable additions included several foreign top dealers, such as Rafaël Valls Gallery and the Weiss Gallery from London, and Koetser Gallery from Zürich. The newcomer’s pavilion, Walls & Cabinets, a permanent part of PAN since 2021, featured participants like Martin van Zomeren, Kersgallery, Jonathan den Otter, Duende Art Projects, MIAP, Joost van den Bergh, and the Ravenstijn Gallery. Two unique objects shown at PAN 2022 were an Egyptian wooden mummy portrait from the second century A.D., showcased by antiquarian and archaeologist Mieke Zilverberg, and a fifty-thousand-year-old mammoth leg discovered in the North Sea by fishers, displayed by Stone Gallery. Both items were sold during the fair.
The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics also participated the fair and unveiled their brand-new publication Art and Cooking. Cookbook Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, featuring recipes created by nationally and internationally renowned chefs, culinary writers, bakers and other foodies especially for tableware from the museum’s collections. It truly combined ceramics and culinary art for the first time. The presentation was followed by an extraordinary culinary tasting event.
The PAN Podium continued to draw a large audience during the fair. In the specially designated space, daily lectures were held on various themes, such as Masterful Materials, Art, Ceramics, and Cooking, Art Connects, and Desirable Design. Inspiring talks were given by Prof. Dr. Wendy Gers (curator of modern and contemporary ceramics at Princessehof) discussing sustainable ceramics and the future of the medium and by Merel van Helsdingen (founder Nxt Museum) and Anne de Jong (Upstream Gallery) about women in tech and the use of New Media Art. Renowned Dutch photographer Jan Dirk van der Burg presented a special ‘PAN-Show’, using his own photographs to explain the Stendhal Syndrome, a psychological disorder that occurs when someone is completely overwhelmed by the beauty of art.
On the final day of the fair, PAN collaborated with IMC Weekendschool and children’s book author Manon Berns to organize a scavanger hunt at the fair for young children, introducing them to the wonders of the art world in an engaging manner.
We are very much looking forward to the 36th edition of PAN Amsterdam from 19 November to 26 November 2023 at RAI Amsterdam.
In 2022 notable additions included several foreign top dealers, such as Rafaël Valls Gallery and the Weiss Gallery from London, and Koetser Gallery from Zürich. The newcomer’s pavilion, Walls & Cabinets, a permanent part of PAN since 2021, featured participants like Martin van Zomeren, Kersgallery, Jonathan den Otter, Duende Art Projects, MIAP, Joost van den Bergh, and the Ravenstijn Gallery. Two unique objects shown at PAN 2022 were an Egyptian wooden mummy portrait from the second century A.D., showcased by antiquarian and archaeologist Mieke Zilverberg, and a fifty-thousand-year-old mammoth leg discovered in the North Sea by fishers, displayed by Stone Gallery. Both items were sold during the fair.
The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics also participated the fair and unveiled their brand-new publication Art and Cooking. Cookbook Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, featuring recipes created by nationally and internationally renowned chefs, culinary writers, bakers and other foodies especially for tableware from the museum’s collections. It truly combined ceramics and culinary art for the first time. The presentation was followed by an extraordinary culinary tasting event.
The PAN Podium continued to draw a large audience during the fair. In the specially designated space, daily lectures were held on various themes, such as Masterful Materials, Art, Ceramics, and Cooking, Art Connects, and Desirable Design. Inspiring talks were given by Prof. Dr. Wendy Gers (curator of modern and contemporary ceramics at Princessehof) discussing sustainable ceramics and the future of the medium and by Merel van Helsdingen (founder Nxt Museum) and Anne de Jong (Upstream Gallery) about women in tech and the use of New Media Art. Renowned Dutch photographer Jan Dirk van der Burg presented a special ‘PAN-Show’, using his own photographs to explain the Stendhal Syndrome, a psychological disorder that occurs when someone is completely overwhelmed by the beauty of art.
On the final day of the fair, PAN collaborated with IMC Weekendschool and children’s book author Manon Berns to organize a scavanger hunt at the fair for young children, introducing them to the wonders of the art world in an engaging manner.
We are very much looking forward to the 36th edition of PAN Amsterdam from 19 November to 26 November 2023 at RAI Amsterdam.
VNK x PAN Scriptieprijs 2023
Ben je als kunsthistoricus afgestudeerd op een onderwerp over de kunstmarkt? Of schrijf je op dit moment een scriptie over een bijzondere kunstcollectie of een belangrijke verzamelaar? Komend najaar buigen de Vereniging van Nederlandse Kunsthistorici en PAN Amsterdam zich weer over de beste scriptie op dit gebied.
Dit jaar vindt voor de tweede keer de uitreiking van de VNK x PAN Scriptieprijs plaats. Met deze scriptieprijs willen VNK en kunstbeurs PAN Amsterdam onderzoek stimuleren naar de kunst van het verzamelen en het vakgebied van de kunsthandel en dit onder de aandacht brengen. Aan de prijs is bovendien een geldbedrag van €1.000 verbonden. De scriptieprijs wordt beschikbaar gesteld door het PAN Educatiefonds.
Spelregels
Voor deze scriptieprijs komen masterscripties in aanmerking die een of meerdere aspecten van het kunst verzamelen, de kunsthandel/kunstmarkt of een aanverwant thema tot onderwerp hebben. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan onderwerpen als het herkomstonderzoek van een kunstwerk, collectiebeheer, particuliere schenkingen aan musea, de vrije markt voor schilderkunst in de 17e eeuw, het vak van taxeren et cetera.
De scriptie moet geschreven zijn aan een Nederlandse universiteit maar deelname staat ook open voor scripties die in het Engels zijn geschreven. Zowel docenten als studenten kunnen een scriptie voordragen, mits deze is beoordeeld met een 7,5 of hoger.
Aanmelden
Aanmelden kan via scriptieprijs@kunsthistorici.nl. Na je aanmelding sturen wij je een ontvangstbevestiging en verdere instructies voor het aanleveren van je scriptie. De deadline voor aanmelding voor de VNK x PAN Scriptieprijs 2023 is vrijdag 15 september 2023.
Genomineerden
Begin november worden drie genomineerden bekend gemaakt. Iedere genomineerde krijgt de gelegenheid zijn of haar scriptieonderzoek te presenteren op zaterdag 25 november 2023 tijdens PAN Amsterdam, waarna de prijswinnaar bekend wordt gemaakt.
Jury
De jury bestaat uit minimaal drie personen; één hoogleraar/universitair docent, één vertegenwoordiger uit de kunsthandel/kunstmarkt en één vertegenwoordiger van het VNK bestuur.
De prijswinnaar wordt benoemd aan de hand van een meerderheid van stemmen. Bij een gelijk aantal stemmen is de stem van de voorzitter van de jury doorslaggevend. Het juryrapport is definitief, over besluiten van de jury wordt geen correspondentie gevoerd.
Juryleden kunnen zelf ook een inzending aandragen. In dat geval ziet de voorzitter van de jury erop toe dat het desbetreffende jurylid niet deelneemt aan de beoordeling van de betrokken inzending. Wanneer een jurylid zelf tot de genomineerden behoort, trekt dit jurylid zich terug uit de jury.
Bekijk reglement
Meer informatie over de aanmeldingsprocedure vind je in het reglement. Houd daarnaast voor algemene informatie onze website en socialmediakanalen in de gaten: Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram en Twitter. Voor vragen kun je ook mailen naar scriptieprijs@kunsthistorici.nl.
Dit jaar vindt voor de tweede keer de uitreiking van de VNK x PAN Scriptieprijs plaats. Met deze scriptieprijs willen VNK en kunstbeurs PAN Amsterdam onderzoek stimuleren naar de kunst van het verzamelen en het vakgebied van de kunsthandel en dit onder de aandacht brengen. Aan de prijs is bovendien een geldbedrag van €1.000 verbonden. De scriptieprijs wordt beschikbaar gesteld door het PAN Educatiefonds.
Spelregels
Voor deze scriptieprijs komen masterscripties in aanmerking die een of meerdere aspecten van het kunst verzamelen, de kunsthandel/kunstmarkt of een aanverwant thema tot onderwerp hebben. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan onderwerpen als het herkomstonderzoek van een kunstwerk, collectiebeheer, particuliere schenkingen aan musea, de vrije markt voor schilderkunst in de 17e eeuw, het vak van taxeren et cetera.
De scriptie moet geschreven zijn aan een Nederlandse universiteit maar deelname staat ook open voor scripties die in het Engels zijn geschreven. Zowel docenten als studenten kunnen een scriptie voordragen, mits deze is beoordeeld met een 7,5 of hoger.
Aanmelden
Aanmelden kan via scriptieprijs@kunsthistorici.nl. Na je aanmelding sturen wij je een ontvangstbevestiging en verdere instructies voor het aanleveren van je scriptie. De deadline voor aanmelding voor de VNK x PAN Scriptieprijs 2023 is vrijdag 15 september 2023.
Genomineerden
Begin november worden drie genomineerden bekend gemaakt. Iedere genomineerde krijgt de gelegenheid zijn of haar scriptieonderzoek te presenteren op zaterdag 25 november 2023 tijdens PAN Amsterdam, waarna de prijswinnaar bekend wordt gemaakt.
Jury
De jury bestaat uit minimaal drie personen; één hoogleraar/universitair docent, één vertegenwoordiger uit de kunsthandel/kunstmarkt en één vertegenwoordiger van het VNK bestuur.
De prijswinnaar wordt benoemd aan de hand van een meerderheid van stemmen. Bij een gelijk aantal stemmen is de stem van de voorzitter van de jury doorslaggevend. Het juryrapport is definitief, over besluiten van de jury wordt geen correspondentie gevoerd.
Juryleden kunnen zelf ook een inzending aandragen. In dat geval ziet de voorzitter van de jury erop toe dat het desbetreffende jurylid niet deelneemt aan de beoordeling van de betrokken inzending. Wanneer een jurylid zelf tot de genomineerden behoort, trekt dit jurylid zich terug uit de jury.
Bekijk reglement
Meer informatie over de aanmeldingsprocedure vind je in het reglement. Houd daarnaast voor algemene informatie onze website en socialmediakanalen in de gaten: Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram en Twitter. Voor vragen kun je ook mailen naar scriptieprijs@kunsthistorici.nl.
PAN AMSTERDAM: 35 years of bringing the best in art, antiques & design together
PAN Amsterdam will celebrate its 35th anniversary as the Netherlands’ leading art, antiques and design fair from Sunday 20thto Sunday 27th November. Showcasing 125 art & antique dealers and galleries ranging from familiar PAN favourites to exciting newcomers the fair will offer a wide and diverse offering of art, antiques and design from home and abroad.
The broad and eclectic mix of exhibitors ranges from leading Old Master specialists such as the Rafael Valls Gallery and Weiss Gallery from London, and the Koetser Gallery from Zürich alongside contemporary Dutch furniture designer Piet Hein Eek. Antiques from the distinguished Limburg Antiquairs, art deco silver from Rondom 1920 and exquisite 20th century jewellery from Epoque Fine Jewels feature alongside POP, ZERO & Nouveau Realisme from the Borzo Gallery and The Mayor Gallery.
The newcomers’ pavilion, Walls & Cabinets, welcomes galleries Martin van Zomeren, Kersgallery and the Ravenstijn Gallery as first timers on the fair. In the daily talks on the Pan Podium, designer Richard Hutten will highlight his work, artist Jan Dirk van den Burg will give a performance and porcelain, museums and sustainable design will be in the spotlight.
Mark Grol, Managing Director of the PAN: “PAN is back and better than ever, after the last two turbulent years. With 15 more exhibitors compared to last year – when we had amazingly high visitor
numbers and excellent sales – nearly all regular exhibitors have chosen to return and we have an exciting line up of new exhibitors. This, along with an exciting programme of events should make this anniversary edition of PAN Amsterdam one to remember. For the expected 35,000 plus visitors we are hoping this year’s PAN will offer a unforgettable spectacle or an actual ‘ArtCity’ as the architect Winy Maas has depicted in our iconic campaign image for this year.
PAN campaign image 2022 by Winy Maas: ‘ArtCity. Everything is Art’
Each year the PAN asks a leading figure in the art world to design a campaign image to be used for marketing the fair. This year Winy Maas, architect and co-founder of MVRDV, has designed PAN’s image for 2022: “ArtCity. Everything is Art”. Inspired by the idea of regarding anything in the city as an object of art. “Whether it’s a bridge, a building, a park or a child’s chalk drawing on the pavement: everything has artistic value”. In the campaign image Winy depicts a city where every nook and cranny is piled high with art objects, “spaces where everyone and their ideas are welcome: an inclusive city brimming with art”.
The broad and eclectic mix of exhibitors ranges from leading Old Master specialists such as the Rafael Valls Gallery and Weiss Gallery from London, and the Koetser Gallery from Zürich alongside contemporary Dutch furniture designer Piet Hein Eek. Antiques from the distinguished Limburg Antiquairs, art deco silver from Rondom 1920 and exquisite 20th century jewellery from Epoque Fine Jewels feature alongside POP, ZERO & Nouveau Realisme from the Borzo Gallery and The Mayor Gallery.
The newcomers’ pavilion, Walls & Cabinets, welcomes galleries Martin van Zomeren, Kersgallery and the Ravenstijn Gallery as first timers on the fair. In the daily talks on the Pan Podium, designer Richard Hutten will highlight his work, artist Jan Dirk van den Burg will give a performance and porcelain, museums and sustainable design will be in the spotlight.
Mark Grol, Managing Director of the PAN: “PAN is back and better than ever, after the last two turbulent years. With 15 more exhibitors compared to last year – when we had amazingly high visitor
numbers and excellent sales – nearly all regular exhibitors have chosen to return and we have an exciting line up of new exhibitors. This, along with an exciting programme of events should make this anniversary edition of PAN Amsterdam one to remember. For the expected 35,000 plus visitors we are hoping this year’s PAN will offer a unforgettable spectacle or an actual ‘ArtCity’ as the architect Winy Maas has depicted in our iconic campaign image for this year.
PAN campaign image 2022 by Winy Maas: ‘ArtCity. Everything is Art’
Each year the PAN asks a leading figure in the art world to design a campaign image to be used for marketing the fair. This year Winy Maas, architect and co-founder of MVRDV, has designed PAN’s image for 2022: “ArtCity. Everything is Art”. Inspired by the idea of regarding anything in the city as an object of art. “Whether it’s a bridge, a building, a park or a child’s chalk drawing on the pavement: everything has artistic value”. In the campaign image Winy depicts a city where every nook and cranny is piled high with art objects, “spaces where everyone and their ideas are welcome: an inclusive city brimming with art”.
34ste editie van PAN Amsterdam zeer succesvol verlopen
Door de ruime opzet, de inspirerende presentatie en het mooie aanbod van meer dan honderd deelnemers is de 34ste editie van PAN Amsterdam bijzonder succesvol afgesloten. Er is veel verkocht. Naast particuliere verzamelaars hebben ook verschillende musea hun aanbod verrijkt. Zo heeft Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden twee schilderingen van Kawahara Keiga weten te bemachtigen bij Hotei Japanese Prints. Ook voor Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren was PAN Amsterdam een succes. Zij kochten een unieke zilveren Groninger kom van de hand van zilverspecialist Jacob J. Roosjen aan. Mark Grol, algemeen directeur PAN Amsterdam: "Gelukkig kon de beurs dit jaar doorgaan. Iedereen heeft zich aangepast en enorm van het eindresultaat genoten. Ondanks dat er dit jaar 25% minder bezoekers waren hebben er in totaal zo'n 29.000 kunstliefhebbers de beurs bezocht. Graag kijk ik alvast verder vooruit naar de 35ste editie van PAN Amsterdam die is gepland voor zondag 20 november tot en met zondag 27 november 2022."
Mark Grol, algemeen directeur van PAN Amsterdam: "Het was voor iedereen tot op het laatste moment ontzettend spannend of de beurs door kon gaan. Met de ruime opzet van de beurs hebben we goed kunnen anticiperen op de coronamaatregelen en hebben we met aangepaste openingstijden er samen met de deelnemers een groot succes van gemaakt. De verkopen zijn mede door het sterke en brede aanbod zeer goed verlopen. Naast particulieren verzamelaars hebben ook verschillende musea hun aanbod verrijkt met spectaculaire stukken."
Spectaculaire verkopen
PAN-dubutant Amsterdam Watch Company heeft op de beurs een polshorloge met 's werelds kleinste mechanische uurwerk verkocht. Dit Caliber 101 van Jaeger-leCoultre werd geïntroduceerd in 1929 en meet slechts 14 x 4,8 x 3,4 millimeter. Ondanks de miniscule afmetingen bestaat het uurwerk uit 98 onderdelen. Een vergelijkbaar horloge, met hetzelfde caliber, werd gedragen door Queen Elizabeth II tijdens haar kroning in 1953. Ook voor LAWRENCE STEIGRAD FINE ARTS uit New York was de beurs een groot succes. Het stuk 'Moeder met zoon en dochter, gesigneerd en gedateerd 1641, olie op paneel 111 x 147 cm' van kunstenaar DIRCK DIRCKSZ. SANTVOORT (Amsterdam 1609-1680) is verkocht aan een kunstliefhebber.
Ook Hotei Japanese Prints wist bijzondere stukken te verkopen. Een dubbel zesslags kamerscherm van Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) is aangekocht door het Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Keulen en het Museum Volkenkunde te Leiden verrijkte haar collectie met twee schilderingen van de hand van Kawahara Keiga (1786-1860). Ook voor de Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren was PAN Amsterdam een succes. Met steun van de Vereniging Rembrandt en De Gerrit van Houten Stichting heeft Fraeylemaborg van zilverspecialist Jacob J. Roosjen een unieke zilveren Groninger kom kunnen verwerven. Het betreft een zeer vroege, gedeeltelijk vuurvergulde zilveren kom, vervaardigd door Doe Freese in 1610. Het pronkstuk is gegraveerd met vier alliantiewapens van Groninger families en de naam Fouwel Rengers Dochter Ten Post A(nn)o 1610. Janknegt Gallery heeft namens het HVA Cultuurfonds de bijzondere opdracht gekregen om het beeld 'ZIT' van Erik Buijs te laten uitvergroten naar 3 meter breed. Het beeld zal door het HVA Cultuurfonds worden geschonken aan de gemeente Ede voor de door hen geïnitieerde stadsbeelden tuin in het centrum van Ede.
Mark Grol, algemeen directeur van PAN Amsterdam: "Het was voor iedereen tot op het laatste moment ontzettend spannend of de beurs door kon gaan. Met de ruime opzet van de beurs hebben we goed kunnen anticiperen op de coronamaatregelen en hebben we met aangepaste openingstijden er samen met de deelnemers een groot succes van gemaakt. De verkopen zijn mede door het sterke en brede aanbod zeer goed verlopen. Naast particulieren verzamelaars hebben ook verschillende musea hun aanbod verrijkt met spectaculaire stukken."
Spectaculaire verkopen
PAN-dubutant Amsterdam Watch Company heeft op de beurs een polshorloge met 's werelds kleinste mechanische uurwerk verkocht. Dit Caliber 101 van Jaeger-leCoultre werd geïntroduceerd in 1929 en meet slechts 14 x 4,8 x 3,4 millimeter. Ondanks de miniscule afmetingen bestaat het uurwerk uit 98 onderdelen. Een vergelijkbaar horloge, met hetzelfde caliber, werd gedragen door Queen Elizabeth II tijdens haar kroning in 1953. Ook voor LAWRENCE STEIGRAD FINE ARTS uit New York was de beurs een groot succes. Het stuk 'Moeder met zoon en dochter, gesigneerd en gedateerd 1641, olie op paneel 111 x 147 cm' van kunstenaar DIRCK DIRCKSZ. SANTVOORT (Amsterdam 1609-1680) is verkocht aan een kunstliefhebber.
Ook Hotei Japanese Prints wist bijzondere stukken te verkopen. Een dubbel zesslags kamerscherm van Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) is aangekocht door het Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Keulen en het Museum Volkenkunde te Leiden verrijkte haar collectie met twee schilderingen van de hand van Kawahara Keiga (1786-1860). Ook voor de Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren was PAN Amsterdam een succes. Met steun van de Vereniging Rembrandt en De Gerrit van Houten Stichting heeft Fraeylemaborg van zilverspecialist Jacob J. Roosjen een unieke zilveren Groninger kom kunnen verwerven. Het betreft een zeer vroege, gedeeltelijk vuurvergulde zilveren kom, vervaardigd door Doe Freese in 1610. Het pronkstuk is gegraveerd met vier alliantiewapens van Groninger families en de naam Fouwel Rengers Dochter Ten Post A(nn)o 1610. Janknegt Gallery heeft namens het HVA Cultuurfonds de bijzondere opdracht gekregen om het beeld 'ZIT' van Erik Buijs te laten uitvergroten naar 3 meter breed. Het beeld zal door het HVA Cultuurfonds worden geschonken aan de gemeente Ede voor de door hen geïnitieerde stadsbeelden tuin in het centrum van Ede.
PAN Amsterdam gaat door!
Aangepaste openingstijden voor PAN Amsterdam
14 tot en met 21 november in de RAI Amsterdam, steeds van 11.00 tot 18.00 uur
De 34ste editie van de grootste nationale kunstbeurs keert van zondag 14 november tot en met zondag 21 november na twee jaar terug in de RAI. De aangekondigde nieuwe coronamaatregelen maken dat PAN Amsterdam in de RAI, als doorstroomlocatie, met aangepaste openingstijden kan doorgaan: iedere dag van 11.00 tot 18.00 uur geopend. PAN Amsterdam en de RAI zorgen er samen voor dat bezoekers een veilig bezoek kunnen brengen aan de beurs. Bezoekers van PAN Amsterdam moeten bij binnenkomst een geldig coronatoegangsbewijs tonen waaruit vaccinatie, herstel of een negatieve testuitslag - niet ouder dan 24 uur - blijkt.
14 tot en met 21 november in de RAI Amsterdam, steeds van 11.00 tot 18.00 uur
De 34ste editie van de grootste nationale kunstbeurs keert van zondag 14 november tot en met zondag 21 november na twee jaar terug in de RAI. De aangekondigde nieuwe coronamaatregelen maken dat PAN Amsterdam in de RAI, als doorstroomlocatie, met aangepaste openingstijden kan doorgaan: iedere dag van 11.00 tot 18.00 uur geopend. PAN Amsterdam en de RAI zorgen er samen voor dat bezoekers een veilig bezoek kunnen brengen aan de beurs. Bezoekers van PAN Amsterdam moeten bij binnenkomst een geldig coronatoegangsbewijs tonen waaruit vaccinatie, herstel of een negatieve testuitslag - niet ouder dan 24 uur - blijkt.
Biggest art fair of the year; inspiring edition with 18 new participants
PAN Amsterdam: art, antiques and design
The 34th edition of the art, design and antiques fair PAN Amsterdam will take place in the RAI Amsterdam from Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 November. The National Art Fair PAN Amsterdam offers an extremely high-quality and versatile range of more than 110 participants. These art, design and antique dealers represent the top of the industry in The Netherlands. With experienced veterans such as A. Aardewerk Antiquair Jeweler, Kunsthandel P. de Boer and BorzoGallery, and enthusiastic new participants such as Bildhalle, Willem Baars Projects and St1 gallery. There are also a number of top foreign traders on the eclectic PAN fair present.
Mark Grol, General Manager PAN Amsterdam: “After an unprecedentedly successful exhibition in 2019, and a year of reflection in 2021 we will look ahead with a positive outlook together with traders. Full of energy
and confidence in the future. The resilience and flexibility of the entire culture industry has shown during the recent period. The Belgian art historian Paul Dujardin calls art the vaccine in the post-corona era. We are therefore pleased to announce that former artistic director and director of De Nederlandse Opera Pierre Audi the campaign image for the upcoming edition of PAN Amsterdam will develop in collaboration with photographer duo Maria Bodil.”
“More and more people are looking for meaningful moments and investments. They no longer only want to buy, but instead delve deeper and be inspired. A need that we meet with a diverse range of art, antiques and design and a varied fringe programming at the upcoming PAN Amsterdam like to fulfill. We look forward to working with our partners and participants on an exceptional, inspiring edition.”
Sponsors
The Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) SA is the main sponsor of the upcoming edition and will offer an extensive program during the fair. Paardekooper is also sponsor of the fair. Taschen and FloatScans will be presented in the Business Pavilion this year.
The 34th edition of the art, design and antiques fair PAN Amsterdam will take place in the RAI Amsterdam from Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 November. The National Art Fair PAN Amsterdam offers an extremely high-quality and versatile range of more than 110 participants. These art, design and antique dealers represent the top of the industry in The Netherlands. With experienced veterans such as A. Aardewerk Antiquair Jeweler, Kunsthandel P. de Boer and BorzoGallery, and enthusiastic new participants such as Bildhalle, Willem Baars Projects and St1 gallery. There are also a number of top foreign traders on the eclectic PAN fair present.
Mark Grol, General Manager PAN Amsterdam: “After an unprecedentedly successful exhibition in 2019, and a year of reflection in 2021 we will look ahead with a positive outlook together with traders. Full of energy
and confidence in the future. The resilience and flexibility of the entire culture industry has shown during the recent period. The Belgian art historian Paul Dujardin calls art the vaccine in the post-corona era. We are therefore pleased to announce that former artistic director and director of De Nederlandse Opera Pierre Audi the campaign image for the upcoming edition of PAN Amsterdam will develop in collaboration with photographer duo Maria Bodil.”
“More and more people are looking for meaningful moments and investments. They no longer only want to buy, but instead delve deeper and be inspired. A need that we meet with a diverse range of art, antiques and design and a varied fringe programming at the upcoming PAN Amsterdam like to fulfill. We look forward to working with our partners and participants on an exceptional, inspiring edition.”
Sponsors
The Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) SA is the main sponsor of the upcoming edition and will offer an extensive program during the fair. Paardekooper is also sponsor of the fair. Taschen and FloatScans will be presented in the Business Pavilion this year.
PAN Amsterdam and VIND Magazine lift a tip of the veil
In anticipation of the 34th edition of PAN Amsterdam this fall, PAN Amsterdam and VIND Magazine are counting down to the fair together! It is no secret that enthusiasts and collectors yearn to look, buy and above all meet again in the best atmosphere that an art and antiques fair in the Netherlands offers. The fair will open its doors in the RAI in Amsterdam on November 14, 2021. Together with VIND Magazine, we will lift a tip of the veil of various masterpieces. In VIND 43 (September 2021), the veil will be completely lifted and everything can be viewed. However beautiful those photos may be and however beautifully printed: viewing and purchasing in real life is possible in the week from 14 to 21 November 2021. An excellent opportunity to enrich your collection and beautify your interior. We look forward to meeting you at PAN 2021! Until then, keep an eye on our socials and VIND Magazine. www.vindmagazine.nl
PAN in Perspectief
Van woensdag 25 t/m zondag 29 november 2020 viert PAN Amsterdam, beurs voor kunst, antiek en design, de kunst in samenwerking met de KVHOK, de Nederlandse Galerie Associatie en het Amsterdam Art Gallery Weekend, dat gelijktijdig plaatsvindt. Vele PAN-deelnemers openen een lang weekend feestelijk de deuren. Hier vindt u een overzicht van actuele tentoonstellingen en deelnemende galeries aan PAN in Perspectief, door het hele land. Via deze pagina houden wij u tevens op de hoogte van overig nieuws en activiteiten rond PAN in Perspectief. Deze pagina wordt dagelijks bijgewerkt en aangevuld.
Op www.kvhok.nl vindt u eveneens meer informatie over deelnemende VHOK-leden.
De begeleidende plattegrond met de deelnemers op de kaart treft u in de nieuwe, dubbeldikke wintereditie van TABLEAU (nu verkrijgbaar via www.tableaumagazine.nl) of kunt u hier als PDF opvragen.
Op www.kvhok.nl vindt u eveneens meer informatie over deelnemende VHOK-leden.
De begeleidende plattegrond met de deelnemers op de kaart treft u in de nieuwe, dubbeldikke wintereditie van TABLEAU (nu verkrijgbaar via www.tableaumagazine.nl) of kunt u hier als PDF opvragen.
Speciale editie TABLEAU - PAN in Print
Met veel enthousiasme heeft PAN Amsterdam de handen ineengeslagen met toonaangevend fine arts magazine TABLEAU. Eind oktober verschijnt een nieuwe, extra dikke editie van TABLEAU, speciaal in het teken van PAN Amsterdam. De 34ste editie van de beurs is verplaatst naar het najaar van 2021. In deze exclusieve editie presenteren circa 40 PAN-deelnemers hun mooiste kunstwerken. Het wordt een uniek bewaarnummer, voor een groot publiek. Naast de reguliere verspreiding onder abonnees en bij de betere boekhandels, kent deze uitgave een extra verspreiding via de PAN-deelnemers en onder de VIP relaties van de PAN. Daarnaast kunt u de speciale editie vanaf eind oktober aanschaffen via www.tableaumagazine.nl.
Klik hier voor een preview.
Klik hier voor een preview.
Data PAN Amsterdam 2021
PAN Amsterdam is na uitvoerig overleg verplaatst naar najaar 2021. De 34ste editie, die gepland stond van 22 tot en met 29 november 2020, vindt plaats van 13 (opening) tot en met 21 november 2021.
In ruggespraak met deelnemers en andere betrokken partijen heeft PAN Amsterdam een gedegen inventarisatie gemaakt en alle mogelijke aspecten gewogen bij de complexe keuze hoe om te gaan met de editie 2020 in de huidige situatie. Verschillende scenario's, waaronder een kortere, kleinere beurs zijn hierbij uitgewerkt. De gezondheidsrisico's voor alle betrokken, de financiële risico's voor exposanten en partners, en de huidige veranderlijke regelgeving rondom grootschalige evenementen zijn de belangrijkste overwegingen om de beurs te verplaatsen.
PAN Amsterdam Appoints Mark Grol Managing Director
Mark Grol is appointed as managing director of PAN Amsterdam. Grol, who was nominated by the Board of Trustees and council of commissioners, will therefore take over from Patrick van Maris, who has held this post at PAN since 2015.
Mark Grol (born in 1970) studied art history in Groningen. He has been involved in the international commercial art market since 1995. Between 1996 and 2000 he lived and worked in Hong Kong, where he was general manager of an art gallery specializing in modern and impressionist European art. In 2000 he returned to Amsterdam and joined Sotheby’s. Among other things he served as an expert in nineteenth-century paintings. Mark Grol was the auction house’s managing director in Amsterdam and Paris from 2006 to 2015. Between 2015 and 2017 he was responsible for ten fine and decorative arts departments at Sotheby’s London. Until recently he was managing director of the prestigious gallery and publisher Cahiers d’Art in Paris.
‘For over three decades PAN Amsterdam has been the biggest Dutch fair for art, antiques and design,’ says chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees Ad ‘s-Gravesande. ‘The quality of the art and the expertise of the exhibitors set the fair apart. A few years ago The Board of Trustees embarked on an innovative pathway, and we will continue this under Mark Grol’s inspiring daily leadership. With hismany years’ experience in the art world, his extensive network plus his outstanding knowledge of art and the art market, he will carry on developing PAN’s identity, achieve its ambitions for the future and strengthen its market position. Mark Grol will also be tasked with redefining the services relationship between PAN Amsterdam and TEFAF in the medium term. This means that the management contract with TEFAF in its current form will end in due course. This decision was taken in consultation with Patrick van Maris, TEFAF’s CEO, who until today was also managing director of PAN Amsterdam. Van Maris, too, advocates a gradual transition to a new relationship with PAN Amsterdam. The 2019 fair is being organized under the TEFAF umbrella. The goal is to stage the fair ourselves for the first time in 2020.’
‘I know PAN Amsterdam very well. It’s a tremendous fair that’s still vigorous and relevant,’ says Mark Grol. ‘The Dutch art market is its own ecosystem, and PAN Amsterdam plays an important part in it. Here, in a city fizzing with creativity and innovation, I’m taking over the helm of a splendid fair’s further development in a changing art market with, in due course, our own new team. After nearly eight years of working abroad, I’m very proud to be putting my shoulder to the wheel back here again.’
PAN Amsterdam 32 Ends Successfully
After a successful final weekend, PAN Amsterdam had welcomed more than 40,000 visitors to the thirty-second fair. The fair for art, antiques and design with 110 exhibitors from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Italy had already recorded good sales during the opening weekend and the trend continued throughout the week and the closing weekend.
‘Three years ago, we embarked on a new course. As a result, we now see that visitors can find PAN Amsterdam and appreciate the items on offer, which have all been vetted by our vetting committees. Sales are good across the board,’ said managing director Patrick van Maris. Chairman Roberto Payer said ‘This year the link between PAN and Amsterdam and the collaboration with photographer Erwin Olaf were the major highlights. His individual and revealing approach produced fantastic results. The wonderful images for the marketing campaign and the exhibition at PAN Amsterdam strengthened the link with the city. I’m proud of the result.’
Star Works Set the Tone for the 32nd PAN Amsterdam
A recently discovered work by Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) can be seen at this year’s PAN Amsterdam. Willem de Winter, the well-known presenter of the TV programme ‘Tussen Kunst en Kitsch’ and owner of Kunsthandel E.J. Wisselingh & Co recognized theMondrian during an appraisal. It is a 1901 portrait of Elisabeth Sophia Maria Cavalini (1873-1933) from Mondrian’s realistic period. The painting, measuring 73 x 53 cm, was previously unknown, has never been shown before and is not described in any catalogue raisonné.
The painting is now on the market and on view to the public for the first time. It is rare for new works to be added to Mondrian’s oeuvre.
Art Loss Register
How does the Art Loss Register work?
The Art Loss Register maintains a database that includes 500,000 items registered as lost, stolen or subject to a dispute. We were established in 1990 as a partnership between the art trade and insurance industry to protect the trade and its clients from inadvertently handling stolen property. We receive reports of losses every day from law enforcement, insurers, museums, the trade and collectors worldwide. We then compare objects on the market against the database to protect the art trade and its clients from handling stolen goods.
What type of items are registered on the database?
The ALR can register any types of lost or disputed items, so long as they are unique – from the more obvious paintings, furniture and antiquities, as well as silver, clocks, medals and coins, instruments, collectibles, jewellery and watches – to name a few.
What happens if the ALR discovers a lost or disputed item?
If an object is matched to one registered on the ALR database, we put the current holder in touch with the person or institution that notified us of the claim. The issue can thereby be resolved directly by the police or a civil claim, or by negotiation between the two (or more) parties. We work on these cases every day worldwide, often assisting with negotiations or mediation, or acting on behalf of the claimant to verify and pursue a claim.
How does the ALR work at PAN Amsterdam?
The ALR is included in the vetting at PAN Amsterdam, where we search exhibited objects at the fair. PAN Amsterdam is one of 15 fairs around the world that subscribe to this service, also including the three TEFAF and three Art Basel fairs. At the fair, the ALR compares each object on the fair stand against the database, and check to see if it is similar to any recorded on the database as lost, stolen or subject to a dispute. If an object is matched to one on the database, it is removed from sale until the issue is resolved. We are available to PAN exhibitors and visitors to carry out these checks at the fair, and to provide ALR Certificates as evidence of this ‘due diligence’. The Certificate is provided once the ALR’s has conducted some extra provenance research, to see if there might be any issues in the history of the item. This is particularly relevant in identifying items that may have been misappropriated in the period 1933-45, such as those confiscated from Jewish families or subject to forced sales.
If you have any questions regarding the Art Loss Register, or how we work at PAN Amsterdam, visit our booth P4 at the fair or go to our website www.artloss.com.
PAN Podium 2018
PAN Podium offers a cultural programming to visitors of PAN Amsterdam. For this years edition the fair has a collaboration with 11 cultural insitiutions. This years theme is 'From Private Collection towards a Museum'.
PAN Podium part of the Fair, with at regular ticket you can access the program for free.
Programme Pan Podium 2018
Sunday 18 November Vereniging Rembrandt
Monday 19 November (day and evening) Design Museum Den Bosch
Tuesday 20 November (day) Design Museum Den Bosch | (evening) Quote Magazine
Wednesday 21 November (day) Koninklijke Vereniging van Handelaren in Oude Kunst (KVHOK) | (evening) Young Collector Circle
Thursday 23 November (day) Chateau Hex | (evening Kunstontmoetingen) See All This & Hélène van der Ven Fine Art consultancy
Friday 23 November (day) RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis | (evening) Museumtijdschrift
Saturday 24 November Museum Singer Laren
Sunday 25 November Museum Singer Laren
A more in dept decription of the programme will follow shortly.
Erwin Olaf Makes a Presentation and a Campaign Image for PAN Amsterdam 2018
For the thirty-second edition of the fair PAN Amsterdam (18-25 November 2018), the internationally renowned, Amsterdam-based photographer is creating eight new portraits with star objects displayed by PAN exhibitors. He is photographing eight objects from exhibitors’ collections against the background of the dynamic city of Amsterdam with its residents. These photographs will be shown with the objects in the special exhibition on the floor of the fair.
He is using this series to presentrent striking contrasts in location or between the portayed and the artwork, reinforcing the link that has been forged between the fair and the city as the centre of Dutch art and the art market. A selection of these photographs will be used for the campaign image for this year’s PAN Amsterdam.
PAN Amsterdam began commissioning photographers to create a campaign image in 2016. Eva Roovers and Koen Hauser preceded Erwin Olaf. It is the first time the special exhibition and the campaign image have been created by a single artist.
Media Pavilion
PAN Amsterdam werkt ook deze editie samen met de tijdschriften voor kunst, antiek en design in Nederland. Dit jaar staan zij in het mediapaviljoen rondom het Laurant-Perrier café.
Onze media partners zijn:
VIND Magazine
Tableau Fine Arts Magazine
Collect / Kunst- en antiek journaal
See All This
Collect / Kunst- en antiek journaal
COLLECT is hét magazine voor de kunstliefhebber en -verzamelaar. In elk nummer houden we u op de hoogte van de actualiteit in de kunst- antiek- en designwereld. Maandelijks besteden we aandacht aan de beste tentoonstellingen in binnen- en buitenland nemen we een kijkje bij de Nederlandse galerieën volgen we de trends op het vlak van kunst antiek en design en brengen we uit eerste hand verslag uit van de wereld van veilingen en kunstbeurzen. Een handige agenda houdt u bovendien iedere maand op de hoogte van de belangrijkste tentoonstellingen veilingen en beurzen.
See All This
See All This kunstmagazine en online platform gidst je langs de mooiste musea en collecties van Nederland en daarbuiten. Met bijzondere interviews en achtergrondverhalen over kunst, fotografie, mode, natuur en reizen. Mogelijk gemaakt door 40 toonaangevende musea van het land.
Geef See All This cadeau; aan jezelf of aan een ander. Voor € 40 per jaar ontvang je ieder kwartaal ons prachtige magazine, maak je elk seizoen kans op het winnen van een kunstwerk, kan je deelnemen aan speciale evenementen en ontvang je wekelijks onze Kunstbrief met tips en inspiratie.
Nu met gratis een exclusieve Tyvek FOR THE LOVE OF ART -bag t.w.v. € 20. Kom tijdens de PAN naar onze persstand bij het Laurent-Perrier café bij de entree.
Onze media partners zijn:
VIND Magazine
Tableau Fine Arts Magazine
Collect / Kunst- en antiek journaal
See All This
Collect / Kunst- en antiek journaal
COLLECT is hét magazine voor de kunstliefhebber en -verzamelaar. In elk nummer houden we u op de hoogte van de actualiteit in de kunst- antiek- en designwereld. Maandelijks besteden we aandacht aan de beste tentoonstellingen in binnen- en buitenland nemen we een kijkje bij de Nederlandse galerieën volgen we de trends op het vlak van kunst antiek en design en brengen we uit eerste hand verslag uit van de wereld van veilingen en kunstbeurzen. Een handige agenda houdt u bovendien iedere maand op de hoogte van de belangrijkste tentoonstellingen veilingen en beurzen.
See All This
See All This kunstmagazine en online platform gidst je langs de mooiste musea en collecties van Nederland en daarbuiten. Met bijzondere interviews en achtergrondverhalen over kunst, fotografie, mode, natuur en reizen. Mogelijk gemaakt door 40 toonaangevende musea van het land.
Geef See All This cadeau; aan jezelf of aan een ander. Voor € 40 per jaar ontvang je ieder kwartaal ons prachtige magazine, maak je elk seizoen kans op het winnen van een kunstwerk, kan je deelnemen aan speciale evenementen en ontvang je wekelijks onze Kunstbrief met tips en inspiratie.
Nu met gratis een exclusieve Tyvek FOR THE LOVE OF ART -bag t.w.v. € 20. Kom tijdens de PAN naar onze persstand bij het Laurent-Perrier café bij de entree.
PAN for Businesses
PAN Amsterdam is the ideal networking event. It offers a variety of opportunities for businesses get together in the fair’s relaxed atmosphere. You can meet your contacts and enjoy a snack, a drink, lunch or dinner. Or you can simply order entrance tickets. Ordering 40 or more tickets guarantees an attractive discount.
You can find more information about the packages available for PAN Amsterdam 2017 here.
If you have any further questions or would like to reserve, then please telephone +31(0)411-64 64 44 or e-mail eveline@pan.nl.
You can find more information about the packages available for PAN Amsterdam 2017 here.
If you have any further questions or would like to reserve, then please telephone +31(0)411-64 64 44 or e-mail eveline@pan.nl.
Art Encounters
Art Encounters is a private evening for thirty and forty-year-olds interested in art and for members of the Diplomatic Corps and representatives from the business community.
Art Encounters takes place on Thursday 23 November 2017 from 6.30 to 9.30 p.m.
Order your admission ticket for Art Meetings from the PAN webshop. Use the code in your invitation.
Art Encounters takes place on Thursday 23 November 2017 from 6.30 to 9.30 p.m.
Order your admission ticket for Art Meetings from the PAN webshop. Use the code in your invitation.
Patat door Tjalf Sparnaay
De schilderstijl deze kunstenaar noemen we realistisch omdat zijn schilderijen naar de werkelijkheid zijn geschilderd en hedendaags omdat het om een nog levende en/of na 1945 geboren kunstenaar gaat. Omdat Sparnaay zijn onderwerp heel erg uitvergroot en in close-up onder de aandacht brengt, krijgt hij een extra naam toegevoegd: we noemen hem niet alleen een hedendaags realistisch schilder, maar tevens een megarealistisch schilder. Hij is een schilder van deze tijd, van onze tijd, van nu. Een ultra modern kunstenaar die gewone alledaagse onderwerpen schildert in een volstrekt nieuwe stijl. Zijn schilderijen laten naast een nieuwe beeldtaal ook humor zien. Daarnaast is het ook verrassend en verontrustend, want hoe krijgt hij het toch voor elkaar? Zijn schilderijen lijken wel foto’s, zo glad is het oppervlak en je ziet haast niet dat het in lagen is geschilderd. Er is op dit moment dan ook niemand die het hem op deze manier na doet. Sparnaay zijn megarealistisch Patat is technisch vakkundig en traditioneel geschilderd. Het is monumentaal en theatraal met een mysterieus tintje.
