Upcoming book 'Labyrinth. Ton Kraayeveld'
Jap Sam Books, artist Ton Kraayeveld and designer Renate Boere are excited to announce the book launch of Labyrinth this September with multiple presentations.
About the publication
Labyrinth is an exploration into Ton Kraayeveld’s ‘network in space and time.’ The opening contribution by Bertus Pieters guides us through Kraayeveld’s oeuvre, his relationship to Modernism, the influence of his daily experiences and a net of well-known historical figures. A collection of exemplary paintings is accompanied by selected questions from an interview by Marie Jeanne de Rooij. Each question is giving an opportunity to reflect, uncover and peak into the labyrinth of his oeuvre. Following is a text by Niek van Vugt and Madeleine Steigenga, admirers and collectors of his work. Ge van Steenbergen then briefly discusses a small green painting before a final contribution by Katja Diallo who explores the ever-constant presence of Franz Kafka throughout Kraayeveld’s works.
Book presentations
Saturday September 24th, 16:00 CET
Gallery SANAA
Jansdam 2, 3512 HB Utrecht
Opening by Marie Jeanne de Rooij
The exhibition Act of Presence at SANAA will run from September 21st to October 22nd, Wednesdays to Saturdays 12:00-18:00 CET
Sunday October 16th, time TBA
Studio Renate Boere
Abraham van Beyerenstraat 4, 2525 TG Den Haag
‘I think a work of art is something different than an opinion, but that it should be able, in its complexity and layeredness, to pose questions or raise issues.’
- Ton Kraayeveld
'I want a painting to offer itself generously to that imaginary viewer.'
- Ton Kraayeveld
Book information
Art Ton Kraayeveld
Texts Bertus Pieters, Marie Jeanne de Rooij, Niek van Vugt & Madeleine Steigenga, Katja Diallo, Ge van Steenbergen
Editing Eleonoor Jap Sam
Design Studio Renate Boere
Translation Robert van de Walle
Printer ORO Grafisch Project Management
Size 17 x 24 cm
Number of pages 304
Illustrations bl/w & fc
Language English | Dutch
Binding softcover, dust jacket
Release date September 2022
Publisher Jap Sam Books
ISBN 978-94-92852-62-5
Price €32.-
This publication by Jap Sam Books has been made possible with the support of Mondriaan Fund, Gemeente Dordrecht, Jaap Harten Fonds, crowdfunding Voordekunst.
About the artist
Ton Kraayeveld (1955) is a Dutch visual artist who now lives and works in Dordrecht. He graduated in 1985 from the Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam. His oeuvre contains lots of patterns and symbols. His life and experiences, such as many artist-in-residencies influence his work, providing him with new insights and themes. As a protest against the passing of time, he uses paint and manipulated images of visual history, placing them into different contexts. Distilled autobiographical experiences are combined with an internal world of associations and reflections. However, there is room for the viewers to formulate their own thoughts and use their imagination.
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Ronja Driessen
