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artists & participants
Eylem Aladogan,
Siri Baggerman,
Maria Barnas,
Michael Borremans,
Hafid Bouazza,
Constant Dullaart,
Jan Fabre,
Alicia Framis,
Ryan Gander,
Arnon Grunberg,
Christian Jankowski,
Anish Kapoor,
Job Koelewijn,
Nicole Krauss,
Yayoi Kusama,
Gabriel Lester,
Navid Nuur,
Rory Pilgrim,
Cheng Ran,
Viviane Sassen,
Pilvi Takala,
Diego Tonus,
Simon van Til,
Wouter Venema
curator
press release
The works of 23 Dutch and international artists and writers provide a contemporary trail through the permanent collection, placing Vincent van Gogh in a different light.
Vincent van Gogh wrote over 800 letters, mainly to his brother Theo. In these letters, he movingly describes his ambitions and his doubts, as well as what inspired and amazed him in the world around him. The ideas about art and life which Van Gogh expressed in his letters are inextricably linked to his work.
Contemporary artists respond to Van Gogh
What do Van Gogh’s ideas and insights mean to artists and for art as it is practised today? The artists each received a specially selected Van Gogh letter. They responded in a piece of art, a letter or a poem.
Their surprising answers are displayed in the Van Gogh Museum among the works of Van Gogh.