DELFT BLUES
celebrating 400 years of Netherland-Japan trading 1609-2009
with an exhibition of hand painted ceramics by New York and international artists
On permanent display till 2011 (by appointment only)
Location: Stairmasters (annex of Holland Tunnel)
59 South 3rd Street b/w Berry & Wythe, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
In 1609, the Emperor of Japan offered the trading monopoly, which had been held by the Portugese until that date, to The Netherlands. The Dutch kept this monopoly for 200 years. They brought medicines, metal and cloths to Japan and returned with lacquer ware, precious woods, tea, and especially ‘kraak’, blue-and-white pottery from which the famous Delft Blue plates and vases originate.
Holland Tunnel Gallery-director and artist Paulien Lethen has lived in Japan and collected blue and white pottery there and in her home country The Netherlands. For the exhibition Delft Blues, that celebrates and pays tribute to the Dutch-Japanese 400 year connection, she invited local and international artists to reinvent the tradition of Delft Blue by decorating ceramics. She provided plates and paints, a new medium for most of the participants, which resulted in unexpected art works, varying from abstract to figurative to minimalist. Some 100 pieces are presented, including original Japanese and Dutch antique pieces. All artist pieces can be purchased. This dazzling show can be seen on four floors in the annex of Holland Tunnel, the Stairmasters. Delft Blues will be on display until 2011 by appointment.
Artists:
Marjolijn van den Assem • Joe Barnes • Heleen Bijvank • Mireille Brouwer • Ka-Kyung Cho Angiola Churchill • Francoise van Dijk • Rupert Eder • Maartje Folkeringa • Monica Gaertuer • Serge Gavronsky • Neddi Heller • Tracy Heneberger • Nieske Kalkman • Karl Kautzinski •
Fran Kornfeld • Paulien Lethen • Richard Lethen • Alexandra Limpert • Jos Looise •
Tony Martin/Margot Farrington • Susan Mayr • Jan Mulder • Marc Peters • Jan van der Ploeg • Jacques Roch • Tony Roch • Michiel Sanders • Heleen Schuttevaêr • Michal Shapiro •
Carri Skoczek • Andrea Spiros • Richard Timperio • Elisabeth Tonnard • Pim Trooster •
Nathalie Trovato •Hans van Uden • Lynn Umlauf • Daniel Vernola • Rob Voerman • Joy Walker Larry Webb/Terryl Sellers • Thornton Willis
Click here for Delft Blues November 2010 Show Report
Click here for Dleft Blues Special - More Delft works in the
Holland Tunnel Gallery
