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James Beckitt
Bik Van der pol
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Herdi Specker
 
 
 
     

Untitled cut-up Unfinished
2006
Var.objects on canvas on wood Series of 20, var, sizes
(Detail)

 

Tartan Beckett-Beaumont
2006
installation,Soottish manufactured fabric according to design
Var.size
(Detail)

 
 
   
 

 

Solo exhibition (selection):

2007
T293 Napoli, Italy, 'Living Registration'

2006
Buerofriedrich Berlin, 'Living Registration'

2003
NICC, Koninklijk Museum Voor Schoene Kunsten
'Climb on Shoulders to Peep Over and Dismount with Lips in Hedge' Antwerp, BE

1999
The Yard, B/W Photography, 'Breathing Space' London GB

 

Group Exhibition/ (selection):

2007
'Between Thought and Sound' , The Kitchen New York, US
'Return of the Gastarbeiter' , Kucevo, Serbia
'Museum of Noise' (with Mark Bain) Koelnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, De

2006
Untitled Facade piece for VHDG Leeuwarden NL
'Practicum 06a' , N-Collective in Mediamatic Amsterdam NL

2005
'Adam' , SMART Project Space Amsterdam, NL
'Radio Days' , De Appel, produced four radio programmes Amsterdam, NL

2004
"Hit and Run", Istanbul, Platform and Smart Projects Istanbul, Turkey
"Values", 11th Serbian Bienale Visual Arts, Pancevo, Serbia
Nanjing Art Institute, DAI/ NAI Nanjing, CN

2003
Gem,Prix de Rome, 'A Partial Museum of Noise' Den Haag, NL
Emmaus-Olberg-Gemeinde, 'Death' Berlin, DE

2002
Centre for Contemporary European Art, 'Rendevous' Xiamen, CN,
Dokumenta, collaboration Narcisse Tordoir /Meschac Gaba Kassel, DE
'Bessengue City' , -set up radio station Doula, Cameroon

2001
Karl Hofer Society, with Khwezi Gule/ Robin Rhode, Berlin, DE
Centre Soeleil d' Afrique, 'CLICK' Bamako, Mali

Fellowships / Awards
2005 Basis Stipendium, Fonds Voor Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, NL
2003 Winner Prix de Rome, Art and Public Space, NL
2002 Stipend: Rijksakademie Beeldende Kunsten/ Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture/ Science
2002 Grant: National Arts Council, Johannesburg, ZA
2001 Grant: Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Johannesburg, ZA
2001 Stipend: Rijksakademie Beeldende Kunsten/ Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture/ Science
1999 Emma-Smith scholarship, Durban , ZA

Concert/ Lecture/ Performance/ Workshops
2007 'Circalles' Stage and Light, composition of Martijn Tellinga, Huis ad Werf, NL
2006 "Lucier in Taiwan" concept and teacher of sound workshop Taipei, TW
2006 "Loss of meaning in Language", Delft Architecture Dept. Delft, NL
2005 Nadine Project Space, performance/concert Brussels, BE
2004 Nanjing University, lecture /sound w/s, Nanjing, CN
2003 Baby, concert, 'Schoenberg /Gamelan imposition' Amsterdam, NL
2003 Lost and Found, Concert, 'Fridge' Amsterdam, NL
2003 Nederlands Architecture Institute, Concert Rotterdam, NL
2002 Alliance Francais, Seminar, 'International Art practice' Yaoud¨¦,Cameroon
2002 Stubnitz.nl/NDSM-WERF, concert with Marijn Korff de Gidts Amsterdam, NL
2002 Rijksakademie, concert, 'Mantra for Motors' Amsterdam, NL
2002 Muntplein, concert 'Muntplein Transferal' , Amsterdam, NL
1999 National Art Gallery, Salt performance, Durban, ZA

Curated Exhibitions
2007 'Here as the Centre of the World', in collaboration with Dutch Art institute, 50 artists -Netherlands, Turkey, Taiwan, Syria, Lebanon and Sudan, Enschede NL
2007 'Sirens, an evolution from water, through water, to water' 66 ¨CEast, Architecture and Urban planning space, Amsterdam
2006 'Lucier in Taiwan' , Artists from the Netherlands and Taiwan, (In an empty apartment block) Taipei, Taiwan
1997 'Thirty Seven Songs' , 37 artists, Durban, ZA

Publication
2007 'Museum of Noise, Mark Bain and James Beckett' , Koln, DE
2007 'A-for Alibi' , Uqbar foundation, De Appel, Amsterdam, NL
2007 'Sirens' , Catalogue of Curated Exhibition, Amsterdam, NL
2005 'Radiodays' , Stichtung De Appel, Amsterdam, NL
2005 "Open", SKOR, Amsterdam Amsterdam, NL
2004 'Run' , Smart projects in Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey
2004 "Values" Catalogue, 11th Serbian Bianale Pancevo, Serbia
2004 Initiation: Gregg Smith, RAIN, 'Very Real Time' Cape Town, ZA
2003 Initiation: goodwill, Catalogue, 'A Partial Museum of Noise' Amsterdam, NL
2003 Prix de Rome, Sculpture, Art and Public Space Amsterdam, NL
2001 Stichting V/H de Gemeente, 'Home Made' Leeuwarden, NL
2000 Initiation Greg Streak, RAIN, 'Pulse' Durban, ZA

Articles/ Review (Selection)
2007 review, T293, Naples Italy, Art Forum Italy, Eugineo Viola, IT
2006 review, James Beckett, "vonhundert" magazine Berlin, Astrid Mania, DE
2006 review, "Zitty" city guide magazine Berlin, DE
2006 review, 'Nebenwirkungen' - Koelischer Rundschau, DE
2006 review, 'Das Brummen von 220 Volt' - Koelner Stadanzeiger, DE
2006 review, ">>Museum of Noise<<" Roland Schappert Kunst forum, DE
2006 review, mail and guardian, author: alex sudheim, ZA
2006 review, artthrob, author: dean henning, ZA
2003 article, (review of prize), Prix De Rome, Ina Boiten, Art and Public Space, NL
2003 articles, Mark Kremer and Ansuya Blom, NICC, Koninklijk Museum Voor Schoene Kunsten, ,

Antwerpen, BE
2003 review,'Scherpa' ¨C Daily Paper, Antwerpen, BE

Current Commissions/ Work
2003 - 2007 Guest Tutor, Dutch Art Institue Netherlands
2007 -2008 Developing an installation for Research Departments of Netherlands Cancer Institute, facilitated by SKOR, NL

Education/ Residency:
2008- International-Residence at Recollets-Paris
2001-2002 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
1996-1999 Technikon Natal, BAFA (degree), South Africa