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Antoon Melissen, MA (Borne, the Netherlands, 1967) studied art history and cultural studies at the University of Amsterdam. Over the last few years, he has curated exhibitions and published internationally on Dutch art of the late 1950s, the 1960s and 1970s in an international context.
Melissen participates in European research initiatives on the international ZERO movement and is the Netherlands’ representative on the International Research Group of the ZERO foundation in Düsseldorf. He was among the advisors for the exhibition ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s – 60s at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2014), and the exhibition ZERO: Let Us Explore the Stars at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (2015). His current research focuses on the artist-driven initiatives and curating activities of the Dutch Nul group in an international setting. |
Notable collaborations in 2014-2015 include those with Memphis Film & Television, MOA (Museum Oud Amelisweerd | Collectie Armando), the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Jan Schoonhoven Foundation, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, the ZERO foundation, Borzo Gallery (Amsterdam), The Mayor Gallery (London), Schoots + van Duyse Gallery (Antwerp), and David Zwirner Gallery (New York).
In preparation are monographic publications on Dutch Nul-artist Jan Henderikse (*1937), German avant-garde artist Herbert Zangs (1924-2003), and Dutch sculptor Riki Mijling (*1954). |