Art historian Antoon Melissen curates exhibitions and publishes internationally on Dutch art in an international context.
Special focus on art from the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s – from informal and ZERO to conceptual tendencies, radical abstraction and fundamental panting. Contemporary A keen interest in current tendencies. Connector and storyteller. Translating complex concepts into eye-openers that inspire enthusiasm. Publications Publications include monographs, essays and catalogue texts for European and American museums and galleries. Translations in English, German, Italian, Czech, Chinese, French, Polish and Papiamento. |
Notable collaborations
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Museum Prinsenhof Delft Museum & Stadtgalerie Klagenfurt Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY The New York Public Library, New York Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen BRUTUS, Rotterdam Stedelijk Museum Schiedam Staatliches Museum Schwerin Daimler Art Collection, Stuttgart/Berlin Kunstmuseum, The Hague Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal Armando Foundation, Amsterdam Jan Henderikse Foundation, Amsterdam Theo Niermeijer Foundation, Amsterdam André Volten Foundation, Amsterdam Estate Lothar Wolleh, Berlin ZERO foundation, Düsseldorf Fondazione Piero Manzoni, Milan Estate Herbert Zangs, Munich Herbert Zangs Archive, Paris Jan Schoonhoven Foundation, Rotterdam Estate Oskar Holweck, Saarbrücken Günther Uecker Institut, Schwerin RKD, The Hague BorzoGallery, Amsterdam Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp The Mayor Gallery, London Weng Fine Art, Monheim am Rhein David Zwirner, New York Memphis Film & Television, Utrecht |