Nik christensen
About
Artworks
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Nik Christensen, Light in the Fog, Acrylic and Sumi ink on Duck canvas, 230x180cm
About
Nik Christensen (1973), known for many years for his large-format black-ink-on-paper drawings, will be showing new pieces created on canvas. Still executed in black Japanese sumo-ink, which has an unpredictable way of drying, it marks a new chapter in Christensen’s work. Spending time and maintaining a studio in Kameyama, Japan, has allowed him to make different types of Japanese material, ink and brush his own, which is unfolded in his new works. In the new series there is a clear influence of Japanese culture with hints in the direction of Kurosawa’s movies, Ukiyo-e prints, as well as to traditional Japanese theater, Kabuki and Butoh dance.
Christensen’s work is held in the collections of the Gemeente Museum Den Haag, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam among others, as well as in major public and private collections internationally.
Artworks
Curriculum Vitae
Nik Christensen ( 1973 )
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2022 Light in the Fog, The Curators Room-La Oficina Barcelona, Spain
2021 The Moon Looked Down and Laughed, Gallery Barbara Thumm, Berlin, Germany
2019 Gathering Of Loose Ends,Yambaru Art Festival, Okinawa, Japan
2019 Mountain Studio, Itoi Arts, Kamiyama, Japan
2018 The Wake, The Watch, The Walk, Drawing Center Diepenheim
2017 Modern Triumph, Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York, NY, US
2016 Part Here, Part Barely There, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
2014 Don’t Sleep On Your Moon, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
2011 The Lower Depths, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
2010 Slow Approach, Gallery Conradi, Hamburg, Germany
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2022 Todo Es De Color (Everything Is Made Out Of Color), The Curators Room, Amsterdam
2021 Shallow then Halo, curated by Gabriel Rolt
2021 Abstract Vandalism, Het Hem, Netherlands
2019 Yes, We’re Open, Gerhard Hofland Galerie, Amsterdam
2019 VOID, Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin
2018 Krijt / Chalk, KAdE, Amersfoort, curator Judith van Meeuwen
2017 Oog In Oog Topstukken, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
2017 Art Monte Carlo, with Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York, US
2017 How To Disappear Completely, De Garage, Rotterdam, curator Yasmijn Jarram
2016 Oogst, 10 Jaar Volkskrant Beeldende Kunstprijs, curator Wilma Suto, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
2015 Anything but homeless, tekeningen uit de NOG Collectie, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
2015 Veldwerk 25 jaar Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, Drawing Center Diepenheim
2014 Natuurkracht, CODA Museum Apeldoorn
2014 Art Cologne, with Galerie Gabriel Rolt
2013 BUE-AMS, Schlifka/Molina Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013 Armory Show, NY, with Galerie Gabriel Rolt
2012 Met Andere Ogen, Teylers Museum, Haarlem
2011 Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs Nominees, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Awards & Stipend
2018 Work Stipend for Established Talent, Mondriaan Fonds
2011 Volkskrant Visual Arts Prize 2011 Winner, Public Vote
Collections
ABN AMRO Collection, SNS Reaal/NOG collection/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, ING bank Collection, LAM/vd Broek collection, MINBUZA/Dutch Ministery of Foreigh Affairs, Collection Fried van het Hoff, Gemeente Museum, Den Haag, Pieter en Marieke Sanders collection, De Nederlandsche Bank
Publications (selection)
2019 Het Parool, Yes, We’re Open; Net gemaakt en ijzersterk werk. review by Edo Dijksterhuis
2018 De Volkskrant, The Wake, The Walk, The Watch, review by Sacha Bronwasser
2015 DNB Kunstcollectie, De Nederlandsche Bank, overzichtcatalogus,
2015 Picturing People by Charlotte Mullins, Thames & Hudson Publishing
2014 Eigen Huis & Interieur, interview Rob Jansen
2013 Vitamin D2 drawing anthologie, by Martin Herbert, Phaidon Books
2012 De Volkskrant, ‘Bommetje Onder de Canon’, review by Marina de Vries
2011 Elephant Magazine Issue 8, ‘Defining Moments’ 6 page interview by Marc Valli
Residencies
2019 Kamiyama bed&studio, self financed 6 week work period
2015 Kamiyama bed&studio, self financed 3 month work period
2013 KAIR Kamiyama Artist In Residence