zondag 28 december 2014
Residency American Academy in Rome
In the fall of 2013 I was an artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome. I applied for this residency at the Mondriaan Fund and I was very happy I received this grant. I got a beautiful studio with an amazing view over Rome. There were like 30 other American Prix de Rome winners in all kinds of fields. Every day we had a lovely lunch and dinner together. The staff organized very interested walks and talks. There was a 'salone' and a beautiful bar inside and we had access to the incredible library the whole day and night. It was great.
donderdag 29 augustus 2013
Coin voor Peace Palace
Yesterday it was exactly 100 years ago that The Peace Palace in The Hague was inaugurated. In april of this year I was asked to design a coin for this special occasion (together with eight other artists). Unfortunately my design I made in collaboration with graphic designer Hansje van Halem wasn't chosen, but this was what I came up with.
zondag 24 februari 2013
Giardino Segreto
In May I go back to Gibellina, the city in the south of Sicily where I shot my first short film La Madre, il Figlio e l'Architetto. I want to show the film there in one of the beautiful Giardino Segreto's. There are a few in this very special town, but this one, which I like the most is an artwork, a minimal secret garden by the architect Francesco Venezia.
woensdag 23 januari 2013
La Madre in Foam
In the summer of 2012 my short film La Madre, il Figlio e l'Architetto was on show for ten weeks at Foam in Amsterdam. Together with photos from Gibellina, the city where I made this film.
photos © Christian van der Kooy
donderdag 6 september 2012
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