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'''Rob Scholte''' (born [[June 1]], [[1958]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Holland]]) is a [[Dutch]] [[Contemporary art|contemporary artist]]. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history. He lives and works in [[Bergen]].
'''Rob Scholte''' (born [[June 1]], [[1958]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Holland]]) is a [[Dutch]] [[Contemporary art|contemporary artist]]. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history. He lives and works in [[Bergen]].



Revision as of 18:01, 14 April 2007

Rob Scholte (born June 1, 1958, Amsterdam, Holland) is a Dutch contemporary artist. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history. He lives and works in Bergen.

His work has been shown in Galerie Witteveen Amsterdam (2004, 2005, 2006), Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (2005), Groninger Museum (2002); Fries Museum (2000), Paleis Huis ten Bosch, Nagasaki (1995), Sprengel Museum, Hannover (1994), Grey Art Gallery, New York (1993), Museum Van Bommel-Van Dam, Venlo (1992), Kunsthaus Hamburg (1991), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1990), Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (1989), Aperto, Venice (1988), Boijmans Van Beuningen (1988); Documenta, Kassel (1987), Biennial São Paulo (1985), Venice Biennale (1990).

In 1993 Scholte lost both his legs when a hand grenade exploded under his car.[1] In 1995 a molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of his house in Tenerife. [2]

He is represented by Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam.

Selected work

  • Olympia (1988): a copy of Manet's Olympia which replaces the naked woman with a wodden puppet.
  • Après Nous le Deluge (1995): a mural inside the replica of the Huis ten Bosch at the Dutch-themed amusement park in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan.
  • Blue period (2004): familiar logos, images or objects in blue and white and mounted in classical, golden frames.
  • The Embroidery Show (2005): existing pieces of embroidery hung back to front on the wall.

Selected Bibliography

  • How to Star. Cat. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (1988).
  • All the portraits are up to date. Cat. Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne (1988).
  • 6 Dutch Artists. Cat. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (1989).
  • Energieën. Cat. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1990).
  • Rob Scholte. Cat. Art Random, Kyoto (1990).
  • 7 Year Itch. Cat. Kunstverein, Hannover (1991).
  • Après nous le déluge. Cat. Huis ten Bosch, Nagasaki (1992).
  • Nether Art. Cat. Grey Art Gallery, New York (1993).
  • The Living Room. Cat. Kunstverein Grafschaft, Bentheim (1995).
  • As far as Japan. Cat. NBKS, Breda (1996).
  • Plug-Ins. Cat. Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (2000).

See also

References

  1. ^ Anthony Haden-Guest, True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World (Chapter Six: The Dark Side: The Bombing of Rob Scholte), Atlantic Monthly Press (1998)
  2. ^ Anthony Haden-Guest, True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World (pp236), Atlantic Monthly Press (1998)