Paper Biennial museum Rijswijk 12 Jun – 07 Oct 2018

Since 1996 Museum Rijswijk has hosted prestigious exhibitions on international paper art. Each show exhibits a surprising collection of artworks because contemporary art is constantly changing.

The biennials are never themed. However, the 18 international artists participating in this edition have something in common, besides the use of paper: they take inspiration from nature. This can be in physical terms, making paper from pure plant fibres – cooked, flattened, dried and, sometimes, mixed with other natural ingredients. Paper pulp might be kneaded or poured into unique shapes, and once dry, cut, folded and twisted. Nature is also a source of inspiration in conceptual terms: odes to what nature generates, spores of change and capturing something transient. Those who love pure abstraction will also find something in this biennial. But don’t be surprised if you encounter a link to the natural environment here, too.

An illustrated catalogue of the Rijswijk Paper Biennial 2018 (Dutch/English) will be available. Author: art historian Frank van der Ploeg.

artists: Claire le Breton (FR), Viviane Colautti Ivanova (FR), Jocelyn Châteauvert (US), Ai Hashimoto (JP/NL), Sytske de Jong (NL), Ute Krautkremer (DE), Linda Leeuwestein (NL), Sonata Lepaitė (LT/NL), Aja von Loeper (DE), Zaida Oenema (NL), Dominique Rousseau (FR), Andy Singleton (GB), Nadja Schöllhammer (DE) Annita Smit (NL), Magda Soboń (PL), Anna J. van Stuijvenberg (NL), Angelique van der Valk (NL), Mathilde van Wijnen (NL)

Open: Tuesday t/m Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00 hrs
location: Herenstraat 67 / 2282 BR Rijswijk
More information is to be found on the website of museum Rijswijk