On the occasion of the eighty-fifth birthday of Klaas Gubbels (1934), Museum Jan van der Togt in Amstelveen shows from 21 May to 25 August 2019 a selection of paintings that have been created in close collaboration with the artist. Around 25 works are exhibited that mean a lot to the artist and that he did not want to give up throughout his life. His paintings can be seen from various periods of his life; from the old investigative work to the well-known jug and new work. This exhibition is part of ARTZUID Annex Amstelveen.
The Rotterdam-born artist uses everyday objects as a motif for his paintings and sculptures. He is known for his paintings of coffee pots, tables and chairs. In his paintings, the coffee pot - usually called a kettle by himself - is, as it were, a character. He sits on a chair at a table or meets other brightly colored kettles in the flat surface. Gubbels wants to exploit the monotonous and puts the focus on the essence by omitting everything superfluous. “You can make a beautiful painting ... that's possible. But a painting that says something ... that's what I want, "says Gubbels.
ARTZUID Annex Amstelveen Museum With this exhibition, Jan van der Togt connects with ARTZUID Annex Amstelveen, as an extension of ARTZUID Amsterdam. In Amstelveen, sculptures of Klaas Gubbels will be shown outdoors in several places. The Jan van der Togt Museum is the starting point of the route through Amstelveen to Amsterdam.
Photo: Peter Cox, courtesy Livingstone Gallery
FINISSAGE WITH READING On the closing day of the exhibition "Klaas Gubbels 85 years - The artist's choice" on Sunday 25 August 2019, Mirelle Nunes will give a lecture on the work of Klaas Gubbels in Museum Jan van der Togt. She will then take you outside for a walk around the sculptures of Klaas Gubbels on the Bovenkerkerkade, around the corner from the museum.
Program 10.00 - 10.30 am: walk-in with coffee / tea and something tasty 10.30 am - 11.15 am: Mirelle Nunes lecture on Klaas Gubbels 11.15 am - 11.30 am: break with drinks 11.30 am - 12.15 pm: walk along the Klaas Gubbels Bovenkerkerkade (optional) )
Among those present, a copy of the recently published book "Klaas Gubbels - Tables, Tables, Tische, Tavoli" will be raffled by Klaas Gubbels. Tickets for the lecture cost € 10. This includes a cup of coffee or tea on arrival, a break for a drink and a visit to the exhibitions of Klaas Gubbels and Ayako Rokkaku. You can register via rsvp@jvdtogt.nl or by telephone on (020) 641 57 54.