Sibyl Heijnen
Sibyl Heijnen (1961) is a Dutch visual artist, part of the second generation after 1960.[1] She graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1985.[1] She is known for working with a wide range of materials and techniques, not limited to a particular spatial scale, transcending all boundaries of art.[2]
She has received many grants and awards and her art can be found in private and public collections,[1] such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York[3] and at exhibitions in many countries. A highlight in her career was the event 'LOOK! Sibyl Heijnen' at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK).[4][5][6][7][8][9] Room for reflection at Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL[10][11][12] Sibyl Heijnen is also known for her plans to transform Times Square and Broadway.[13][14]
International recognition[]
- 1990: Jugend Gestaltet Preis in Munich, Germany;[15]
- 1989: Selected to contribute to the 2nd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;[16]
- 1992: Excellence Award at 3rd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;[2]
- 1999: Selected to contribute to EU exhibition “Living Waters” in Helsinki, Finland;[17]
- 2002: ArtLink@Sotheby’s International Young Art 2002 finalist.[18][19]
- 2009: Herman Krikhaar award, Almelo, NL [20]
- 2016: Excellence Award, Fibre Art Biennale, Shenzhen CN [21][22]
Colorful side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
Dark side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
Detail of the colorful side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
Detail of the dark side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
Development[]
Art historian and publicist Peggie Breitbarth identified three key works in Heijnen’s oeuvre up to 2007:
- The two sides of the same coin 1, 1990. This work contained two miles of cotton cloth, weighed 800 kilograms and measured 220 x 240 x 40 centimeters.[16][23][1]
- Gateway, 1993. This is a lane of honor made of hanging rubber, the overture to a number of large hanging works.[23]
- Theater curtain, 2006. This computer-operated moving work contains 9-meter-long strips of processed and gilded synthetics that cover a 144-square-meter stage opening and a frieze. It introduces the time factor in Heijnen’s work.[23][24]
Textile historian and curator Mary Schoeser wrote in 2012 the book The art of mankind in which 3 works of Sibyl Heijnen are referenced. Published by Thames and Hudson.[25][26][27] Publicist Rob Smolders wrote in 2017 an article for the catalogue for Personal Structures - Open Borders, an exhibition organised by GAA Foundation during the Venice Biennale 2017. The text is about Room for reflection, the site specific works of Sibyl Heijnen:[28]
Work[]
Major solo exhibitions (selection)
- Look! Sibyl Heijnen, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto JP
- Moving, Gallery lebain, Kyoto JP [29]
- New Beginning, Former cloister Maria ad Fontes, Ootmarsum NL [30]
- Room for reflection, Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL
Major group exhibitions (selection)
- Beyond Textile, National Museum of modern Art, Kyoto JP and Meguro Museum, Kyoto JP.[31]
- Personal structures - Room for reflection, Venice It [32]
Public collections (selection)
- Textielmuseum, Tilburg NL [33]
- Public art, Hengelo NL.[34]
- Public art, Zwolle NL.[35]
- Public art, Almelo NL.[36]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ken'Ichi Iwaki (2009) Essay. In: ”Sibyl Heijnen | Waving Space”. ISBN 978-90-813853-1-2. P. 5-22.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Shinji Kohmoto (2007) In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!” Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MoMAK), Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 4-87642-178-1. P. 5-10, in Japanese and English.
- ^ Web site of Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?&where=Netherlands&deptids=21&who=Sibyl+Heijnen&pg=1 accessed on 13 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.momak.go.jp/English/exhibitionArchive/2007/356.html accessed on 13 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.momak.go.jp/img/2007/356/flyer356.pdf accessed on 13 July 2014
- ^ http://www.momak.go.jp/Japanese/exhibitionArchive/2007/356.html accessed on 12 July 2014.
- ^ The Nippon Foundation (2007) Dance and People http://blog.canpan.info/d_a_p/archive/5/, accessed on 12 July 2014.
- ^ Hans Hoogervorst and others (2008) Jaarverslag 2007. Mondriaan Stichting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- ^ Monika Auch (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83), 28-29.
- ^ Ralph Keuning, Ank Bijleveld, Marcel Schroeten, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth (2016). Ruimte voor reflectie. Publisher: Waanders voor de kunst in cooperation with museum De Fundatie. ISBN 978-94-626208-8-9. English translation ISBN 978-90-813853-0-5, German translation ISBN 978-90-813853-6-7.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1xcHexnSc
- ^ http://www.museumdefundatie.nl/en/sibyl-heijnen/
- ^ TEDx Zwolle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMEoLlYR_Ns accessed on 13 July 2014
- ^ TEDx Zwolle http://www.tedxzwolle.nl/ accessed on 12 July 2014
- ^ Shinji Kohmoto, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth, and Wim van der Beek. (2007) Sibyl Heijnen Look! Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 4-87642-178-1. Contains Japanese as well as English. P. 107.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Monika Auch. (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83).
- ^ Carol K. Russell (2000) Fibre Force: Living Waters - European Union Artists Respond to a Theme. Fibrearts (Mar/Apr), 36-40. Publisher: Interweave Press, LLC, Loveland (CO), United States.
- ^ Artlink, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) accessed on 13 July 2014
- ^ Artlink, http://www.artlink.com/IYA_Amsterdam_2002 accessed on 11 May 2015
- ^ Nieuwe Twentse Kunst, http://nieuwetwentsekunst.nl/hermankrikhaarprijs/portfolio_page/sibylheijnen/ accessed on 19 February 2016
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8lnPVXecw at 16.06 minutes
- ^ AC, http://art.china.cn/huodong/2016-09/23/content_9052138.htm access on 26 May 2017
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Peggie Breitbarth (2007) Sibyl Heijnen, from highlight to highlight. In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!”. The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. P. 15-19.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyOtqNAkDA accessed on 13 July 2014.
- ^ Mary Schoeser. In Textiles:The Art of Mankind. ISBN 978-05-005164-5-4.
- ^ In 2013 translated into German: Textilien: Handwerk und Kunst. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by DuMont, Köln DE, ISBN 978-38-321947-1-0
- ^ In 2013 translated into French: Textiles: L'art des couleurs et de la forme. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by Flammarion, ISBN 978-2-08-130619-6
- ^ http://www.europeanculturalcentre.eu/var/file_ART_CATALOGUE_GAAF_Web_%281%29.pdf, page 446.
- ^ http://www.mif-design.com/blog/?s=heijnen
- ^ http://twenteactueel.nl/index.php?rubriek=algemeen&artikel_ID=2223
- ^ https://rkd.nl/en/explore/library/252991
- ^ http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief/nederlandse-kunstenaars-exposeren-in-japan~a420187/
- ^ http://www.textielmuseum.nl/nl/collectie?qf[0]=tib_collectionPart_facet:beeldende+kunst&qf[1]=tib_material_facet:katoen&qf[2]=dc_creator_facet:Sibyl+Heijnen
- ^ https://www.hengelo.nl/Welkom-in-Hengelo/Bezoek-Hengelo/Kunst-en-Cultuur/Gemeentelijk-kunstbezit.html?Kunstid=2197
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyOtqNAkDA
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OKDkpRlewM
External links[]
- 1961 births
- Living people