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Folkert de Jong
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description
- Folkert De Jong
- Head of a Saltimbanque
- 2009
- styrofoam, pigmented polyurethane foam and wood
- 66 x 30 x 30 cm / 25.98 x 11.81 x 11.81"
Provenance
donated by OFFICE For Contemporary Art / Folkert de Jong
Exhibited
Some recent solo exhibitions
17th Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2010
Groninger Museum, 2009, 'Circle of Trust. Selected Works 2001-2009'
James Cohan Gallery, New York 2007, 'Les Saltimbanques'
Lever House, New York 2006, 'Gott Mit Uns (in God we trust)'
Chisenhale Gallery, London 2005, 'Medusa's first move: the council'
Some recent group exhibitions
Metis-nl, Amsterdam 2009, 'Higher Ground'
Neon Parc, Melbourne 2008, 'Double Diplomacy' (with Fendry Ekel)
Mary Boone Gallery, New York 2006
17th Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2010
Groninger Museum, 2009, 'Circle of Trust. Selected Works 2001-2009'
James Cohan Gallery, New York 2007, 'Les Saltimbanques'
Lever House, New York 2006, 'Gott Mit Uns (in God we trust)'
Chisenhale Gallery, London 2005, 'Medusa's first move: the council'
Some recent group exhibitions
Metis-nl, Amsterdam 2009, 'Higher Ground'
Neon Parc, Melbourne 2008, 'Double Diplomacy' (with Fendry Ekel)
Mary Boone Gallery, New York 2006
Literature
Selected publications
S.van der Zijpp [et al.], Folkert de Jong: Circle of Trust, selected works 2001-2009, Amsterdam: Black Cat Publishing; Groninger Museum 2009
Kitty Zijlmans [et al.], Folkert de Jong: Gott Mit Uns, Amsterdam: Black Cat Publishing 2007
Astrid Honold (ed.), Folkert de Jong: Les Saltimbanques, Amsterdam: Black Cat Publishing/
New York: James Cohan Gallery 2007
Selected public and corporate collections
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, NL • Groninger Museum, NL • Museum Het Domein, Sittard, NL • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, CA • The Saatchi Collection, London, UK • The Margulies Collection, Miami, US
S.van der Zijpp [et al.], Folkert de Jong: Circle of Trust, selected works 2001-2009, Amsterdam: Black Cat Publishing; Groninger Museum 2009
Kitty Zijlmans [et al.], Folkert de Jong: Gott Mit Uns, Amsterdam: Black Cat Publishing 2007
Astrid Honold (ed.), Folkert de Jong: Les Saltimbanques, Amsterdam: Black Cat Publishing/
New York: James Cohan Gallery 2007
Selected public and corporate collections
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, NL • Groninger Museum, NL • Museum Het Domein, Sittard, NL • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, CA • The Saatchi Collection, London, UK • The Margulies Collection, Miami, US
Condition
This work is in excellent condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Folkert de Jong reinvents monuments and classical figurative sculpture by combining fictional and factual histories into life-sized sculptural tableaux. His sculptures are made from unconventional, industrial insulation materials – styrofoam and polyurethane foam – whose color palette of baby blue and pink and their coherent toxicity are what he refers to as, 'one big moral contradiction'. Best known for work that employs the vehicle of the 'grotesque', De Jong reflects upon the paradox of contemporary life where advances in global policy, economics, science and art exist alongside the continuous forces of war, misfortune and catastrophe. While his characters often embody the darkest side of the historical and contemporary geo-political terrain, they nevertheless maintain an underlying humor and humanism. As Prof. Dr. Kitty Zijlmans describes in an essay: 'it attracts and repels you; it is horrifying and humorous, melodramatic and macabre, caricatural and confrontational. And all at once.'
Folkert de Jong was resident artist at the Rijksakademie in 1998-1999. He won the Charlotte Köhlerprijs (NL) in 2002, the basic prize of the 2003 Prix de Rome (NL) and the Thieme Art Award (NL) in 2004.
www.folkertdejong.com
Folkert de Jong was resident artist at the Rijksakademie in 1998-1999. He won the Charlotte Köhlerprijs (NL) in 2002, the basic prize of the 2003 Prix de Rome (NL) and the Thieme Art Award (NL) in 2004.
www.folkertdejong.com