Ger van Elk
The loose natural form of "Touwsculptuur/ Rope Sculpture" contributes a sense of the possibilities arising from post-minimalism, that balanced an economy of materials with rigorous conceptual, and philosophical intention. This work was among those that garnered the attention of famed curator Harald Szeemann in the late 1960s. In 1968 Szeeman met with the artist at his home in Amsterdam where they discussed his ideas which ultimately led to the inclusion this work in the landmark show, "Live in Your Head: When Attitudes Become Form" in 1969.
Exhibitions
Bearable Lightness of Being, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL), 2017
Markus Lüttgen, Cologne (DE), 2016
Nature Mortes, Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert, Paris (FR), 1988
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL), 1978
When Attitudes Become Form, Kunsthalle, Bern (CH); Museum Haus Lange,Krefeld (DE); Intstitute of Contemporary Art, London (UK), 1969
Galleria La Nuova Loggia, Bologna (IT), 1968
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo (NL), 1968
- 54 White Street | Inaugural Exhibition, GRIMM, New York (US), 20 March - 17 April 2021
Literature
Ger van Elk. Bloemheuvel, Marente; Eyck, Zsa-Zsa. Deventer: Thieme, 2009, p. 114-115