Koen Taselaar 1986

Lives in Rotterdam. Works in Rotterdam.

Represented by:

Cokkie Snoei

The work of Koen Taselaar (Rotterdam, 1986) is a unique universe in which only he determines the rules. He makes skilful drawings, but also clumsy ceramics and abstract silkscreen prints. Taselaar’s visual language emerged from the grey area in which text is not only meaning but also form. He expresses this in drawn puns, imaginary record sleeves or large psychedelic paintings.

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Articles on Koen Taselaar

Das Mag X Kunst & Cash auction

Das Mag, publisher of the book, was looking for a playful and positive contribution to the art world, at the end of an unprecedented year that was incredibly tough on the art sector. The result is a unique auction for a good cause.

Flor Linckens

Ask an Art Collector... Jorien Ceelen

What do art lovers like? Where do they buy their art and, most importantly, what do they buy? This week with Jorien Ceelen (independent project manager in arts and culture, age 27)

Oscar van Gelderen & Manuela Klerkx

Ask an Art Collector... Elisah van den Bergh

What do art lovers like? Where do they buy their art and, most importantly, what do they buy? This week with Elisah van den Bergh (Curator NN Group, age 27)

Oscar van Gelderen & Manuela Klerkx

Ask an Art Collector... Nanne de Ru

In this section Nanne de Ru (architect, age 44)

Media

TextielMuseum | Collectieopdracht Koen Taselaar

Shows

Pratende papegaaien lezen niet

Koen Taselaar, Joost Krijnen, Maike Hemmers, Gijs Frieling, Studio Ossidiana, Ingrid Kruit

28 aug - 25 sep 2022, Rotterdam, Nederland

Rollable Ramblings

Koen Taselaar

6 jun - 10 jul 2021, Rotterdam, Nederland

Art Rotterdam 2020

Koen Taselaar

6 feb - 9 feb 2020, Rotterdam, Nederland

In museum collection:

Groninger Museum

Stedelijk Museum Breda

Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Textielmuseum

Centraal Museum Utrecht

In corporate collection:

Market position

Since his graduation from the Willem de Kooning Academy in 2008, Koen Taselaar has been nominated for the Volkskrant Beeldende Kunstprijs, had a solo exhibition at Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in his native city of Rotterdam, and, most recently, been awarded a residency at the National Museum for Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul.

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2020
Vase Face, Galerie Cokkie Snoei Rotterdam
Ongetemd, Museum IJselstein
A Perfect Day II, Westergasfabriek

2019
Sabine Koen Tom, Galerie Vivid Rotterdam
Koen Taselaar, solo Galerie Block C Groningen
Of Clay, Kunstmuseum The Hague
Pick Me!, Collectie De Groen Arnhem
T.O.C., Taoxichuan Gallery Jingdezhen
MIX!, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
Bauhaus&, Textielmuseum Tilburg
Ink Village, Archive Bomm Seoul

2018
The Line Up, Centraal Museum Utrecht
Toen Kaselaar, solo Roodkapje Rotterdam
Souterrain toont schilderwerken, Souterrain Antwerpen
Variations For Everyone, MMCA Changdong
Tofu Feelings, solo Mini Galerie Amsterdam
New Arrivals, Schunck Heerlen
B-sides, Rarities and a Book Presentation, solo TTHQ Rotterdam

2017
Ja Ta Ta Ja, duoshow with Henri Jacobs, Erasmus Gallery Rotterdam
The Ghost Of Weaving, Onomatopee Eindhoven (cat.)
We Come In Peace, Galerie b2_Leipzig
Stromboli, Studio Omstand Arnhem
Slow Slow Fast Fast, solo KRETS Malmo

2016
Meander Wildly, solo Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam
Wishful Thinking, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim
Paradise Lost, Base-Alpha Gallery Antwerpen
/|\, W139 Amsterdam
Ryan Wallace & Koen Taselaar, Boeske/Hofland Leipzig

2015
Upcoming Attractions, Galerie Mieke Van Schaijk
Neometrism, Nest Den Haag
No Place Like Home, SMAC Berlin
Let Us Meet Inside You, Garage Rotterdam
Volkskrant Beeldende Kunstprijs, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Centraal Museum Utrecht
Groninger Museum Groningen
Textiel Museum Tilburg
NN Group Art Collection The Hague
Collectie Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Jakarta
Rabo Kunstcollectie
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam
ECB Collection Frankfurt
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
EKWC Oisterwijk
Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Stedelijk Museum Breda
Stadsarchief Amsterdam
Hogeschool Rotterdam

BOOKS & EDITIONS
Myslectic Delody, edition of 300, published by Corners Seoul
Sing Your Life Rarities And B-Sides, edition of 200
Dyslectic Melody, edition of 300, published by Corners Seoul
Surfing The Slippery Slope, edition of +/- 300
Words On Paper Words In Books, edition of 300 SOLD OUT
KWARTET II, with Marijke Appelman, edition of 500
LUBOK 11, edition of 500, published by Lubok Verlag Leipzig
Wanneer Ik Aan De Pijp Denk, Kned Ki Na, edition of 150
KWARTET I, with Marijke Appelman, edition of 300 SOLD OUT
These Modern Bugs 2.0, edition of 300
Big Words Empty Chords, edition of 300 SOLD OUT
Existing Book Of Non Existing Bands, edition of 45 SOLD OUT
Berlin Vilnius Berlin Tour, edition of 22 SOLD OUT

EDUCATION AND RESIDENCIES
MMCA Seoul (kindly supported by Mondriaan Fonds)
CARF Kolkata (kindly supported by Mondriaan Fonds)
EKWC Oisterwijk (kindly supported by Mondriaan Fonds)
2004 / 2008 Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam

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