Jan Henderikse 1937

Lives in Brooklyn, New York. Works in Brooklyn, Antwerp.

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COPPEJANS GALLERY

Jan Hendrikse initiated the first exhibition of "Informal painting" in the mensa of Delft University in 1958 and is regarded as the founder of the Dutch Informal Group. In addition, he is a prominent representative of the ZERO movement that was at the basis of a fundamental change in the art world in the 1960s. His work is also linked to Nouveau Réalisme and pop art.

Since the late 1950s, Henderikse has been making work with 'rejects', materials that we use with great love and then throw away. He chooses from just about everything that crosses his path: floating waste from the Rhine, corks and ampoules, later also number plates and coins. These are all things that come at us with an endless stream since the post-war world changed from a manufacturing society to a consumer society. Henderikse's interest in the everyday things is endless. His statement "I am interested in everything that moves people." makes him a kind of anthropologist or ethnographer who shows the intangible in an almost poetic way.

With workshops in Delft, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Curaçao, Antwerp and New York, he completed an international trajectory that immediately gave rise to many international exhibition opportunities.

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Articles on Jan Henderikse

Where art and research come together: an exhibition in COPPEJANS GALLERY

Art is often reduced to a simple question: is the work aesthetic? Not a completely irrelevant question, but in addressing just that aspect, you ignore the possible deeper layers that hide behind a work of art: the layers that can make a work of art infinitely more interesting. Until 27 August, COPPEJANS GALLERY in Antwerp presents the exhibition 'Art is Research', effectively diving below the surface.

Flor Linckens

Flash Back: The Solo Project Brussels

After nine editions in Basel, the first Belgian edition of The Solo Project (an initiative of Brussels gallerist Paul Kusseneers) took place from April 28 to May 1 in the fascinating Circularium in Brussels, an industrial site within walking distance of the South Station and Tour & Taxis, the venue of Art Brussels that took place at the same time.

Manuela Klerkx

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ZERO to infinity. A documentary about artist Jan Henderikse. Henderikse belongs to the ZERO movement. He was co-founder of the Dutch ZERO together with Jan Schoonhoven and Armando, among others. The documentary was made by Frank Peters and Victor Deconinck on the occasion of the exhibition Jan Henderikse - ZERO to Infinity by Galerie Schoots + Van Duyse and Kunstzolder.be in Antwerp. The Nul movement has a growing interest and Jan Henderikse now exhibits all over the world. He lives in Antwerp and New York. The documentary shows bricolages and minimalist works of art with simple materials such as cork and coins.