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Bas Kosters is a Dutch artist and designer known for his colorful, socially engaged and personal work that makes extensive use of exuberant figures, characters, eroticism and texts. Originally graduated as a fashion designer, he has always moved very freely through the creative field. Since 2017, he has focused primarily on creating autonomous work. His stories are expressed in tapestries, puppets, sets, costumes, glass objects, installations, drawings and paintings. He creates worlds inhabited by radiant, alarming and endearing figures that reflect his social engagement. No matter the discipline, Bas works vigorously and with enthusiasm, but he is especially fond of textile and graphic art, which he uses to express and celebrate personal and societal themes. He approaches difficult emotions in a light-footed way, with subtle and sometimes wry humor and his trademark texts. Bas’ fascination for cartoon characters, visualizations and erotica leads to a reality full of friction, full of different views that compete for your attention.
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Dans la collection du musée:
Zuiderzeemuseum
Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht
Museum Arnhem
Amsterdam Museum
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Bas Kosters was born and raised in Zutphen (1977). He attended the MBO course Fashion at the Rijn IJssel College in Arnhem where he graduated in 1997. He then graduated as a fashion designer in 2001 from the AKI Academy of Fine Arts in Enschede. In 2002 he attended the Master’s degree program Fashion Institute Arnhem. He graduated with the collection ‘Two Teacups and a Frying Pan’. With this collection he won the Robijn fashion award. In 2005, he founded the Bas Kosters Studio in Amsterdam. Here, until 2017, he made fashion collections where the fashion shows were an art manifestation in themselves. After his latest collection “Dear Sir/Madam; HOPE” from 2018, he focuses mainly on autonomous art and artistic commissions. In 2022, Bas did a residency at Foundation European Ceramic Work Center Oisterwijk with a focus on creating ceramic pieces.
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Education
2002- 2003 Master course Fashion Institute Arnhem
1997- 2001 HBO AKI Academy of Fine Arts, Fashion Design
Art exhibitions
2023 “Under the resting clouds” solo exhibition at Galerie Bart Amsterdam.
“The grand palace of everyone” Nest
The Hague, March – May. Group exhibition; tapestries, costumes.
2022 “Sincerely yours” Droog
Amsterdam, December. Solo exhibition; drawings, tapestries, art objects.
“Van wonderschone frivoliteit” Coda museum
Apeldoorn, November – March. Exhibition curator; jewellery.
“Mirror mirror” Museum Dr. Guislain
Gent Belgium, October– February. Group exhibition; costumes, tapestries.
“A perfect day” drawing exhibition
Amsterdam, September – October. Group exhibition; drawings.
“Inbetween identities” GloArt
Lanaken, Belgium, September– October. Group exhibition; soft sculptures.
“The Dutch atelier” Atelier Kondakji, Milan design week
Milan, June. Group exhibition; glass objects.
“Come alive”
Utrecht June– July. Group exhibition; installation.
“Art is where the heart is” Droog
Amsterdam, May. Solo exhibition; drawings, tapestries, art objects.
“Glas als ijsbreker” Nationaal Glasmuseum
Leerdam, April–November. Group exhibition; glass objects.
2021 “Youthquake” Kunsthal Rotterdam
Rotterdam, June–August. Group exhibition; costumes.
“Burst” a spiritual art awakening’ Neus Art Platform
Nijmegen, June. Solo exhibition; drawings, soft sculptures.
“Outsiderwear festival” Galerie Fleur & Wouter
Amsterdam, July. Group exhibition; costumes, tapestries.
“WILD” Galerie Fleur & Wouter
Amsterdam, October. Duo exhibition; drawings, photography, soft sculptures.
2020 “OSCAM 2 YRS: Retrospective” OSCAM
Amsterdam, January–February. Group exhibition; tapestries.
“Queer Currents – Such Delicate Tenderness” Mediamatic
Amsterdam, July. Solo exhibition; drawings, paintings.
“Mode in Kleur” Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Den Haag, September–February. Group exhibition; costumes.
‘I am Dream, Redream your City” KOCHXBOS Gallery
Amsterdam, October–November. Group exhibition; drawings, paintings.
“Refresh Amsterdam” Amsterdam Museum
Amsterdam, December–March. Group exhibition; costumes.
2019 “Such Delicate Tenderness” Tom of Finland Foundation
Los Angeles USA, November– December. Solo exhibition; drawings, paintings.
“Body Control” Museum Arnhem
Arnhem, November–January. Group exhibition; costumes, soft sculptures.
“Looking for map of magic place” Ultra Super new Gallery
Tokyo Japan, July. Solo exhibition; drawings.
“My International face” Terrada Art complex
Tokyo Japan, June–June. Solo exhibition; drawings, tapestries, installation.
“Fashion Statements” Amsterdam Museum
Amsterdam, April–September. Group exhibition; costumes.
“Cherry late spring show” Kersgallery
Amsterdam, May–August. Group exhibition; tapestries.
“Wolzak & Kosters Serious international business” Museum Rijswijk
Rijswijk, February–March. Duo exhibition; tapestries, soft sculptures, glass objects.
Museum acquisitions
2023 Dordrechts Museum, tapestry.
2022 Coda Museum Apeldoorn, jewellery.
Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam, glass object.
Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen, costume.
2021 Amsterdam Museum, several costumes.
2020 Kunstmuseum Den Haag, several costumes.
2019 Museum Arnhem, several costumes.
Collaborations & commissions
2022 Theatergroep Dood paard, costume design.
Theatergezelschap MINOUX, costume design and scenography.
I like it big, private commission design and art installation.
2021 Aidsfonds, garland design.
Fluevog shoes, shoe designs.
Zenner, product designs.
LINDA x BOL, bag design.
Theatergroep Club Gewalt, costume design.
2019 Bugaboo by Bas connect, product & installation design.
Amnesty International/Pinkpop, hat design.
Lloyd Hotel XXX Bas Kosters, design of hotelroom.
Artist in Residence
2022 Stichting Europees Keramisch Werk Centrum Oisterwijk, August 15 th – November 16 th,
ceramics.
2019 Tokyo, May 15th – July 31th, textile art and drawings.
Tom of Finland Foundation Los Angeles, September 2 th – December 29th, drawings.
Projects
2022 De grote kunst show met Bas Kosters, theatre show bases on my work.
Amsterdam, Arnhem, Utrecht, Eindhoven, den Haag.
2021 Outsider art project, collaboration with Ayse Somuncu.
2020 Cuddle therapy, collaboration with Stippenlift, performance & art project.
2019 Hello Super Land, Beijing, Large-scale interactive art-installation.
Publications
2022 100MJ, an image investigation through 100 portraits. ISBN: 9789083235905.
2021 Burst, a selection of drawings. ISBN: 9789083177502.
2019 Looking for map of magic place, drawing project made in Tokyo.
2002- 2003 Master course Fashion Institute Arnhem
1997- 2001 HBO AKI Academy of Fine Arts, Fashion Design
Art exhibitions
2023 “Under the resting clouds” solo exhibition at Galerie Bart Amsterdam.
“The grand palace of everyone” Nest
The Hague, March – May. Group exhibition; tapestries, costumes.
2022 “Sincerely yours” Droog
Amsterdam, December. Solo exhibition; drawings, tapestries, art objects.
“Van wonderschone frivoliteit” Coda museum
Apeldoorn, November – March. Exhibition curator; jewellery.
“Mirror mirror” Museum Dr. Guislain
Gent Belgium, October– February. Group exhibition; costumes, tapestries.
“A perfect day” drawing exhibition
Amsterdam, September – October. Group exhibition; drawings.
“Inbetween identities” GloArt
Lanaken, Belgium, September– October. Group exhibition; soft sculptures.
“The Dutch atelier” Atelier Kondakji, Milan design week
Milan, June. Group exhibition; glass objects.
“Come alive”
Utrecht June– July. Group exhibition; installation.
“Art is where the heart is” Droog
Amsterdam, May. Solo exhibition; drawings, tapestries, art objects.
“Glas als ijsbreker” Nationaal Glasmuseum
Leerdam, April–November. Group exhibition; glass objects.
2021 “Youthquake” Kunsthal Rotterdam
Rotterdam, June–August. Group exhibition; costumes.
“Burst” a spiritual art awakening’ Neus Art Platform
Nijmegen, June. Solo exhibition; drawings, soft sculptures.
“Outsiderwear festival” Galerie Fleur & Wouter
Amsterdam, July. Group exhibition; costumes, tapestries.
“WILD” Galerie Fleur & Wouter
Amsterdam, October. Duo exhibition; drawings, photography, soft sculptures.
2020 “OSCAM 2 YRS: Retrospective” OSCAM
Amsterdam, January–February. Group exhibition; tapestries.
“Queer Currents – Such Delicate Tenderness” Mediamatic
Amsterdam, July. Solo exhibition; drawings, paintings.
“Mode in Kleur” Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Den Haag, September–February. Group exhibition; costumes.
‘I am Dream, Redream your City” KOCHXBOS Gallery
Amsterdam, October–November. Group exhibition; drawings, paintings.
“Refresh Amsterdam” Amsterdam Museum
Amsterdam, December–March. Group exhibition; costumes.
2019 “Such Delicate Tenderness” Tom of Finland Foundation
Los Angeles USA, November– December. Solo exhibition; drawings, paintings.
“Body Control” Museum Arnhem
Arnhem, November–January. Group exhibition; costumes, soft sculptures.
“Looking for map of magic place” Ultra Super new Gallery
Tokyo Japan, July. Solo exhibition; drawings.
“My International face” Terrada Art complex
Tokyo Japan, June–June. Solo exhibition; drawings, tapestries, installation.
“Fashion Statements” Amsterdam Museum
Amsterdam, April–September. Group exhibition; costumes.
“Cherry late spring show” Kersgallery
Amsterdam, May–August. Group exhibition; tapestries.
“Wolzak & Kosters Serious international business” Museum Rijswijk
Rijswijk, February–March. Duo exhibition; tapestries, soft sculptures, glass objects.
Museum acquisitions
2023 Dordrechts Museum, tapestry.
2022 Coda Museum Apeldoorn, jewellery.
Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam, glass object.
Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen, costume.
2021 Amsterdam Museum, several costumes.
2020 Kunstmuseum Den Haag, several costumes.
2019 Museum Arnhem, several costumes.
Collaborations & commissions
2022 Theatergroep Dood paard, costume design.
Theatergezelschap MINOUX, costume design and scenography.
I like it big, private commission design and art installation.
2021 Aidsfonds, garland design.
Fluevog shoes, shoe designs.
Zenner, product designs.
LINDA x BOL, bag design.
Theatergroep Club Gewalt, costume design.
2019 Bugaboo by Bas connect, product & installation design.
Amnesty International/Pinkpop, hat design.
Lloyd Hotel XXX Bas Kosters, design of hotelroom.
Artist in Residence
2022 Stichting Europees Keramisch Werk Centrum Oisterwijk, August 15 th – November 16 th,
ceramics.
2019 Tokyo, May 15th – July 31th, textile art and drawings.
Tom of Finland Foundation Los Angeles, September 2 th – December 29th, drawings.
Projects
2022 De grote kunst show met Bas Kosters, theatre show bases on my work.
Amsterdam, Arnhem, Utrecht, Eindhoven, den Haag.
2021 Outsider art project, collaboration with Ayse Somuncu.
2020 Cuddle therapy, collaboration with Stippenlift, performance & art project.
2019 Hello Super Land, Beijing, Large-scale interactive art-installation.
Publications
2022 100MJ, an image investigation through 100 portraits. ISBN: 9789083235905.
2021 Burst, a selection of drawings. ISBN: 9789083177502.
2019 Looking for map of magic place, drawing project made in Tokyo.
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