Ger van Elk
- Introduction
- Ger van Elk (9 March 1941 - 17 August 2014) was a Dutch artist who created sculptures, painted photographs, installations and film. His work has been described as being both conceptual art and arte povera. Between 1959 and 1988 he lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Amsterdam, except for a period of study in Groningen in the 1960s. In 1996 he won the J. C. van Lanschot Prize for Sculpture.Ger van Elk had several solo exhibitions at Art & Project from 1970 to 1987. This was his second serious gallery showing in Amsterdam.Together with Marinus Boezem, Wim T. Schippers and Jan Dibbets, he is seen as one of the main representatives of these movements in the Netherlands. Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and the Tate Gallery in London have work of Van Elk in their collection. Reflections on art history are an important part of his work.
- Wikidata
- Q827998
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Conceptual Artist, Installation Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- Ger van Elk, Gerard Pieter van Elk, Ger Van Elk, Gerard Pieter Van Elk
- Ulan
- 500094334
Exhibitions
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In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960–1976
Jul 19–Oct 5, 2009
MoMA
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Impressions of Nature
Sep 16, 1995–Jan 2, 1996
MoMA
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Apr 11–Oct 9, 1986
MoMA
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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture
May 17–Aug 19, 1984
MoMA
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Beast: Animal Imagery in Recent Painting
Oct 17–Dec 12, 1982
MoMA PS1
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Ger van Elk has
9 exhibitionsonline.
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Ger van Elk Design for a Luxurious Street Corner 1969
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Ger van Elk The Adieu, III 1974
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Ger van Elk The Symmetry of Diplomacy at The Stanhope Hotel, N.Y.C. with Kynaston McShine 1975
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Ger van Elk Mont Blanc Mountain 1979
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Ger van Elk Counter Kalf 1991
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Ger van Elk Paal 120, Durgerdam 1991
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Ger van Elk Pale London Blue 1991
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Ger van Elk Western Stylemasters 1991
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