Niek Kemps
Niek Kemps (born 1952, in Nijmegen) is a Dutch visual artist and lives and works in Amsterdam and Wenduine, Belgium.
Also recorded as Nicolaas Kemps
Niek Kemps
- Born
- 1952 · Nijmegen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · university teacher · sculptor · draftsperson · artist
- Languages
- Dutch
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Niek Kemps (born 1952, in Nijmegen) is a Dutch visual artist and lives and works in Amsterdam and Wenduine, Belgium.
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Museums
Museums
Work of Niek Kemps is represented in the collection of the following museums: • Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven • Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam • Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam • Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller in Otterlo • Stedelijk Museum in Roermond • Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst (Muhka) in Antwerp, Belgium • Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Ghent, Belgium
Exhibitions (selection)
Exhibitions (selection)
• 'The 80's: A Topology', Museo Serralves, Porto, Portugal (2006) • 'Nederland niet Nederland', Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2004) • Münsterland Sculpture Biennal, Münsterland (2003) • 'Ville, le Jardin, la Mémoire', Villa de Medici, Rome, Italy (2000) • 'L'Ombra degli dei', Mito Greco e arte contemporanea, Palermo, Italy (1998) • 'Big eyes, small window', Tramway, Glasgow (1996) • 'Loosely Coupled System', Foksal Galleria, Warschau (1996) • The Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington D.C. (1995) • Biennal of Venice, Italy (1993) • World Expo in Sevilla, Spain (1992) • 'Opac', Caixa de Pensions, Barcelona, Spain (1991) • 'TweeTwoDeux', Musee d'Art Moderne, Saint-Étienne, France (1988) • 'TweeTwoDeux', Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (1988) • Documenta 8, Kassel, Germany (1987) • 'Chambres d'amis', Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Ghent, Belgium (1986) • Sonsbeek '86, International Sculpture Show, Arnhem (1986) • 'Don't forget it', Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Ghent, Belgium (1984) • 'Groene Wouden', Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo (1983)
Public space
Public space
• Nationaal Dachau Monument in the Amsterdamse Bos • Rijksmonument Het Sieraad in Amsterdam • Ruitenstraat in Dordrecht
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1952
Niek Kemps born at Nijmegen.
Corporate collections
• Schiphol Airport • Achmea Kunstcollectie • Kunstcollectie KPN • TNT Post Kunstcollectie • Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht • Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat, Maastricht
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