Joep van Liefland (born 1966 in

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) is a contemporary

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ist from Netherlands. He lives and works in Berlin. Video Palace 38

His work focuses on the

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and their transformation. He is particularly interested in the matter of impermanence and disappearance that are closely connected to the

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. Using the example of

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, Joep van Liefland addresses the process of alteration and transformation as well as the universal concepts that underlie the transition from old to new. RGB BW comp arch DB 200145 K0405, 2014

For his art pieces, Joep van Liefland uses various outdated distribution and storage devices. He arranges them into space-filling installations, as in the work series „VIDEO PALACE“, or uses them to create

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, wall objects, screen prints, and

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. Since 2001, Joep van Liefland runs, together with Maik Schierloh, the

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AUTOCENTER in Berlin where international art positions are presented regularly. Distribution 1, 2013

Selected solo exhibitions

* 2015 ''True RGB'', Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden * 2015 ''Men in Pain'', Ramiken Crucible, New York * 2014
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2014'' * 2014 ''Video Palace #37 – MANIAC'', Museum Goch, Goch * 2013 ''Traces'', Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin * 2013 ''Expired'', Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt am Main * 2011 ''Metaphysics 2 E 56'', Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden * 2011 ''White Noise and Reverberation (mit Bernhard Schreiner)'', Kunstverein Augsburg * 2011 ''Video Palace #33 – Living Dead 1264'', Galerie Kai Erdmann, Hamburg * 2010 ''Black Systems (Extended Version)'',

Stedelijk Museum The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Büro Amsterdam, Amsterdam * 2009 ''Video Palace 28 – Afterlife'', AMP Gallery, Athen * 2008 ''Video Palace #26 – Black Hole of Entertainment'', Galerie Layr Wuestenhagen, Vienna * 2007 ''Video Palace #23 – Hollywood was yesterday'', L’Atelier-Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris

Selected group exhibitions

*2014 ''Daily Memories'', Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, Magdeburg *2014 ''Unendlicher Spass'',

Schirn Kunsthalle The Schirn Kunsthalle is a Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, located in the old city between the Römer and the Frankfurt Cathedral. The Schirn exhibits both modern and contemporary art. It is the main venue for temporary art exhibitions in F ...

Frankfurt *2013 ''Oranje'', Schlifka/Molina, Buenos Aires *2013 ''Analogital'', Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City *2012 ''The Garden of Eden'',

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, Paris *2011 ''Redefine:Readymade'', Kunstverein, Schwerin *2010 ''Schwarz'', Märkisches Museum Witten *2009 ''Wach sind nur die Geister'', HMKV Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund

References

* ''Joep van Liefland: Traces'', Essay von Dr. Jennifer Allen, Hrsg. v. Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, 2013 * ''Joep van Liefland'', Hrsg. v. AMP Gallery, Athen, 2009

External links

joepvanliefland.com
* Joep van Liefland bei de
Galerie Gebr. Lehmann

Berlin * Interview mit dem Künstler i

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