MY BIGGEST SMALL
My work in good company at the groupshow MY BIGGEST SMALL
at SHOWHOUSE JAYJAY during the AntwerpArt Weekend!
- Showhouse JayJay
Showhouse JayJay is an initiative by artists Heidi Ukkonen and Ralf Kokke. Their goal is to offer a platform to artists based in the Netherlands and Belgium where they can work together and find the freedom to build their own exhibitions. Heidi and Ralf want to focus on the work process that goes hand in hand with the organization of exhibitions because they realize that artists enjoy collaboration and creating a good presentation as much as the vernissage and the exhibition itself. Collaboration is the key word in Showhouse JayJay. Artists share knowledge, experiences and inspiration with each other during the setting up. Thanks to this, new friendships and collaborations emerge, and artists share their networks with each other. Heidi and Ralf have created a space where both artists and visitors can feel at home. The Showhouse is a project space where established and emerging artists meet. This is why Showhouse JayJay has developed in a short time to be a meeting place for artists, collectors and gallery owners.
My Biggest Small
What is the impact of a small work in a big space? Is it possible for a small format work of art to compete with a large format work? The artists in “My Biggest Small” show how their smallest paintings can attract attention, and how they treat the subject in relation to the format. During this show we test the artists’ ability to form a cohesive body of paintings which increase the visual perception of small format works. Participating artists: Stijn Bastianen, Kristien Dirkx, Joost Elschot, Raquel van Haver, Ralf Kokke, Bent van Looy, Hélène Meyer, Micha Patiniott, Tom Poelmans, Marie Reintjes, Fleur de Roeck, Valgerður Sigurðardóttir, Charline Tyberghein, Hannelore Vandepoel, Samuel Vanderveken, Heidi Ukkonen & Mila Xinyue.
What is the impact of a small work in a big space? Is it possible for a small format work of art to compete with a large format work? The artists in “My Biggest Small” show how their smallest paintings can attract attention, and how they treat the subject in relation to the format. During this show we test the artists’ ability to form a cohesive body of paintings which increase the visual perception of small format works. Participating artists: Stijn Bastianen, Kristien Dirkx, Joost Elschot, Raquel van Haver, Ralf Kokke, Bent van Looy, Hélène Meyer, Micha Patiniott, Tom Poelmans, Marie Reintjes, Fleur de Roeck, Valgerður Sigurðardóttir, Charline Tyberghein, Hannelore Vandepoel, Samuel Vanderveken, Heidi Ukkonen & Mila Xinyue.
My Biggest Small
Group exhibition
16–26 May
Opening 16 May at 18h
Group exhibition
16–26 May
Opening 16 May at 18h
Jacob Jordaensstraat 67
2018 Antwerp
T +31 67 94 89 50
ralfkokke@gmail.com
@showhouse_jayjay (Instagram)
2018 Antwerp
T +31 67 94 89 50
ralfkokke@gmail.com
@showhouse_jayjay (Instagram)
Image: My biggest small, Courtesy of Showhouse Jay Jay
https://antwerpart.be/weekend/#artist-run