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Double Dutch – 400 years after Henry Hudson discovering new frontiers in contemporary Dutch art

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The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main Street
Peekskill, NY 10566

An exhibition celebrating the Quadricentennial of the Dutch discovery and settlement of the Hudson River and its environs, the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA), in Peekskill, New York, will showcase contemporary Dutch installation art.
 
Sixteen artists will be shown in a space of 11,000 sf with 24 foot high ceilings. The exhibition will extend to the Hudson River waterfront where several major, site specific works will be shown. The selection involves artists with great promise - most have never exhibited in the US.

The extraordinary works in the exhibition have a Dutch ‘soul’ which echoes the influence of Dutch architecture, sculpture, furniture and its unique landscape. These are some of the best younger installation artists, who have grown up in the Netherlands and/or who have spent many formative art years there. Much of the work has been created specifically for this exhibition.

The artists in the exhibition are: Job Koelewijn, Jennifer Tee, Dylan Graham, Alon Levin, Erik van Lieshout, Marc Bijl, Rob Voerman, Folkert de Jong, Daan Padmos, Maartje Korstanje, Serge Onnen, Lara Schnitger, Karen Sargsyan, Guido van der Werve, Martha Colburn, and Fendry Ekel.

Job Koelewijn, the oldest of the artists at age 47, is an important artist in Amsterdam for the younger generation. At HVCCA, he will be showing a major new work extending 47 feet, entitled 'Sanctuary'. He references landscape and architecture with the remaking of a life size gas station, made entirely of more than 3,000 art books from his library. Serge Onnen, who will be shown at the waterfront, built a multi-headed kaleidoscope into which the viewer places their head. Rob Voerman’s work invites you into a cafe inside an upside down car. Erik van Lieshout has created an indoor lounge for viewing of his mesmerizing video complaining about his relationship with his girlfriend.

Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

Image: 'Sanctuary' by Job Koelewijn,  2007.