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Selected reviews for Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off 01 Jun 2010
"As with many contemporary books from The Netherlands, these are beautiful objects. The care and attentiveness to "the book" is felt but never trumps the content. In Queen Ann it includes a sealed glassine envelope of 4x6 inch snapshots. It isn't clear if this last element, the glassine, is meant to be torn open or whether the images are meant to be viewed through the translucent paper (the metaphoric haze of memory?). You decide. Maybe in that case, collectors should buy two." >>more
"Al bladerend bekruipt je het ongemakkelijke gevoel met de verspilling van een kostbaar mensenleven te worden geconfronteerd. Het boek laat namelijk de constante wens naar een ander leven zien. Dit verlangen van Queen Ann om een ander te zijn, houdt aan tot bijna het einde van het boek." >>more
"This is what makes a good photo book: A body of work that allows space for interpretation, that can live, no: that has to exist with uncertainty, with not everything being well-defined, a body of work that knows that a narrative that does not involve the viewer’s imagination is little more than a comic strip.'" >>more
Solo exhibition at De Zwarte Ruyter 27 Jun 2010
At De Zwarte Ruyter Wessels will present an archive of original materials, transforming the art space into a story of a life that borders between fiction and reality. Furthermore, Mariken Wessels shows an installation and present her second artist book Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off.
Opening Sunday 27 June, 2010, 2 - 6 pm.
Mariken will sign her books during the opening.
Exhibition runs from June 27 to September 20, 2010.
De Zwarte Ruyter
Van der Takstraat 107
3071 LK Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Press release / more info
Guest teaching at Nola Hatterman Art Academy 17 Jul 2010
The Nola Hatterman institute is the Suriname academy of art in Paramaribo and collaborates with the Gerrit Rietveld Academy from Amsterdam. I have been invited by the Rietveld to give guest coarses on fine arts at the Nola Hatterman Art Academy. The coarses will start at July 17 for a period of about 4 weeks.
Zoom in Zoom Out - Nola Hatterman Art Academy 13 Aug 2010
Students of the Nola Hatterman Art Academy of Paramaribo will show their work at the Fort Zeelandia complex that they made in collaboration with Mariken Wessels.
Opening: Friday August 13th, 2010, 18.00 - 20.00
Location: Fort Zeelandia complex ParamariboStudents: Melvio Dikang . Natascha Carron . Delisie Abouna . Jeanet Oord . Nehomia Lemmer, Ison Jorrit Corinde . Shaudell Horton . Fabian de Ramdamie . Ruben Cabenda, Paul de Jong . Dakaya Lenz . Xaviera Joeroeja . Sylvio Renato Alatoe
Queen Ann book presentation at Foam Café 02 Sep 2010
Mariken will present and sign her artist books Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off and Elisabeth -I want to eat at Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. During this session Hans Aarsman will interview the artist in the Foam Cafe.
Opening Thursday September 02, 2010. 1700 - 1900
Location: Foam CaféFoam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 609
1017 DS Amsterdam
The NetherlandsQueen Ann book reviews: 5B4 Photography, Joerg Colberg, Mister Motley
New edition of Elisabeth book by Alauda Publications 09 Sep 2010
Alauda Publications will present the new edition of Elisabeth - I want to eat -, Mariken Wessels’ first photo book. The book was initially self-published by the Mariken in 2008 in a small edition and was widely acclaimed. It won the Silver Medal Book Award at the Fotofestival di Roma and was recently acquired by the MoMA collection in New York.
The book can be purchased here.
Queen Ann artist book at Spinnerei Leipzig 11 Sep 2010
Johan Deumens Gallery will present Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off at the Spinnerei, Leipzig Autumn Gallery Tour. Mariken second artists book depicts the unfolding of a melancholic narrative of a woman, whose life seems to be dominated by her obesity.
Opening weekend: September 11- 12, 2010
Exhibition: 11 September to 21 November 2010
Location: Spinnerei Leipzig, Germany
Johan Deumens Gallery, Leipzig Branch
Spinnerei Leipzig, Halle 4B
Spinnereistrasse 7
D-04179 Leipzig
linkQueen Ann book reviews: 5B4 Photography, Joerg Colberg, Mister Motley
London Art Book Fair 2010 with Queen Ann book 24 Sep 2010
Johan Deumens Gallery will present Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off at the London Art Book Fair 2010. Mariken second artists book depicts the unfolding of a melancholic narrative of a woman, whose life seems to be dominated by her obesity.
Date: September 24 - 27, 2010
Location: The London Art Book Fair at the Whitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 7QX
linkQueen Ann book reviews: 5B4 Photography, Joerg Colberg, Mister Motley
Mariken's artist books at the Fotoleggendo festival 30 Sep 2010
The artist books Elizabeth - I want to eat and Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off will be on display at the Little Big Press section of the Fotoleggendo festival in Rome. The Little Big Press is a new exhibition section dedicated to photomagazines and a lecture from Irene Alison of RVM magazine.
Exhibition: 9 October to 13 November 2010
Location: Little Big Press, Rome, ItalyFotoleggendo
Officine Fotografiche
via di Libetta,1
RomaQueen Ann presented at 2010 Editions|Artists' Book Fair 04 Nov 2010
At the 2010 Editions|Artists' Book Fair the Johan Deumens Gallery will present Mariken Wessels second artist book titled Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off. The book, published by Alauda Publications, depicts the unfolding of a melancholic narrative of a woman, whose life seems to be dominated by her obesity.
Date: November 4 - 7 2010
Location: 2010 Editions|Artists' Book Fair
2010 Editions|Artists' Book Fair
548 West 22nd Street, former Dia / X Initiative
New York City, USA
linkQueen Ann book reviews: 5B4 Photography, Joerg Colberg, Mister Motley
Booksigning Offprint Paris 19 Nov 2010
Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off book signing at Offprint Paris.
Date: Nobember 19, 2010
More info soon
Exhibition De Zwarte Ruyter
Prolonged till Sep 20th
Van der Takstraat 107
Rotterdam