Henk Peeters Archive

Henk Peeters, on the other side of the world: Tasmania

10/18/2017

The exhibition includes major installations by the Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, Günther Uecker, Yves Klein, Gianni Colombo, Enrico Castellani, Henk Peeters, Christian Megert, Jesus Rafael Soto and works by Yaacov Agam, Davide Boriani, Pol Bury, Gabriele di Vecchi, Julio Le Parc, Francois Morellet, Paul Talman, Jean Tingeley, plus Lucio Fontana, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Hans Arp and Victor Vasarely. ZERO in Vibration at the Mona (Museum of Old and New Art) Hobart from June 9th, 2018 until April 22nd, 2019.

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6/30/2017

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Henk Peeters (°1925, The Hague) was considered one of the most active members of the Dutch NUL movement. Together with other Dutch artists such as Jan Schoonhoven, Armando and Jan Henderikse, he formed NUL in the 1960’s, which later joined the international movement ZERO. As a result of growing international contacts, Peeters initiated ‘Zero on Sea’, an art manifestation in the summer of 1965 on a pier in Scheveningen, including about 50 likeminded artists from over ten countries.

Peeters’ work is closely inspired by daily life and natural phenomena. By using mass-produced clinical materials such as nylon and plastic and assimilating them through processes like fire, ice, snow and mist, he aims to reinitiate the viewer’s consciousness towards his environment.

The artistic practice of Henk Peeters was known for its diversity in material and technique, going from burned canvasses to readymades bought in chainstores. Often these objects show a strong duality between being both tactile and untouchable. As the artist once said: “with my work, I have always wanted it to look just as fresh as if it was in the HEMA (the Dutch chain store). It must not be artified... I had no need for artistic cotton wool.”

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