Hans van Dijk | Dai Hanzhi
Hans van Dijk | Dai Hanzhi
A Life with Art in China
Following the exhibitions Hans van Dijk: 5000 Names (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing) and Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists (Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam), both curated by Marianne Brouwer, this monograph celebrates the life and work of Dutch curator, art historian, and gallerist Hans van Dijk. Known as Dai Hanzhi in China, he was both a witness and a catalyst in the development of Chinese contemporary art.
The publication portrays the recent history of Chinese contemporary art through Van Dijk’s life and work. This is presented chronologically through fragments of correspondences, interviews and diary entries. By keeping the top and bottom margins small and the distance between two separate text paragraphs quite large, the main text seems to be a continuous stream whereby scrolling through the book feels like browsing through a database. The monochrome cover features a photograph of Hans van Dijk by Thomas Fuesser printed on silver-metallic paper stock with a subtle title typography.
Year: 2018
Client: Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam
Co-publisher: Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
Publication, 23 × 29 cm, 328 pages
Photography: Marcel Lunkwitz
Hans van Dijk | Dai Hanzhi
Hans van Dijk | Dai Hanzhi
A Life with Art in China
Following the exhibitions Hans van Dijk: 5000 Names (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing) and Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists (Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam), both curated by Marianne Brouwer, this monograph celebrates the life and work of Dutch curator, art historian, and gallerist Hans van Dijk. Known as Dai Hanzhi in China, he was both a witness and a catalyst in the development of Chinese contemporary art.
The publication portrays the recent history of Chinese contemporary art through Van Dijk’s life and work. This is presented chronologically through fragments of correspondences, interviews and diary entries. By keeping the top and bottom margins small and the distance between two separate text paragraphs quite large, the main text seems to be a continuous stream whereby scrolling through the book feels like browsing through a database. The monochrome cover features a photograph of Hans van Dijk by Thomas Fuesser printed on silver-metallic paper stock with a subtle title typography.
Year: 2018
Client: Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam
Co-publisher: Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
Publication, 23 × 29 cm, 328 pages
Photography: Marcel Lunkwitz