Ouborgprijs 2007

Zeger Reyers

Ouborg Award 2007 has been presented to Zeger Reyers, one of Holland's most remarkable contemporary artists. The Ouborg Award, named after the artist Pieter Ouborg (1893-1956) from The Hague, is a municipal award for visual arts given every two years to an artist from The Hague, and consists of a publication made by Stroom Den Haag, a sum of money (€ 4,750) and an exhibition in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.

Publication Zeger Reyers: 'Still Growing / Stil Groeien'
For the publication entitled 'STILL GROWING / STIL GROEIEN' Zeger Reyers and graphic designer Renate Boere chose the format of a contemporary glossy magazine. It is a remarkable magazine in every sense of the word, emphasizing the feelings of wonder and admiration Zeger Reyers' work generates. In texts and a rich display of pictures the publication offers a candid overview of Zeger Reyers' inspiration and aspirations, passion and mentality, illustrating a body of work characterized by a fascination for natural processes of growth, bloom and decay. The magazine is available at Stroom Den Haag, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and selected bookstores.

Design: Renate Boere
Texts: Nell Donkers, Roland Groenenboom, Vincent Honoré, Philip Peters, Arno van Roosmalen
96 pages
Dutch/English
ISBN: 9789073799554
Prijs: € 20
Available at Stroom Den Haag, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and selected bookstores.

Zeger Reyers (1966) studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam from 1990 to 1995 and became known for his installations of spaces overgrown with mushrooms and fungi. In 2004, for his installation 'Aqua Boogie' he flooded one of the lower rooms of the GEM, museum of contemporary art. Upon entering the room the visitors  experienced a space with its very own smell, sound and humidity. The installation 'Aqua Boogie II' which Reyers made especially for the Ouborg Award 2007 is also inspired by human and natural processes. 'Aqua Boogie II' is made possible by the financial support of Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture) and Stroom Den Haag.

Jury Ouborg Award 2007:
- Heiner Holtappels (director Montevideo Time Based Arts Amsterdam, visual artist, teacher at Art Academy, Arnhem)
- Wim van Krimpen (director Gemeentemuseum Den Haag)
- dr. Alied Ottevanger (independent art historian, who researches and writes about modern and contemporary art)
- Hans van der Pennen (visual artist, teacher at Academy Minerva, Groningen)
- Arno van Roosmalen (director Stroom Den Haag and chairman of the Ouborg Award jury).

Exhibition Zeger Reyers 'Aqua Boogie II'
3 November 2007 thru 13 January 2008
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Exhibition Zeger Reyers 'Onsdiepe'
9 November t/m 9 December 2007
Galerie Maurits van de Laar in The Hague

More on the Ouborg Award

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
3 November 2007 thru 13 January 2008
Tuesday thru Sunday 11 am - 5 pm (closed December 25 en January 1)