Christie van der Haak 'Sproken / Fairy Tales' (Ouborg Award 2015)

Publication on the occasion of the Ouborg Award 2015 to Christie van der Haak.
Available from 27 November 2015

NEWS
In May 2016 the publication Sproken / Fairy Tales won the Silver European Design Award in the category publications.

On 27 november 2015 the artist Christie van der Haak will be presented with the Ouborg Award 2015 for her rich and varied oeuvre. The ceremony will also include the launch of her book  Sproken / Fairy Tales, and the opening of her exhibition in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. The robust and richly illustrated book was designed by Studio Renate Boere, and co-published by Stroom Den Haag and Jap Sam Books.

The publication Sproken / Fairy Tales documents  35 years of work by Christie van der Haak. Originally a painter, Van der Haak moved on to designing fabrics deployed both as autonomous artworks and upholstery, wall coverings, table-cloths and the like. While operating in the field between art and design these categories carry little meaning for her. "Everything has structure", she says, as well as "Everything has a soul". Recently she has been transforming spaces such as museum rooms into places with a different meaning, always employing her characteristic vocabulary of exuberant, dazzling colours and complex ever-changing patterns in a multitude of both two and three dimensional objects. Her work is like a fairy tale, charming, seductive, beautiful even, but never without more profound hidden layers of meaning , drawing on (art) history, mythology, contemporary social issues and generally everything she encounters in life.

Published by: Stroom Den Haag and Jap Sam Books

This publication is made possible in part by:
The City of The Hague, the Mondriaan Fund and Drukkerij Roelofs.

The publication is available at Stroom Den Haag, Jap Sam Books, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and selected bookstores.

TO ORDER A PUBLICATION
Please send an email with book title, number of desired copies and your name and address information to: info@stroom.nl


Publication Christie van der Haak 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere
Page from the book 'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
photo: design: Studio Renate Boere