Exhibitions
Outsider Art Gallery
Gotta catch 'em all!
2/11 – 1/12/2019
All 734 Pokémon drawn by Benjamin Pelnecker
show curated by Benedikt Fischer and Jan Hoek
Binders filled with drawings of Pokémon occupy the shelves of the Austrian Outsider Art studio Hartheim. Benjamin Pelnecker (1990) is so thoroughly obsessed with the Japanese animation series that, every time a new Pokémon is introduced, he’ll commit his memory to paper the very next day. The fact that he doesn’t directly copy the image gives rise to recognizable renditions of these sweet and at times scary creatures, which are, nonetheless, entirely his own. As of now, there are seven-hundred and thirty-four of them, and the collection is still growing.
Because it is of great importance to Benjamin that the collection should remain intact, this exhibition will only sell signed copies at 3 euros a piece, granting everyone an equal opportunity to collect all their favorite Pokémon.
Gotta catch 'em all!
Opening exhibition Saturday 2 November 7.30 PM (only accessible with Museumnight ticket)
Outsider Art Gallery
In the Outsider Art
Gallery changing exhibitions of well-known and less known outsiders from the
Netherlands and abroad take place. You will find paintings, drawings, prints, ceramic
statues, sculpture, collages, photos and textile art. All works are for sale,
the entrance to the gallery is free.
The Outsider
Art Gallery is founded in 2016 by Cordaan care organisation in cooperation with
the Hermitage Museum Amsterdam and Museum het Dolhuys
Haarlem.
The art in the Outsider Art Gallery is often unconventional. Most the artists have an intellectual or mental disability. They are not concerned with commercial targets and their works do not reflect current trends in art. The art comes bubbling up from within – it is in their minds and just needs to come out. Their work is fascinating, versatile and very pure. The Outsider Art Gallery offers a fully-fledged art platform for these colourful artists, not inside the walls of a care organisation, but rather in an inspiring museum environment.
Outsider Art Studios
Currently a group of 15 artists is at work in the Outsider Art Studios, located above the gallery. They are accompanied by professional artists and pedagogical employees and work on their own art: painting, drawing, print making and digital media. In the studios companies or groups of individuals can also attend art workshops led by an outsider artist.Outsider Art Lease
The Outsider Art Lease Programme allows you to borrow outsider art works. For more information about workshops, guided tours and/or art lease please look at: www.outsiderartgalerie.nl. Entrance is free.Please like our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/outsiderartgalerie/
