Rinus Van de Velde’s work is the subject of a new solo exhibition co-hosted by Art Sonje Center, Jeonnam Museum of Art, and Space ISU. Alongside the artist’s imaginative paintings, latest drawings, and a captivating film blending autobiography and fiction, I Want to Eat Mangos in the Bathtub presents a life-size recreation of a video set – an immersive installation offering unique insight into Van de Velde’s visual journeys.

Art Sonje Center

Rinus Van de Velde is included in Conversations: Contemporary and historical masters in dialogue. The exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists in conversation with  the unique collection of the nineteenth-century art lover Fritz Mayer van den Bergh. Several contemporary artists, including Rinus Van de Velde, will present new work created specifically for this exhibition. 

Museum Mayer van den Bergh

The catalogue accompanying Rinus Van de Velde’s solo exhibition, The Armchair Voyager, currently on view at the Museum Voorlinden until 29 May 2023, is now available for purchase. Alongside installation views, illustrations of the works exhibited, and photographs from the artist’s studio, the catalogue also includes a selection of the artist’s favourite excerpts from Fernando Pessoa's The Book of Restlessness, 1982.

Museum Voorlinden

Rinus Van de Velde – A Fictional Autobiography will be available for purchase on 1 December 2022. An impressive survey of Van de Velde’s drawings, the monograph offers insight into the artist’s persistent exploration of installation, film, charcoal, ceramics and pencil drawings, and his newer drawings in charcoal, pencil and oil paste. Featuring contributions by Jan Postma and Laura Stamps the text is published in association with Frac des Pas de la Loire, Nantes.

Pre-order here