23 | ruimteCAESUUR | overview 1995 - 2023

1995 – 2023 the people we touched and the people who touched us

work | Jorieke Rottier 2019

ruimteCAESUUR Lange Noordstraat 67 | NL-4331 CC Middelburg www.caesuur.nu | caesuur@zeelandnet.nl K.v.K. 4111439 | NL65 RBRB 0787 6747 53

ruimteCAESUUR Since 1995, exhibitions of contemporary art have been made in CAESUUR, from 1999 on at Lange Noordstraat 67 in Middelburg.

Visual arts, in relation with contemporary art discourse, are always the guiding principle for an exhibition, but a historical and social perspective also determine our choices. ruimteCAESUUR stands for the autonomy of art, embedded in larger systems, and puts the artist’s oeuvre at the center of organizing its (solo) exhibitions.

Young, novice and “arrived” artists are offered a platform to present their work in a non-commercial environment. Meeting and learning from each other play an important role within the annual planning of ruimteCAESUUR. ruimteCAESUUR is a private initiative, without any profit motive, with Willy van Houtum and visual artist Hans Overvliet as its core; they form the board of the CAESUUR foundation. teamCAESUUR is completed by the artists Jorieke Rottier and Giel Louws.

The exhibitions in 2024 will be organized as much as possible in cooperation with art initiatives from other countries: Lípa Art Collection and Luxfer Open Space, both from the Czech Republic, Slipvillan from Sweden, Gallery Durden and Ray in Los Angeles, U.S.A., etc.

Exchange with Dutch artists ensures reciprocity in this process.

The unique composition of this team crosses borders of art practices, gender, and generations.

Space Click here for the dimensions of the space.

1. (SOLO)EXHIBITINS FROM 1995 ON curated by teamCAESUUR 1995/1996 Margo, Hans Overvliet, Johan Klein, René van Schagen († 2017), Eric Roest († 2014) 1997 Tom Küsters († 2008), Anda van Riet, Karina Leijnse, Adrie van Zielst, Leontien Hooij 1998 Hein Verwer, Eric Roest († 2014), Margo, Rinus Roepman, Peter Steutel, Ramon de Nennie, Goof Remijn 1999 Ko de Jonge, Harrie Vandevliet, Kees de Valk († 2019), Jan VerhaegheBelgium Hans EnemanBelgium, Matthieu van de LobelleBelgium, Thijs van TongerenBelgium, Ursula HarriazBelgium, Amanda CodellSweden, Steven de StarckeBelgium, Frank GuthörelBelgium, Martin Saura LeonidasSpain, Bavo OlbregtsBelgium, Ursula HarriazTurky, Marinus Boezem, Claudia KölgenGermany, Kristof van GestelBelgium, Ward HermansBelgium, Kristof TsjoenBelgium, Lize VandenbreedeBelgium, Bram DujardinBelgium 2000 Conny Dekker, Goof Remijn, Daniël de WaeleBelgium, Sylvia Savelkool & Corine Vughts Auction for BenekromGhana 2001 Mako JohizukaJapan, Angela Raanhuis & Peter Steutel, Aurora Loerakker, Sheila Minderhout 2002 Ramon de Nennie, Hans EnemanBelgium, Tom Küsters († 2008), Lotje van de Vliet, Jean GodecharleBelgium 2003 Jan Banning, Kees Wijker, Marc Niessen, James van LuppenBelgium Frie J. JacobsBelgium, Kris van DesselBelgium, Kees Wijker

2004 Bregje de Heer, Dominique Van der WalleBelgium, Jen GosséBelgium, Laurence BoricBelgium, Koen BrouckeBelgium, Kris van DesselBelgium, Harry Vandervliet, Takako HamanoJapan, Johan Klein, Caroline Passenier 2005 Eric Roest († 2014), Daniëlle Lemaire & Monique Laros, Bianca Runge, Nelleke Maljaars († 2014), Ko de Jonge & Johan van GeluweBelgium († 2020), Jan VerheagheBelgium, Hans EnemanBelgium, Mattieu LobelloBelgium 2006 Eva Krause, Hein Verwer, Hans Bommeljé, Annemieke Fanoy, Ko de Jonge, Ramon de Nennie, Mark Niessen, Hans Overvliet, Rinus Roepman, Nanda Runge, Anne-Marie van Sprang, Sela©, Caroline Passenier, Peter Steutel, Philip Veurink, Kees de Valk († 2019), Harrie Vandevliet, Kees Wijker, Jan VerhaegheBelgium, Hans EnemanBelgium, Peter Sijnke, Machteld van der Wijst, Peter & Jan Hamer, Douwe Eisenga, Jan B. Kuipers Please, for a relevant link, click on the numbers / words lighting up blue 2007 Toshihiro HattoriJapan, Hein Verwer, Annemiek Fanoy, Ko de Kok, Jan Banning, Yuko EbinaJapan VOGELTREK | TRAVELLING BIRDS with Jan Koolmees Verschoore, Ko Zwarte Kraai de Jong, Rolf Vredesduif Soesman, Rod House Sparrow SummersU.K., Rinus Europese Kanarie Groenendaal, Tien Sneeuwuit Heestermans, Al Ijsvogel BrullU.S.A., Lucien Chiffchaff SuelFrance, Anna Hummingburd BananaItaly, Johan Koekoek van GeluweBelgium, Keit Robin BatesU.K., Kazunori Longeared Owl MurakamiJapan, Karla Nightingale SachseGermany, Piet Paradijsvogel Franzen, André Heggemus van der Veeke, Ever Shearwater Arts 2008 Kees de Valk († 2019), Teja van Hoften, Leni van den Berge, Hein Verwer, Tamara Dees, kunstbende 2009 Ramon de Nennie & Machteld van der Wijst curated Annabel GarrigaSpanje & Edouard van de Velde, Hans Bommeljé, Harmen Eijzenga († 2017): symposion

2010 FULL HOUSE – art machine / design architekt Johan de Koning Sander van Loon, Jeltje Ratsma 2011 FULL HOUSE – art machine / design architekt Johan de Koning Mieke Wijnen, Yvette Lardinois, Coen Cornelis & Mic-L, Jan VerhaegheBelgium, Harm Ronald Maris, Giel Louws, Petra Bouman, Desiree de Baar Music: Tony van den Buusse. Zaniac HET VERDICHTE GEHEIM | poets in CAESUUR

2012 - 2013 THE PAINTER, THE WORK AND THE STUDIO

Special design space for this project: Fred van den Berge († 2017), Koen BrouckeBelgium, Machteld Solinger, Jeanny Golembiewski († 2020), Michiel Paalvast, Thomas Rameckers, Viktor Baltus, Jan Wattjes, Fabian Westphal, Evelien de Jong, Niek Hendrixs, Ralph de Jong, Machiel van Soest, Kees de Kort, Just Quist, Albert Jonas, jen gosséBelgium action BALLUSTRADA 2014 LET GOOOOO . . . . . | curator Just Quist Georgos KontisGreece, Justin TimeIceland / the Netherlands, Mitchell TharU.S.A. Iva Supic JankovicCroatia, Pim Kersten, Jack Segbars, HardcoreU.K. 2015 Tonio de Roover, Johan Nieuwenhuize, Aimée Terburg, Frank ÅsnesNorway, Fred van den Berge († 2017), Dani Ploeger, Loek Grootjans, Giel Louws summer exhibition: sleutelCAESUUR 2016 teamCAESUUR | THINGS Frederick JohannsongGermany & Oliver OpokuGhana | teja van hoften Yolanda Roosen | William Verstraeten († 2023) | Ko de Jonge | leon riekwell dialogen | artist talks artists & students PhiloCom & Art&Design UCR Dani Ploeger | William Verstraeten († 2023) music@caesuur | musici uit Syrië & UCR by Co-Incidence

2017 POETRY FESTIVAL | Coordination / organisation | Jan J.B. Kuipers & R.J. Swiers

Jacoline Vlaander | Karel Leeftink | Theo Raats | Anna Schenk Juul Kortekaas Johan Meesters | Tijs van Bragt | Joop Buma († 2021) Marcel Koopman | Robbert Jan Swiers | Jan J.B. Kuipers Stefaan van den BremtBelgium 2017 POSE THE QUESTION – website with all activities

tear project within the framework of Middelburg 800 design space for this project Johan de Koning Leon Riekwell | Ko de Jonge | Elis Vermeulen | Ramon de Nennie Harmen Eijzenga († 2017) | Leni van den Berge | Anne Vader | Dani Ploeger Hans Overvliet | Coen v.d. Hilst & Michael van Oostende | Giel Louws Liesbeth Labeur | Hans Bommeljé | Johan de Koning | Alexander Herrebout Marek & Ianthe Michnowicz | Durk van der Meer | Thomas Pillen Fred van den Berge († 2017) | Rinus Roepman | Nuria BofarullSpain jen gosséBelgium | Harry Vandevliet & Kees de Valk († 2019) | Thomas Pillen Alexia ManzanoGermany | Jörn J. BurmesterDenmark | Gemma BrownU.K. Paola Leenhouts González-EspejoSpain | Frederick JohannsonGermany Alina AchenbachGermany 2018 Peter PuypeBelgium & Dani Ploeger | Hans Overvliet & Ingrid Rollema Giel Louws | Sheaf & BarleyU.K. & Dani Ploeger Art fair Art Fair Amsterdam | Beurs van Berlage | ruimteCAESUUR & Giel Louws 2019 Giel Louws | Ko de Jonge | Merlyn ParidaenBelgium | Jorieke Rottier Ingrid Rollema & Jorg Schellekens | Peter Geerts In memoriam Kees de Valk († 2019) Giel Louws | residency at Luxfer Open Space | Česká SkaliceCzech Republic 2020 Charlotte Besuijen | Ruben Mols | Johanna Talja | Karl Karlas Nele BrökelmannGermany, June YuChina, Katarina PetrovicCraotia In memoriam Johan van GeluweBelgium († 2020)

2021 CAESUUR and the object | art in public Middelburg Corona space

Poppy JacksonU.K. | Giel Louws | Ko de Jonge | Jorieke Rottier Fenna Koot | Vincent VoillatFrance In the space of Caesuur Romee van Oers and Jorieke Rottier | Pierre CoricBelgium | Rebecca Niculae Hans Overvliet | residency at Luxfer Open Space | Česká SkaliceCzech Republic Juxtapose Art Fair | AarhusDenemark 2021 – 2022 teamCAESUUR | VIDEOS ON THE WINDOW | LONG STORIES, SHORT MOVIES CAESUUR / Jorieke Rottier | Dani Ploeger | Marinus van Dijke | Giel Louws Noortje Haegens | Hans Overvliet STUDIO 44Sweden / Jannike BrantåsSweden, Lei YanChina, Laetitia DeschampsFrance, Lou FeiChina, Madeleine AlemanSweden, Rikard FåhraeusSweden, Xue TaoChina, Zi BaiChina. MasoudIran 2022 Lípa | Roel van der LindenCzech Republic | Luděk RathouskýCzech Republi Katelijne de CorteBelgium | Giel Louws CONFLUX- artist group Slipvillan | StockholmSweden Supermarket Independent Art Fair | StockholmSweden Roel van der LindenCzech Republic The making of possibly the longest painting in the world – Dutch catalogue Art teacher | Bo de Jong Involved artists | Giel Louws | Wim Hofman | Mohamad Abo ZarraaIrak leon riekwell | Bert Dorrestijn | Liesbeth Labeur | Michiel Paalvast Menno de Nooijer | Kianoosh GeramiIran | Hans Overvliet | Ko de Jonge teamCAESUUR | VIDEOS ON THE WINDOW | LONG STORIES, SHORT MOVIES Nikola Ivanov Czech Republic | Jean GodecharleBelium | Ying LiuChina Hester van Tongerlo | Noortje Haegens | Marinus van Dijke Annelies Jahn | Françoise and Paul&Menno de Nooijer Hans EnemanBelgium | Harriet Rademakers

2023 William Verstraeten († 2023) | Oleg Kharchenko (Kharch Oleg)Ukraine Ying LiuChina and Alireza AbbasyIran teamCAESUUR & Gallery Durden and Ray | Middelburg/ Los AngelesUSA Bo de Jong teamCAESUUR | VIDEOS ON THE WINDOW | LONG STORIES, SHORT MOVIES Marinus van Dijke, Annelies Jahn, Françoise and Paul&Menno de Nooijer, Noortje Haegens Juxtapose Art Fair | AarhusDenmark Giel Louws | residency at Slipvallen | StockholmSweden Bo de Jong | residency at Luxfer Open Space | Česká SkaliceCzech Republic

3. GROUP EXHIBITIONS OUTSIDE ruimteCAESUUR curated by teamCAESUUR in collaboration with 1999 FOUR WINDOWS | in collaboration with Sjoerd Parridaen, Academie voor

Schone Kunsten GentBelgium | in the publice space of Middelburg With Armanda CardellSweden, Leonidas Martin SauraSpain, Wim WaleputBelgium Bravo OlbrechtsBelgium, Steven De StaerckeBelgium, Frank GuthörelBelgium, 2000 – 2007 VIEWPOONT – art in the public spaces of Middelburg, Oostende Belgium, BruggeBelgium, Knokke HeisBelgium and LilleFrance In collaboration with Zeeuws Archief – Peter Sijnke Curator Jan VerheagheBelgium in cooperation wih Hans Overvliet met Jen GosséBelgium, Dominiq V.D. WallBelgium, Frie J. JacobsBelgium, Pierre GoetinckBelgium, Jean GodecharleBelgium, Kris Van DesselBelgium, Mako IshizukaJapan, Frauke DendoovenBelgium, Irene JudongBelgium, Peter LagastBelgium, Hans Overvliet, Xavier TricotBelgium, Ria VerhaegheBelgium, Ko De Jonge, Johan Van GeluweBelgium, Hans DemeulenaerBelgium, Matthieu LobelleBelgium 2000 OUTSIDE THE MULTITUDE – Brugge, European capital of culture 2000

curators Jan VerheagheBelgium en Hans Overvliet In Koetshuis Groep Planning Brugge wit Rinus Roepman, Harry Vandevliet, Hans Overvliet.

In then called presentatieruimteCAESUUR met Jan VerhaegheBelgium, Hans EnemanBelgium, Matthieu LobelleBelgium 2004 LOGO? / NO LOGO! | Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, BruggeBelgium

in collaboration with the curators Hans EnemanBelgium en Jan VerhaegeBelgium with Wim Bakker, Laurence BoricBelgium, Koen BrouckeBelgium, Ellen Brouwers, Minerva Cuevas, Frauke DendoovenBelgium, Kees De Valk, Hans EnemanBelgium, Ayse ErkmenBelgium, Guerrilla GirlsBelgium, Jean GodecharleBelgium, Hein Verwer Jen GosséBelgium, Loek Grootjans, Fabrice HubertBelgium, Frie J. JacobsBelgium, Katharina JahnkeGermany, Tom Küsters († 2008),Leopold LiouBelgium, Messieurs DelmotteBelgium, Hans Overvliet, Luc RabaeyBelgium, Joanna RajkowskaBelgium, Enzo UmbacaItaly, Valérie VanderschaegheBelgium, Johan Van GeluweBelgium († 2020), Dominiq V.D. Wall.Belgium, Jeffrey Van HilleBelgium, Judith Van IjkenBelgium, Jan VerhaegheBelgium, Charles Verraest & Lieven LefereBelgium

2012 THE PAINTER, THE WORK AND THE STUDIO

in collaboration with the attending visitors in exhibition space WALLSTREET 45 – Vlissingen Participants outside of solo exhibitions: Michiel Paalvast, Aimée Terburg Participants outside of solo exhibitions in the Grote Kerk Veere: Michiel Paalvast, Giel Louws, Luc Vandervelde LuxBelgium, Caspar Hoogzaad, Machiel van Soest 2007 - 2008 - 2009 Three presentations art works DE KUNSTBENDE

4. SPECIAL PROJECTS curated by teamCAESUUR 1997 BETWEEN KID AND ART

150 drawings from children group 7 en 8 De Beverburgh In cooperation with Maja de Kraker 1998 NICHE PROJECT | a reverse iconoclastic fury

sculptures throughout public spaces of the city of Middelburg with Goof Remijn, Kees de Valk († 2019), Harrie Vandevliet, Hans Overvliet, Ko de Jonge, Anne-Marie van Sprang, Hein Verwer, Ramon de Nennie, Margo, Peter Steutel, Ferry Zelenberg († 2014), Philip Veurink 2005 CASUAL MIDDELBURG | images throughout the city of Middelburg with Machteld van der Wijst, Peter & Jan Hamer, Peter Sijnke, Sela©, Ramon de Nennie, Douwe Eisenga († 2017), Jan B. Kuipers, Caroline Passenier, Harrie Vandevliet, Peter Steutel, Philip Veurink, Hans Overvliet, Hans Bommeljé FOR SALE – into the new year with an empty studio . . .

Hans Bommeljé, Annemieke Fanoy, Ko de Jonge, Ramon de Nennie, Mark Niessen, Hans Overvliet, Caroline Passenier, Rinus Roepman, Bianca Runge, Nanda Runge, Anne-Marie van Sprang, Kees de Valk († 2019), Harrie Vandevliet, Kees Wijker, Jan VerhaegheBelgium, Hans EnemanBelgium

2005 – 2013 POETS ON THE WINDOWS OF CAESUUR | window filling poetry projections

curator F. van Dixhoorn with Tonnus Oosterhof, Mustafa Stitou, Tsaed Bruinja, Elmar Kuiper, Jan Baecke & Alfred Marseille, Astrid Lampe, Rozalie Hirst & Harm van Dorpel 2008 | IMAGES FROM THE BASEMENT OF THE KASK – AntwerpenBelgium curator Caroline van der Star Presentation on the preparations for the restoration of the statues of the town hall of Veere

2010 Seven performances of LA STRADA - theater concerning life on earth Presentation art magazine decreet #1 and #5 2011 GROETEN UIT MIDDELBURG 1 GROETEN UIT MIDDELBURG 2 | genealogy of a summer

mail-art project Hans Overvliet | Dutch text Harmen Eijsenga († 2017) met Yvette, Frank, Ko, Giel, Johan, Tien, Ton, Sonja, Marcel, Leni, Harmen, Bea, Jan, Lies, Gerard, Willy, Hans, Tjeu, Michiel, Hetty, Peter, Ramon, Marlies, Pierre, Harry, Ellemijn, Ali, Lynn, Anneke, Marcel, Johan, Monique, Marceline, Pita, Petra, Johan, Machteld, Anneke, Bert, Alexander, Wilma, Wim, Riet, Theo, Gré, Renny, Dominique, Alistar, Michiel, Peter, Jan, Ellen, Peter, Ans, José, Jeltje, Margriet, Douwe, Miki, Thom, Zep, Desirée, Louise, Frans, Stijntje, Cees, Max, Nina, Annabel, CURIOSITAS, Tamara, Frank, Anja, Robbert Jan, Joost, Wouter, Puvinusa, Stefan, Jannie [ groeten via . . . ], Trees, Ruud & Petra THE VERDICTED SECRET | one-on-one poetry readings

in collaboration with F. van Dixhoorn en Johan de Koning [Stichting Literaire Activiteiten Zeeland] Hélène Gelèns, Mustafa Stitou, Annemieke Gerrist, K. Michel 2012 THE COLLECTOR | from the colection of . . . in Caesuur

with contributions by Nankie de Vreeze, Michiel Paalvast, Hans Overvliet, Willy van Houtum, Giel Louws, Harmen Eijzenga († 2017), Leni van den Berge 2013 HELP BALLUSTRADA GET THROUGH THE WINTER

auction for the literary magazine Ballustrada with Anna Barbara Kolbe, Annemiek Bibbe, Anonymus / n.n., Ans Couwenberg, Ben Vranken († 2019), Bert Begijn, Bianca Runge, deJong&Marcel, Femke Gerestein, Frank ÅsnesNorway, Giel Louws, Hans Bommeljé, Hans Overvliet, Harry Vandevliet, Jan Breeuwer, Jan VerhaegheBelgium, Jan Verschoore, Jean Kamps, Just Quist, leon riekwell, Jeanny Golembiewski († 2020), Jen Gossé Belgium, Ronald Kuipers, Yvon Né, Johan van GeluweBelgium († 2020), Leni van den Berge, Loek Grootjans, Kees de Valk († 2019), Ko de Jonge, Koen BrouckeBelgium, Sebastiaan Spit, Machteld v.d. Wijst, Marcel Herms, Michiel Paalvast, Michiel van der Zwan, Monique Jasperse, Peter Steutel, Piet Franzen, Rob Maaskant, Rod Summers, Ronald Maris, Sjoerd ParidaenBelgium, Willy de Houck,

Yvette Lardinois, Theo Jordans, Tien Heestermans, Tijl Orlando Frijns, Toon Truyens, 48073 2012 – 2013 10 ‘TABLE CONVERSATIONS’ in the context of THE PAINTER, THE WORK AND THE SUDIO moderator Harmen Eijzenga († 2017) 2012, 2013, 2014 Participation in the CHILDREN'S ART WEEK in Caesuur

5. teamCAESUUR | THE PEOPLE THROUGH THE YEARS

Maja de Kraker, Piet Hoogland, Hein Verwer, F. van Dixhoorn, Ramon de Nennie, Machteld van der Wijst, Michiel Paalvast, Anne Breel, Harmen Eijzenga († 2017), Just Quist, Dani Ploeger Nowadays Willy van Houtum, Hans Overvliet, Giel Louws, Jorieke Rottier