Michiel Paalvast DE DIRECTE LIJN | THE DIRECT LINE 03/08 – 15/09, 2026
Michiel Paalvast DE DIRECTE LIJN | THE DIRECT LINE 03/08 – 15/09, 2026
Voor de ramen van CAESUUR, ruimte voor Michiel Paalvast created two drawings hedendaagse kunst, maakte Michiel for the windows of CAESUUR, a space for Paalvast twee tekeningen. Krachtige, contemporary art. eenvoudige lijntekeningen die doen Powerful, simple line drawings denken aan kindertekeningen van de reminiscent of elementary school basisschool, maar ook aan het werk van children's drawings, but also of the work Keith Haring of Picasso. of Keith Haring or Picasso. De lijn verbindt de voorstelling met de The line connects the representation abstractie. Ze is zonder aarzeling gezet: with the abstracttion. It is drawn without niet één lijn gecorrigeerd, niet één 2 keer hesitation: not a single line corrected, gezet. Is deze directheid voldoende om not one drawn twice. Is this directness het beeld te dragen? sufficient to carry the image? Of vraagt het om ‘verbetering’? Or does it call for ‘improvement’?
schetsen | sketches
august 3, 2026
vaststelling | determination
werk | work
toegift | encore – 12 september
colofon / colophon | ruimteCAESUUR
All works | Michiel Paalvast Photos / video making | hans overvliet Photos exhibition | Michiel Paalvast Photos determination | Henk Wijkstra | Dick Schotse Stephan de Vries | Aidan Neuféglise Video determination | hans overvliet Thanks to | all the artists & all the visitors Leni van den Berge / de Roofprintpers | postiljon d’amour the happy shareholders of CAESUUR the municipality of Middelburg Catalogue | hans overvliet
Since 1995, some hundred thirty plus exhibitions of contemporary art have been made in ruimteCAESUUR (spaceCAESUUR). From 1999 on at the Lange Noordstraat 67 in Middelburg. Visual arts, in relation with the 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 centre of organizing its (solo) exhibitions. Young, novice as well as "arrived" artists are offered a platform to present their work in a non-commercial environment. Real meeting and learning from each other play important roles within our annual planning. 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.
van Houtum and visual artist Hans Overvliet as its core; they form the board of the CAESUUR foundation. teamCAESUUR is more than completed by the artists Jorieke Rottier and Giel Louws. Also in 2026 the exhibitions will be organized as much as possible in cooperation with art initiatives from other countries such as Lípa Art Collection and Luxfer Open Space, both from the Czech Republic, Gallery Durden and Ray uit Los Angeles, U.S.A., Slipvillan from Sweden, Bloom Gallery in Valencia in Spain, etc. Exchange with Dutch artists ensures reciprocity in this process. The unique composition of this team crosses borders of art practices, gender and generations. Visit Would you like to visit us? Please mail us at caesuur (at) zeelandnet.nl.
Michiel Paalvast DE DIRECTE LIJN | THE DIRECT LINE 03/08 – 15/09, 2026