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- BERLIN - (April/May 2013)
During the months of April and May (might be extended) I will be located in Berlin working on a new project, which was made possible with the kind support of the Mondriaan Foundation. If you need to get in touch please send an email since I am not available on my Dutch cell phone.
- MEXICO CITY - (April 2013)
Tuesday April 9, between 5 and 8 pm, is the opening of 'PRESAGES' at the FIFI Projects in Mexico City. The group show will be on for the month of April and May.
Address: Cozumel 81, int. 2 Colonia Condesa Mexico df 06700
For more information please contact FIFI Projects: gallery@fifiprojects.net
- FORMAT FESTIVAL - (March 2013)
Thursday till Sunday, March 7 - 10, you will find me in Derby, UK at the sixth edition of FORMAT FESTIVAL. If you are around you can find some of my work, POC and me at the Darley Mill venue.
FORMAT is one of the UK's leading biennales of contemporary photography and the sixth edition will take place 8th March - 7th April 2013.
"Format festival celebrates the wealth of contemporary practice in international photography"
- SWEDEN - (February 2013)
A 'Super - Market' art weekend ahead in Stockholm ( 14 - 17 February) and then off to grandpa Markus to dig in the archives!
- A COMBINATION OF - (January 2013)
Group exhibition 'A Combination Of' at 'Liefhertje en De Grote Witte Reus' in The Hague. A project by guest curator Evelien Jaspers with work shown by Popel Coumou, Freudenthal/Verhagen, Amber Isabel, Charlott Markus and Ilona Plaum.
Opening January 12 at 4pm (Stationsweg 137)
- MONDRIAAN FONDS - (December/January 2012/13)
Mondriaan Foundation will generously support my new upcoming project with a work grant.
- VARIABLE CONTROL- (December 2012)
The exhibition Variable Control at Third Party Gallery officially opens December 1 between 7-10 pm.
You find Third Party Gallery at 2159 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
- THIRD PARTY GALLERY - (November/December 2012)
Third Party Gallery invited me to show work in the upcoming expo 'Variable Control'. An exhibition that 'focuses on the idea of contemporary still life imagery in regards to current studio practice.'
"Third Party Gallery is an art space located in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. Third Party aims to explore and foster contemporary forms of art-making and critical thought."
More info will follow.
- KUNSTVLAAI 2012 - (November 2012)
At Kunstvlaai 2012 Plan B presents 'Skinned Boned & Reshaped II'
Presenting the artists Charlott Markus, Monica Tormell, Tarja Szaraniec and Erica van Loon
Generously supported by AFK - Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
The official festival opening will take place from 3 pm till 1 am on Friday Nov 23rd
Kunstvlaai runs from 23 Nov till 2 Dec
Please see opening hours and program at: www.kunstvlaai.nl
For more info contact Plan B: contact@planbprojects.nl
website: Plan B
"Kunstvlaai: Festival of independence' is a multi-disciplinary arts festival, which - ever since its inception in 1997 - has been the largest non-commercial exhibition of visual arts in the Netherlands. The upcoming edition is marked by a new festival venue and includes participation of international arts initiatives from all over the world.
Across ten days, over 70 independent art institutions, art schools and artist-led initiatives will gather to present exhibitions, film screenings, live arts, archival presentations, lectures and workshops"
- VEVEY - (August/September 2012)
IMAGES - the festival for visual art in Vevey, Switzerland, has invited POC to be part of the festivals' program on the occasion of POC's ten years anniversary. Mathieu Bernard-Reymond and
Loan Nguyen has been curating an exhibition in LAC - Local d'Art Contemporain à Vevey and invited me to create a site specific outdoor installation that will be part of the festival and POC's ten years anniversary. The installation 'Mi casa es su casa' will be in place during the festival plus an indoor sculpture in the gallery LAC. Festival IMAGES runs from 7 till 30 September.
- TEMPORARY STEDELIJK - (June 2012)
The web project temporary stedelijk (6) presents work of mine together with Radim Peško, Kalle Mattsson, Na Kim, Anu Vahtra, Michael Schoner, Marc Philip van Kempen & Alex Farrar
- BLOW MAGAZINE - (May 2012)
Blow Magazine, issue 5, has the theme 'still lifes' and presents work of mine on the centerfold.
- SOEPBOER & STOOKER - (April 2012)
Soepboer & Stooker - shop/studio/gallery will present 'Work in progress' -
Solo exhibition by Charlott Markus. "Markus is working on a project which involves textiles samples from the huge archive of Soepboer & Stooker. Images from the ongoing process will be on display with an opening presentation on Saturday 21 April from 17.00 - 20.00. The event is sponsored by Swinckels"
- THE SPACES IN BETWEEN - (February 2012)
"As an exception to the rule, P/////AKT is happy to present a group show with 5 young artists and their recent work. This set-up was already devised in 2010 and has now finally found its proper place in between two series of solo exhibitions and within our program on art as a mental space."
'The spaces in between', group show with Fleur van Dodewaard, Saskia Noor van Imhoff, Erica van Loon, Charlott Markus and Daniel de Roo.
Opening: Saturday March 3, 20-24 hrs
Exhibition can be seen until Sunday March 25, Thu-Su 14-18 hrs
Zeeburgerpad 53, 1019 AB Amsterdam
- STOCKHOLM- (January 2012)
'PLAN B, from Amsterdam, will show works by Charlott Markus, Monica Tormell,
Tarja Szaraniec and Erica van Loon under the joint presentation "Skinned, Boned & Re-Shaped". All artists will be present in Stockholm during the fair.
- IT'S NICE THAT - (November 2011)
Found a nice surprise at the English 'It's nice that' blog (see link below):
It's nice that
- IN PARIS - (November 2011)
From Thursday - Sunday, 10 - 13 Nov, you will find me in Paris.
Be welcome to meet and check out POC's stand at the OFF Print fair.
- MUSEUM NIGHT - (October 2011)
I Was invited to do a museum night special for the FOAM Pop-in. After consideration I decided I wanted to give a joyful experience but with a reference to financial cuts, crisis and lack of money. The 'Blue disco Blue' appeared. Come and experience a total blue feeling inside the old empty money safe in this former bank building. All the money is gone but after the challenge to find danceable 'blue' songs you will see that in all that blue there is an intimate dance floor to be enjoyed.
FOAM Pop-In, Gabriël Metsustraat 2, Museumplein, Amsterdam.
Nov 5, 7 pm - 2 am 2011
- FOAM / STILL LIFE - (September 2011)
This year, Foam celebrates its tenth anniversary. Just as the exhibition Foam opened with in 2001, Dutch Delight, Still-Life is a group exhibition with an art historical theme. Foam again presents work by Dutch photographers, this time still life, a collection of unanimated objects, being the central theme.
After being invited to make a new work I am proud to welcome you to see my new installation work 'A not so still Life (Tabula Rasa)'
Opening Thursday September 8, 5.30 pm
Exhibition can be seen between Sept 9 - Oct 26 2011
- FOAM POP-IN- (August 2011)
Thursday August 11 the second exhibition opens at Foam Pop-in, eight smaller solo shows which includes mine. New work will be shown. Welcome!
Foam Pop-In is the latest adventure by FOAM located at Gabriël Metsustraat 2, off the Museumplein in Amsterdam. In this former Fortis bank, Foam now hosts a temporary space where new work by photographers from the in-house gallery Foam Editions as well as work by emerging talents will be on show.
Opening Aug 11, 5-8 pm
Exhibition can be seen between Aug 11 - Nov 06 2011
- SALON/2- (July 2011)
Fur Free Fashion will be exposing Strange Fashion under the wings of SALON/2. The exhibition will be from 1 till 17th of July at Galerie Fontana Fortuna in Amsterdam.
Strange Fashion is a collaboration between Nicole Martens and Femke Dekker. Strange Fashion paired up (Dutch) photographers with (Dutch) fashion designers based upon the Dogme 95 doctrine. Upon invitation I made an image based on the work of fashion designer Monique van Heist.
- LM PROJECTS- (June/July 2011)
My work can be seen in the show 'Involuntary sculptures' at LM Projects in Los Angeles, US between July 9 - Aug 3 2011.
Opening reception July 9 between 5 - 7 pm.
The other artists includes David Gilbert, Ian Pedigo and Kathrin Sonntag
- NATIONAL COLLECTION- (May 2011)
Happy to announce that the work '...First as tragedy, second as farce (triptych)' is now part of The National Public Art Council Sweden's collection. The National Public Art Council Sweden was founded in 1937 and is responsible to the Ministry of Culture.
- FOAM & LA- (May 2011)
Exhibition in Foam's new expo space at the museumplein in Amsterdam plus a show at LM Projects in Los Angeles are coming up. More info will follow soon.
- SITUATIONS- (May 2011)
Work of mine will be shown in the expo 'Situations' curated by MariaMaria
at P.ART of your life in Zwolle, NL.
Exhibition is on display from June 5 - July 16 2011
- TRAJECTOR ART FAIR- (April 2011)
P/////AKT will show work of mine at Trajector Art Fair in Brussels.
More info here:
P/////AKT at Trajector Art Fair
Trajector Art Fair
- I HEART PHOTOGRAPH- (April 2011)
Between April 25 till May 1 2011 I will be the guest blogger on
I heart photograph
I promise death, life, sculpture, beauty and some other small fascinations of mine....
- SOLO SHOW IN ACF- (March 2011)
This solo exhibition is part of a collaboration between Amsterdam Centrum for Photography, an exhibition space for talented autonomous photographers and Groundmagazine, an online bimonthly magazine that is fully dedicated to featuring new works from selected photographers /artists. "Both platforms, ACF and Groundmagazine, will during the expo period have the works of
Charlott Markus as a main point and emphasis."
Opening Saturday, March 12, 5-8 pm
Exhibition is on display from March 12 - April 2 2011
ACF, Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie, Bethanienstraat 39, Amsterdam
For more info: ACF
- THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT- (February 2011)
I am glad to be part of the exhibition 'The Spur of the Moment' at Nest in Den Haag.
Opening, Saturday March 5, 16.00 hours with performance by Pilots & Waves.
Exhibition is on display from 6 March - 10 April 2011.
Nest is a contemporary art platform with a 400 m2 exhibition space and 'The Spur of the moment' is a Nestarchy project in collaboration with Koen Delaere.
For more info: Nest
- STOCKHOLM- (February 2011)
Come and visit the Service Garage stand at the Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm. On display will be photography from me and installation work from HofstedeRoth. Supermarket is an international artist-run art fair and is the biggest international art fair in Sweden. The fair is located at Kulturhuset in the center of Stockholm.
Preview 17 February. Open to the public between 18-20 February.
For more info:
Supermarket Art Fair
- THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE - (January 2011)
My work will be featured in 'The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol. 2', which is a 216-page biennial source book that highlights some of the most challenging and innovative new photographic work from 100 photographers internationally.
The Collector’s Guide Vol. 2 will debut with a book launch party and with the opening of a one month long exhibition at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York on Friday, March 4, 2011, 8PM.
For more info click here:
Humble Arts Foundation
- CHECK DOUBLE CHECK - (January 2011)
An exhibition dealing with photography and installation at Mart House Gallery in Amsterdam.
Opening 8 January between 5 - 7 pm
To be seen between 8 January until 19 February 2011.
www.marthousegallery.nl
- AUCTION - (December 2010)
Saturday February 12, 2011, a large amount of the images in the exhibition 'Digital? Analogue!' at Huis Marseille, including my work, will be auctioned by Christie’s in the Concert hall of the Felix Meritis Centrum in Amsterdam. All for the benefit of Aap-Lab.
For more info go to:
Huis Marseille / Auction
- HUIS MARSEILLE - (November 2010)
'Digital? Analogue! - AAP- Lab: De zilveren handen van Peter Svenson'
At Huis Marseille, Museum for photography in Amsterdam.
The exhibition is opened by Rineke Dijkstra, 27 Nov 2010.
Opened between 27 Nov 2010 - 27 Feb 2011
www.huismarseille.nl
- ISTANBUL - (October - November 2010)
Between mid October to mid November Istanbul is on the map with a 'Service Garage residency'. Exhibition at the Art & Book fair is on the schedule plus expo and lecture at the Black Door, a contemporary art space, who will be our host in Istanbul.
- SUBBACULTCHA - (September - October 2010)
Was invited to make a spread for 'the strange boutique fashion dogma rules' in the October issue of Subbacultcha magazine. The image can be seen on this site and on subbacultcha
- EXPO IN CHICAGO - (september 2010)
I have been invited to take part in the exhibition 'Planes and lines seem to glide past one another' with Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez in Chicago, USA.
Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez is an experimental exhibition space that showcases national/international, emerging/established artists altogether. www.kunzvisgonzalez.com
Curated and exhibition design by Niels Vis
- STIPEND - (September 2010)
Thank you to Het Fonds voor beeldende kunsten (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture) for rewarding me with a start stipend.
- DAILY MIRROR - (August 2010)
Exhibition in Rotterdam at DEK22
Opening 27 August at 17.00.
Exhibition open between 27 Aug - 26 Sept 2010
Curated by Sabine Alders
- DERIVATION - (August 2010)
It is almost time for De Service Garage to head for Malmö, Sweden!
Derivation at Skånes Konstförening is a taste of what De Service garage stands for and are able to.
In collaboration with Skånes konstförening I have organized and put together a group show with one work each from 10 of the members of the garage.
Opening 20 Aug 18-22
Exhibition open between 20 Aug - 18 Sept 2010
Opening times: Wednesday - Friday 13-19 and Saturday 13-16
- EXTENDING BEYOND LINES - (July 2010)
P/////AKT were really happy so they decided to prolong the expo Beyond Lines for another two weeks! You can see the expo via appointment only. Email info@pakt.nu for appointments. Possible until 16 July 2010.
- FINISSAGE - (July 2010)
Sunday 4 July is the last day of my solo show Beyond Lines at P/////AKT in Amsterdam (NL).
The bar and the space will be open between 14.00 - 18.00. Last chance to see my latest work, '...first as Tragedy, second as Farce'. Welcome!
- IMOCA - (June 2010)
SuperMassiveBlackHole magazine has invited me to be part of 'Time in Hand' a photographic installation as part of The New Living Art exhibition at the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art.
The New Living Art exhibition
Private/Press Viewing: 30th June
Public Opening: 2nd July
Continues daily 12 - 5pm through to 1st August
Admission is free.
Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Lad Lane, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- BEYOND LINES - (June 2010)
5 June at 20.00 is the opening of my solo show Beyond Lines in P/////AKT, Amsterdam
Exhibition will run until 4 July.
Openings hours: Thursday - Sunday 14.00 - 18.00
Outside openings hours please make an appointment.
- MAGNITUDE - (May 2010)
Exhibition in Alpineum Produzentengalerie in Luzern (CH). The opening of the exhibition MAGNITUDE is 21 May 2010 at 19.00. Exhibition open between 22 May to 19 June.
Artists: Charlott Markus / Frank Ammerlaan / Daniel Hofstede / Benjamin Roth
Graphic design: Michiel Schuurman
- SUPPORT - (April 2010)
The Amsterdam Funds for Art (AFK) just announced they will support my solo exhibition project that will be showed from the 5 June in P/////AKT, Amsterdam. Thank you AFK!
- SOLO SHOW - (March 2010)
It is now confirmed that I will have a solo show in De Pakt, Amsterdam (NL) with the opening date 5 June 2010.
- EXPO IN SWITZERLAND - (March 2010)
I have been invited to participate in a group show by and in the Alpineum Produzentengalerie in Luzern (CH). The opening will be on 21 May 2010. The other invited artists are Benjamin Roth, Frank Ammerlaan & Daniel Hofstede. More info will follow soon.
- SUPERMARKET - (February 2010)
Participating and exhibiting with the De Service Garage at the Supermarket Art fair in Kulturhuset in Stockholm, Sweden, between 19 - 21 February.
De ServiceGarage will be presenting "Marsupial" @ SUPERMARKET Stockholm, the international artist-run art fair. Charlott Markus, Zoro Feigl, Benjamin Roth, Frank Ammerlaan, Michiel Schuurman represent De ServiceGarage Amsterdam, NL.
- POC NEWS - (January 2010)
Next POC workshop is coming up in Marseilles, France, at Atelier de visu, 25 - 31 January.
- DEAD DARLINGS - (December 2009)
I recommend you to visit the fourth edition of the anonymous art auction Dead Darlings. The Auction will take place on Saturday the 19th of December 2009 at Mediamatic on location: Mass, Kerkstraat 58-60, 1017 GM, Amsterdam.
Viewing starts at 18:00
Auction starts at 20:00
- RENDITION - (November 2009)
Exhibition with Seelevel Photo Gallery in Trouw Amsterdam.
Opening 12 Dec from 20.00. Wibautstraat 127, Amsterdam.
Exhibition will be on from 12 to 22 December.
The other participating artists are Daniëlle van Ark, Popel Coumou,
Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk, Sofie Knijff & Annick Ligtermoet.
- SMBH - (November 2009)
My work will be featured in SuperMassiveBlackHole magazine issue #3. The issue will be released and available for download on 1 December 2009.
- CHANGE OF DATE - (October 2009)
The A+ expo at Stichting KOP in Breda has been changed and will run from the 20 November until the 20 December with possibilities of being prolonged. The overall name at Stichting KOP is 'Post Punk Progression'
Opening 20 November at 20.00 o'clock.
- SECOND ANNIVERSARY - (October 2009)
It is already time for our 2nd anniversary in De Service Garage!
'Let's take it outside'
Exhibition with the residential artists of De Service garage in collaboration with, and curated by, Pieter Verbeke.
Opening 28th of Nov. 2009. 20:00
- EXHIBITION EXTENDED - (September 2009)
The A+ expo at CBK in den Bosch has been extend until 20 September. I was invited to respond to the world of the design duo Attak upon their 5 year anniversary as a duo. On show is a landscape with abstract installation work and new photo works.
CBK - Centrum voor beeldende kunst, Hekellaan 2, 5211 LX Den Bosch (NL)
- A+ - (September 2009)
It is confirmed that the exhibition A+ also will be exhibited in KOP in Breda (NL). Curators bART and Dennis Elbers. A+ will be on display in KOP from 13 November - 13 December 2009.
- A+ - (September 2009)
Upcoming exhibition 5 September at CBK 's in Hertogenbosch, (NL).
"A+ is een ruimtelijk grafisch landschap van ontwerp duo Attak en kunstenaar Charlott Markus".
- QUANTUMVIS V - (June - July 2009)
Two exhibitions, two locations, the same artists.
Both older and new work by me will be on display and for sale.
Opening RC de Ruimte 20 June 17:00 (Expo open June 24 - July 19)
Opening De Service Garage 27 June 20:00 (Expo open July 1 - July 19)
- MAYDAY!MAYDAY!! - (May 2009)
During the annual art fair weekend in Amsterdam, Plan B presents the
Multiple Store Show, with new made multiples by artists. On display and for sale from me is two new works.
The opening is on Saturday May 16 at 15.00. For more details check out; Plan B
- NEW YORK - (May - June 2009)
Residing in New York for work and inspiration between the 11 May and 11 June.
- POC NEWS - (April -May 2009)
Next POC workshop is coming up in Austria, Salzburg, 30 April - 5 May.
- LECTURE - (April 2009)
Lecture at the Photography Department at the Royal Academy of arts in Antwerp.
- HIT & RUN EXPO - (March 2009)
GEGARANDEERDT CONTEMPORARY International, a two-day expo/event at the Westerunie, Amsterdam. Location: De WesterUnie, Westergasfabriekterrein (above the Westergasterras, opposite the gasometer). Open: 15 march, 16.00 - 21.00 & 16 March 13.00-18.00
- ARTFAIR - (February 2009)
Invited to participate in SUPERMARKET ART FAIR with Danish Gallery Spark.
The fair is from 13 February to 15 February 2009 in Stockholm (SE). The series Order will be on display.
- NEW PUBLICATION - (January 2009)
To highlight the year 2008 where Tarja Szaraniec has curated the shows in Nieuwe Vide (Haarlem, NL) A publication designed by Newsgroup has been published. As a participant in the show "White room Black curtains" my work is featured in the catalog.
- KOUD - (November 2008)
One-Year Anniversary Exhibition in De Service garage, Amsterdam.
Opening: 22 November, 20:00 (26 Nov - 21 Dec)
- WHITE ROOM BLACK CURTAINS - (October 2008)
Invited by Tarja Szaraniec to exhibit in Art space Nieuwe Vide in Haarlem, NL
Opening 26 October, 15:00-18:00 (26 Oct - 16 Nov)
- POC MEMBER - (October 2008)
Not only did I have a great time during my week in Budapest with the majority of the members in POC but I also got the opportunity to show my work. In the end of the workshop the board of POC decided to welcome me as a new member. Thank you, I am honored.
- POC WORKSHOP - (September 2008)
Invited to participate in a one week POC workshop in Budapest in the beginning of October.
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