Rotterdam : T-shirt (Tinkebell)

TINKEBELL WRITES: "Last week Catherine Somze, Rowena Dring and I, discussed with Eva (Mo's pretty girlfriend) about making a gesture at the opening of the 25 year Torch exhibition in de kunsthal on may 29th. At first we were thinking about printing t-shirts for everyone, but because a lot of Adriaan's friends are too creative to wear a 'prefab' t-shirt and Adriaan would love us all to use our creativity, we considered to sent everyone the same jpeg image, which can be used to design your own tshirt with.
It would be fantastic if everyone at the opening would wear his or her own -keep your torch burning- shirt!
Looove TINKEBELL."

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Note from Adriaanisalive:

Click on the picture above (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsMnaPNu5_TItFd66PP_wtmJtCVM2G7w-ra-x_Gjc9V43jXSIasQEMKSoUzUxH4geSyMgoVMVantY1gjB_Vm8XBrbVOK8Zb36F-EJYFkJ5k8rrWXkmfN2kKh9A6kAehThQ4gBij_bHCQ/s1600-h/keepyourtorchburning.jpg) to see and download the bigger jpg.

But for those (like me) who are not so creative in making our own t-shirts:

Tinkebell will make you one, which she will bring to the opening at Kunsthal on May 29.

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Simply email Tinkebell at: tinkebell@tinkebell.com

Let her know:

- black or white

- male or female

- color of text (can be anything)

- size (s, m, l, xl)

one t-shirt costs 25 euro's and Tinkebell has a paypal account, which is the easiest to use for payment: katinka@tinkebell.com when you make a payment, bu sure to mention your name.

Then I'll make sure everyone get his or her t-shirt on may 29th at de kunsthal.
thats it! :), Looove TINKEBELL.

PS: Of course people can order the shirts after the opening as well, but when you want to wear your t-shirt at the opening i need to know it before may 8th.
i will bring them all to the kunsthal so everyone can pick up his or her t-shirt at the entrance.

Rotterdam - Hotels

For those that want to stay at a hotel in Rotterdam for the May 29 Torch exhibition at the Kunsthal: simply google hotels Rotterdam:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Hotels+near+Kunsthal+Rotterdam&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Margi who lives in Rotterdam recommends the beautiful Hotel New York (accross the water) and Hotel Bazar (funky, but probably the type Adriaan would stay at).

This is what Kunsthal mailed me:
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Hotel van Walsum
Mathernesserlaan 199-201 , 3014 HC Rotterdam
T.; +31 10 436 32 75 , F.: +31 10 436 44 10
E.: info@hotelvanwalsum.nl , W.; http://www.hotelvanwalsum.nl/
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Hotel Breitner
Breitnerstraat 23 , 3015 XA Rotterdam
T.: + 31 10 436 02 62 , F.: +31 10 436 40 91
E.: info@hotelbreitner.nl , W.: http://www.hotelbreitner.nl/
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Sometimes people stay at the Grand Hotel Philadelphia, also walking distance of the Kunsthal:
Grand Hotel Philadelphia
Van Vollenhovenstraat 48-50 , 3016 BJ Rotterdam
T.: +31 10 240 04 25 , F.: +31 10 270 97 35
E.: grandhotel@philadelphia.nl , W.: http://www.grandhotelphiladelphia.nl/
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A little more expensive, beautiful located, but a little further away from the Kunsthal:
Hotel New York
Koninginnenhoofd 1 , 3072 AD Rotterdam
T.: +31 10 439 05 55 , F.: +31 10 484 27 01
E.: info@hotelnewyork.nl , W.: http://www.hotelnewyork.nl/
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And near by, but most luxury of all these hotels:
Bilderberg Parkhotel
Westersingel 70 , 3015 LB Rotterdam
T.: +31 10 436 36 11 , F.: +31 10 436 42 12
E.: parkhotel@bilderberg.nl , W.: www.bilderberg.nl

Rotterdam - INVITATION - Friday May 29, 2009 (8:00 PM)

The Director of the Kunsthal Rotterdam has the pleasure
of inviting you to the opening of the exhibition
The Unforgettable Fire
25 year TORCH Gallery
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Friday May 29, 2009 in the evening at 8.00 PM
Wim van Krimpen will open the exhibition
The exhibition is on view from May 30th to September 6th, 2009
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Since 1984 TORCH Gallery has been of major importance to photography in both the Netherlands and abroad. With great enthusiasm and passion gallery owner Adriaan van der Have provided a platform for talented and today well-known artists within his gallery. With a clear eye for young talent he managed to present trendsetting and sometimes controversial art. The jubilee exhibition offers work by 26 artists – one artist per year – and thus presents a varied survey of the stirring history of the gallery
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With works by Anton Corbijn, Gerald van der Kaap, Inez van Lamsweerde,
Blommers & Schumm, Terry Rodgers, Loretta Lux, Starn Twins, Margi Geerlinks,
Sanchez Brothers, Daniëlle Kwaaitaal, Henk Tas, Twan Janssen, De Sirenen,
Alan David Tu, Annie Sprinkle, Teun Hocks, Ellen Kooi, Jochen Mülhenbrink,
Stepanek & Maslin, Martin Denker, Carolus, Daniël Kramer,
Charlemagne Palestine, Servaas, Eelco Brand and Wouter Deruytter

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The exhibition pays homage to Adriaan van der Have
At Art Unlimited a jubilee publication is to appear, initiated by Margi Geerlinks

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Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341, 3015 AA Rotterdam
phone +31-(0)10-4400300
fax +31-(0)10-4367152
communicatie@kunsthal.nl
www.kunsthal.nl
open:
Tuesday to Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM
Sundays and public holidays 11 AM to 5 PM
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This invitation admits two persons
Please present this invitation at the entrance

Photo: Adriaan van der Have © Anton Corbijn

Murakami - Adriaan was first (again)

A folow up on Nico's Murakami post on April 11:

http://adriaanisalive.blogspot.com/2009/04/two-buddies-take-takashi-murakami.html

Murakami and Adriaan, Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam, 2007 (photo: Nico Delaive)

Sent to us by Nico Delaive:
In 1997: Adriaan showed Takashi Murakami as one of the first galleries outside Japan.

Murakami and Adriaan, Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam, 2007 (photo: Nico Delaive)

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Comment by Adriaanisalive:
Note again Adriaan's clear plastic Maastricht bag.
No: not the same one as in some former pictures. He had 100s of them ;-)

Here's the story:
Adriaan at one point organized a rather successfull side-fair when the Tefaf Maastricht artfair was on. (These are the plastic bags from his fair. Just like he did in 1984 (with Nico) outside the Amsterdam Artfair. See the post of April 13).
Tefaf was powerful enough to convince the city of Maastricht not to let such a side-fair happen again ...Can you imagine this in Miami or NewYork ...

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COMMENTS:

Pearl said...
Oh! Now I know the full story of the bags! I admit that I felt a little guilty for not having bought him a more chic tote, but now I know that bag was a trophy from the rebellion!
April 17, 2009 6:21 PM

Zorgvlied

Last week Wednesday, April 8, 2009:
Adriaan was put to rest in the beautiful cemetery Zorgvlied.
According to Adriaan's wishes: it was done with his close family only.

Zorgvlied is a beautiful 138 years old cemetery at the river Amstel, just outside Amsterdam in the village Amstelveen.

Adriaan is now surrounded by many famous artists and characters like Annie MG Schmidt (writer), Herman Brood (musician and painter), Manfred Langer (former owner of the iT), Peter Gielen (former owner of The Roxy), Greet Hofmans (healer), Frank Govers (fashion), and so many more.

There are more than 2000 trees in the cemetery and lots of animals live there... Adriaan will go crazy, as much as he did when deer ate the pears off the trees at his summerhouse garden ;-)

It is a custom there that the family drinks champagne at the grave, but in the middle of the service it started pouring rain, so that was kept for the afternoon at the home of Grandma (Adriaan's mother).

Next time we drink a glass of champagne: it will be in Adriaan's name. Many times.

Prague Revolution

A folow up on Wednesday's post "Prague 1984"
http://adriaanisalive.blogspot.com/2009/04/prague-1984.html :
and of Thursday's post "From Some Secret Archives"
http://adriaanisalive.blogspot.com/2009/04/from-some-secret-archives.html
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Jacques van de Vall has sent us these blasts from the past.
All pictures were taken by Stanislav Tuma (1950-2005) a.k.a. Standa
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After an openings act at Mitsy's exhibition 1983
(Adriaan + Jacques + Mitsy)

In Prague, 1984

(Jacques and Adriaan)

The first location of the gallery (Van der Have) 1984.

from left to right: Mitsy, Jacques, Adriaan and Standa (Stanislav Tuma).

Adriaan at the wedding of Stanislav Tuma in Prague 1985

(Adriaan is thrith from the left)

Two buddies take Takashi Murakami

Nico writes: "twee oude maatjes pakken Takashi Murakami volta 2006
adriaan en ik nico delaive al meer dan 27 jaar maatjes speciaal in teveel eten
nico delaive"
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Translation: "Two old buddies take Takashi Murakami at Volta 2006 (Miami).
Adriaan and I have been buddies for more than 27 years; especially into eating too much
Nico Delaive"

Rebel Rebel: 1982: Adriaan and Nico protesting

Nico Delaive writes: "Ik en adriaan in protest voor de eerste kunst beurs zelfs de politie kreeg ons niet weg zo rond 1982 ?1983 adriaan en ik zij aan zij "
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Translation: "Me and Adriaan protesting in front of the first Art Fair. Even the police couldn't get us to leave. About 1982 or 1983. Adriaan and me; side by side."

Nico explains more: "was een kunst beurs in amsterdam een van de eerste wij ik en adriaan mochten er niet op staan dus uit protest deden we dit we hadden ook plastic tassen laten maken met mijn gallery toen nog G I N heette en adriaan zijn winkel maar nog niet de naam torch.

de beurs mensen vonden het niet leuk en stuurde de politie op ons af maar slim dat we waren hadden een vergunning gekregen . plus de tasjes dat was het mooiste iedere bezoeker had er een en liep in de beurs met onze naam niet slecht nico "

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Translation: "It was one of the first art fairs in Amsterdam. We (Adriaan and me) were not allowed to participate. Out of protest: we had a tent outside the artfair (at the entry). We had also made plastic bags with my gallery name on it (which was then called GIN and Adriaan had his shop which was not named Torch yet.)

The artfair people did not like what we did and they sent the police at us. But we were smarter and had obtained a permit. With the plastic bags: the most satisfying was that every visitor on the fair was running around with our names. Not bad. Nico "

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COMMENTS:

Helen said...
Nico, That is a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing.
April 13, 2009 4:09 PM

Uncertain 2008

2008 was a very stressful year. No one knew which road Adriaan's health would take. Their New Year's card perfectly symbolizes that to me. Allow yourself a giggle and notice the sticky fly trap hanging from the ceiling.

(The card reads "Just a Happy 2008...")

-- click the picture to see it bigger - or rightclick it and then leftclick "open link in new window" --

October 2007 (Zeeland / Amsterdam)

Wouter writes: After years of not really knowing what was deteriorating Adriaans health, it is my understanding that the cancer was discovered in June 2007. When the treatment (a very advanced way of stem cell transplant) was proposed as the only way out, Adriaan very bravely did all the necessary treatments. In July he wrote me "Kahler is inderdaad erg heftig....helaas.... We doen ons best to kill the motherfucker ! (Kahler is very heavy indeed. Unfortunately. We do our best to kill the mf)".

It was all much harder than expected. Radiation, medicines, … But Adriaan kept organizing future ArtFairs and exhibitions. The right attitude. But the stemcell operation was planned around the time of ParisPhoto November 2007, so he canceled that one.

Early August he wrote "I hope I wasnt braver when I decided it than when I have to undergo it... I didnt really realize all I guess...perhaps good in the end I didnt...I need to become in a comateus situation first before getting the right cells...this means that I am technically spoken dead for a while. didnt realize either that I need 2 to 3 weeks hospital in complete isolation... (all happens oktober or early november....) So I hope when I resurrect ,that you , Ed ,Nicolas & Nathan are extra proud of me !"

In September Adriaan wrote: "Misschien lukt het niet..., Zou een medisch wonder zijn is me reeds verteld. Maar ja , dat is meteen ook een uitdaging voor me... 1 okt. 4e en laatste chemo kuur, 1/2 okt. Stamcellen inwinning, operatie hoop ik half November, dan moet 14 dagen in quarantaine...., daarna hoop ik ziekenhuis uit te mogen...misschien wishful thinking.. (Maybe it won't work ... it would be a medical miracle ... but then that's also a challenge for me ... Oct 1: 4th and last chemo treatment, mid Oct gathering stemcells , operation hopefully mid-November, have to be then 14 days in quarantine..., then hopefully leaving the hospital... maybe wishful thinking.. )

The fear kicked in and my friend and I decided to fly over to Amsterdam to try and cheer up Adriaan. That was October 2007. See pictures above.

November 2007: Treatment seems to go "well". Ofcourse Adriaan was a wreck, but he did the art fair Pulse in Miami. See pictures below (in my former posting). Upon return (Dec 12): Adriaan wrote: "Arrived few hours ago from Miami. Tomorrow early I will leave for hospital and hopefully they let me go again early january. If so that would be a good sign. No feastdays for uncle TORCH this year I am afraid.Very strange..Never was in these circumstances before...".

2008 was an unsure time for Adriaan. Not knowing which road the cancer would go. Sometimes it did seem to go quite well and doctors told him “you shouldn’t be alive now”. Many of us really thought he was a unique survivor. The treatments did give Adriaan another year. Doing several art fairs including ArtDubai, Pulse NewYork, Pulse Miami, … It all seemed to go better. We all thought that denying the cancer would trick his destiny. Then Adriaan told us maybe 1 more year. Then 5 more months. Then 2 months. And suddenly 5 days later he was gone.

December 2007 (Miami)

Mo and Adriaan on their booth at Pulse ArtFair (Miami, December 2007)

Mo, Adriaan and Pearl.

Adriaan and Estelle Rodgers.

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(photos by Wouter)

Obituary page in newspaper

Obituary from Dutch Museums

The passing away of

ADRIAAN VAN DER HAVE
founder of TORCH Gallery

has moved us deeply.

With his sparkling personality and his brave choices, Adriaan took a special position within the art world.
We loose with him an inspiring, dynamic and a colleague full of life.

The directors and fellow-workers of
Fotomuseum Den Haag
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Gemeentemuseum Helmond
Groninger Museum
Kunsthal Rotterdam

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COMMENTS:

Pearl said...

That is beautiful. I can't think of the last time US museums honored the passing of a gallerist.

April 11, 2009 2:45 PM

Obituary from Adriaan's family

Published in the Dutch newspaper HRC Handelsblad on April 9, 2009:

K e e p . y o u r . t o r c h . b u r n i n g

Adriaan enjoyed his life and work

to the fullest extend.
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According to his wish Adriaan has been

buried amongst his immediate family only.

From Danielle Kwaaitaal

“Dear Adriaan,
Looking at this picture takes me back to the start of our collaboration, HI&LO back in 2002. Not High not Low, but Hi and LO, remember? Since then we grew into a fruitful team with my show Whispering Waters at the Groninger Museum being the heart of the rose of our friendship and collaboration. Thank you for making me grow and sharing all your incredible ideas, joy and inspiration, you’ll be missed big time. Mo, Mitsy, my heart is with you guys!
Love
Danielle Kwaaitaal”

From Simon Henwood

Amsterdam, November 2008 (photo Simon Henwood)

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Simon writes: " My funniest memory of Adriaan was when we were unpacking work for my show last year. The first painting came out of the crate and he said. “I hope the rest will be a little better” He always kept me on my toes with his sharp wit and kind heart. I dread to think what a bloody handful he was as a young man. "

A tribute to Torch by his artists

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This was designed by Rick Vermeulen and published today in the Dutch newspapers "Het Parool" and "NRC Handelsblad".

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With special thanks to Margi Geerlinks, Gerald Van Der Kaap, Teun Hocks and Henk Tas.

Wurggreep - Headlock

Adriaan loved these 2 brothers Jason and Carlos Sanchez. Always fantasizing they were Mexicans. Only to find out they were Canadian...

When The Bosso didn't get what he wanted, or in his words: "when the artist doesn't understand": he tried the headlock. It always worked. As seen here on Carlos in Miami 2008.

BOSSO has left the building (Sanchez Brothers)

http://thesanchezbrothers.com/

From Some Secret Archives

Who are these characters? Revolutionaries? Movie actors? Ollanders?

Visit the blog tomorrow!

(This is how Adriaan would tease me with e-mails....)

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COMMENTS:

Pearl said...

Yes, I would get teaser e-mails too, like: "And then I did what he thought I would never dare do in a million years..." or "I ended up making him pay dearly for his stupidity, and he'll never forget what I did..."

I'd write back, "What? What did you do?" Sometimes he'd make me wait to see him in person to hear the good part of the story!

April 9, 2009 12:02 PM

Het Parool (Dutch newspaper)

Amsterdam, donderdag 9 april 2009

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Ten slotte Adriaan van der Have 1958 - 2009

Hij was misschien wel de meest eigenzinnige galeriehouder van Amsterdam. Een Amerikaanse cowboy in het Hollandse riet, zoals Anton Corbijn hem portretteerde. Adriaan van der Have bracht in zijn galerie Torch aan de Lauriergracht een eigenzinnige keuze aan hedendaagse kunst. Vrijdag overleed Van der Have aan de ziekte van Kahler, een zeldzame vorm van botkanker.

Adriaan van der Have was medeoprichter van de kunstkaarten en posterwinkel Art Unlimited, waarna hij in 1984 een galerie voor hedendaagse kunst begon: Torch. In een tijd die werd gedomineerd door het wilde schilderen, presenteerde Torch fotografie nadrukkelijk als kunstvorm, met geënsceneerde foto's van kunstenaars als Teun Hocks en Henk Tas.

In de jaren negentig introduceerde Van der Have de gemanipuleerde computerfoto's van Inez van Lamsweerde en Micha Klein. Van der Have had geen boodschap aan bestaande disciplines in de kunstwereld en bracht een aanstekelijke mix van fotografie, schilderkunst, mode, popmuziek en showbizz in tentoonstellingen met Viktor & Rolf, Anton Corbijn, Gerald van der Kaap en Loretta Lux.

Van der Have was daarbij vanaf het begin opvallend internationaal georiënteerd.

''Hij stond al op de beurs van Bazel voordat iemand bij wijze van spreken wist dat daar een kunstbeurs was,'' zegt collega Diana Stigter. Zijn enorme netwerk strekte zich wereldwijd uit, maar Van der Have was vooral goed op de hoogte van de ontwikkelingen in de Verenigde Staten.

Zijn galerie presenteerde werk dat onconventioneel en recalcitrant was. Hij balanceerde vaak op het randje van de goede smaak. Van der Have bracht werk van ex-naziregisseur Leni Riefenstahl, maar net zo goed van ex-pornokoningin Annie Sprinkle.

Ook voor überkitsch was men bij Torch aan het juiste adres. Een van zijn laatste protagonisten was Terry Rodgers, schilder van hedonistische doeken met halfnaakte jonge mensen die verveeld op decadente champagnefeestjes rondhangen.

Fotografe Margi Geerlinks, sinds 1999 verbonden aan de stal van Adriaan van der Have, werkte de afgelopen maanden koortsachtig aan een publicatie over 25 jaar Torch. Geerlinks: ''Ik heb vooral bewondering voor de manier waarop Adriaan zijn kunstenaars steunde. Zelfs tijdens zijn ziekte ging hij onverminderd door om ons te promoten.''

De publicatie verschijnt tegelijk met een overzichtstentoonstelling met 25 jaar Torch in de Kunsthal in Rotterdam. De openingsdatum, eind mei, heeft Adriaan van der Have niet meer mogen meemaken.

Toen hij zijn dood zag aankomen, heeft de oprichter van Torch Adriaan van der Have zijn 23-jarige zoon Mo ingewerkt om de galerie over te nemen. (KEES KEIJER)

Luister naar een interview uit 2008 met Van der Have op de website van De Avonden (VPRO)

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http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4/AMSTERDAM/article/detail/235831/2009/04/08/Ten-slotte-Adriaan-van-der-Have-1958---2009.dhtml

Adriaan in Zeeland

July 2007

Estelle and Terry Rodgers say:
We were emailing back and forth as usual, and we were teasing him about not working all summer. We were also talking about how he was spending his time in Zeeland.
So he sent us this photo of himself in his little ship.

The True Art Story

Estelle Rodgers talks about mailings with Adriaan in November 2007:
" We were discussing art and the establishment. And so, of course, this came in the next email from Adriaan. Don't know who made the photo. "

The Unforgettable Fire

http://www.kunsthal.nl/22-617-The_Unforgettable_Fire.html

KUNSTHAL ROTTERDAM, Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341, 3015 AA Rotterdam
dinsdag t/m zaterdag 10.00-17.00 uur, zon- en feestdagen 11.00-17.00 uur

The Unforgettable Fire
25 jaar TORCH Gallery
29 mei t/m 6 september 2009
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eerbetoon Adriaan van der Have
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De tentoonstelling ‘The Unforgettable Fire' is een eerbetoon aan galeriehouder Adriaan van der Have, die begin april dit jaar is overleden. Sinds hij in 1984 TORCH Gallery oprichtte, is deze galerie beeldbepalend geweest voor de geënsceneerde fotografie in Nederland en buitenland. Met grote passie en bevlogenheid heeft Van der Have talentvolle en nu bekende kunstenaars een podium gegeven in zijn galerie. Hij presenteerde er in 25 jaar altijd smaakmakende en soms controversiële kunst.

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Ieder jaar een kunstenaar
De jubileumtentoonstelling biedt met werk van 26 kunstenaars - ieder jaar een kunstenaar - een veelzijdig overzicht van de bewogen geschiedenis van de galerie. Met werk van Anton Corbijn, Gerald van der Kaap, Inez van Lamsweerde, Blommers & Schumm, Terry Rodgers, Loretta Lux, Starn Twins, Margi Geerlinks, Sanchez Brothers, Daniëlle Kwaaitaal, Henk Tas, Twan Janssen, De Sirenen, Alan David Tu, Annie Sprinkle, Teun Hocks, Ellen Kooi, Jochen Mülhenbrink, Stepanek & Maslin, Martin Denker, Carolus, Daniël Kramer, Charlemagne Palestine, Servaas, Eelco Brand en Wouter Deruytter.

Portret Adriaan van der Have © Anton Corbijn

Publicatie
Bij Art Unlimited verschijnt op initiatief van Margi Geerlinks de gelijknamige jubileumpublicatie.
Ontwerp: Marnix Dees en Theo Ruys

Voor meer informatie over de publicatie: contact@margigeerlinks.com

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http://www.kunsthal.nl/en-22-617-The_Unforgettable_Fire.html

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KUNSTHAL Rotterdam, Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341, 3015 AA Rotterdam
Tuesday till Saturday 10am-5pm, Sundays and Holidays 11am-5pm

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The Unforgettable Fire
25 Years TORCH Gallery
29 May to 6 September 2009

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Homage Adriaan van der Have

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Since 1984 TORCH Gallery has been of major importance to photography in both the Netherlands and abroad. With great enthusiasm and passion gallery owner Adriaan van der Have has provided a platform for talented and today well-known artists within his gallery. With a clear eye for young and self-willed talent he has managed to present trendsetting and sometimes controversial art. The jubilee exhibition offers work by 26 artists - one artist per year - and thus presents a varied survey of the stirring history of the gallery.

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One artist per year
With works by Anton Corbijn, Gerald van der Kaap, Inez van Lamsweerde, Blommers & Schumm, Terry Rodgers, Loretta Lux, Starn Twins, Margi Geerlinks, Sanchez Brothers, Daniëlle Kwaaitaal, Henk Tas, Twan Janssen, De Sirenen, Alan David Tu, Annie Sprinkle, Teun Hocks, Ellen Kooi, Jochen Mülhenbrink, Stepanek & Maslin, Martin Denker, Carolus, Daniël Kramer, Charlemagne Palestine, Servaas, Eelco Brand and Wouter Deruytter.
The exhibition pays homage to Adriaan van der Have.

Portrait Adriaan van der Have © Anton Corbijn

Publication
Art Unlimited publishes the jubilee book of The Unforgettable Fire. 25 Years TORCH initiated by artist Margi Geerlinks.
Design: Marnix Dees en Theo Ruys. More information about the publication: contact@margigeerlinks.com

Museum Honors Adriaan

Kunsthal Rotterdam honors gallery owner:

(Opening May 29, 2009)

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http://www.limburger.nl/article/20090406/CULTUURENMEDIA01/904060380/1021

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Kunsthal Rotterdam eert galeriehouder

ROTTERDAM (ANP) - Kunsthal Rotterdam eert galeriehouder Adriaan van der Have, de vorige week vrijdag overleden eigenaar van Torch Gallery, met een tentoonstelling. Dat heeft de Kunsthal Rotterdam maandag bekendgemaakt.
Van der Have begon zijn gallerie in 1984. Torch richtte zich vooral op de geënsceneerde fotografie en was in binnen- en buitenland een begrip. Hij bood internationaal bekende mensen als Anton Corbijn en Loretta Lux een podium. Emily Ansenk, directeur van de Kunsthal, noemt het overlijden van Van der Have een groot verlies voor de Nederlandse kunstwereld.
Kunsthal Rotterdam werkte tot kort voor zijn overlijden nauw samen met Van der Have aan een jubileumtentoonstelling over Torch. De expositie wordt op 29 mei geopend.

Prague 1984

Prague, 1984. Jacques van de Val & Adriaan. Photo: Stanislav Tuma

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We gingen 25 jaar geleden ook weleens naar Praag waar Adriaan veel fotografen kende. Dat was nog een avontuur in die 'koude oorlog' tijd. Een van hen: Stanislav Tuma (1950-2005) maakte deze foto.
Jacques van de Vall (The Netherlands)

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TRANSLATION by Adriaanisalive:
Jacques van de Vall says: "25 years ago, we visited Prague a few times where Adriaan knew a lot of photographers. That was then still an adventure during the times of ‘The Cold War’. One of them: Stanislav Tuma (1950-2005) made this picture."

Adriaan's unieke email-taal

hier een mailtje van Adriaan aan ons, wat een hoop zegt over zijn karakteristieke energie!
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"Goeiemorgen daarzo,
Alles is duidelijk.
Zou dan 2x zwarte portretten OOK gaan printen.Te groot risico dat de andere
veel verschillen van de huidige.
Of zelfs in ergste geval exposeren ZONDER witte lijst.
Maar een kleurverschil is echt erg want de hele set lijkt verkocht.
Ik kan toveren maar tot een bepaalde graad ivm. transport.
Niet te lang wachten svp.
Ciara was : 122 x 100 cm
Groetjes
Adriaan"
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Wat gaan we jou missen lieve Adriaan.
Anuschka en Niels

From Yoshiko Matsumoto & Kariem Hamed (Seoul, Korea)

First time we walked in to TORCH was about 10 years ago; we were shocked with the pile of books in his office. At that time, we were shy to talk with him. So, we only started to talk together years later… He was so funny and had much interesting stories to tell. One time we were talking about one news article, and Adriaan said ‘ I must have the newspaper somewhere.’ and looking at the pile of books and newspapers.
We enjoyed talking with him very much. We wish we had more chance to talk together, but, now, we can follow this blog to listen to his stories!
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Adriaan has been so supportive to us. We have learned a lot and we will keep his tips in our mind! And, Adriaan is still supporting us with this lucky charm, Millionaire’s Starter Kit! He gave it to me before I left for Seoul. It is always with me in my wallet. Thank you, Adriaan!
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Yoshiko Matsumoto & Kariem Hamed from Seoul, Korea

Adriaan in Hollywood (story coming soon)

We love this photo of Adriaan
- Margi and Henk -