I have only heard now about the sad passing of Adriaan. A year late, I know, but I had lost touch with Adriaan... I used to work for Modern Painters and Gallery Guide Europe Magazines, and Adriaan had been a long term client of mine. I had lost touch when I stopped working for the magazines.
I have a few short stories about Adriaan, that I will keep foundly in memory.
The first time I met Adriaan, I was not too sure what to make of him... and I have to say, I was a bit intimidated by his upfront manners. I soon realized not to take this part of him too seriously, and once I got beyond it, Adriaan became that 'special' client of mine!
I remember visiting his office in the gallery whilst on a business trip.... I will ALWAYS remember this office, full of papers and books from floor to ceiling! I was wondering how can one work when there is barely space even on the stool, and I told him: Adriaan, your office is an Art Work in its own right! You must turn it into an Installation piece!
If you have a picture of this office as it was, I'd be glad to see it again! It was really impressive!!!
I remember also some of our email exchanges... Me being in London, we used to chat via emails... We use to joke about football, british folk dances and many other random things. (funny enough, we never talked work!)
He invited me for a beer one time to which I replied: I dont drink beer, but you can come folk dancing with me! and he said: i dont wear kilts! to which i replied: alright, here's the deal: i'll drink a beer if you wear a kilt! He agreed! But unfortunately, that was our last conversation, and I will just have to keep daydreaming about Adriaan wearing a kilt!
I found Memory of those too short moments with Adriaan,
May you rest in Peace,
Catherine Dhullu
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Comment by Adriaanisalive:
I have a few short stories about Adriaan, that I will keep foundly in memory.
The first time I met Adriaan, I was not too sure what to make of him... and I have to say, I was a bit intimidated by his upfront manners. I soon realized not to take this part of him too seriously, and once I got beyond it, Adriaan became that 'special' client of mine!
I remember visiting his office in the gallery whilst on a business trip.... I will ALWAYS remember this office, full of papers and books from floor to ceiling! I was wondering how can one work when there is barely space even on the stool, and I told him: Adriaan, your office is an Art Work in its own right! You must turn it into an Installation piece!
If you have a picture of this office as it was, I'd be glad to see it again! It was really impressive!!!
I remember also some of our email exchanges... Me being in London, we used to chat via emails... We use to joke about football, british folk dances and many other random things. (funny enough, we never talked work!)
He invited me for a beer one time to which I replied: I dont drink beer, but you can come folk dancing with me! and he said: i dont wear kilts! to which i replied: alright, here's the deal: i'll drink a beer if you wear a kilt! He agreed! But unfortunately, that was our last conversation, and I will just have to keep daydreaming about Adriaan wearing a kilt!
I found Memory of those too short moments with Adriaan,
May you rest in Peace,
Catherine Dhullu
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Comment by Adriaanisalive:
on these 3 blogs you can see abit of that famous office:
