A woman in a formal white gown glances sideways, her gaze steady and her expression neutral. A set of hands – the body to whom they belong cropped from the frame – tends to the garment’s draped fabric, as if carefully fitting a wedding dress. To the rear, an older woman rests a weathered hand on the younger woman’s shoulder; the expression she wears is more sombre – a mother preparing to let go of her soon-to-be-married daughter, perhaps? Where a palette of black, w…

The Ravestijn Gallery is thrilled to announce "One of a Kind", a specially conceived exhibition to mark and celebrate the gallery’s 10 year anniversary. To reflect this unique occasion, the exhibition will bring together a selection of new and, unique and previously unseen works, each made a by a different artist the gallery represents or has worked with in the past. When, in 2012, Narda van ‘t Veer and Jasper Bode founded "The Ravestijn Gallery", they…

The Ravestijn Gallery is delighted to announce "The Constructed Image", a group exhibition that brings together almost twenty (inter)national and experimental artists who showcase photography’s ability to not only reproduce but also be a source for something new. From Hannah Höch’s violent photomontages to Martha Rosler’s political juxtapositions, collage and its successors have constructed meaning through intervention; disassembling, reassembling, cu…

The Ravestijn Gallery is pleased to announce "The Salon Show", created in collaboration with Ingeborg Ravestijn Antiques and The Wunderkammer. The exhibition will show over 80 works from (all) represented and affiliated artists, hung in the style of a 17th Century salon. Today, art is often presented and seen in isolation. Galleries and museums alike still favour exhibitions that give space to individual series, and whilst it has its merits, it also has its pitfalls. Seein…

For her upcoming show at The Ravestijn gallery, Eva Stenram further explores her use of found images and what it means to be looking at them. ‘Offcut’ consists of three works that combines the photographic with three dimensional installation. As in her previous work, Stenram uses found vintage pin-up photographs from which she makes new images. Central to this exhibition are the fabrics seen in each of the found pin-up pictures: thus attention is drawn to the background and surroundi…

The Summershow 2016 Exhibition: June 4 - September 3, 2016 Opening: Friday , 3 June, 5-7 pm

The Swedish born Eva Stenram calls herself “an artist who works with photographs”. Her source materials are photographs found in (vintage) magazines, on the Internet or from family photo albums that she digitally manipulates – leading to bizarre and arresting images. For her series, ‘Retouching History’, she wanted to explore a personal fantasy: “what would it be like to be the same age as your parents?” Using photographs from her family album, Stenr…