Hans Theys

Hans Theys is a twentieth-century philosopher and art historian. He has written and designed dozens of books on the works of contemporary artists and published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All his publications are based on actual collaborations and conversations with artists.

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Panamarenko

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Museum in motion? - Museum in beweging?, 1979

Martin Visser, Panamarenko, Jan van Toorn, Frank van der Schoor, Frans Haks, Marjon van Caspel, Carel Blotkamp

Book , 25.9 x 21.2 cm, 377 p, language : English, Dutch, publisher : Staatsuitgeverij, Amsterdam

Ink, paper

C. Blotkamp (et al., red.), Museum in Motion? The modern art museum at issue/Museum in Beweging? Het museum voor moderne kunst ter diskussie, Government Publishing Office/Staatsuitgeverij Den Haag 1979

After Jean Leering retired as director of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven (1964-'73), collector Martin Visser took the initiative to document his work. Ultimately it becomes much more than a retrospective of ten years of museum directorship in Eindhoven. Various essays by museum employees, artists, critics and theorists result in a comprehensive mix of institutional criticism, supplemented by historical documents and art-related statements. Museum in Motion documents a burst of energy.

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