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Vincent W.J. Van Gerven Oei

Country(activity based)：
Netherlands
Genre：
Fine Art

Profile

Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei studied composition, linguistics and conceptual art in Den Haag and Leiden, The Netherlands and Amherst MA, USA. He is a PhD candidate in the Media & Communications department at the European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switserland. His research targets the borders and interfaces between art, technology, activism and theory and encompasses installations, pamphlets, essays and lectures. Van Gerven Oei works and lives in Den Haag, The Netherlands.

 

About works / performance

Since 2007 Van Gerven Oei and Staal have actively researched the concept of democratism within different contexts: from the Netherlands, to Chicago and Beijing. Within each of these contexts they have investigated the meaning of public space as a 'democratic' space: a platform where citizens - artists - can meet and confront each other. But also as an ideological space that represents the ideal of democratism as an 'open' society. Through international exhibitions, publications, the organisation and participation in lectures and debates Van Gerven Oei and Staal attempt to dissect and redesign the meaning and use of the public domain.

 

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Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and Jonas Staal, 'Vandalizations' (Amsterdam: Kunstvlaai A.P.I., 2008)

 

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Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and Jonas Staal, 'Replaced Street Signs - Teniersplantsoen' (Den Haag, 2008)

 

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Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and Jonas Staal, 'I LOVE MAO ZEDONG / I HATE THE DALAI LAMA' (Beijing, 2008)


Website

http://www.vincentwj.nl/
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