CONTACT INFORMATION
1e Jan v/d Heijdenstraat 68-3v
1072 TX, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
BIOGRAPHY
1964 Born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
1993-1995 Post-Graduate Degree Ateliers Arnhem, College of Higher Education of the Arts, Arnhem
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Idaho I do Love!, Ming Studios, Boise, Idaho, USA
2018
The Course of Events, Collectie De Groen, Arnhem, Netherlands
2017
20 Horsemen, P339 Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2016
20 Horsemen, Pulse 6, Studio Omstand, Arnhem, NL
2015
20 Horsemen, Bakery, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Solo, Club Solo, Breda, NL
2011
Zand, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, NL
2010
Indian Garden, Art Amsterdam . Annet Gelink Galley,Amsterdam, NL
2006
56 Beaver St, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2003
Journal #2, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven,NL
2002
Forest Time, The Bakery, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
She Did It Again, Le Studio, Yvon Lambert Galerie, Paris, F
2001
Team Gallery, New York, USA
Irvine Fine Arts Centre, Irvine, USA
2000
Project Space, Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen, NL
1999
Cokkie Snoei Galerie, Rotterdam, NL
1998
Love, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL
1997
Hole in One, W139 Amsterdam, NL
Hole in One (second attempt) Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange, Luxembourg
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2001
Apexart, New York USA (with Clifford Lecuyer, under the auspices of Derek Eller Gallery, New York)
1998
Blind Date, W 139, Amsterdam NL (with Slater Bradley)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015
Back to the Future, Annet Gellink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
DWDD pop-up Museum, Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, NL(Curated by Marc Maria Huijbregt.
2013
In Delta Flux RURU Gallery Jakarta, Indonesia
2012
In Search of, Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
2011
Zo Hollands, De Hallen, Haarlem, NL
Bormida Progetto, Locali ex Filanda, Monesiglio, IT
2010
The house of my friends, Cidav Centro de Arte, Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic
On Demand, Tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam, NL
2008
Gravity Art, TELIC Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, U.S.A
Beyond Kiosk, ICA Philadelphia, Bonner kunstverein, Centre d’art Contemporain Genève (curated by Christoph Keller)
33T & 45T Vinyl and Sleeves by Artists, Shashin Books,Amsterdam,NL
2007
Time out, W139, Amsterdam NL
2006
Lambretto, Milan, IT
2005
Nederland Niet Nederland, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven NL
The Gravity in Art, De Appel, Centre of Contemporary Art,Amsterdam NL
Het leven levend maken/Making life come to life Ben d’Armagnac, Museum Het Domein, Sittard NL
2004
Art Hypermarkets, Contesting Consumerism, Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena IT
Art Rotterdam, (under the auspices of Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam)
Art 35 Basel (under the auspices of Annet Gelink GalleryAmsterdam)
Videodrome ll Batescollege, Lewiston, USA
Videodrome ll The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, USA
2003
Defying Gravity, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA
Galerie Ron Mandos, Rotterdam NL
Public Spaces, Keukenhof, Lisse NL (under the auspices of the SKOR Foundation, Netherlands)
Zucht, De Paraplufabriek, Nijmegen NL
2002
Superlounge, Gale Gates, Brooklyn NY (curated by Andrea Salerno and Mari Spirito)
Videodrome II, New Museum of Contemporary Art,/Zentih Media Lounge New York USA (curated by Anne Ellegood)
Entre Amis/Among Friends, Platform, Dunkerque F
Art Forum Berlin, (under the auspices of Annet Gelink Gallery Amsterdam)
2001
The People’s Art, Witte de With, Centre of Contemporary Art Rotterdam NL (curated by Bartomeu Mari)
The People’s Art, Public Spaces Porto, P
The Armory, New York USA (with Madeleine Berhemer, under the auspices of Cokkie Snoei GalleryRotterdam)
2000
Parel, Amsterdam
Missing, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich CH
Dutch Views, ARCO, Madrid (under the auspices of Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam)
Zien is Geloven, Public Spaces, Gouda NL
1999
Ideated Sensation, Galerie Singel 74, Amsterdam NL
Extra et Ordinaire, Le Printemps de Cahors, Cahors F
ArtConcept, Paris, F, "City Project"
From A to B and Back, Arti et Amicitae, Amsterdam NL
From B to A and Further, Art Max, Braunschweig D
Field@ Glassbox, Glassbox, Paris F
Liste 99, Basel (under the auspices Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam)
Long Cold winter in an Endless Nameless, Studio 870, Los Angeles, USA
1998
What Ever Happens, Archipel, Apeldoorn NL
Metis Galerie, Amsterdam
Slipstream, De Paraplufabriek Nijmegen NL
Gramercy Art Fair, Cokkie Snoei/Torch New York
Time Fiction, Biennale Gelderland, Van Reekummuseum Apeldoorn NL
De Très Courts Espaces de Temps, Centre National de la Photographie/Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris F
1997
Booster up Dutch Courage, Post, Los Angeles, USA
Forever Young, Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam NL
Fast Forward, Fonds BKVB,, Amsterdam NL
Voor Mijn Moeder, Public Space, Leiden NL
1996
Coop, Casco, Utrecht NL
1995
Installment, Hooghuis, Arnhem NL
PERFORMANCES
1996
Overwinteren op Elba, Elba, Nijmegen NL
Performing on the Edge, Tejatro Popular, Rotterdam NL
Everyone is a Winner, De Fabriek, Eindhoven NL
1995
A Night at the Show, Field, Zürich
Bazaar 139, W139, Amsterdam NL
FILM SCREENINGS
2023
Eye On Art, Het Filmblik, Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017
IDFA, Human Nurture, Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea Lisboa,Portugal (curated by Vivan Ostrovsky e Bruno Leitão)
2015
Ming Studios, Boise, Idaho, USA
Vertiges, Light Cone, Paris, France
2013
Dutch Absurdism, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, USA
2012
Ned 2 VPRO, clip Düffels Möll and Backward in de film C.K van Barbara Visser 1 mrt 2012
2008
Ground 3, Stichting Ruimtevaart, Den Haag, Netherlands
2006
Cineboards 2006 Eindhoven, Den Haag en Rotterdam, Netherlands
Re:visie “Pick up the Pieces" Nederlands Film Festival Centraalmuseum, Utrecht, Netherlands
2004
33rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Holland in zicht, Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen, Netherlands
Blacklight, Tallinn, Estland
Koninklijk Belgisch filmarchief, Brussel, Belgium
2003
Lux, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Smart Project Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fluxus and After, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven,Netherlands (curated by Nelly Voorhuis)
2002
Haags Filmhuis, Den Haag / De Balie, Amsterdam,Netherlands
2000
Haags Filmhuis, Den Haag,Nethelands
Collective Unconscious, NY, USA
Schiller Theater, Utrecht
Kunstkanaal, Amsterdam
Korzo Theater, Den Haag
Theater de Kolk, Assen
1999
Ziegler, Groningen
Faktor 44, Antwerpen B
Exit, Chisenhalle Gallery, London UK (curated by Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen) De Unie, Rotterdam
KunstKanaal, Amsterdam
1998
De Melkfabriek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Montevideo, Amsterdam
Scala, Utrecht
’t Hoogt, Utrecht
Kapel van het Paard, Den Haag
Field, Zurich
1997
Paradiso, Amsterdam
De Unie, Rotterdam
Kapel van het Paard, Den Haag
Theater Kikker, Utrecht
NPS, NED3, Hilversum
Theater de Kolk, Assen / Haags Filmhuis
ARTIST BOOKS
56 Beaver St, artist book by Jonmarc Edwards and Erik Wesselo, Episode Publishers, Rotterdam, 2006
Forest Time, artist’s book by Will Oldham and Erik Wesselo, Artimo Publishers, Amsterdam, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
DWDD Pop Up Museum,Verborgen Kunstwerken uit Nederlandse Musea ,catalogue, 2016
Domeniek Ruyters, Erik Wesselo Leven in een Loop, Metroplis M, 15 March 2015
Lucette ter Borg, Twintig ruiters overdonderen de kijker op de steppe van Lesotho, NRC, 26 Feb,2015
Edine Wijnands, Club Solo toont wereld Erik Wesselo, BN de Stem, 20 Feb 2015
Judith Vrancken, Club Solo Catelogue, Erik Wesselo, The event of time/Tijd als evenement, Breda, 2015
Frits Gierstberg, Beeldproject/Imageproject, Maasvlakte 2, Dutch Photography Museum, Rotterdam, 2014
Jan Bosteels, De Kilk, interview in Focus number 1, jan 2012
Rob Perrée, Zand, Erik Wesselo, Kunstbeeld number 12/1, 2011-2012
Manuela Arami, Tele, Filmati, Scatole Larte nell’ ex filanda, La Stampa 29 jun 2011
Sacha Bronwasser, “Helemaal verdwijnen in het zand” Volkskrant, 8 dec 2011
Diewertje Mertens, Alexander Ramselaar koopt met zijn hart, Het Parool, 29 may 2010
Michiel Hogenboom, We Like Art, Indian Garden, Erik Wesselo, 4 june 2010
Lynne van Rhijn, “Een andere Tijdsschaal”, interview in Tube Light # 70, 7sept 2010
W139, Time Out Warmoesstraat 139 2004-2007 (Catalogue 2007)
Arend Evenhuis, “Vallen, dalen, verzinken of doedelzakkend stijgen”,Trouw, 3 jan, 2006
Sandra Smallenburg, “Een doedelzak als straalmotor”, NRC Handelsblad, 9 dec, 2005
The Gravity in Art, Martijn Calmthout, Theo Tegelaers, Rene Daalder De Appel, 2005 (Leaflet)
Art Hypermarkets, Contesting Consumerism, Palazzo delle Papesse,(Catalogue) It, 2004
Huston Pascal, Defying Gravity, Contemporary Art and Flight/
Prestelpublishing, (Cataloque) NY 2003
Lucette ter Borg, Kunstenaars herroveren het landschap, Vrij Nederland, 18 oct. 2003
Angelique Spaninks, Aardse Dromen, Tube Light #29, november 2003
Philip van den Bossche, interview in journal #2, Van Abbemuseum 13-9/9-11 2003
Dazed&Confused #87, “If you go down the woods today”, Eyespy: news march 2002
Gerrit van den Hoven, Foto’s en muziek vinden elkaar, Brabants Dagblad 14 feb. 2002
Anne van Driel, Melancholie kleurt Oostzee-eiland, De Volkskrant, 16 february 2002
Metro, Mysterieuze landschap’s foto’s van Erik Wesselo, Metro 15 february 2002
Ned Higgins, Man in a box, Artnet Magazine, august 2001
Kim Levin, Voice Choice, 18 august 2001
Christopher Bollen, Review, Time Out New York, 23-30 august 2001
Ken Johnson, Review, The New York Times, 10 august 2001
Salerno Spirit Constructions, “Steamy thoughts: In a minimal interior, a hot hunk keeps his cool under the heat” (Burning Up) Smock magazine issue #3, spring/summer 01
Derek Eller, Düffels Möll, Brochure Apexart, 2001
Carel Blotkamp/Bartomeu Mari, The People’s Art/Arte do Povo, 2001
Theo Tegelaers, Olie een film van Erik Wesselo, Museumnieuws Het Valkhof, 2000
Cokkie Snoei, “Basta jaarboek van hedendaagse kunst in Nederland”, Erik Wesselo, Burning up, 1998, 16mm film, 2000 .
Anne van Driel, “David Lynch in Parijs”, De Volkskrant, 20 october 1999
Sacha Bronwasser “Heilig vuur in brandend haar”, De Volkskrant, 8 september 1999
Adriaan van der Have & Rafael von Uslar, “Evil Camouflage Chapter II; The Body”, Zingmagazine, spring/summer 1999
François Piron, Extra et Ordinaire, Le Printemps de Cahors’99/Actes Sud (Catalogue), 1999
Yann Beauvais, De très courts espaces de temps, Biennale de L’image Paris’98/Actes Sud (Catalogue) 1998
Sacha Bronwasser, “Kunst is als een passerend schip”, De Volkskrant, 17 nov. 1998
Sandra Smallenburg, “Biennale Gelderland in het tijdperk van globalisering”, NRC Handelsblad, 10 november 1998
Erik Hagoort, “Wat een blind-date niet leuk maakt”, De Volkskrant, 23 september 1998
Ineke Schwartz, “Vergeefs wachten op een pak verse melk”, De Volkskrant, 9 june 1998
Inge Pollet, “Erik Wesselo, De man in het ijsberenpak”, De kunsten uitgave van Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Arnhem jaargang 7 #1, april 1998
Ineke Schwartz, “Op gabberhouse swingend skelet”, De Volkskrant, 7 january 1998
Coop, Heather Allen, Stefano Pasquini, Erik Wesselo, In Casco Projects 1996
Bianca Stigter, Nederlands Film Festival, NRC Handelsblad, 30 september 1997
Michael Darling, “Art: Conceptual Country: Booster up Dutch Courage”, LA Weekly august 1997
Willem Sanders, “Antonin Artaud: “ I am he that for sheer existence sake, must lash out against his own naturalness", Erik Wesselo in Booster up Dutch Courage, 1997
Miklos Beyer, “The easy way in...and the easy way out...”, W.006 Hole in One, 1997
Lucette ter Borg, “W139 vastgeklonken aan molenwiek”, De Volkskrant, 16 april 1997
Cathelijne de Muijnck, “Lonesome cowboy Erik Wesselo”, Metropolis M #1, 1997
FILMOGRAPHY
Pick up your gun,Digitale File Color Sound, USA, 2019
Lucky 7,10’02 Digitale File Color Sound, USA, 2018
Tilt,11’41 Digitale File Color Sound ,USA, 2018
East River, Super 16, 10'20, sound5.1, colour, USA, 2016
Untitled 01 Lesotho, 8’21Digitale File Color Sound, Lesotho 2014
20 Horsemen, Super 16, 1'23 loop, sound5.1, colour, Lesotho 2014
Kolam, Super 8, mute B/W 16'28, India, 2012
Zand, 2x 16mm, mute colour 3’46 en 4’40 2x Super 16, mute colour 5’05 en 3’57, Netherlands, Dubai, India and South Korea 2011
Battery Park City, 2x 16mm, sound colour 4’16 en 2’10, USA 2006
Los Cojones del Diablo, Super 8, transfer to 16mm, mute b/w 3’35’, Spain 2006
She did it again, 16mm, mute colour 1mn loop, USA 2001
Olie, 16mm, sound colour 20 mn, NL 2000
Isostar, 16mm, mute colour 3’30’, NL 1998
Love, 16mm, mute colour 5 mn, NL 1998
Burning Up, 16mm, mute colour 5 mn, NL 1998
Düffels Möll, 16mm, mute colour 5 mn, NL 1997
Luxembourg, 16mm, sound colour 4 mn, Luxembourg 1997
Backward, 16mm, sound colour 5 mn, NL 1996