Tanja Ritterbex (b. 1985) Place of birth : Heerlen , The Netherlands Dealer/website : TANJA RITTERBEX I am now living in Dusseldorf, Germany, where I study at the Artacademy in the class of the Danish artist TAL R. Artist’s statement – In Dutch: Citaat:“als je uiteindelijk begrijpt dat wat je ziet niet is wat je […]
Tag: Interview
Homa Taj In Conversation with Swiss Filmmaker Nick Brandestini
LONDON – I first heard about Darwin at the Zurich Film Festival where everyone was raving about this documentary by a young Swiss director. In fact, the film won the Best Documentary Award at ZFF, followed by another (BDA) at Austin Film Festival, later in October. Since its premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January (2011), Darwin has […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Swiss-German Dealer Bennet Vertes
Salis & Vertes is one of Europe’s most prestigious modern and contemporary art galleries. Founded in 1994, its exhibition spaces in Zurich and Salzburg showcase some of the most iconic, museum-quality works of art spanning the past 150 years. Earlier this year, Bennet Vertes founded Vertes Modern in the heart of Zurich with a fresh program of art […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Ian Kelly (part ii) – From Casanova to Harry Potter & The Pitmen Painters
“Casanova would be bemused to discover that he is remembered today almost exclusively for his sex life. He was a fiercely proud intellectual and polymath, who worked at different times as a violinist, soldier, alchemist, faith-healer and even librarian, and originally trained to be a priest. Most of his life was spent far from his […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Ian Kelly (part i) – From Casanova to Harry Potter & The Pitmen Painters
In contemporary popular culture, Ian Kelly is best known for his role as Hermoine Granger’s father in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the context of late modern history, Kelly is considered one of Giacomo Casanova’s most authoritative biographers. However, even before Harry and Giacomo came along, Kelly had penned the lives of the arbiter […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with American artist Robert Walden
Robert Walden (b. 1968)Lives in: Brooklyn, NY, USAWebsite: Robert J Walden Please also see my Conversation with Robert Walden, Cartographic Utopias… Artist’s statement –Ontology is a central theme throughout my work because it deals with the nature of existence or being by analyzing concepts about essence, substance, time, location, space, and identity. My work addresses these […]
In Homa Taj In Conversation with Liza Johnson & her “Return” @ MoMA
I met American performance and video artist turned filmmaker Liza Johhnson at the Mayfair Hotel during the 55th BFI London Film Festival. Her film Return premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, and is included in the Museum of Modern Art’s annual The Contenders series. Homa Taj – You have been working as a professional […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Dutch Art Dealer: Robbert van Ham of Jaski Art Gallery
I first met Robbert van Ham at TEFAF Maastricht, late in March 2011. One of the leading international dealers of CoBrA art movement, the 36 year-old gallerist has been an active participant in the Amsterdam art scene, for the past two decades. My next meeting with van Ham was in his Jaski Art Gallery on Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, one […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Berlin Art Dealer: Christian Ehrentraut
Despite his relatively young age, Christian Ehrentraut has been a part of Berlin’s art scene for years. He began his career at EIGEN+ART, the gallery that launched the careers of Neo Rauch and Martin Eder. By 2002, Ehrentraut had co-founded the short-lived but critically acclaimed artist-run project LIGA Gallery which was responsible for establishing the […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Jan De Clercq of Meessen De Clercq Gallery
Meessen De Clercq was founded at the heart of Brussels, in 2009, by Belgian dealers Olivier Meessen and Jan de Clercq. When I visited MSSNDCLRCQ’s exhibition at Art Cologne, what struck me most about their installation was its quiet, poetic and graceful aesthetics. Meessen De Clercq’s roster of international artists includes: Ignasi Aballi, Jordi Colomer, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Dutch Artist Rik Meijers
Rik Meijers’ paintings are unforgettable. Love them or hate them, it is not possible to mistake his spirited compositions and untamed style with any other painter’s work. I first met the Dutch artist, early last month, at the opening of his joint exhibition with Jeroen van Bergen at the Bonnefanten Museum, in Maastricht… Meijers is represented […]
Homa Taj In Conversation with Palazzo Strozzi’s James Bradburne on BRONZINO
Agnolo di Cosimo, also known as Bronzino (1503-1572), was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. Court artist to Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519-1574), his work embodied the sophistication of the Mannerist style. Despite his iconic portrayals of some of the most famous figures in the early modern period, there are elements of […]