Dutch photographer rineke dijkstra is a relentless formalist, always cool to the touch, bringing a taste of august sanders skillful psychology to her portraiture. Do rineke dijkstras beach portraits stand the test of time. Published on the occasion of the exhibition rineke dijkstra, 29 november 199710 january 1998. The award ceremony took place in gothenburg, sweden, on october 9, 2017. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. A conversation with rineke dijkstra popular photography.
Mar 15, 2006 discover book depositorys huge selection of rineke dijkstra books online. Rineke dijkstra was born in sittard, the netherlands, in 1959. Rineke dijkstra is renowned for her uncanny and thoughtful portraits. Clad in little more than bathing suits, these young people are striking to behold. Selfportrait, marnixbad, amsterdam, 1991 rineke dijkstra born is a dutch photographer. Known for her single portraits, usually working in series, she often focuses on particular groups and communities of people, such as mothers, adolescent and teenage boys and girls, soldiers, etc.
Her first collection in particular, published as beaches in this important photobook, resonated with her audience in. Artist rineke dijkstra discusses her series of portraits of almerisa sehric, whom the artist met in a refugee center for bosnian asylumseekers in the netherlands in 1994, when sehric was a child. Her portraits bear witness to the social pressures made visible on the bodies and faces of her subjects. Silver papercovered boards with tippedin plate and title stamped in orange and black on cover. Benezra, neal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dec 05, 2016 artist rineke dijkstra discusses her series of portraits of almerisa sehric, whom the artist met in a refugee center for bosnian asylumseekers in the netherlands in 1994, when sehric was a child. In june 1992, she traveled to hilton head island to begin beach portraits, a series of fulllength photographs filled with awkward glamour and quiet grandeur, provoking a response. Oct 02, 2012 rineke dijkstra, a dutch photographer now in her early fifties, has been on the radar of the art world since the early 1990s, when she first showed her beach portraits, a seductive series of. Rineke dijkstra came to prominence in the 1990s with her celebrated beach portraits, largescale color photographs of children on the verge of adolescence posed on beaches around the world, from south carolina to the ukraine. Rineke dijkstra bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Includes a list of plates, a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and awards.
Rineke dijkstra photography monographs and exhibition catalogs. Rineke dijkstra park portraits january 17 february includes press release, selected works, press, publications and artist info. Apr 10, 2017 rineke dijkstra saskia, hardewijk, netherlands, march 16 1994 left tecla, amsterdam, netherlands, may 1994 right photo via. Rineke dijkstra and the solemn portrait the literate lens. The exploration of identity remains central to her powerful images of adolescents, clubbers, soldiers, emigrants, schoolchildren or. She works in series and has photographed new mothers with their infants, adolescents and preadolescents in bathing suits on the beach, and new recruits to the israeli army. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Jul 23, 2018 dutch photographer rineke dijkstra is a relentless formalist, always cool to the touch, bringing a taste of august sanders skillful psychology to her portraiture. Rineke dijkstra by rineke dijkstra, katy siegel, hardcover. Rineke dijkstra has enormous faith in the power of two things. Jennifer blessing, sandra philips, jan van adrichem, rineke dijkstra. Mar 05, 2012 the dutch photographer rineke dijkstra, whose images have appeared in w, makes naturalistic portraits and videos of those whose lives are in transition. The hasselblad foundation is pleased to announce that dutch artist rineke dijkstra is the recipient of the 2017 hasselblad foundation international award in photography to the sum of sek 1,000,000 approx. See more ideas about beach portraits, portrait and photography. Rineke dijkstra beach portraits jalta, ukraine, july 29, 1993. Rineke dijkstra at the guggenheim museum the new york times. The exploration of identity remains central to her powerful images of adolescents, clubbers, soldiers, emigrants, schoolchildren or toreadors.
Self portrait, marnixbadamsterdam, 1991 rineke dijkstra this self portrait gives viewers an idea of dijkstra and who she is although it still leaves a lot of unknown about her and questions being placed in viewers minds. The subject of a major retrospective at new yorks guggenheim museum, dijkstra uses a 4x5 field camera, in part, she says, because its slow, cumbersome. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Rineke dijkstra forte da casa, portugal, may 20 a 2000. Dijkstra has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the royal photographic society, the 1999 citibank private bank photography prize now deutsche borse photography prize and the 2017 hasselblad award. Rineke dijkstra is a contemporary dutch photographer. Rineke dijkstra might be the most important photographer of portraits alive today. Search for library items search for lists search for. Jul 06, 2012 rineke dijkstra has enormous faith in the power of two things. Dijkstra is particularly concerned with the representation of youth and the transition to adulthood. From that point on, her sensitive and visually riveting portraits have documented individuals caught in transitional. Best known for her photographs of preadolescent bathers on the beach. Rineke dijkstra exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Like many other young european photographers, she was still working in blackandwhite, but mr.
Rineke dijkstra beach portraits of 1992 view hilton head island, s. Her portraits bear witness to the social pressures made. The buzz club, liverpool, england march 3, 1995 by rineke dijkstra courtesy of the artist and marian goodman gallery, london. Catalog to a show at bostons institute of contemporary art, this handsome, pintsized volume is the first trade monograph available in the united states on one of the most important photographers of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of rineke dijkstra books online. Dutch artist rineke dijkstra uses photography and film to portray individuals at transformative moments in their lives. This book is in celebration of the gift from the lasalle bank, chicago to the art institute of chicago of the complete set of beach portraits by rene dijkstra. A symposium will be held on october 10 in honor of rineke dijkstra, followed by the opening of an exhibition of her work at the hasselblad center, as well as the launch of the book rineke dijkstra hasselblad award 2017. Rineke dijkstra biography an artist who concentrates on solo portraits of groups like adolescents, soldiers and clubbers rineke dijkstra was born in sittard, limburg. Meyerowitzs work was a real eyeopener for her as a student in amsterdam in the 1980s.
For dijkstra s best known series of photographsan extensive series of beach portraits of teenagers and children taken on beaches all over the world between 1992 and 1996the artist sought out a certain introversion or unease in her subjects, capturing with rare perfection the human condition of feeling notathome in the world. The raw material of childhood is being shaped by experience, but it hasnt yet hardened into the rote patterns of adulthood. In her best work this 53yearold dutch artist uses photography and sometimes video to coax out the emotional. Adolescence is a subject that has fascinated many photographers. Rineke dijkstras work is part of our current exhibition strange and familiar. Exquisitely attuned to her subjects, dutch photographer rineke dijkstra makes largescale, spare, psychologically rich portraits of people in states of transition. Rineke dijkstra honfrps born 2 june 1959 is a dutch photographer. One may not have seen the images first hand, but through this book the emotion of the images is conveyed effectively. Rineke dijkstra saskia, hardewijk, netherlands, march 16 1994 left tecla, amsterdam, netherlands, may 1994 right photo via. She studied photography at the gerrit rietveld academie in amsterdam from 1981 to 1986. Rineke dijkstra beach portraits by rineke dijkstra. Rineke dijkstra is a master of capturing the individual in transition.
Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. When they first appeared in the 1990s, the portraits by the dutch artist rineke dijkstra caused more of a stir than any comparable imagery since diane arbus. Her people emerge from beaches, hospital rooms, indefinable space, to haunt us with their imperfect beauty and their fierce necessity of existence. The narrative in this book provides an indepth explanation of rineke dijkstras approach, as well as the method of displaying the final prints in exhibition. Highly recommended for the serious student of photography. Through the late 1980s, she photographed people in clubs for magazines in the netherlands and worked for corporations as a portraitist. Tall, skinny, short, round, squat, awkward, slouched, tanned, bashful, and sometimes unknowingly beautiful, the adolescents in rineke dijkstras beach portraits stand alone, the ocean rolling behind them. The elegant vulnerability of rineke dijkstras portraits. For dijkstras best known series of photographsan extensive series of beach portraits of teenagers and children taken on beaches all over the world between 1992 and 1996the artist sought out a certain introversion or unease in her subjects, capturing with rare perfection the human condition of feeling notathome in the world. Rineke dijkstra, a dutch photographer now in her early fifties, has been on the radar of the art world since the early 1990s, when she first showed her beach portraits, a seductive series of. The classical simplicity of dijkstras photographs focuses the viewers attention on the subtle particulars. Dutch photographer rineke dijkstra utilizes photography in a way that many other contemporary artists do not.
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