Sibyl Heijnen
Sibyl Heijnen (1961) is a Dutch visual artist, part of the second generation after 1960.[1] She graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1985.[1] She is known for working with a wide range of materials and techniques, not limited to a particular spatial scale, transcending all boundaries of art.[2]
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She has received many grants and awards and her art can be found in private and public collections,[1] such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York[3] and at exhibitions in many countries. A highlight in her career was the event 'LOOK! Sibyl Heijnen' at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK).[4][5][6][7][8][9] Room for reflection at Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL[10][11][12] Sibyl Heijnen is also known for her plans to transform Times Square and Broadway.[13][14]
International recognition
- 1990: Jugend Gestaltet Preis in Munich, Germany;[15]
- 1989: Selected to contribute to the 2nd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;[16]
- 1992: Excellence Award at 3rd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;[2]
- 1999: Selected to contribute to EU exhibition “Living Waters” in Helsinki, Finland;[17]
- 2002: ArtLink@Sotheby’s International Young Art 2002 finalist.[18][19]
- 2009: Herman Krikhaar award, Almelo, NL[20]
- 2016: Excellence Award, Fibre Art Biennale, Shenzhen CN [21][22]
- Colorful side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
- Dark side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
- Detail of the colorful side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
- Detail of the dark side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
Development
Art historian and publicist Peggie Breitbarth identified three key works in Heijnen’s oeuvre up to 2007:
- The two sides of the same coin 1, 1990. This work contained two miles of cotton cloth, weighed 800 kilograms and measured 220 x 240 x 40 centimeters.[16][23][1]
- Gateway, 1993. This is a lane of honor made of hanging rubber, the overture to a number of large hanging works.[23]
- Theater curtain, 2006. This computer-operated moving work contains 9-meter-long strips of processed and gilded synthetics that cover a 144-square-meter stage opening and a frieze. It introduces the time factor in Heijnen’s work.[23][24]
Textile historian and curator Mary Schoeser wrote in 2012 the book The art of mankind in which 3 works of Sibyl Heijnen are referenced. Published by Thames and Hudson.[25][26][27] Publicist Rob Smolders wrote in 2017 an article for the catalogue for Personal Structures - Open Borders, an exhibition organised by GAA Foundation during the Venice Biennale 2017. The text is about Room for reflection, the site specific works of Sibyl Heijnen:[28]
Work
Major solo exhibitions (selection)
- Look! Sibyl Heijnen, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto JP
- Moving, Gallery lebain, Kyoto JP [29]
- New Beginning, Former cloister Maria ad Fontes, Ootmarsum NL [30]
- Room for reflection, Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL
Major group exhibitions (selection)
- Beyond Textile, National Museum of modern Art, Kyoto JP and Meguro Museum, Kyoto JP.[31]
- Personal structures - Room for reflection, Venice It [32]
Public collections (selection)
- Textielmuseum, Tilburg NL [33]
- Public art, Hengelo NL.[34]
- Public art, Zwolle NL.[35]
- Public art, Almelo NL.[36]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
References
- Ken'Ichi Iwaki (2009) Essay. In: ”Sibyl Heijnen | Waving Space”. ISBN 978-90-813853-1-2. P. 5-22.
- Shinji Kohmoto (2007) In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!” Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MoMAK), Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 4-87642-178-1. P. 5-10, in Japanese and English.
- "Search the Collections". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "Sibyl Heijnen: Look!|The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto". www.momak.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "Sibyl Heijnen Look!" (PDF). www.momak.go.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "シビル・ハイネン:テキスタイル・アートの彼方へ|京都国立近代美術館". www.momak.go.jp. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- The Nippon Foundation (2007) Dance and People http://blog.canpan.info/d_a_p/archive/5/, accessed on 12 July 2014.
- Hans Hoogervorst and others (2008) Jaarverslag 2007. Mondriaan Stichting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Monika Auch (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83), 28-29.
- Ralph Keuning, Ank Bijleveld, Marcel Schroeten, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth (2016). Ruimte voor reflectie. Publisher: Waanders voor de kunst in cooperation with museum De Fundatie. ISBN 978-94-626208-8-9. English translation ISBN 978-90-813853-0-5, German translation ISBN 978-90-813853-6-7.
- Sibyl Heijnen - Room for reflection - Museum de Fundatie. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
- "Sibyl Heijnen - Museum de Fundatie". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22.
- TEDx Zwolle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMEoLlYR_Ns accessed on 13 July 2014
- TEDx Zwolle http://www.tedxzwolle.nl/ accessed on 12 July 2014
- Shinji Kohmoto, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth, and Wim van der Beek. (2007) Sibyl Heijnen Look! Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 4-87642-178-1. Contains Japanese as well as English. P. 107.
- Monika Auch. (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83).
- Carol K. Russell (2000) Fibre Force: Living Waters - European Union Artists Respond to a Theme. Fibrearts (Mar/Apr), 36-40. Publisher: Interweave Press, LLC, Loveland (CO), United States.
- Artlink, "ArtLink - International Young Art". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10. accessed on 13 July 2014
- "International Young Art". Artlink. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- "2009 Sibyl Heijnen". Nieuwe Twentse Kunst. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8lnPVXecw at 16.06 minutes
- AC, http://art.china.cn/huodong/2016-09/23/content_9052138.htm access on 26 May 2017
- Peggie Breitbarth (2007) Sibyl Heijnen, from highlight to highlight. In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!”. The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. P. 15-19.
- "Theatre Curtain 3 minutes". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- Mary Schoeser. In Textiles:The Art of Mankind. ISBN 978-05-005164-5-4.
- In 2013 translated into German: Textilien: Handwerk und Kunst. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by DuMont, Köln DE, ISBN 978-38-321947-1-0
- In 2013 translated into French: Textiles: L'art des couleurs et de la forme. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by Flammarion, ISBN 978-2-08-130619-6
- http://www.europeanculturalcentre.eu/var/file_ART_CATALOGUE_GAAF_Web_%281%29.pdf, page 446.
- "Heijnen | mifdesign_antenna".
- http://twenteactueel.nl/index.php?rubriek=algemeen&artikel_ID=2223
- "Beyond textile : Four Dutch contemporary artists : Marian Bijlenga, Maryan Geluk, Leonne Hendriksen, Sibyl Heijnen [Kyoto, 1996]". Archived from the original on 2022-09-09.
- "Volkskrant - Nieuws, achtergronden en columns".
- http://www.textielmuseum.nl/nl/collectie?qf[0]=tib_collectionPart_facet:beeldende+kunst&qf[1]=tib_material_facet:katoen&qf[2]=dc_creator_facet:Sibyl+Heijnen
- "Pagina niet gevonden".
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Theatre Curtain 3 minutes. YouTube.
- Sibyl Heijnen - Cascade City Hall Almelo (english subtitled). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.