PAUL. An unofficial institutional history through the hands of Paul van Gennip
PAUL. An unofficial institutional history through the hands of Paul van Gennip
| Author | Sofia Hernández Chong Cuy ed. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kunstinstituut Melly |
| ISBN | 9789491435959 |
| Idea Code | 24326 |
PAUL presents a personal history of Kunstinstituut Melly through the life, experience, and hands-on-work of its longest employee to date: Paul van Gennip. An indefatigable person, Paul worked at this contemporary art center from its foundation in 1990 until his retirement in 2024. One constant in a place committed to experimentation and change, Paul was part of numerous transformations, including the recent renaming from Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art to Kunstinstituut Melly. A visual catalog created by THE KOKRA FAMILY—the artist duo line kramer and marjolijn kok—forms the main component of this book. It pictures hundreds of objects that Paul accumulated and kept over the years. This inventory contains everything from tools to materials to remnants of exhibitions, which Paul stored throughout the building, whether in Melly’s cellar, archive, or the office areas upstairs.
| 512 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 22 cm, pb, Dutch/English |
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