Geert van Beijeren
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Geert van Beijeren (Leeuwarden 20 November 1933 – Slootdorp 6 March 2005) was a Dutch gallerist at Art & Project, curator and art collectors in the Netherlands,[1] known with Adriaan van Ravesteijn for their pioneering role in the field of conceptual art in the Netherlands.[2]
Geert van Beijeren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Geert Kornelis van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen 30 November 1933 Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Died | 6 March 2005 Slootdorp, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Art dealer and art collector |
| Known for | Art & Project |
| Partner | Adriaan van Ravesteijn |
| Website | rkd.nl |
Van Beijeren and Van Ravesteijn founded the leading Dutch art gallery Art & Project (1968–2001) and publishers of the art magazine of the same name (1968–1989). During its thirty-year existence, the gallery as well as the magazine made substantial contributions to the Dutch art climate.
Van Beijer was born and raised in Leeuwarden. After his education he moved to Amsterdam where he began his career in the art world as a librarian at the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum. From 1967 tot 1973 he was also associated with the periodical Kunst & Museumjournaal.
In 1968 Van Beijer and his friend and partner Adriaan van Ravesteijn started the Art & Project gallery. From 1971 until 1979 he was curator of painting and sculpture at the Stedelijk Museum. For that reason he temporarily withdrew from his job as co-administrator of the gallery.
At the Stedelijk Museum he organised solo exhibitions of Robert Ryman and Richard Long, both in 1973. From 1986 until 1988 he returned to the museum scene as head curator at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
- Rini Dippel, 'Art & Project: The Early Years'. In: Christophe Cherix (ed.), In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960–1976, 2009, page 23-34 (online text partly available at Google Books)
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