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Bowl (Figure 146), 2023
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Crown (Figure 128), 2023
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Crown (Figure 133), 2023
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Doily (Figure 138, enlarged), 2023
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Loaf (Figure 114), 2023
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Table with bowls, plates and cuts (1), 2023
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Table with bowls, plates and cuts (5), 2023
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Table with bowls, plates and cuts (6), 2023
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Blue (Figure 112), 2022
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Doily (Figure 135), 2022
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Hat (Figure 116), 2022
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Frame (Figure 72), 2021
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Untitled (the Arrangement), 2012
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Untitled (The Arrangement), 2012
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Untitled (The Levitators #21)
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Everbearing Varieties, 2020
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Untitled (Figure 60), 2020
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Untitled (Figure 61), 2020
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Untitled (Figure 66), 2020
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Untitled (figure 59), 2020
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The Situation Room (four figures with blue hair), 2016
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The Levitators, 2013
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The Parade, 2018
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Untitled (Figure 17), 2018
Ruth van Beek (b. 1977) uses the established visual codes of photography - a shadow, pedestal, dark backdrop, or gesture - to guide viewers into a belief in the incredible rarity or importance of the shown object, even when that object is unidentifiable. From a growing archive of found photographic material, van Beek arranges images in constantly changing ways.
The primary source for her odd and playful collages are specialist books and magazines of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Titles on subjects including the proper tending of bonsai trees, the care of cacti, and the art of Japanese flower arranging—often found at thrift stores across Europe and the United States—provide rich material for her unique pieces. From these odd combinations and decontextualized images van Beek makes her work. By cutting and folding, adding shapes of watercolor-painted paper and forging visual connections between found pictures, the artist makes form, scale and colors reverberate, often to unsettling or comical effect. These overt interventions are never hidden; indeed they are central to the work. Van Beek lives and works in Koog aan de Zaan, in the Netherlands.
Her work has been shown internationally with exhibitions at Post Books (Tokyo); The Ravestijn Gallery (Amsterdam), De Warande (Belgium), Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco); Foam (Amsterdam), Les rencontres d’Arles and Fotomuseum Antwerp and has been featured in magazines such as De Gids, The NewYorker, Vogue Magazine, Centrefold Magazine, Foam Magazine, IMA Magazine, The British Journal of Photography, The New York Review of Books, The Aperture Photobook Review, Elephant Magazine and The New York Times.
She has published numerous artist books including The Arrangement (RVB Books, 2013) which was shortlisted for the Aperture Photobook of the Year Award in 2014 and How To Do The Flowers ( APE & Dashwood Books, 2018 ) to widespread acclaim. After her book Eldorado that came out in 2020 she is currently working on a second book with designer Willem Van Zoetendaal. Expected to be released in spring 2023.
Ruth is represented by The Ravestijn Gallery in Amsterdam.
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POST - VAGUE | Ruth van Beek
'The Oldest Thing' 10 November - 10 December 2023Known for her collage works, Ruth creates her work by reconstructing book and magazine clippings that she routinely collects. The exhibition this time will be centered around her new book,...Lees meer -
'Fruits of Labor'
Ruth van Beek & Mariken Wessels 11 March - 22 April 2023The Ravestijn Gallery is proud to bring together new work by Dutch artists Ruth van Beek and Mariken Wessels. In this exhibition, their two distinct visions are brought into dialogue....Lees meer -
'One of a Kind'
A 10-year anniversary show with unique pieces 3 September - 22 October 2022When, in 2012, Narda van 't Veer and Jasper Bode founded The Ravestijn Gallery, they were amongst the few galleries in the Netherlands who felt photography was more than simply...Lees meer -
De Warande & STORMOPKOMST | Groupshow with Ruth van Beek
'MAKING FUN' 15 May - 14 August 2022De deelnemende kunstenaars vertrekken vanuit een fundamentele speldrift. Ze knippen, plakken, vertimmeren, verdraaien, bouwen op, breken af. Hun werk wil schuren, flirten, knallen, afstoten. Soms dartelend, frivool en lichtvoetig maar...Lees meer -
Taste Contemporary | Ruth van Beek
'Distorted Duets' 7 - 17 October 2021In this group exhibition we showcases the work of five contemporary photographers alongside sculptural works by Taste Contemporary gallery artists who work in clay and glass. In the industrial setting...Lees meer -
Plaatsmaken | Ruth van Beek
'Novelties and Specialities' 30 September - 22 October 2021Hoe ging dat? ‘Vanaf het begin heb ik met cornfolie gewerkt. Ik schilderde daarop en dat kan ik dan één op één afdrukken. Daardoor ziet het eruit alsof het met...Lees meer -
Summershow: 'The Constructed Image'
Ruth van Beek, Jasper de Beijer, Katrien de Blauwer, Blommers & Schumm, Cortis & Sonderegger, Koen Hauser, Jaime Hayon, Inez & Vinoodh, Nico Krijno, Michel Lamoller, Simon Lehner, Jean-Francois Lepage, Matt Lipps, Sohei Nishino, Martina Sauter, Scheltens 17 July - 5 September 2021The Ravestijn Gallery is delighted to announce The Constructed Image, a group exhibition that brings together nineteen ( inter)national and experimental artists who showcase photography’s ability to not only reproduce...Lees meer -
'The Nursery'
Ruth van Beek 21 November 2020 - 16 January 2021The Ravestijn Gallery is proud to announce The Nursery, a solo show by Ruth van Beek. The exhibition will comprise of new collages and manuals that have their beginnings in van Beek’s growing archive of dolls and their making.Lees meer -
Summershow: 'The Salon Show'
in collaboration with Ingeborg Ravestijn Antiques and The Wunderkammer 13 June - 22 August 2020The Ravestijn Gallery is pleased to announce The Salon Show, created in collaboration with Ingeborg Ravestijn Antiques and The Wunderkammer. The exhibition will show over 80 works from (all) represented and affiliated artists, hung...Lees meer -
'The Situation Room'
Ruth van Beek 17 December 2016 - 4 February 2017Ruth van Beek’s work originates in her ever-growing archive. The images, mainly from old photo books, are her tools, source material and context. Van Beek physically intervenes within the pictures....Lees meer -
The Summer Show 2016
Group presentation RUTH VAN BEEK / JEAN-FRANCOIS LEPAGE / EVA STENRAM / KATRIEN DE BLAUWER / MICHAEL ETZENSPERGER 3 June - 3 September 2016Ruth van Beek (1977) works with a growing archive of found photographic material, images are arranged in constantly changing ways. From these odd combinations and decontextualized images she makes her...Lees meer -
'New Arrangements'
Ruth van Beek 8 November - 20 December 2014Collage is central to van Beek’s work, transforming her appropriated photographic images into a newly tactile object, both concrete and illusory. The works form a tension between what the viewer...Lees meer
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Art Rotterdam 2023
Ruth van Beek, Mariken Wessels 9 - 12 February 2023“Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born.” - Clarice Lispector, The Hour of...Lees meer -
Art Rotterdam 2021
Group presentation Robin de Puy / Ruth van Beek / Nico Krijno 1 - 4 July 2021Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam (NL) Fair: July 1-4, 2021 Art Rotterdam 2021 was initially scheduled to take place in February which was postponed as so...Lees meer -
Approche 2018
Solo presentation Ruth van Beek 9 - 11 November 2018Ruth van Beek ( Zaandam, 1977 ) Lives and works in Koog aan de Zaan, The Netherlands. She studied photography at The Gerrit Rietveld Academy...Lees meer -
Photofairs 2018
Group presentation Scheltens & Abbenes / Ruth van Beek / Eva Stenram / Mona Kuhn / Darren Harvey-Regan 23 - 25 February 2018PHOTOFAIRS are dedicated to presenting fine art photography and moving image from leading international galleries and their artists in dynamic and cutting-edge destinations around the...Lees meer -
UNSEEN 2017
Duo presentation Ruth van Beek / Nico Krijno 22 - 24 September 2017The Ravestijn Gallery presented all new works from two of its artists at UNSEEN Amsterdam: Ruth van Beek and Nico Krijno. Both artists’ preoccupations lie...Lees meer -
Unseen 2015
Group presentation DarrenHarvey-Regan / Ruth van Beek / Nico Krijno 18 - 20 September 2015Unseen, the international photography fair and festival focused on new photography, will take place from the 18th to the 20th of September 2015 at Amsterdam’s...Lees meer -
Photo London 2015
Group presentation Ruth van Beek / Eva Stenram / Darren Harvey-Regan / Jean-Francois Lepage 21 - 24 May 2015Photo London was a major international photography event that took place at Somerset House, in the heart of London, from 21-24 May 2015. Please check...Lees meer
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'The Oldest Thing'
by Ruth van Beek Ruth van Beek, 2023Hardcover, 512 pagesLees meer
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'Fruits of Labor'
by Ruth van Beek & Mariken Wessels Lees meer -
'Eldorado'
by Ruth van Beek Soft cover / First edition / Signed copySoftcover, 80 pagesLees meer
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'How To Do The Flowers'
by Ruth van Beek SOLD OUTSoftcover, 484 pagesLees meer
Publisher: Art Paper Editions
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'The Cast'
by Ruth van Beek SOLD OUTSoftcover, 40 pagesLees meer
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'The Levitators'
by Ruth van Beek Softcover / First editionSoftcover, 74 pages / 37 collages pagesLees meer
Publisher: RVB Books
Dimensions: 19 x 12 cm
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Interview with Ruth van Beek
Vague What's On, February 17, 2024 -
Objects of Love
Marie Auger, Tide Magazine, February 2, 2024 -
Donkere kamer – Een aanraking
Jan Postma , De Groene Amsterdammer, September 20, 2023 -
Fruits of Labor: Een dubbelinterview met Mariken Wessels en Ruth van Beek
Wouter van den Eijkel , GalleryViewer Magazine, March 9, 2023 -
Five remarkable works at Art Rotterdam
Flor Linckens, GalleryViewer, February 3, 2023 -
Een clou, een kwinkslag, een plottwist: de tentoonstelling Making Fun laat je hardop lachen
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Existence of a mirror that takes out the face
Kanae Hasegawa, D.W.M., July 4, 2022 -
(Re)constructing reality and (Re)imagining photography
Simona Marani, Fotografare, August 21, 2021 -
EXHIBITION REVIEW: THE CONSTRUCTED IMAGE
Emika Suzuki , Musée Magazine, August 10, 2021 -
MODES OF FABRICATION
Rachel Segal Hamilton, Aesthetica Magazine, August 2, 2021 -
EEN BEVALLIG BEEN LIGT LOS OP DE BANK, ALS EEN VONDST UIT EEN CRIME SCENE
Edo Dijksterhuis, Het Parool, July 30, 2021 -
Exhibition review: Art Rotterdam
Jan Alex, Musee Magazine, July 1, 2021 -
Met schaar en Photoshop
Rianne van Dijck, NRC / Het Blad, July 1, 2021 -
Vogue
Sanne van Rij, Vogue, May 1, 2021 -
Nearest Truth: Ruth van Beek art exhibition Amsterdam
Brad Feuerhelm, Nearest Truth Podcast, February 16, 2021 -
Amsterdam FM
Robert van Altena, Springvossen Podcast, January 11, 2021 -
Ruth van Beek in photo art gallery The Ravestijn Gallery
Magali Avezou, YET Magazine, November 21, 2020 -
Galleryviewer: Ruth van Beek in The Ravestijn Gallery
Flor Linckens, Gallery Viewer Magazine, November 19, 2020 -
Ruth Van Beek's latest book approaches her archive both abstractly and practically
Lucy Bourton, It's Nice That, November 30, 2018 -
How to Do The Flowers Book Review
Conscientious Photography Magazine, November 26, 2018 -
Le Figaro Exhibition Recommendation of A PPR OC HE
Valérie Duponchelle, Le Figaro, November 11, 2018 -
Nederlandse fotografie is overal tijdens Paris Photo
Merel Bem, De Volkskrant, November 8, 2018 -
Ruth Van Beek: The Arrangist
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Tique
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Le Monde
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AMC Magazine
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Four & Sons
October 14, 2016