Art in corona times 31. Susanna Inglada & Charlotte Schleiffert, Parom(e)is; Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague

Both Susanna Inglada (1983) and Charlotte Schleiffert (1967) recently had a residency abroad, Inglada in Rome and Schleiffert in Paris.

They both show their works at the moment at Galerie Maurits van de Laar .

Inglada came home with works full of convulsive bodies and faces, mainly of men. Her impressive works may remind you of a nightmare about Cinecittà, but made with the same excellence.

This is what happens behind the scenes, in the shades, the margins and the minds of La Grande Bellezza.

Schleiffert was drawn to nature and apart from some wonderful drawings with more or less classical themes and subjects, she also surprises with quite a few colourful landscapes, mostly with trees and woods.

They have a fairytale-like quality full of expectation.

Quite different and interesting aspects of Schleiffert’s art appear in these small drawings.

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Contents of all photographs courtesy to Susanna Inglada, Charlotte Schleiffert and Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Den Haag.

Bertus Pieters

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Art Rotterdam 2020; Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam

Art Rotterdam has become the strongest contemporary art fair in the Netherlands.

Dennis Muñoz Espadiña, Prospects & Concepts

As for its quantity, it isn’t too big or too small and quality standards have become quite high.

Wouter van der Laan, Prospects & Concepts

Although there are no radical statements, this year’s fair can’t be called dull.

Maud van den Beuken, Prospects & Concepts

Lorena van Bunningen, Prospects & Concepts

Maybe the art world has shrunk back a bit by all kinds of radicality that seem to do more harm than good to the world, as things don’t look particularly happy-go-lucky either.

Gijs van Lith, MPV Gallery, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Of course an art fair isn’t a stage for philosophy, but the tendency is very much on what makes us human and what we value in life.

Raphaël Barontini, Espai Tactel, Valencia / Barcelona

Anyway, don’t let Ciara stop you from going to take a look for yourself, as it’s worth it.

Sanlé Sory, Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam

Hiroshi Nomura, Galerie Ramakers, The Hague

I leave you here with some details that caught my eye amongst the many things that may catch yours.

Susanna Inglada, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague

Charlotte Klobassa, Zeller van Almsick, Vienna

Natascha Libbert, Gallery Vriend van Bavink, Amsterdam

Marcel van Eeden, Barbara Seiler, Zürich

Patrick Waterhouse, The Ravestijn Gallery, Amsterdam

Edward Clydesdale Thomson, Division of Labour, London

Warre Mulder, Whitehouse Gallerry, Lovenjoel

Remy Jungerman, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam

Contents of all photographs courtesy to all artists and galleries.

Bertus Pieters

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Cedric ter Bals, Shary Boyle, Susanna Inglada & Marjolijn van der Meij; Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague

Probably the best word to describe the works of the present exhibition at Maurits van de Laar’s Gallery is ‘awkward,’ but in a very positive way.

One could also define it as radical theatricality; the crumpling of her subjects by Marjolijn van der Meij (1970), the exaggeration of her scenes by Shary Boyle (1972), the intensifying of the interaction between her actors by Susanna Inglada (1983) and the firm anachronising of the present day and the First World War by Cedric ter Bals (1990).

In the front gallery especially Van der Meij steals the show with her crumpled Arcadian kitsch presented on shiny silk, extremely over-the-top in a way that it becomes extremely down-to-earth again.

In the lower part of the gallery Ter Bals makes a colourful carnival of death, destruction and reincarnation.

Contents of all photographs courtesy to the artists and to Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Den Haag

Bertus Pieters

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