Visual artist

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cover impression

NOW

from November 2023

Making of the new publication ‘René Korten - Hide Your Backbone’

Working on a new publication about my work. To be launched in De Pont museum, Tilburg NL, and in IKOB Museum, Eupen BE. See further down here. More information will follow.


UPCOMING

April 28 - June 23 2024

Group Exhibition ‘Vijf Jaar Galerie Joli’

Ad Arma - Jolanda van Gennip - René Korten - Theo Kuijpers - Uwe Poth - Michel Scherf - Ingrid Simons - Reinoud van Vught

Opening Sunday April 28 at 3 pm

Galerie Joli
Holsberg 81A
6129 KM Urmond (NL)


UPCOMING

June 7 - 30 2024

Exhibition Marco Arwert, René Korten

Opening Sunday June 9

Kunstlokaal No8
Schoterlandseweg 55
8411 XX Jubbega-Schurega


test shot by Gerard Slegers

UPCOMING

June 1 2024

Booklaunch ‘Tussen licht en donker’

A book in which 75 artists in Brabant are portrayed by photographer Gerard Slegers. He feels it is important to share these visual stories because he believes that art and culture are an essential part of our society. Artists not only bring beauty and creativity to the world, but also contribute to social discussion.

de Kruisruimte
Generaal Bothastraat 7-E
5642 NJ Eindhoven (NL)


UPCOMING

September 7 - 29 2024

Group Exhibition ‘KUNST-PROJECTEN vijf jaar’

Curated by Sjoerd Osinga

KUNST-PROJECTEN
Eernegemweg 153
8490 Snellegem (BE)


UPCOMING

October 24 - 27 2024

Group Exhibition ‘Minimizers’

Organised by Debsaysyes, curated by Barry Camps

Ruimte 34
Cobdenstraat 34
2018 Antwerpen (BE)


UPCOMING

November -December 2024

Book presentation ‘René Korten - Hide Your Backbone’
exact date te be announced

De Pont museum
Wilhelminapark 1
5041 EA Tilburg


UPCOMING

January 2025

Exhibition and book presentation ‘René Korten - Hide Your Backbone’

IKOB Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst
Rotenberg 12b
4700 Eupen (BE)


UPCOMING

April 2025

Exhibition ‘René Korten, paintings’ (working title)

Galerie Art Forum
Napelsstraat 36
2000 Antwerpen (BE)


SINCE RECENTLY

February 2024

‘Mapping Printmaking’

Participation in international project ‘Mapping Printmaking | Work in Progress World Book’. 
Curated by Nuno Canelas, Portugal.


RECENTLY

November 15 2023

Acquired

Happy 'Divide (Gate)' (2021) has been purchased and is part of a wonderful private collection now.


SINCE RECENTLY

September 1 2023

Album ‘Mute King’ by Frits

Frits is the band I am part of. Our fourth album, titled 'Mute King', is released on September 1. It contains twelve catchy songs!
On the cover a drawing by colleague Arno Kramer, thanks for the permission Arno!

Link to the Frits website
Link to the Frits YouTube channel
Link to Frits on Spotify


SINCE RECENTLY

from August 24 2023

Article on AATONAU

AATONAU is a platform dedicated to promoting talented artists and to showcase their work to a global audience and connect with art lovers, collectors, and curators. An article about my work is published on August 24.

Link


SINCE RECENTLY

from April 15 2023

Text about ‘Divide (Gate)’

Art historian Nicole Hermans wrote a short text about my work 'Divide (Gate)'. The painting was on display at De Waag in Delft in the context of the Year of Vermeer until 31 September 2023.


SPECIAL

Since November 25, 2020

Mondriaan Fonds Stipendium

Mondriaan Fund has awarded me a Stipendium for Established Artists (Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent). Mondriaan Fund is the public fund for visual art and cultural heritage.

Many thanks to the fund for the support in the upcoming years!

Mondriaan Fonds


RECENTLY

November 11 2023

Open studio

Welcome to my open studio in the studio complex Superblaaw on November 11 during Kunstscene, Tilburg's open studio weekend. Artists open their doors at various locations in Tilburg. Various cultural institutions also participate.
For the full programme, visit www.kunstscene.nl

The address of my studio is:
Valkenjachtstraat 7
5042 WH Tilburg
Open on Saturday November 11
Opening hours: 11am - 5pm


RECENTLY

July 15 - August 27, 2023

Group Exhibition ‘Tekenkabinet XI zomergast’

Opening Saturday July 15, 1 -5 pm
The exhibition continues until Saturday September 30, but after August 27 can be visited by appointment only: 06 20077891

Tekenkabinet
Galerie Art Singel 100
Singel 100
1015 AD Amsterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

August 19 - 27, 2023

Group Exhibition ‘ART MATTERS Summer 2023, Landscape’, online
Honourable Mention

Galerie Biesenbach
c/o Haus der Stiftungen
Zeughausstrasse 26, 1st floor
50667 Cologne (DE)


RECENTLY

May 3 -7 2023

Exhibition René Korten, Jacobien de Rooij, Ton Slits, Reinoud van Vught
KunstRAI ART AMSTERDAM 2023 (Galerie Joli)

RAI Amsterdam
Europaplein 24
1078 GZ Amsterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

March 18 - April 30 2023

Group Exhibition ‘Tekenkabinet XI’

Opening Saturday March 18, 3 - 5 pm

Tekenkabinet
Projectruimte BMB
Kerkstraat 129A
1017 GE Amsterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

March 5 - April 23 2023

Exhibition ‘Onderstroom - Caren van Herwaarden, René Korten’

Opening Sunday March 5 at 3 pm

Galerie Joli
Holsberg 81A
6129 KM Urmond (NL)


RECENTLY

March 31 - April 2 2023

Group Exhibition, exclusive salon ‘VOUCH III, The Valid Art Valet’

VOUCH
Loods 6
KNSM laan 143
Amsterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

November 25 2022 - January 22 2023

Exhibition ‘24 Künstler - 24 Multiples’

Exhibition and catalog

Opening Friday November 25, 7 pm

Raum für Gäste
Warmweiherstrasse 23 | 32 | 40
52066 Aachen (DE)


RECENTLY

October 29 - November 26 2022

Exhibition ‘Morphic Resonance’

René Korten, Eva Dijkstra, Philippe van Gele

Opening Saturday October 29, 2 to 5 pm

Galerie Helder
Tasmanstraat 188
2518 VT Den Haag (NL)


RECENTLY

September 23 - November 13 2022

Exhibition ‘René Korten, Ton Slits - Kurzschluss’

Duo Exhibition in the rooms of Raum für Gäste in Aachen. Opening Friday September 23 at 7pm
Opening speech by Frank-Thorsten Moll, director IKOB Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Eupen (BE)

Opened on September 24 and 25 from 11 am to 6 pm as part of the Aachener Kunstroute 2022.
All other Sundays from 2 to 6 pm and by appointment.

On October 30 artist talk: Vera Hilger in conversation with René Korten and Ton Slits.

Raum für Gäste
Warmweiherstrasse 23 | 32
52066 Aachen (DE)


RECENTLY

August 25 - September 4 2022

Group Exhibition ‘HEAL’

Organised by Debsaysyes, curated by Chloé Marchand

Les Docks Village
10 Pl. de la Joliette
13002 Marseille (FR)


RECENTLY

May 7 - July 24 2022

Exhibition ‘Arjan Janssen, René Korten, André Kruysen’

Already on view, opening Saturday June 4 from 4 to 8 pm

Bogert Gallery
Zeedijk-Het Zoute 732
8300 Knokke-Heist (BE)


RECENTLY

May 31 - July 10 2022

‘René Korten - Unhinge’
artist in residence and exhibition

Residency at the Artist In The World HUBSA-AIR, Goes from André Smits and Monika Dahlberg.

Always on view through the window
Working period May 31 - June 11
Opening Saturday June 11, 3 - 6 pm
After that on view until July 10

AITW-HUBSA-AIR
Jacob Klaaijsenstraat 27
4461 AK Goes (NL)


book cover

SINCE RECENTLY

Book ‘René Korten - Furious Balancing’

A new book is published on the occasion of my recent exhibition in ECI cultuurfabriek Roermond NL.

It’s available for € 10. Shipping costs are € 5, outside The Netherlands € 10. Order your copy by sending an email to renekorten@gmail.com.

For more information look under ‘Books’.
For a review on blog KUNST-stukjes (in Dutch) click here.


RECENTLY

December 18, 2021 - July 3, 2022

Group Exhibition ‘Vanwege Vincent - De geboortestreek van Van Gogh als inspiratie’.

In cooperation with Vincent van GoghHuis, Zundert.
Curators Masha van Vliet, Ron Dirven

Stedelijk Museum Breda
Boschstraat 22
4811 GH Breda


SINCE RECENTLY

Since March 29, 2022

‘René Korten, the making of four paintings’

Video of the realization of four paintings, filmed between March and July 2021 in my studio.The footage is edited in 2022.

See video


SINCE RECENTLY

exhibition ‘Furious Balancing’

Video impression of my recent solo exhibition 'René Korten - Furious Balancing' at ECI cultuurfabriek, Roermond NL, November 6 - 28, 2021.

See video


RECENTLY

Group Exhibition ‘Benefiet voor Brabant’

December 18, 2021 - January 9, 2022
Reopening on January 29 - extended until February 20


Albert van Abbehuis follows the example of PARK in Tilburg and supports Brabant artists in these corona times. Professional artists are given the opportunity to present and sell work.

Albert van Abbehuis
Bilderdijklaan 19
Eindhoven


RECENTLY

December 9-12, 2021

‘Expo Thuis: Tekenkabinet IX’

Tekenkabinet
Van der Brugghen
Plantage Middenlaan 9
1018 DA Amsterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

November 6 - 28, 2021

Solo exhibition ‘René Korten - Furious Balancing’

Opening Saturday November 6, 4 pm
Opening speeches bij Margo de Kock, director ECI, and Rick Vercauteren, director Museum van Bommel van Dam Venlo 2004-2016.
Also book launch (see below).

ECI cultuurfabriek
ECI 13
6041 MA Roermond (NL)


RECENTLY

November 20, 2021

About exhibition ‘René Korten - Furious Balancing’

Agenda tip in ZOUT op ZATERDAG, online magazine about art & culture.


RECENTLY

October 17 - November 14, 2021

Group exhibition ‘ART MATTERS 4’, online

Galerie Biesenbach
Brüsseler Straße
50674 Cologne, Germany (DE)


RECENTLY

October 30 - November 14, 2021

Duo exhibition ‘René Korten, Simon Oud - Meteorologische Oppervlakken’

Opening Saturday October 30, 3 pm.
Anniversary 50 years De Kijkdoos Bennekom.

Villa Erica
Ericapark 1
6721 GH Bennekom (NL)


Time Span 1, 2021

RECENTLY

September 1 - 26, 2021

Group exhibition ‘Tekenkabinet IX’

Tekenkabinet
Amstelpark 13
1083 HZ Amsterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

September 5, 2020 - August 8, 2021

Group exhibition ‘Van Gogh naar nu - aanwinsten’

Vincent van GoghHuis
Markt 26-27
4881 CN Zundert (NL)


RECENTLY

April 10 - July 4, 2021

Group exhibition

Bogert Gallery
Zeedijk - Het Zoute 732
B-8300 Knokke-Heist (BE)


RECENTLY

July 1-11, 2021

Group exhibition ‘Het Zoete Leven/How Sweet Life Is’

Vivian Ammerlaan, Angeniet Berkers, Van de Camp & Heesterbeek, Hans Defer, Daniek Dijkstra, Victoire Eouzan, Ronin de Goede, Dale Grant, Willem van den Hoed, Hella van 't Hof, Malin Jochumsen, Guus Koenraads, René Korten, Elfie Kristiana, Hilde Maassen, Vincent Mentzel, Ricardo O'Nascimento, Annabel Oosteweeghel, Benyamin Perry, Bregje Pontzen, Lana Prins, Florine van Rees, Janita Sassen, Remke Spijkers, Bram Tackenberg, Esmee van Zeeventer

Organized by Debsaysyes, curated by Hans Withoos

Huis van de Fotografie Rotterdam
Westersingel 101
3015 LD Rotterdam (NL)


RECENTLY

May 15 - June 5, 2021

Solo exhibition ‘Remembrance’, online

Gallery Viewer

Galerie Helder
Tasmanstraat 188
2518 VT Den Haag (NL)


RECENTLY

March 14 - 21, 2021

Exhibition ‘René Korten in Punch!’, online

Curated by Aquil Copier

Punch Exhibition Space


2017 Rene Korten Spirit Level 38 SQ.jpg

RECENTLY

January 30 - February 27, 2021

Group exhibition ‘TIME ZONES’, online

Shigeo Arikawa, Stephan van den Burg, David Engel, Philippe van Gele, René Korten, Ton Kraayeveld, Zaida Oenema, Elka Oudenampsen, Inez Smit, Tanja Smit, Cecilia Vissers, Henri Wagner, Marcel Wesdorp, Bas Wiegmink, Sigrid van Woudenberg

Galerie Helder
Tasmanstraat 188
2518 VT Den Haag (NL)


Speech, 120 x 140 cm, acrylic on multiplex

Nerve, 120 x 140 cm, acrylic, collage on masonite

RECENTLY

September 1, 2020 - February 14, 2021

Exhibition ‘UNTER GEWISSEN UMSTÄNDEN, Die Neuzugänge der IKOB-Sammlung’

Happy that the IKOB Museum in Eupen, Belgium, acquired two more works for the collection, they are on view in this exhibition, combined with a painting of mine that has been in the collection for some time.

IKOB Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst
Rotenberg 12b
4700 Eupen (BE)


SINCE RECENTLY

Since November 21, 2020

René Korten about his works in the IKOB collection

Video talk (in German) about my works in the collection of IKOB - Museum für Zeitgenössische in Eupen BE.


SINCE RECENTLY

Since November 24, 2020

Song and video 'Two Feet Under' by Frits

New song from the upcoming album by 'Frits', the band of which I am a member. I also made the video for the song.

Frits


SINCE RECENTLY

Since June 17, 2020

‘René Korten, the Making of Divide (Crown)’

Video of the realization of the painting 'Divide (Crown)', made in April-May 2020.

See video


RECENTLY

February 26-27-28, 2021

Art Route St. Anna, Tilburg

Organized by F-Art013

Capucijnenstraat 147A
5025 LD Tilburg (NL)


RECENTLY

November 19 - December 13, 2020

Project ‘Artist’s Call’

stay tuned / keep connected!

Museum Belvédère invited artists to create a work the size of a mobile phone. With the project, the museum wants to emphasize the beneficial significance of visual art in these uncertain times. The works are exhibited in the museum and offered for sale. My work sold quickly, as did that of many other participants.

Museum Belvédère
Oranje Nassaulaan 12
8448 MT Heerenveen (NL)


SINCE RECENTLY

Since October 25, 2020

René Korten, exhibition ‘Wipe Into The Now’

New video impression of solo exhibition 'René Korten - Wipe Into The Now' at Hilvaria Studio's, Hilvarenbeek NL, 2019.

See video


RECENTLY

October 23 - November 1, 2020

Benefit Auction

A benefit exhibition will be held via Catawiki from October 23 to November 1. Items donated by artists will be auctioned for the Van Gogh artist in residence project. From October 9 you can view the works on Catawiki, or you can visit the Van Gogh Room in the Vincent van GoghHuis to see the works in real life. You can bid with a Catawiki account from 23 October.

Catawiki
Vincent van GoghHuis
Markt 26-27
4881 CN Zundert (NL)


RECENTLY

September 25-27, 2020

Group exhibition ‘Zwischenräume’

Debsaysyes in Berlin
Curated by Cigdem Caglayan

Christiane Ainsley (FR), Vivian Ammerlaan (NL), Joan van Barneveld (NL), Karin Beyens (BE), Paul Corvers (NL), Hadassah Emmerich (BE), Toussaint Essers (NL), Karen Foss (GB), John Francis (FR), Madlen Herrström (FR), Hella van ’t Hof (NL), René Korten (NL), Elfie Kristiana (BE), Erwin van Krey (NL), Annika Lochtman (NL), George Meertens (NL), Ulla Pedersen (DK), Benyamin Perry (NL), Jan van der Ploeg (NL), Anne Roorda (NL), Steffen Schiemann (DE), Erica Scheper (NL), Aimée Terburg (NL), Chris Vanderschaeghe (BE), Witte Wartena (DE)

Rosalux, the Berlin-based art space
Wriezener Straße 12
13359 Berlin (DE)


RECENTLY

August 8 - 30, 2020

Group Exhibition 'Benefit for Brabant’.

Benefit exhibition for Brabant artists.

PARK-Platform for Visual Arts
Wilhelminapark 53
5041 ED Tilburg (NL)


RECENTLY

August 7- 23, 2020

Group exhibition ‘Grey / Gray (Matter)’

Curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones

Opening Friday August 7, 6-9 pm

Divisible Projects
1001 E 2nd Street, Building 100, 2nd Floor B-C Door
Dayton, Ohio (US)


RECENTLY

August 7 - 23, 2020

Summer Exhibition

Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1 -5 pm

Ruimte P60 Assen
Portugallaan 60
9403 DS Assen (NL)


RECENTLY

January 20 - July 31, 2020

Exhibition ‘René Korten & sculptors’

Galerie Art Forum - Antwerp Business Suites
Reyndersstraat 30
2000 Antwerpen (BE)


RECENTLY

June 12 - July 18, 2020

Group exhibition ‘IN & OUT’

Bas Lobik, Bas Wiegmink, Cecilia Vissers, Cian Yu Bai, David Engel, Elka Oudenampsen, Hans Lemmen, Hans van der Ham, Inez Smit, Marcel Wesdorp, René Korten, Shigeo Arikawa, Marena Seeling, Sigrid van Woudenberg, Stephan van den Burg, Ton Kraayeveld, Zaida Oenema

Galerie Helder
Tasmanstraat 188
2518 VT Den Haag (NL)


RECENTLY

July 12 - 26, 2020

Group exhibition ‘Absolute II’

Anne Berlit (DE), Arvid Boecker (DE), Artjom Chepovetskyy (DE), Deb Covel (GB), Elena Dombrovska (UKR), Doris Erbacher (DE), Katharina Fischborn (DE), Luc Hoekx (BE), Mitsuko Hoshino (DE), Horst Keining (DE), Michael de Kok (NL), René Korten (NL), George Meertens (NL), Serhiy Popov (UKR), Sue Ravitz (USA), Tiberiy Szilvashi (UKR), Werner Windisch (DE)

Curated by Arvid Boecker

Opening July 12 (Heidelberg Art Sunday)

Artspace Boeckercontemporary
Viktoriastraße 12
D-69126 Heidelberg (DE)


RECENTLY

March 20 - May 31, 2020

Group exhibition ‘Boven de Bank’

Curated by Lydia van Oosten, Henk Logman

Anne Forest, Annemarie Slobbe, Art van Triest, Bastiaan van Weelden, Carel Blotkamp, Carien Vugts, Cecilia Rebergen, Chantal Rens, Choi Wong, Dick van Berkum, Erik Pape, Florens Kool, Gert Derks, Guy Vording, Ineke Damen, Jan Lim, Jans Muskee, Jasper Hagenaar, Jhonie van Boeijen, Jochem van den Wijngaard, Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch, Jorn van Leeuwen, Julius Stibbe, Karel Leusink, Koen Schriever, Krijn Kroes, Lars van Wieren, Maaike Kramer, Maarten van Aken, Marena Seeling, Margo van Berkum, Marjolein Witte, Marthe Zink, Nathalie Duivenvoorden, Niek Hendrix, Olphaert den Otter, Reinout Velleman, René Eicke, René Korten, Robin Meyer, Roger Walschots, Roland Sohier, Sabine Liedtke, Sam Hersbach, Sander van Noort, Shirley Welten, Timothy Voges, Tom van Veen, Vincent Bijleveld, Vincent de Boer.

Due to the corona crisis, only visit by appointment, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 to 18:00. Make an appointment via this link.
The exhibition has been extended to Sunday May 31.

LOGMAN Galerie
Nobelstraat 16
3512 EN Utrecht (NL)


RECENTLY

February 22 - March 21, 2020

Group exhibition ‘Remembrance’

David Engel - René Korten - Bas Lobik

Artist talk on March 21 is canceled because of the coronavirus

Galerie Helder
Tasmanstraat 188
2518 VT Den Haag (NL)

See video


Installation view

RECENTLY

November 17, 2019 - January 19, 2020

René Korten, paintings - Rolf Mulder, objects

Galerie Art Forum
Napelsstraat 36
2000 Antwerpen (BE)


Works in progress

RECENTLY

November 2 - December 29, 2019

PARK Curators Artist-In-Residence November and exhibition in Van GoghGalerie December

Linda Arts, René Korten, Rob Moonen, Liza Voetman

Van GoghGalerie
Elisabethlaan 1a
4881 DA Zundert (NL)

See video
Read an interview on blog Witte Rook


RECENTLY

December 1-29, 2019

Winterkabinet

Tekenkabinet
Amstelpark 13
1083 HZ Amsterdam (NL)


And Skin #42, 2019, acrylic on paper

RECENTLY

September 13 - October 27, 2019

Group exhibition ‘Tekenkabinet Pop-Up IJburg’

Tekenkabinet
Pampuslaan 11
1083 HN Amsterdam (NL)


SINCE RECENTLY

September 4, 2019

‘Bon In De Kunsten #19 - René Korten’

Podcast by Pieter Bon, talking to artists living in Tilburg NL (in Dutch).

link to Spotify
or Omroep Tilburg


SINCE RECENTLY

July 2019

Program Booklet 2019-2020

Featured in the season program booklet of MATZER Theatre Productions, ‘s-Hertogenbosch NL.

MATZER Theaterproducties


RECENTLY

June 23 - October 6, 2019

Solo exhibition ‘René Korten - Wipe Into The Now’
paintings and works on paper

Zondagkunst 1 (opening, concert): Sunday June 23
Zondagkunst 2 (interview and video program): Sunday August 25
Zondagkunst 3 (finissage, concert): Sunday October 6
and to visit by appointment

Hilvaria Studio’s
Goirlesedijk 12 b
5081 ND Hilvarenbeek (NL)


RECENTLY

August 22, 2019

Review in Brabants Dagblad

Newspaper review about my exhibition ‘Wipe Into The Now’ in Hilvaria Studio’s, Hilvarenbeek (NL)


RECENTLY

August 25, 2019

René Korten, Zondaggast
Stories, music, videos about my life and work, in the exhibition ‘Wipe Into The Now’.
Interviewed by curator Tineke Schuurmans.

Sunday, August 25
Hilvaria Studio’s open from 11 am to 8 pm
Start program at 2 pm, running until 4 pm

See full video report

Hilvaria Studio’s
Goirlesedijk 12 b
5081 ND Hilvarenbeek (NL)


Spirit Level 54, 2018, acrylic on mdf

RECENTLY

June 28 - August 18, 2019

Group exhibition ‘Breathe’

Curated by Arvid Boecker

Richard van der Aa (F), Matthew Allen (NL), Hernan Ardila (S), Steven Baris (USA), Anne Berlit (D), Louise Blyton (AUS), Terri Brooks (AUS), Artjom Chepovetskyy (D), Vincent Como (USA), Deb Covell (UK), Christoph Dahlhausen (D), Robert Dunne (I), Iemke van Dijk (NL), Kevin Finklea (USA), Kenichi Fujiwara (J), Matthew Neil Gehring (USA), Stefan Gross (NL), Billy Gruner (AUS), Luc Hoekx (B), Mitsuko Hoshino (D), Jürgen Jansen (D), Kyle Jenkins (AUS), Jeffrey Cortland Jones (USA), Sarah Keighery (AUS), Horst Keining (D), Jürgen Knubben (D), Michael de Kok (NL), René Korten (NL), Emma Langridge (AUS), Mary Bucci McCoy (USA), George Meertens (NL), Ivan De Menis (I), Monika Radhoff-Troll (D), Lisa Sharp (AUS), Stan Van Steendam (B), Nicolas Szymanski (USA), John Tallman (USA), Jan Taylor (USA), David Weir (AUS), Werner Windisch (D), Douglas Witmer (USA)

Museum St. Wendel
Wilhelmstraße 11
66606 St. Wendel (DE)


RECENTLY

June 1 - July 7, 2019

Group exhibition ‘Homerun#1, De Natuur’

Akmar, Jasper van Aarle, Michiel van Bakel, Danielle van Broekhoven, Tessa Chaplin, Paul Corvers, Mels Dees, Gerard van den Dobbelsteen, Mandy van den Elzen, Anjes Gesink, Fred Geven, Noortje Haegens, Jenny Ymker, Bas Ketelaars, Jenetta de Konink, René Korten, Fang Mij, Marc Mulders, Kathelijne Roosen, Ies Schüte, Debbie Schoone, Shirley Welten, Helene de Winter

Willem Twee kunstruimte
Boschdijkstraat 100
5211 VK ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)


RECENTLY

July 7, 2019

Debsaysyes STart pARTy

Debsaysyes

Anne Roorda - Erica Scheper - Barry Camps - Bram Braam - Jeroen Elsen - Karen Foss - Hella van 't Hof -  Steffen Schiemann - Guus Koenraads - Roger Walschots - Ton Boelhouwer - René Korten - Erwin van Krey - Witte Wartena - Sylvain Levier - Rik Smits - Lars Weller - Chris Vanderschaeghe - André Geertse - Benyamin Perry - George Meertens - Hugo Tieleman - Karin Beyens - Madlen Herrstrom

KRUISRUIMTE
Generaal Bothastraat 7E
5642 NJ Eindhoven (NL)


RECENTLY

May 5 - June 30, 2019

Zomerkabinet

Tekenkabinet
Amstelpark 13
1083 HZ Amsterdam (NL)


Installation view

RECENTLY

April 20 - May 19, 2019

Duo Exhibition 'René Korten, paintings - Ton Kalle, sculptures'

Schlessart
Voert 18 A
1861 PE Bergen NH (NL)

See video


RECENTLY

May 10, 2019

Big Dutch Art Calendar 2019

Featured in the national Art Calendar 'Grote Nederlandse Kunst Kalender 2019'. My contribution is visible on May 10, 2019

Trichis Publishing


RECENTLY

December 1 - 22, 2018

Group exhibition ‘Wintershow 2018’

René van den Bos, Piet Dieleman, Cor van Dijk, Paul Gees, Ingrid van der Hoeven, Jus Juchtmans, Ditty Ketting, René Korten, Mark Kramer, P.B. van Rossem, Clary Stolte, Mary A. Waters

Galerie van den Berge
Albert Joachimikade 5
4461 BG Goes (NL)


Installation view

RECENTLY

October 20 - November 24, 2018

René Korten - ‘Moon Down Here’ - new paintings
Mark Kramer - Installation and recent works

Galerie van den Berge
Albert Joachimikade 5
4461 BG Goes (NL)

See video


article PZC

RECENTLY

November 3, 2018

Article in PZC

Article about exhibition René Korten - Mark Kramer in Galerie van den Berge, Goes (NL)


Hope Road #12, 2011, 45 x 60 cm, acrylic on mdf

RECENTLY

September 8 - October 21, 2018

Group Exhibition 'van Bommel van Dam ontmoet…'

Museum van Bommel van Dam Temporary
Nieuwstraat 40-42
5911 JV Venlo (NL)


Hochwasser 4, 2015, 32 x 40 cm, acrylic on mdf

RECENTLY

September 14 - October 14, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Join the Reunion'

10th anniversary exhibition

Kunstpodium T
Noordstraat 105
5038 EH Tilburg (NL)


SINCE RECENTLY

Gallery representation

Happy and proud to announce my collaboration with Feral Eye Art Gallery in Liestal, Switzerland.

Feral Eye Art Gallery
4410 Liestal (CH)         


SINCE RECENTLY

New Art Foundation

Participation in Debsaysyes, a new art foundation, with big artists and small works with small prices, for the true art lover.

Debsaysyes   


Cross Your DNA With Something Reptile, 2017, 140 x 120 cm, acrylic on masonite

RECENTLY

July 11, 2018

Acquired

Happy that 'Cross Your DNA With Something Reptile' has been purchased by the  NN Group art collection Nationale-Nederlanden.


RECENTLY

May 29 - September 2, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Imago Mundi, Join the Dots'

Salone degli Incanti, Ex Pescheria
Riva Nazario Sauri 1
34123 Trieste (IT) 


Installation view

RECENTLY

May 20 - June 24, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Passing Through'

Paul Corvers, René Korten, Gabriëlle van de Laak, Rudy Lanjouw, Margriet Luyten

Kunstruimte KuuB
Pieterstraat 3
3512 JT Utrecht (NL)


RECENTLY

April 11 - June 3, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Black Box - Boeckercontemporary'

Organized by Arvid Boecker

250 artists from Germany, Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, UK, México, USA, Ireland, Israel, Maroc, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Thailand, Finland, Turkey

Saarländisches Künstlerhaus
Karlstraße 1
66111 Saarbrücken (DE)


KunstRAI installation view

RECENTLY

April 4 - 8, 2018

KunstRAI Solo Booth

with Appels Gallery, Amsterdam

KunstRAI
Amsterdam RAI, Amstelhal (Hal 7)
entrance Wielingenstraat, 1078 KK Amsterdam (NL)


installation view

RECENTLY

March 23 - April 22, 2018

Solo Exhibition 'Cross Your DNA With Something Reptile'

Appels Gallery
Brouwersgracht 151
1015 GG Amsterdam (NL)


SINCE RECENTLY

April 20, 2018

Contribution to blog 'Bookshelves'

A blog by Mark Kramer about the love for books and the joy of collecting them (in Dutch).

link

http://markkramer.nl/bookshelves-132-rene-korten/


René Korten, SWOP 211

RECENTLY

February 21 - April 20, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Exhibition Overview'

Rogier Roeters , Paul van Rijswijk, Teun Welten, Stijn Kriele, René Korten, Jeroen Duijf, Evelyne Hendrikx, Gijsje Heemskerk, Robbert Pauwels, Bernice Nauta, Emma van Noort

Galerie Arti Capelli
In den Boerenmouw 19
5211 NG 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)


Installation view

RECENTLY

March 10 -25, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Land In Zicht'

Marije Bouman (NL), Chantal Chapelle (B), Roel Goussey (B), Toshiya Kobayashi (JP), René Korten (NL), Christiaan Kuitwaard (NL), Piet Moerman (B), Imke Plattel (NL), Jan Radersma (NL), Dominiq Vd wall (B)

Curated by Sjoerd Osinga

Kunstprojecten
Atelier Perignem
Stationsstraat 26
8730 Beernem (BE)


Installation view

RECENTLY

January 28 - March 11, 2018

Group Exhibition '139 X NOTHING BUT GOOD'

Based on the blog Nothing But Good. As many as 139 artists of the blog from all over the world show a small work on paper.

PARK-Platform for Visual Arts
Wilhelminapark 53
5041 ED Tilburg (NL)


RECENTLY

February 9 - March 9, 2018

Group Exhibition 'Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v2'

Art Academy of Cincinnati
Convergys Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio (US)


Medusa, 2014, 97 x 120 cm, acrylic on mdf

RECENTLY

December 6, 2017

Acquired

Happy that 'Medusa' has been purchased by the  Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay,  San Francisco, California US for their collection.


RECENTLY

November 12 - December 23, 2017

Duo Exhibition 'René Korten - Jasper van Aarle'

Opening reception Sunday November 12, 4 pm

Galerie Arti Capelli
In den Boerenmouw 19
5211 NG 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)


RECENTLY

July 6 - October 22, 2017

Group Exhibition 'Black Box - Boeckercontemporary'

Organized by Arvid Boecker

250 artists from Germany, Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, UK, México, USA, Ireland, Israel, Maroc, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Thailand, Finland, Turkey

Faux Mouvement
Centre d'art contemporain
Metz (FR)


SINCE RECENTLY

From July 6, 2017

Project 168H

Curator Eef Schoolmeesters invites a number of artists to join her in the project '168H'.  She asks the participants to look differently at their usual way of working for one week, 168 hours. All actions, all traces are documented. The workweek takes place from January 23 through Sunday January 29 2017, the results are now presented on a website-page. 

http://www.eefschoolmeesters.nl/168h


SINCE RECENTLY

From April 28, 2017

Project 'Imago Mundi': publication and exhibitions

Global project 'Imago Mundi' of Luciano Benetton World Art Collection in Italy. 140 artists from the Netherlands created a small work of art, size 12 x 10 cm. The book 'Gezelligheid, Contemporary Artists from the Netherlands' is now presented, the works are exhibited at the Benetton Foundation in Treviso, Italy, and later make a world tour.

www.imagomundiart.com


RECENTLY

April 29 - September 24, 2017

Exhibition 'Still Life, 102 vases by 99 artists'

A project by Frank van der Linden

KunstFort Asperen
Langendijk 60
4151 BR Acquoy (NL)


Installation view

RECENTLY

June 17 - September 3, 2017

Group Exhibition 'Landshapes - Dutch and British landscape paintings'

Curated by Siobhan Wall

Janine Baldwin, Hans Boer, Danielle van Broekhoven, Jo Brown, Elaine Cunningham, Joris Geurts, René Korten, Keith Salmon, Siobhan Wall, Olive Winter, Ronald Zuurmond.

Dean Clough
Crossley Gallery
Halifax HX3 5AX (UK)


Installation view

RECENTLY

May 21 - June 18, 2017

Solo Exhibition 'René Korten - Spirit Level'

Nathalia Tsala Gallery
St-Martensstraat 12
B-9600 Ronse (BE)

See video


RECENTLY

March 26 - May 7, 2017

Duo Exhibition 'René Korten - Yumiko Yoneda'

Galerie Agnes Raben
Nieuwstad 20
7251 AH Vorden (NL)


On view in Museum van Bommel van Dam

RECENTLY

October 14, 2016 - March 26, 2017

Exhibition 'Nothing, if not beautiful'

A 'best of' from the collection in the context of the 45th anniversary of Museum van Bommel van Dam. Curated by Rick Vercauteren.

Museum van Bommel van Dam
Deken van Oppensingel 6
5911 AD Venlo (NL)


RECENTLY

February 22, 2017

Art Calendar

I am included in the Art Calendar 'Grote Brabantse Kunstkalender 2017', my contribution is shown today, February 22, 2017. 

Trichis Publishing


RECENTLY

February 21, 2017

Selected for Kunst van de Dag, Art of the Day

Loek Grootjans, website Galeries.nl


RECENTLY

February 13, 2017

Interview 'Passie Pensioneert Nooit'

Interview for the website 'Passie Pensioneert Nooit' (Passion Never Retires), about inspirations and passion for the work (only in Dutch).

https://passiepensioneertnooit2016.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/passie-pensioneert-nooit-voor-rene-korten/


'Ditch', 2016, acrylic on panel, 23,5 x 29 cm

RECENTLY

September 23 - October 30, 2016

Group Exhibition 'Vrij naar Jan Mankes'

About 130 artists create a work inspired by 'Slootje met overhangende dopheide' by Jan Mankes, a painting that was acquired by the museum last year. All the works are now sold by auction, for the benefit of the museum. The auction ran until October 30, my work was sold and has a new owner.

Museum Belvédère
Oranje Nassaulaan 12
8448 MT Heerenveen (NL)


Installation view Boeckercontemporary

RECENTLY

October 15 - 30, 2016

Group Exhibition 'Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v2'

Opening reception Saturday October 15

Boeckercontemporary
Viktoriastraße 12
69126 Heidelberg (DE)


Hope Road 26, collection Museum Belvédère

Hope Road 21, collection Museum Belvédère

SINCE RECENTLY

September 2, 2016

Acquired by the museum

Happy to be included now in the collection of Museum Belvédère with two paintings.

Museum Belvédère
Oranje Nassaulaan 12
8448 MT Heerenveen (NL)


Installation view

RECENTLY

July 8 - October 9, 2016

Exhibition 'Gastexposanten' 

The exhibition in the west wing of Museum Belvédère is a combination of works from the collection and works from guest exhibitors René Korten, José op ten Berg and Jan Scheerhoorn.

Museum Belvédère
Oranje Nassaulaan 12
8448 MT Heerenveen (NL)


Installation view

RECENTLY

September 4 - 25, 2016

Solo Exhibition 'René Korten - Kissing The Tar'

Opening reception Sunday September 4, 4 pm

Ruimte P60 Assen
Portugallaan 60
9403 DS Assen (NL)

See video