In addition to all-time favourites like van Rysselberghe’s Portrait de Laure Flé (1898), Picasso’s Paysage de Cannes au crepuscule (1960) and de Chirico’s Piazza d’Italia (1970), the presentation will also feature a wealth of new acquisitions from the past four years, on show for the very first time at the museum. An exciting programme of events and activities also accompanies the exhibition.
Gallery Ron Mandos displayed a selection of works from the Squares series next to photographs by Hans van Manen.
With objects from art, design, fashion and natural science, Flowers Forever offers a fascinating, elaborately staged tour through the cultural history of flowers from antiquity to the present day.
Im Wald, Auf dem See, 2020 displayed at "Inside the Outside – Pioneers in Lens-Based Media" exhibition in CODA Museum, Apeldoorn.
Musée national d'histoire et d'art organises a duo show with Erwin Olaf and Hans op de Beeck.
Gallery Ron Mandos displayed a selection of works from the Dance in Close-Up: Hans van Manen seen by Erwin Olaf series.
A small flashback to the exhibition held in the gallery last summer.
Erwin Olaf's series Grief 2007 on the display at Houk Gallery booth.
Ron Mandos Gallery will present to you Erwin Olaf's Im Wald, 2020 series this year.
Erwin Olaf is invited to create a special artwork for Mauritshuis, to celebrate their 200 year anniversary. The work will be on display in the group show titled FLASH│BACK.
Le Delta, House of Culture in Namur, Belgium, shows the entire series April Fool, including the three channel video installation, in their group show The Circus We Are.
Erwin Olaf's works Tamed & Anger (2015) and Rouge (2004) are shown alongside works by Elodie Antoine, Francesca Casu, Klaus Verscheure and many others in the "political, punk and radical" exhibition FUCK YOU! in Kunstenhuis Harelbeke. On display from 10 October until 14 November.
April Fool (2020) is selected for the Daegu Photo Biennale, in Daegu, South Korea. Theme of this edition is 'Missing Agenda', referring to the cancelled appointments due to covid-19.
Explore the work of top photographers and up-and-coming talent from Belgium and Beyond at the 2nd AntwerpPhoto Festival. This summer visitors can take in exhibitions by Jummy Kets, Erwin Olaf, Steve McCurry, Iconobelge III, the Prix Carmingnac and the graduation projects of St-Lucas Antwerp.
In the group show 'True Fiction' Erwin Olaf's works are shown alongside works by James Casebere, Bruce Charlesworth, Eileen Cowin and many more.
In the group show 'Futuro' Erwin Olaf's works are shown alongside works by Boccioni, Depero, Fontana and many more.
In the group show 'What will the neighbours say' Erwin Olaf's 'Pearls' is shown alongside works by Cornelie Tollens and Diana Arbus.
Desirée from series Blacks will be shown in a group show in Galleria d'Italia Vicenza called "Futuro. Arte e società dagli anni Sessanta a domani" (Future. Art and society from the sixties to tomorrow"), Italy, curated by Luca Beatrice and Walter Guadagnini. New dates: on display from 3 October until 7 February 2021.
The group exhibition Object Love travels to Germany, and can be seen with the German title 'Liebes Ding' in Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen. On display from 26 January until 26 April 2020.
On display in Paris will be Erwin Olaf's portrait of Marie-Antoinette, from series 'Royal Blood', in an exhibition focussing on the representations of the former queen of France. Exhibition runs from 6 October 2019 until 26 January 2020.
Danysz Gallery curated an exhibition entitled 'Story Smuggler', with works from Erwin Olaf and Maleonn. On display until 31 October.
Erwin Olaf's film 'Life – For Mom' will be shown during the fourth edition of Photo Brussels Festival, in Hangar Art Centre. From 15 November until 21 December 2019.
The Cairns Art Gallery hosts a group show with works by Erwin Olaf and Hendrik Kerstens.
'Chanel', from series 'Fashion Victims' (2000) is shown in a group show entitled 'Object Love', an exhibition questioning the intimate relations between humans and things.
The beautiful travelling exhibition 'Vogue Like A Painting' has hit Copenhagen. For this occassion the exhibition is enriched with another portrait of Erwin Olaf from the same series.
Museum Jan Cunen shows Erwin Olaf's portraits of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in their group show ' Vrouwen van Oranje - Portretten van vijf koninginnen (Women of Orange - Portraits of five queens)'. Besides the portraits Erwin Olaf made in 2011 his most recent portrait, made in 2017, is also on display.
Erwin Olaf's 'Berlin, Freimaurer Loge Dahlem - 22nd of April, 2012' features in an exhibition curated by Paco Barragán and Petra Lossen at Gallery Art and Business, Zurich. Also included in this exhibition are works from, amongst others, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Santiago Sierra, and Josie McCoy.
Villa Rot organises a group show entitled 'Helle Kindheid / Dunkle Kindheid', with two works by Erwin Olaf from his series 'Berlin' (2012).
The group exhibition 'Encounters' at the Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie in Zurich brought together a number of photographic positions that explore the issues of lust, intimacy, fantasy und body. Work was shown from artists like Nan Goldin, Larry Clark, Andres Serrano, Saul Leiter and Erwin Olaf.
"Erwin Olaf honours Rodin with these series of photographs, Made especially for Groninger Museum. The poses are inspired by iconic sculptures of the artist, but are not literal quotations. The softness of the light and the details of the setting refer to his work."
The magnificent exhibition 'Vogue - Like A Painting', with works by Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker and Erwin Olaf among many others, is travelling. Next stop: Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul Arts Center.
A group exhibition at the K11 Art Foundation focused on women's independence, with artists including Erwin Olaf, Ekaterina Anokhina and Anastasia Potemkina. Curated by Magda Danysz.
A group exhibition at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio focussed on narrative photography, including the series 'Grief', 'Rain', 'Dawn' and 'Berlin.
From 28 May to 4 September 2016 C/O Berlin Foundation shows photographs from the Susanne von Meiss Collection in a group show entitled 'Allure [Fr. style, elegance]', with 'Berlin, Porträt 05 - 9th of July, 2012' from series 'Berlin'.
The exhibition Renewed Past in CODA Museum showed how themes, visual language and techniques from the past play a new, relevant role in contemporary art.
A group exhibition at EMMA in Espoo including the series 'Berlin'.
Works by Erwin Olaf from series 'Berlin' and 'Chessmen' are selected for a group show in the magnificent Gaasbeek Castle in Belgium, for which Erwin Olaf did a project in 2012, Les Derniers Hosneurs Rendus Aux Infortunes Illustrisismes Comtes D'Egmont Et De Horne. On display from 27 March to 26 June 2016
In a group exhibition entitled 'Böse Clowns_reloaded' ('Evil Clowns_reloaded)', Kunstpalais Erlangen will show a selection of six photographs from series 'Paradise The Portraits'.
A group exhibition at the Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle with artists including Erwin Olaf, Koos Breukel, Marlene Dumas, and Anton Corbijn.
Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier will show Erwin Olaf's 'Poppaea, † 65 AD' from series 'Royal Blood', in their group show titled 'Lust and Crime. Nero - The Myth'.
13 May - 16 October 2016
A group show at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in 2016.
Museum Kranenburg shows the installation 'Waiting, Shenzhen', in a group show curated by the late writer Joost Zwagerman, titled 'Silence Out Loud'. On display from 15 December until 12 June.
A group exhibition at the Whangarei Art Museum including the series 'Keyhole'.
During the summer of 2015 Historische Huizen Gent (Historical Houses Gent, a foundation that looks after 7 historical buildings in the city of Gent) devoted itself completely to photography. During this period they have shown works from series 'Keyhole' in one of these special buidlings.
12 June till 30 August 2015
The Ben Maltz Gallery at the Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, showed 'The Mother' from series 'Dusk' in a group show entitled 'Dusk to Dusk: Unsettled, Unraveled, Unreal'. Among the represented artists were Louise Bourgeois, Edward Burtynsky, Salvador Dalí and Gilbert & George.
11 April till 26 July 2015
A group exhibition at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza focussed on sixty photographs inspired by painting from the Vogue archive with artists including Erwin Olaf, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker and Mario Sorrenti.
A group exhibition at Fondation Francès focussing on Erwin Olaf's use of light in his work alongside works from their collection by artists including James Casebere, Desiree Dolron, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Samuel Rousseau and Aaron Young.
A group exhibition at MUDAM in Luxembourg during the European Month of Photography, travelling to Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, in Luxembourg.
A group exhibition at the Castle D'Ursel featuring Erwin Olaf's 'Marie-Antoinette, † 1792' from the series 'Royal Blood'.
A group exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau during the European Month of Photography in Berlin, featuring all the carbon prints from the series 'Berlin'.
MUSA in Vienna also showed works from Erwin Olaf during their participation with the European Month of Photography, in the exhbition 'Memory Lab: Photography Challenges History'.
28 October 2014 - 21 March 2015
Erwin Olaf's series 'Separation' will feature in the group exhibition 'Nirvana', in Musée de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains (MUDAC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Keep an eye on the website for more information.
29 October 2014 - 19 April 2015
The carbon prints from series 'Berlin' are all on display until 2016 in the exhibition Entrepreneur 4.0 Award 2014 'Portraying Visions'.
A group exhibition at the Amsterdam City Archives featuring the series 'Joods'.
Museum Het Valkhof organised a large photography exhibition with Dutch artists. Focus of this show is photography in which the photographer had a preconceived plan from an artistic concept.
15 June - 27 October 2013
Together with works from artists Edith Amutuanai and Claire Harris Gallery Enjoy shows a selection of photographs from 'Keyhole' and the two movies from the homonymous series.
28 August - 21 September 2013
A group exhibition at the Nederlands Fotomuseum focussing on the colour white, with works from the series 'Paradise'. With artists including Guy Bourdin, Anton Corbijn, and Marlene Dumas.
A group show in Paris, together with artists like Hubert Marecaille and Nicolas Provoost, in Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles.
24 April - 3 June 2013
Neue Galerie Gladbeck hosted a group show entitled 'WON OCEAN' with work by Erwin Olaf, Ruud van Empel, Desiree Dolron, Pascal Dombis and Carla Gannis amonst others.
16 November 2012 - 11 January 2013
Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden, The Netherlands, shows Erwin Olaf in a group exhibition, centered around the special collections of the University of Leiden. See the website of De Lakenhal for more details (Dutch only).
March 9 - June 30, 2013
Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden showed Erwin Olaf's 'Pearls' and a portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, in a group show centered around the pearl in a cross border experience called 'PEARLS in the arts, nature & dance' (Dutch only).
September 16, 2012 - January 13, 2013
A group exhibition at GuatePhoto Photography Festival 2012.
A group exhibition at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art featuring the series 'Royal Blood' and 'Blacks'.
During the European Month Of Photography in Berlin gallery Wagner + Partner hosted the group show entitled 'I Am Not Interested In Reality´, in which Erwin Olaf's installation 'The Keyhole' was shown.
November 2 - 30, 2012
A group exhibition at the OCT Art & Design Gallery.
A group exhibition at Künstlerhaus focusing on urbanism and the creativity of different city's youth cultures.
A group show in Castrvm Peregrini about the limits of liberty. Indepent curator Paco Barragán shows how worldrenowed artists define their own artistic limits through taboo-breaking work.
ISELP (French only), short for 'institut supérieur pour l'étude du langage plastique' or 'higher institute for visual language' in Brussels, hosted a group show containing work by Erwin Olaf. The exhibition focused on the knife, different international artists revealed its symbolism.
May 3rd - July 17th
A group exhibition at BIP 2012, the 8th international biennial of photography and visual arts.
From 12 November 2011 till 25 March 2012
A group exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien focussed on the rejection of traditional ideas of fashion and beauty with artists including Erwin Olaf, Tracey Baran, Jeff Bark, Viane Sassen and Bruce Weber.
Erwin Olaf is part of the inaugural exhibition of Ramin Salsali's private collection, shown in Dubai in the new Salsali Private Museum.
For more information visite the SPM website
from 14 November 2011 till 23 February 2012
Exhibition where 'Rouge' and 'Le Dernier Cri' are being shown in Beijing with among others Marina Abramovic, Arno Coenen and Wang Luming.
"Di +1997" from the Royal Blood Series by Erwin Olaf will be included in this show
Other artists ao are Jake and Dinos Chapman, Nick Cave and Nan Goldin
October 2011 till February 2012
A group exhibition at the Museum De Lakenhal featuring new works made for and commissioned by the museum and the University of Leiden.
A group exhibition at Kunsthalle Darmstadt.
From July 1st 2011 till July 31st 2011
A group exhibition at the Annenberg Space for Photography.
A group exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam.
A group exhibition at Gallerie Rudolfinum featuring works from the series 'Fashion Victims', 'Royal Blood', and 'New York Times, Couture'.
A group exhibition at the DeLaMar Theater featuring a newly commission series made especially for permanent display at the theatre, alongside works by other photographers.
A group exhibition at MOCCA.
Transplant, August 14th - September 30th 2010
Carbon 12 Dubai showed the series Dusk & Dawn in their group show.
A group exhibition at CCCB.
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A group exhibition at CGA.
A group exhibition at Kunsthalle Winterthur.
A group exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York organised together with FOAM Amsterdam and guest curated by Kathy Ryan, Photo Editor of The New York Times Magazine.
A group exhibition at MOCA.
A group exhibition at the Palazzo Mediceo.
A group exhibition at the Zurich Museum for Design.
A group exhibition at The Kinsey Institute Gallery.
A group exhibition at Chelsea Art Museum.
A group exhibition at Artium.
A group exhibition at Salamanca Arts Centre.
A group exhibition at the Museum of New Art.
A group exhibition at the Cultural Centre Es Pantagruélico.
A group exhibition at Mostra Internazionale D’arte Contemporánea.
A group exhibition at the Bienal de Valencia.
A group exhibition at the Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe.
A group exhibition at the Groninger Museum.
A group exhibition atThe Photographers' Gallery.
