Melchior Jaspers Contemporary Art & Design is an Amsterdam-based organization that works with international artists and clients. We are trained in connecting different cultures and for us energy and working together is leading.
We are specialised in organizing and curating institutional exhibitions and site-specific major public artworks.
We curate and organize art & design exhibitions, advise the Dutch State Architect and guide artists and clients.
We have experience in working with young and renowned artists, designers, public museums, cultural funds, galleries, governments, civil services and other organisations.
Senior Art Advisor of Dutch State Architect
Organizing, curating and guiding several public art commission projects. At the moment working on projects with Anne de Vries, Kasper Bosmans, Martino Gamper, Bertjan Pot, Francis Upritchard, Rineke Dijkstra, Yngve Holen, Ryo Kinoshita, Sara Ramo, Agata Ingarden, John McAllister among others. Working in collaboration with the Senate, House of Representatives, Council of State, various courts, government ministries and other organizations.
Curator of Exhibitions
Exhibitions for W139, Amsterdam, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam, Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen, Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, Vijfhuizen, Kunstinstituut Melly (Former Witte de With), Rotterdam, Galerie Tobias Naehring, Leipzig & Berlin, Nest, Den Haag, Cobra Museum, Amstelveen, Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi/Bangalore.
Artists we’ve worked with, among others: Thomas Hirschhorn, Meshac Gaba, Gayatri Subramanian, Aernout Mik, Jonathan Castro Alejos, Eulàlia Garcia Valls, Charles & Ray Eames, Ad de Jong, Job Koelewijn, Marijn van Kreij, Dan Zhu, Folkert de Jong, Wim T. Schippers, Agata Ingarden, Carel Visser, Anne Fellner, Sarah Ksieska, Zofia Palucha, Sophie Schmidt, Axel Linderholm, Gijs Frieling, Philipp Kremer, Kate Bicat, Polina Kanis, Heidi Howard, Oliver Laric, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Andy Holden, Tim Mathijsen, Bill Viola.
Writer
Guiding artists, art institutions and museums in writing grant applications and other forms of subsidy applications. Besides writing catalog and exhibition texts.