BIOGRAPHY

GERALD VAN DER KAAP a.k.a 00-KAAP

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1978-80 Studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten St. Joost, Breda
1980-86 Editor and publisher of the magazine Zien
1987-88 Executive producer of the weekly TV programme Rabotnik TV, Amsterdam
1989 Editor and publisher of the magazine Blind
1992 ToHo project at Canon´s Artlab (Artlab 2), Tokyo
1992-02 Teaching new media at the Graphic Design Dept. of the Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
1993 Produced and created the interactive CD-Rom BlindRom v.0.9
1993-10 VJ at clubs and events <!-- see: www.geraldvanderkaap.com/vj-info for a chronology-->
1994-00 Working on several commissioned art projects in public space
2000-02 State of Bliss - monthly clubnight with DJ's Dimitri and 100% Isis
2004-10 resident VJ at RaUW - monthly clubnight with DJ Joost van Bellen and int. guests

stipendia, awards

2007 Singer Prize 2007 for his oeuvre
2003 Best Book Design 2002 for Passing the Information
1997 Best Book Design 1996 for 20th Century Body by Arjen Mulder
1997 Nomination Dutch Design Prize, Rotterdam for Wherever you are on this planet
1997 Best Book Design 1996 for Wherever you are on this planet
1996 Capi-Lux Alblas Award 1996 for his oeuvre
1995 Multimedia-Prize at the Berlin VideoFest´95 for BlindRom v.0.9
1993 Transdisco Dancesexual Award, Club RoXY, Amsterdam
1992 Best Book Design 1991 for Hover Hover - A manual
1991 Nomination European Photography Award 1991, Göttingen
1990 De Lage Landen Prize, KunstRAI Amsterdam
1983 Rotterdam Art Award
1982-84 Stipend Rotterdam Art Foundation, Rotterdam

public artworks (a selection) <!-- see: www.geraldvanderkaap.com/projects -->

2010 Hier begunt stad. Six billboards along the A7 highway. Urban expansion: Groningen: Westpoort (NL).
2009 New Vet. A 20-minute film trailer and installation at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at University of Utrecht (NL)
2008- Automatic VJ (Update). Music venue 013, Tilburg**) <!-- yearly updates-->
2008 Moi Non. 16 x 60 m print on the exterior wall of AP2, future housing of FRAC Nord - Pas de Calais, Dunkerque (F)
2007 Vet. Masterclass to design a permanent artwork at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at University of Utrecht (NL)
2005 Mandy, 5 x 10 m print installed on the side façade of the Castellum Theatre in Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
2004 Laudes Fumi Et Pulveris. 4 x 72 m print mounted on the façade of a paper recycling factory in Zaandam (NL)
2004 Falga. 20 portraits of children living in Falga, the most deprived area of Den Helder
2000-present Bredero 5 x 11 m. print mounted to the exterior wall of Bredero College, Amsterdam <!-- ongoing project --> Architects: Bjarne Mastenbroek/ Dick van Gameren.
2000 Yawning Girl. 12 x 19 m. print mounted to the exterior wall of De Meerse Theatre, Hoofddorp <!-- 5 year project -->
1998 Automatic VJ Machine. Computer software generating video sequences from a database of clips. The sequences are then projected onto a screen built in the facade of music venue 013, Tilburg**) Architect: Mels Crouwel.
1995-99 Poetry Emission Program. Mediagate showing poetry calculated in real-time from data provided by Twence waste incineration, Hengelo (NL)**). Architect: Maurice Nio.
1997 The Third Elevator. Big lightbox at the entrance of Erasmus MC, Rotterdam**)
1997-98 Smoking Lounge. Smoking/ videolounge at the entrance of the Villa VPRO, Hilversum. Architects: MVRDV.
1996 Amsterdam 2.0. Projectbureau that formulated an outlook for Amsterdam as a city in 2010
1994 Jail. Stills from escape movies at penitentiary De Torentijd, Middelburg**)

**) permanent installations

solo exhibitions & events (a selection)

group exhibitions, screenings (a selection since 1991)

vinyl, tape, cd, cd-rom, internet, dvd, etc (a selection)

catalogues & publications (a selection)

For a complete reference until 1996: Eva Echternach: Exit B. In: Gerald Van Der Kaap: Wherever you are on this planet. 1001 Publishers (Amsterdam), 1996, pp. II-XXXI

Maintained by Lynn Bruno. Last updated 23 June 2011. 12:44:01 +01:00