EPITAPHES INSOLITES Location: De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Part of art project: Wortels in de Oude Kerk – It’s OK… commoning uncertainties Date: July 15 – August 6, 2023 NL Veel grafstenen in de OudeRead more…
THE DOGMATIX SYNDROME BRUTUS, ROTTERDAM, 2023
THE DOGMATIX SYNDROME Location: BRUTUS, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Groupexhibition: Through Bone and Marrow (curated by Maarten Spruyt) Date: April 2 – June 25, 2023 With the generous support of: Dienst Stadsbeheer Rotterdam NL AlsRead more…
PEREGRINI INSULANI BUITENPLAATS BRIENENOORD, ROTTERDAM, 2022
PEREGRINI INSULANI vreemde eilandbewoners / island strangers Location: Buitenplaats Brienenoord, Eiland van Brienenoord, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Workperiod: September, 2022 – March, 2023 Presentation: November 27, 2022 NL Het eiland van Brienenoord is een kleinRead more…
LET’S STICK TOGETHER 171PROJECT.SPACE, ARNHEM, 2022
LET’S STICK TOGETHER Natureobject #19 #20 #21 #22 Solo exhibition: Let’s stick together (Window Talk 8) Location: 171project.space, Kleine Oord 171, Arnhem, the Netherlands Webpage: www.171 project.space Date: June – September, 2022 Photography: Joost van Ophem Read more…
RESET / BLUE STICHTING B.A.D, ROTTERDAM, 2021
RESET / blue Location: Stichting B.a.d – 9 showcases, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Date: December 18, 2020 – March 7, 2021 Exhibition: BAD INSIDE/OUT FOR YOU in collaboration with Janine Schrijver and her project RESET/energylab Read more…
ESSENTIAL PLANTSCAPE BOIJMANS AHOY DRIVE-THRU MUSEUM, ROTTERDAM, 2020
ESSENTIAL PLANTSCAPE WITH SHARD VASES (2018) Exhibition: Boijmans Ahoy drive-thru museum Location: Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Date: August 1 – August 23, 2020 With the generous support of: Horticulture department municipality Rotterdam, Engelsman Hoveniers and Kwekerij hetRead more…
RUN RABBIT, RUN VALKHOF MUSEUM, NIJMEGEN, 2019
RUN RABBIT, RUN Exhibition: Biënnale Gelderland Location: Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Date: October 10, 2019 – January 5, 2020 NL Nederland is in snel tempo aan het “verdozen”. De bouw van grote distributiecentraRead more…
AARDAPPEL OP DE SCHOP VILLA ZEBRA, ROTTERDAM, 2019
AARDAPPEL OP DE SCHOP / POTATO ON DISPLAY Location: Villa Zebra, Rotterdam Exhibition: De Moestuin Date: March 23, 2019 – March 1,2020 Photography: Frank Bruggeman and Hester Blankestijn NL Voor Villa ZebraRead more…
NATURE OBJECT #19 TORRANCE ART MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, 2019
NATUREOBJECT #19 Location: Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles Date: March 30 – May 12, 2019 Exhibition: CO-lab (group exhibition with Rotterdam and LA based artists) NL Natureobject #19 is een botanisch en cultureel verslagRead more…
SHARD VASES BRUTTO GUSTO fine-arts, BERLIN, 2018
SHARD VASES Exhibition: ‘Don’t touch me’ – Brutto Gusto fine_arts, Berlin Date: April 27 – June 29, 2018 Collection Shard Vases: Five unique objects, a metal cylinder vase with a composition of broken ceramic vases PriceRead more…
DISSIDENT GARDENS NIEUWE INSTITUUT, ROTTERDAM, 2018
DISSIDENT GARDENS (EXHIBITION DESIGN) Location: Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam Date: March 4 – September 26, 2018 In collaboration with: Eric Roelen and Team Bouwko Landstra With Dissident Gardens, Het Nieuwe Instituut focuses on the most currentRead more…
GLOBAL FLOWER NIEUWE INSTITUUT, ROTTERDAM, 2018
GLOBAL FLOWER Location: Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam Date: March 3 – September 23, 2018 Description: Als er een Silicon Valley-van-de-bloemen bestaat dan is het wel Nederland. De hedendaagse bloemteeltsector is een zeer kennisintensieve bedrijfstak. Dankzij deRead more…
NATURA MORTA KASTEEL ARCEN, ARCEN, 2016
NATURA MORTA Location: Kasteel Arcen, Arcen Exhibition: Tuin der Kunsten Curated by: Saskia van de Wiel (Museum Bommel van Dam, Venlo) and galerie Wilms Date: June – September 2016 Description: In situ installation with objectsRead more…
LEGUMINOSAE PALEIS SOESTDIJK, BAARN, 2016
LEGUMINOSAE Location: Paleis Soestdijk and part of the group exhibition BAL! Date: June – September 2016 In de ruim 300 jaar dat Paleis Soestdijk bewoond is door de Oranjes hebben de tuinlieden rekening moeten houdenRead more…
SILICA SCHUNCK*, HEERLEN, 2015
SILICA Locatie: SCHUNCK*, Heerlen Datum: 14 februari t/m 7 juni, 2015 In de 30 meter lange glazen vitrine van SCHUNCK* presenteert kunstenaar Frank Bruggeman een installatie over twee vormen van mijnbouw die hun sporen hebbenRead more…
NATURE OBJECT #18 COKKIE SNOEI, ROTTERDAM, 2015
NATURE OBJECT #18 Location: Galerie Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam Exhibition: Buiten de perken Date: May – June 2015 On the continuum from flower piece to landscape, Bruggemans so-called “nature objects” must be situated somewhere between flowerRead more…
NATUUR ALS GEMEENGOED STEDELIJK MUSEUM 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, 2014
NATUUR ALS GEMEENGOED (1e jaar) Locatie: Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch Datum: Mei – Juli, 2014 Natuur als gemeengoed is een onderdeel van het drie-jarige project: Reinventing Happiness. Dit is een driejarig kunstproject geïnitieerd door het Stedelijk Museum ‘s-HertogenboschRead more…
NATURE OBJECT #14 SALON BJ, BEIJING, 2013
NATURE OBJECT #14 Location: Beijing, China Date: September 2013 Event: Salon Beijing Materials: A mix of local natural and artificial plant materials Photography Nature object #14: J.W. Kaldenbach
NATURE OBJECT #13 GARAGE, ROTTERDAM, 2013
NATUREOBJECT #13 Location: GARAGE exhibitionspace, Rotterdam Exhibition: On the edge Date: September – October 2013 Photography: Bas Czerwinski Installation with exhaustpipevase and two stootheivazen
VERSCHOTEN ROOD / ROOD VERSCHOTEN SCHIERMONNIKOOG, 2013
VERSCHOTEN ROOD / ROOD VERSCHOTEN Locatie: Schiermonnikoog, Huize Enno Datum: September 2013 Tentoonstelling: Wad & Design Festival Verschoten rood / Rood verschoten is een poëtische installatie waar twee min of meer tegengestelde verkleuringverschijnselen met elkaar worden geconfronteerd:Read more…
EVERGREEN TRADE OFFICE ISTANBUL, TURKEY, 2012
EVERGREEN TRADE OFFICE Location: Istanbul Date: October – November 2012 Event: Salon Istanbul part of Istanbul Design Biennale 2012 In coöperation with: Eric Roelen
NATURE OBJECT #10 TIMMERFABRIEK, MAASTRICHT, 2012
NATURE OBJECT #10 Location: Timmerfabriek, MaastrichtExhibition: Out of storageDate: May 2012Dimension: H190cm W110cmMaterials: Diverse blue objects and season related fresh and dried plants
NATURE OBJECT #11 RAWARTFAIR, ROTTERDAM, 2012
Nature object #11 Exhibition / Event: Rawartfair, RotterdamDate: February 2012Dimension: H230cm W210 cmMaterials: Lost and foundPhoto: Walter Herfst
HOW TO DO THE FLOWERS BRUTTO GUSTO fine-arts, BERLIN, 2012
HOW TO DO THE FLOWERS Location: Brutto Gusto fine_arts, Berlin Date: April 27 – June 6, 2012 Sixty years ago British society florist Constance Spry (1886-1960) used a whole range of kitchen and dinnerware forRead more…
BOTANICAL PLEASURE ZEEUWS MUSEUM, MIDDELBURG, 2011
BOTANICAL PLEASURE Locatie: Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg Datum: Mei – September, 2011 Het Zeeuws Museum presenteerde in het voorjaar en zomer van 2011 de solotentoonstelling Botanical pleasure van kunstenaar Frank Bruggeman. Het vertrekpunt en de inspiratiebron voorRead more…
BOTANICAL PLEASURE PUBLICATION, 2011
This book accompanies the exhibition Botanical Pleasure at the Zeeuws Museum in Middelburg. Both the book and exhibition highlight the work of the contemporary artist Frank Bruggeman and his fascination with plants. For this exhibition Bruggeman has madeRead more…
GROUNDABOUT MU, EINDHOVEN, 2009
GROUNDABOUT Location: MU exhibition space, Eindhoven Date: 4 September – 4 October 2009 Exhibition in cooperation with: Ernst van der Hoeven Photography: Boudewijn Bollmann Description: Urban sensibility of green spots in and around Eindhoven. The photo’sRead more…
DUTCHSCAPE NOMAD #1 ENERGEIA, AMSTERDAM, 2007
DUTCHSCAPE NOMAD #1 Location: Zuidas, Amsterdam Realisation in cooperation with and purchased by: BPD Kunstcollectie Exhibition: Energeia Date: May 2007 – November 2008 Collaboration maintenance: BSI-Bomenservice Material: Construction container (230 x 180 x 100 cm) + highRead more…
CATALPA ST-MICHELSGESTEL, 2007
CATALPA Location: St-Michelsgestel Exhibition: Landsporen Date: September – November 2007 Forests, maize fields, open pastures and a huge solitary oak: Northern Brabant’s landscape in a nutshell. Frank Bruggeman puts an exotic tree called ‘Catalpa’ right inRead more…
NATURE OBJECT #2 OBJECT, 2007
NATURE OBJECT #2 Date: 2007 Dimension: 180 cm x 60 cm Material: MDF and plastic containers with a blue coating, floral foam and a local wild plant (Artemisia vulgaris)
NATURE OBJECT #1 MUSEUM BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN, ROTTERDAM, 2007
CASESTUDIES DESIGNHUIS, 2010
CASE STUDIES Location: Designhuis, Eindhoven Group exhibition: KLEURDate: March 2010 Descriprion: Installation with blue painted objects
GRAZIE DEI FIOR SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE, MILANO, 2005
GRAZIE DEI FIOR Location: Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milano Exhibition: Grazie dei fior (grouppresentation) Date: April 2005 The presentation consisted six compressed individual living and working environments of the designers themselves. Frank Bruggeman BertjanRead more…
CONTAINER GARDEN MUSEUM BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN, ROTTERDAM, 2005
Location: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Exhibition: Project Rotterdam Title: Containergarden Date: June – October 2005