The Eleventh Exhibition of Independent Realists 2009

This year sees the 11th edition of this exhibition. Since 1998 a motley crowd or realists make a yearly appearance: the excel in variation, vision and great skill. The one has a fluent and smooth hand, another works incredibly precisely. They work with stone, bronze, zinc, on canvas or on paper. The ingredients are simple, but the results astonishing. Considering that not so long ago (realistic) art was declared dead in the media by folk that pretended to be in the know. As a matter of fact, we didn't really notice any such thing. And do you remember that is wasn't supposed to be art, if one could recognize what was depicted? Well, we still feast our eyes on it.

And see, representative art is again "legalized" today, and it enjoys a growing interest. This, however, has a side-effect, as due to the growing popularity, there is also dreadful work being made, and there's a lot of copying and pinching going on. But after all, this is something that is of all times. But believe me: In a hunderd years time (or later) people will look back at our time - perhaps from a intergalactic comfy chair and in a spatial perspective - and they will be likely to conclude that this was indeed another Golden Age. And you were a witness of this.

Realisten 2009

Service On the occasion of this exhibition the eleventh volume in the series "Realisten" (192 pages, bound, full-colour) will be published. For those who cannot visit the museum, there is the possibility to order the book. Pay euro 25,- (plus euro 3,- for shipping) into bankaccount 367455382 of Museum Møhlmann in Appingedam. Don't forget to state your name and address. You will receive Realisten 2009 as soon as possible.

Deelnemers Christiaan Afman Eliot Allsop Piets Althuis Dina Belga Roland Beyer Peter Boekholt Dinie Boogaart Wilfried van den Boorn Klaas Werumeus Buning Epko Cordèl Robert Daalmeijer Jaap Deelder Gerry Dobbelaer Hans Dolieslager Janhendrik Dolsma Joost Doornik Ralph Douglas Peter Durieux Siemen Dijkstra Ger Eikendal Douwe Elias Frâns Faber Feyerabend Magda Francot Anita Franken Flip Gaasendam Joggem de Graaf Han van Hagen Jos Handgraaf Ad Haring Chris Herenius Aad Hofman Martin Hogeweg Reinder Homan Herman van Hoogdalem Carel Huls René Jansen Monica Jonkergouw Lammert Joustra Romee Kanis Wim van der Kant Jannes Kleiker Cis Koetse Corry Kooy Diederik Kraaijpoel Michiel Kranendonk Jan van Loon Harry Meerveld Petar Meseldzija Rob Møhlmann Eric van Ommen Drago Pecenica Jantina Peperkamp Bob Pestman Huib Rademakers Ronald Raaijmakers Adolfo Ramón Ben Rikken Gezien van de Riet Roelof de Roo Ruth van Royen Maria de Ruiter de Witt Har Sanders Mieke Schaper Michiel Schrijver Robin d'Arcy Shillcock Ingrid Smuling Jan Jaap Stigter Max Stokvis Ellis Tertoolen Kees Thijn Herman Tulp Ed Ubels Rien van Uitert Hennie Unkel Van der Vegt Elysia Verhoeven Ruud Verkerk Gerrit de Vries Eduard Vrijdag Cas Waterman Maarten Welbergen Marije van Wieringen Hiske Wiersma Hilde Wolters Adriana van Zoest Theo Zwinderman

Dina Belga Hans Dolieslager Frâns Faber Eric van Ommen Jantina Peperkamp Douwe Elias Magda Francot Martin Hogeweg Michiel Kranendonk