Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten
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Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Free Academy of Visual Art) was an art school in The Hague, Netherlands. It was founded in 1947 by Livinus van de Bundt.[1] The last remaining part of the school, GEMAK, closed on December 4, 2015, after a 75% cut in its funding from the city of The Hague.[2] The final product of the school was the publication Exit GEMAK: All Art is Political | Kunst = Politiek.[3]
Directors
[edit]- 1947–1964 Livinus van de Bundt
- 1964–1982 George Lampe
- 1982–1984 team ad interim: Wil Bouthoorn, Stan Spoorenberg, Dieter Ludwig
- 1884–1988 Frans Zwartjes
- 1988–2001 Bob Bonies
- 2001–2009 Ingrid Rollema
- 2009–2015 Marie Jeanne de Rooij
Notable Students
[edit]- Hans Citroen
- Paul Citroen
- Jan Cremer
- Max Velthuijs
- Corneel Verlaan
- Co Westerik
- Martin Sjardijn
- Jacob Zekveld
References
[edit]- ^ "GEMAK". gemak.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "Announcement - GEMAK to close its doors - GEMAK". gemak.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "Exit GEMAK: all art is political | kunst = politiek". issuu. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
External links
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