Bosch Young Talent Show BYTS draws international young artists to the Netherlands
49 promising, young visual artists from Europe and the USA show their work during the Bosch Young Talent Show (BYTS) at SM’s – Stedelijk Museum, municipal museum -‘s Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. During the second edition of this international, contemporary art event from 17 September up to and including 16 October 2011, the young talents show their work, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, video art, collages and performances.
Unique concept with cutting edge talent
The BYTS concept is unique. The young artists are nominated by renowned scouts from the so-called Bosch cities, those are the cities that possess one or more works by the most famous mediaeval Dutch painter Jheronimus Bosch in a public museum collection. These scouts will make a cutting-edge selection from students and former students below the age of 30 from visual art academies in their own Bosch city. A challenging concept with an exciting and innovative result. These are young artists who, just like Jheronimus Bosch 500 years ago, are engaged in the further development of the imagery that renders present-day art its identity and character. BYTS offers them the possibility to present themselves on an international stage, true to the Jheronimus Bosch heritage.
Scouts from 15 Bosch cities will select 49 international artists
The scouts from the fifteen Bosch cities in Europe and the USA have selected the following 49 artists for BYTS:
Berlin: scout Gregor Schneider and artists Whats Chachkhiani, Keto Logua, Fiene Scharp; Bruges: scout Robert Devriendt and artist Louise Demoen; Brussels: scout Hans Op de Beeck and artists Thomas de Brabanter, Sarah and Charles, Renato Nicolodi; Frankfurt: scout Michael Krebber and artists Ruairiadh O’Connell, Oliver Heinzenberger, Stephen Suckale; Ghent: scout Gert Robijns and artists Gerben Gysels, Mandy van Goethem, Benjamin Verhoeven; ‘s-Hertogenbosch (the only Bosch city without work by Bosch), scout Thom Puckey and artists Dimensional Consultancy, Paulien Föllings, Stefany Karghoti, Gilly van Zanten; Lisbon: scout Julião Sarmento and artists Gabriel Abrantes/Katie Widloski, Gonçalo Sena, Isabel Simoens, André Romão; London: scout Ryan Gander and artists Aaron Angell, Robert Lye, James Ferris; Madrid, scout Fernando Sánchez Castillo and artists Esther Achaerandio, Núria Güell, Paloma Polo, Angel de la Rubia; New Haven: scout William Villalongo and artists Caroline Chandler, Abigail Deville, Troy Gene Michie, Kenneth Rivero; New York: scout Jon Kessler and artists Chris Jehly, Tracy Molis, Brie Ruais; Paris: scout Jean-Marc Bustamante and artists Anaïde Chirinian, Alexandre Désirée, Gabriel Desplanque, Manon Recordon; Rotterdam, Scouts Liesbeth Bik & Jos van der Pol and artists Giles Bailey, Sjoerd van Leeuwen, Arvo Leo; Venice, scout Maria Morganti and artists Martino Genchi, Caterina Rossato, Fabrizio Sartori, Serena Vestrucci; Vienna: scout Werner Reiterer and artists Ulrike Koenigshofer, Valentin Ruhry, Johannes Vogl
The most recent work by these young visual artists can be admired at BYTS 2011.
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