Suffering, vulnerability, and sadness in male art, compiled by Francis Boeske with texts by Twan Janssen.
BOYS DON’T CRY - At least, that’s the image that exists. This exhibition aims to prove the opposite, showing what happens when we let go of that idea.
GUEST CURATOR Francis Boeske | TEXTS Twan Janssen
ARTISTS
Gavin Turk | Lucassen | Paul McCarthy | Peter Land | Rob Scholte | William Anthony | Cees Krijnen | Koes Staassen | Jürgen Drescher | Tony Matelli | Frank Koolen | Guy Vording | Michael Jacklin | Maurizio Cattelan | Olphaert den Otter | Sands Murray-Wassink
Boys don't Cry is a group exhibition about male vulnerability, sadness, and suffering in the work of male artists. Less macho energy, more doubt, perhaps more questions than ready-made answers. A spectrum of emotions is addressed through personal texts accompanying the work of sixteen visual artists: Shame, Melancholy, Mourning, Loss, but also Love and Hope. These texts are a call for an open dialogue about art. The texts show that even the most difficult work of art can be very personal and that you can give it your own meaning.
The festive opening was on Saturday, June 29, and on July 14, visual arts programmer Petra Boonstra gave a guided tour of the works.
BOYS DON'T CRY PROGRAM
- Sunday, September 8, 2019, 3:00 p.m. - Man Made + Q&A with Sunny Bergman
- Sunday, September 15, 2019, 1:00 p.m. - Word with Image Workshop Danielle Spoelman
- Sunday, September 22, 2019, 1:00 p.m. - Image with Word Workshop Danielle Spoelman
- Friday, September 27, 2019, 4:30 p.m. - Artist Talk Jorgos Even
- Friday, October 4, 2019, 4:30 p.m. - To Cry Arthur Adams & Jos Eertink
- Finissage: Sunday, October 6, 2019 - Closing with a preview of BOYS WON'T BE BOYS + mini-workshop
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund and the Province of Overijssel.