Sibyl Heijnen

Sibyl Heijnen (1961) is a Dutch visual artist, part of the second generation after 1960.[1] She graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1985.[1] She is known for working with a wide range of materials and techniques, not limited to a particular spatial scale, transcending all boundaries of art.[2]

Sibyl Heijnen in her studio

She has received many grants and awards and her art can be found in private and public collections,[1] such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York [3] and at exhibitions in many countries. A highlight in her career was the event 'LOOK! Sibyl Heijnen' at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMAK).[4][5][6][7][8][9] Room for reflection at Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL[10][11][12] Sibyl Heijnen is also known for her plans to transform Times Square and Broadway.[13][14]

International recognition
  • 1990: Jugend Gestaltet Preis in Munich, Germany;[15]
  • 1989: Selected to contribute to the 2nd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;[16]
  • 1992: Excellence Award at 3rd International Textile Competition in Kyoto, Japan;[2]
  • 1999: Selected to contribute to EU exhibition “Living Waters” in Helsinki, Finland;[17]
  • 2002: ArtLink@Sotheby’s International Young Art 2002 finalist.[18][19]
  • 2009: Herman Krikhaar award, Almelo, NL [20]
  • 2016: Excellence Award, Fibre Art Biennale, Shenzhen CN [21][22]
  • Colorful side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
  • Dark side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
  • Detail of the colorful side of Two Sides of the Same Coin
  • Detail of the dark side of Two Sides of the Same Coin

Development

Art historian and publicist Peggie Breitbarth identified three key works in Heijnen’s oeuvre up to 2007:

  1. The two sides of the same coin 1, 1990. This work contained two miles of cotton cloth, weighed 800 kilograms and measured 220 x 240 x 40 centimeters.[16][23][1]
  2. Gateway, 1993. This is a lane of honor made of hanging rubber, the overture to a number of large hanging works.[23]
  3. Theater curtain, 2006. This computer-operated moving work contains 9-meter-long strips of processed and gilded synthetics that cover a 144-square-meter stage opening and a frieze. It introduces the time factor in Heijnen’s work.[23][24]

Textile historian and curator Mary Schoeser wrote in 2012 the book The art of mankind in which 3 works of Sibyl Heijnen are referenced. Published by Thames and Hudson. [25][26][27] Publicist Rob Smolders wrote in 2017 an article for the catalogue for Personal Structures - Open Borders, an exhibition organised by GAA Foundation during the Venice Biennale 2017. The text is about Room for reflection, the site specific works of Sibyl Heijnen: [28]

Work

Major solo exhibitions (selection)

  1. Look! Sibyl Heijnen, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto JP
  2. Moving, Gallery lebain, Kyoto JP [29]
  3. New Beginning, Former cloister Maria ad Fontes, Ootmarsum NL [30]
  4. Room for reflection, Museum de Fundatie, castle het Nijenhuis, Heino/Weihe NL

Major group exhibitions (selection)

  1. Beyond Textile, National Museum of modern Art, Kyoto JP and Meguro Museum, Kyoto JP. [31]
  2. Personal structures - Room for reflection, Venice It [32]

Public collections (selection)

  1. Textielmuseum, Tilburg NL [33]
  2. Public art, Hengelo NL. [34]
  3. Public art, Zwolle NL. [35]
  4. Public art, Almelo NL. [36]
  5. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

References
  1. Ken'Ichi Iwaki (2009) Essay. In: ”Sibyl Heijnen | Waving Space”. ISBN 978-90-813853-1-2. P. 5-22.
  2. Shinji Kohmoto (2007) In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!” Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MoMAK), Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 4-87642-178-1. P. 5-10, in Japanese and English.
  3. Web site of Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?&where=Netherlands&deptids=21&who=Sibyl+Heijnen&pg=1 accessed on 13 July 2014.
  4. http://www.momak.go.jp/English/exhibitionArchive/2007/356.html accessed on 13 July 2014.
  5. http://www.momak.go.jp/img/2007/356/flyer356.pdf accessed on 13 July 2014
  6. http://www.momak.go.jp/Japanese/exhibitionArchive/2007/356.html accessed on 12 July 2014.
  7. The Nippon Foundation (2007) Dance and People http://blog.canpan.info/d_a_p/archive/5/, accessed on 12 July 2014.
  8. Hans Hoogervorst and others (2008) Jaarverslag 2007. Mondriaan Stichting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  9. Monika Auch (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83), 28-29.
  10. Ralph Keuning, Ank Bijleveld, Marcel Schroeten, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth (2016). Ruimte voor reflectie. Publisher: Waanders voor de kunst in cooperation with museum De Fundatie. ISBN 978-94-626208-8-9. English translation ISBN 978-90-813853-0-5, German translation ISBN 978-90-813853-6-7.
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1xcHexnSc
  12. http://www.museumdefundatie.nl/en/sibyl-heijnen/
  13. TEDx Zwolle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMEoLlYR_Ns accessed on 13 July 2014
  14. TEDx Zwolle http://www.tedxzwolle.nl/ accessed on 12 July 2014
  15. Shinji Kohmoto, Junichi Arai, Peggie Breitbarth, and Wim van der Beek. (2007) Sibyl Heijnen Look! Publisher: The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. ISBN 4-87642-178-1. Contains Japanese as well as English. P. 107.
  16. Monika Auch. (2012) De ziel van het materiaal - Hollandse koeienhuiden en bladgoud op rubber van Sibyl Heijnen. Tijdschrift kM (Issue 83).
  17. Carol K. Russell (2000) Fibre Force: Living Waters - European Union Artists Respond to a Theme. Fibrearts (Mar/Apr), 36-40. Publisher: Interweave Press, LLC, Loveland (CO), United States.
  18. Artlink, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) accessed on 13 July 2014
  19. Artlink, http://www.artlink.com/IYA_Amsterdam_2002 accessed on 11 May 2015
  20. Nieuwe Twentse Kunst, http://nieuwetwentsekunst.nl/hermankrikhaarprijs/portfolio_page/sibylheijnen/ accessed on 19 February 2016
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8lnPVXecw at 16.06 minutes
  22. AC, http://art.china.cn/huodong/2016-09/23/content_9052138.htm access on 26 May 2017
  23. Peggie Breitbarth (2007) Sibyl Heijnen, from highlight to highlight. In: “Sibyl Heijnen Look!”. The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAK), Kyoto, Japan. P. 15-19.
  24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyOtqNAkDA accessed on 13 July 2014.
  25. Mary Schoeser. In Textiles:The Art of Mankind. ISBN 978-05-005164-5-4.
  26. In 2013 translated into German: Textilien: Handwerk und Kunst. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by DuMont, Köln DE, ISBN 978-38-321947-1-0
  27. In 2013 translated into French: Textiles: L'art des couleurs et de la forme. Author Mary Schoesser, Published by Flammarion, ISBN 978-2-08-130619-6
  28. http://www.europeanculturalcentre.eu/var/file_ART_CATALOGUE_GAAF_Web_%281%29.pdf, page 446.
  29. http://www.mif-design.com/blog/?s=heijnen
  30. http://twenteactueel.nl/index.php?rubriek=algemeen&artikel_ID=2223
  31. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/library/252991
  32. http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief/nederlandse-kunstenaars-exposeren-in-japan~a420187/
  33. http://www.textielmuseum.nl/nl/collectie?qf[0]=tib_collectionPart_facet:beeldende+kunst&qf[1]=tib_material_facet:katoen&qf[2]=dc_creator_facet:Sibyl+Heijnen
  34. https://www.hengelo.nl/Welkom-in-Hengelo/Bezoek-Hengelo/Kunst-en-Cultuur/Gemeentelijk-kunstbezit.html?Kunstid=2197
  35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyOtqNAkDA
  36. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OKDkpRlewM
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