Opening exhibition of Schatjes gallery

Concept development, curation, exhibition design and a co-authoring a fictional narrative around an exhibition of lost and found artworks. Opening exhibition of Schatjes gallery.

In collaboration with:
Thijs van Himbergen

Joanna Harkov-Pruzansky harbored a deep interest in the unknown artists of our time. She would scour thrift shops and flea markets looking for discarded artwork; work whose makers aren’t welcomed into the chummy art establishment where money matters more than anything else.

She wondered why these works weren’t considered valuable – who decides the value of art anyway? – and made this the theme of a passion-driven research in the last decade of her life. ‘For What It’s Worth’ tells the stories behind the works, about the people that made them. Stories which, through a dedicated pursuit of the artists, Ms. Harkov was able to piece together.

 

Introduction signage

View of the exhibition from inside the gallery

Entrance to the exhibition at Schatjes gallery

For What It's Worth catalogue

 

Reviews

What others about this exhibition and the Schatjes Gallery:

“For What It’s Worth is a beautiful ode to the outsiders of the art world.”
— Rosanne Schipper, Tubelight
(Read the full article here)

“[These] two gallery owners are less mediocre than they would have liked.”
— Lieneke Hulshof, Mr. Motley
(Read the full article here)

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