index of sculptures 1988 to 2024
Ron van der Ende. Born in Delft, NL, 1965. Lives and works in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Wall mounted bas-relief sculptures made from found wood, constructed by hand by Rotterdam based artist Ron van der Ende. By using the color and texture of the aged materials and by painstakingly rendering the perspective he conjures up artifacts from the collective subconscious, of outdated tech and symbols of stalled futures.
Works by Ron van der Ende have been exhibited a.o. in Delta Gallery in Rotterdam, Ambach & Rice Gallery in Seattle and Los Angeles and in Ron Mandos Gallery in Amsterdam, Groninger Museum; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Kunsthal Rotterdam and the Ludwig Forum in Aachen; KunstRai Amsterdam, Art Colgne, Art Frankfurt , Art Basel, NADA Miami Beach, Dallas Art Fair, Expo Chicago and The Armory Show in New York.
Current and upcoming exhibitions
RON VAN DER ENDE: ALLUVIAL PLAIN
25 Years of Galerie Ron Mandos – a Final Celebration
With Geert Mul, Renie Spoelstra & Ron van der Ende
23.11.2024 – 05.01.2025
Alluvial Plain is my third exhibition at Ron Mandos gallery and the first presentation where I put landscapes centre stage. An alluvial plain is land created by rivers by the deposition of sediment over a long time period,. The Netherlands were shaped this way. It is the original state of our environment.
This body of work emerged over a span of 4 years and it covers some shifts in focus and perspective. In all we show fourteen intricate bas-reliefs that deal with our relationship to landscape. Jericho, the tree trunk, is the oldest work. It is intended as a visual exploration of pre-historic time and the violent rise of mankind. The latest works are two small tidal landscapes that offer a glimpse of the return to a natural equilibrium in the far away future.
My interest in tidal landscapes arose some years ago when I learned about a large nature reserve called De Beer which was close to where I grew up. I had not heard about it before because the area had been transformed into the largest port in the world, in the decade before I was born. While investigating this lost landscape, I learned that De Beer was formerly a ‘crown domain’ and that my grandfather, Pieter van der Ende, was a beater for hunting parties organized for the royals Prince Hendrik, and later Prince Bernhard. While searching for the remnants of similar coastal landscapes in the Netherlands, I found only a few. To the south of Rotterdam, there is De Kwaaie Hoek, on the island of Texel there is De Slufter, and on the border of the Netherlands and Belgium, Het Zwin. If you visit these places, and the weather turns bad, you can get a feeling of what this country must have been like before humans adapted it to their needs.
There is a very small park called De Kleine Beer in the middle of the Port of Rotterdam that is not open to the public. A function of this ‘Small Bear’ is to serve as a repository for the original plant life so that it may one day get a chance to reclaim its rightful place.
Ron van der Ende 17 November 2024
Exhibition Details:
Opens: Saturday, November 23rd
Time: 3:00–6:00 PM
Opening Speech by Wim Pijbes: 3:00 PM
Runs from: 23.11.2024 – 05.01.2025
Location: Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam
BIO
1984-1988 BA Sculpture/Mixed Media at Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Rotterdam, NL.
1988-1998 Artist-run-space and artist collective Expo HenK
2003-2007 ArtBBQ, a personal daily art blog on www.artbbq.nl.
2007-present ArtBBQ Studio Playlists: www.artbbq.nl.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Alluvial Plain; Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam, NL.
2022 Sash; Public artwork, Voorschoterlaan/Oudedijk, Rotterdam, NL.
2020 Markers; Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam, NL.
2018 KIT; Public artwork, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL.
2018 Industriegebouw / De Noord; Industriegebouw, Rotterdam, NL.
2018 Euromast 3; Commission for the Euromast, Rotterdam, NL.
2016 Bare Bones; Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam, NL.
2014 The Factory Set; Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL.
2014 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX, USA; with Ambach & Rice.
2013 Case Studies; Kennedy & Van der Laan, Amsterdam, NL.
2013 Phasmid; Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles CA, USA.
2012 Edge of Space; Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, NL.
2012 Mirror Lake; Commission for the State of the Netherlands.
2011 Perishables; The Armory Show, New York NY, USA; with Ambach & Rice.
2010 A Shallow Wade; Ambach & Rice, Seattle WA, USA.
2009 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2008 Exploded View; Baracca, The Hague, NL.
2008 Axonometric Array; Public artwork, WORM, Rotterdam, NL.
2008 Motor Memory; OkOk Gallery, Seattle WA, USA.
2007 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2006 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2005 De Aanschouw, Rotterdam, NL.
2003 Mobility; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2001 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2001 KunstRai ’01, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
2000 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1999 Mimic Diagram; Public artwork, de Doelen, Rotterdam,NL.
1997 Industrieel Landschap; Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, NL; with Freek Drent.
1996 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam NL.
1994 Galerie Wansink, Roermond NL; duo presentation with Jean-Marc Spaans.
1994 Lineart, Ghent, BE; with Galerie Delta; duo presentation with Freek Drent.
1990 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1989 KunstRAI ’89, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1989 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
GROUP SHOWS
2024 25 Years of Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, NL.
2023 Elementen, Art Centre Schiedam, NL.
2023 Skyline; Hoogbouw in de Lage Landen. STAM Gent, BE.
2023 Te land, ter zee en in de lucht, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem, NL.
2021 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL; with Ron Mandos.
2020 Aarde en Wereld; Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen, NL.
2020 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL; with Ron Mandos.
2019 Reizen en Vervoer; Cultuurhuis Zinder, Tiel, NL.
2019 Lust der Täuschung; Ludwig Forum Aachen, DE.
2018 Perron Nul tot Nu; Museum Rotterdam, NL.
2018 Rhapsody in Blue; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, NL.
2018 The Eye is the Centre / Magnify Me; Ketelfactory, Schiedam, NL.
2018 Provenance: Galerie Delta; Venduehuis, Den Haag, NL
2017 Ron Klein Breteler collectie; Venduehuis auctionhouse, Den Haag, NL
2017 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL; with Ron Mandos.
2016 PHK18 #9: Schaal; Bureau voor Kunst / PHK18, Rotterdam, NL.
2016 Ode aan de Rotterdammer; Museum Rotterdam, NL.
2016 No Walls; Rotterdam Contemporary, Rotterdam, NL.
2015 Uit Liefde voor Hout; Museum IJsselstein, Ijsselstein, NL.
2014 Sincerely; Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles CA, USA.
2014 7x52x10; Ruimtevaart, The Hague, NL.
2014 Unter Zwischen im Ampelhaus; Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum, DE.
2013 Echte Rotterdammers; lp2, Las Palmas, Rotterdam, NL.
2013 Uit de Hand; Garage, Rotterdam, NL (Vuurrood book presentation).
2013 New Works By; Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles CA, USA.
2013 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL; with Ron Mandos.
2012 NADA, Miami Beach FL, USA; with Ambach & Rice.
2012 Exposure; Expo Chicago, Chicago IL, USA; with Ambach & Rice.
2012 The Traveller; TENT, Rotterdam, NL.
2012 Cinema; Voorkamer, Lier, BE.
2012 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
2011 Will Be Home; Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles CA, USA.
2011 Art Brussels, Brussels, BE; with Ron Mandos.
2011 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
2011 Marine; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2010 Craft; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2010 Reality and its Double; Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, NL.
2010 Art Amsterdam, NL; with Ron Mandos.
2010 Rotterdams Toppunt; Historisch Museum Rotterdam, NL.
2010 Art Rotterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
2009 NADA, Miami Beach FL, USA; with Ambach & Rice.
2009 Auto-Mobiel; Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem, NL.
2009 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL; with Galerie Delta.
2009 Kunst uit Huis V: Ron Klein Breteler; Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL.
2009 Pro Forma; Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund, DE,
2008 NADA, Miami Beach FL, USA; with OkOk Gallery.
2008 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL; with Galerie Delta.
2007 BigPowerSmallWorks; Galerie Kathareze Tilburg, NL, curated by Koen Delaere.
2007 BGL offline; Zoete Broodjes, Amsterdam, NL.
2007 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL; with Galerie Delta.
2006 The Airborne Dream; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2006 Absolut Search; Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, NL.
2006 Milly’s Maserati Show; Tent, Rotterdam, NL.
2005 The Future is Stupid; Galerie MaMa, Rotterdam, NL.
2005 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL; with Galerie Delta.
2005 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2004 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2004 KunstRai ’04, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
2004 Studium Generale: Hout, TU Delft, Delft NL.
2004 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL; with Galerie Delta.
2003 Stad van Rotterdammers; Historisch Museum Rotterdam, NL.
2003 Fly-Over; commission for HES, Rotterdam, NL.
2002 KunstRai ’02, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
2002 Iets wat zoveel kost, is alles waard; De Beyerd, Breda, NL.
2002 Nieuwe Aanwinsten, Artotheek Oost, Amsterdam, NL.
2002 The Airborne Dream – Galerie Delta 40 jaar (1962-2002), Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
2001 DemolitionDerby!; Room, Rotterdam, NL.
2001 DemolitionDerby!; Artis, den Bosch, NL.
2000 KunstRAI ’00, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1999 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1999 KunstRAI ’99, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1998 Industrieel Landschap; Gothaer Kunstforum Köln, Cologne, DE; project with Freek Drent.
1998 Carambolage; Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, NL.
1998 Vuurtoren; Zwembad Zoetermeer, NL; project with ExpoHenK.
1998 Clash; Kunsthal Rotterdam, NL; with Studio Lekhaven.
1998 KunstRAI ’98, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1998 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1997 Deltawerken; Kunsthal Rotterdam, NL.
1997 Kratten Kasteel; De Kade Rotterdam, NL; project with ExpoHenk.
1997 Kunstrai ’97, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1996 Interieur; Cargo, Marseille, FR; with ExpoHenk.
1996 Boot; Kunsthal Rotterdam, NL; project with ExpoHenK.
1996 Kunstrai ’96, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1996 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL; with ExpoHenk.
1996 De Geur Van Hout; Gorkums Museum, Gorinchem, NL.
1996 The Airborne Dream; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1996 Art Cologne, Cologne, DE; with Galerie Delta.
1995 Bar; Groninger Museum, Groningen, NL; project with ExpoHenk.
1995 Bar; Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam, NL; project with ExpoHenk.
1995 Art Cologne, Cologne, DE; with Galerie Delta.
1995 Galerie ’95, Rotterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1994 The Happy Room; ExpoHenk, Rotterdam, NL.
1994 Huis; Beeldentuin Clingenbosch, Wassenaar, NL; project with ExpoHenk.
1994 Huis; KunstRAI ’94, Amsterdam, NL; project with ExpoHenk.
1994 Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1994 Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, NL; with ExpoHenk.
1994 Dialog; Stadthausgalerie, Munster, DE; with ExpoHenk.
1994 Galerie ’94, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1994 Galerie Cameleon, Marseille, FR; with ExpoHenk.
1993 KunstRAI ’93, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1993 Galerie ’93 Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1993 Auto; Galerie ’93 Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL; with ExpoHenk.
1992 ExpoHenk, Rotterdam, NL; with ExpoHenk.
1992 Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt, DE; with Galerie Delta.
1992 Art 23/92, Basel, CH; with Galerie Delta.
1992 Lineart, Ghent, BE; with Galerie Delta.
1992 Autodesign in Nederland; Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL.
1991 The Airborne Dream; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1990 Winner of WdKA Maaskant Prize, Rotterdam, NL.
1990 Parkinglot; Galerie Delta, Rotterdam, NL.
1990 Kunstrai ’90, Amsterdam, NL; with Galerie Delta.
1990 Art21/90, Basel, CH; with Galerie Delta.
1990 Poliset; Gallery Givichi d’Arte Moderna, Ferrara, IT.
1990 Art Cologne, Cologne, DE; with Galerie Delta.
1989 ExpoHenk, Rotterdam, NL; with ExpoHenk.
1989 Lineart, Ghent, BE; with Galerie Delta.
1988 It’s Boring but it’s true!; Dyonisus, Rotterdam, NL.
PUBLICATIONS
The Thrill of Deception, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München, 2019.
Products That Flow, BISPublishers, Amsterdam, 2018.
Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2019,Trichis, Rotterdam 2018.
Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2018,Trichis, Rotterdam 2017.
Ron van der Ende The Factory Set , Frame Publishers, Amsterdam 2014.
Elephant #21, quarterly magazine, London, Winter 2014/15.
Some Book – Expressions between Design and Art, Lars Müller, Burg Giebichenstein 2013.
Hans Foks, Uit de Hand, Vuurrood, Rotterdam 2013.
High Touch – Tactile Design and Visual Explorations, Gestalten, Berlin 2012.
Kevin Krumnikl, Tenwordsandoneshot 2, ed. 100. Deutsche und Japaner, Mannheim 2012.
J. van Heemst, H Hulspas, Aanwinst – kunstcollectie Hogeschool Rotterdam, Rotterdam 2012.
Tristan Manco, Raw + Materials = Art, Thames & Hudson, London 2012.
Noor Mertens, Meneer Delta, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam 2011.
Elephant #7, quarterly magazine, London 2011.
Kevin Krumnikl, Tenwordsandoneshot, edition of 100. Deutsche und Japaner, Mannheim 2011.
Some Magazine: #1 Still Life, Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein, Halle 2011.
Suzanne Swarts, I Promise To Love You, Caldic Collectie, Rotterdam 2011.
CBK, K.O.B. Kleinschalig Opdrachten Beleid 1997 – 2000, CBK, Rotterdam, 2011.
Gyz la Riviere, Rotterdam 2040, Trichis Publishing, Rotterdam 2010.
Victionary, Illustration Play II, Victionary, Hong Kong 2010.
Stang Gubbels, M. Houdijk, Boomstang, Trichis Publishing, Rotterdam, 2009.
Carambolage: dialoog cultuur, NL in NRW, Gothaer Kunstforum, Cologne 1998.
Ron van der Ende and Freek Drent Industrieel Landschap self-published, Rotterdam 1998.
CBK, Dr. Brewster & Co, CBK, Rotterdam 1991.
P. van Ulzen, x 44 Hotel Fantasia Times, Dionysus Projects Foundation, Rotterdam 1990.
BOOKS/EDITIONS
The Factory Set – Ron van der Ende 2015
A 272 page book appearing alongside the exhibition by the same name covering Van der Ende’s entire career. It introduces all of the bas reliefs to date as well as an overview of older and collaborative works, sketches, found photo’s, collages, studio snapshots and so on.
The book includes essays by the artist, and texts by Frits van Dongen, Hester Keijser and Braden King. The introduction is by Jannet de Goede who also curated the exhibit in the Kunsthal.
The book was made by Ron van der Ende in collaboration with ZEE – strategy and design and published by FRAME Publishers in Amsterdam.
THE FACTORY SET
English language, 272 pages, full colour, hardcover, 220 x 285 mm
ISBN 978-94-91727-66-5
ORDER HERE
The Factory Set – SPECIAL EDITION 2015
318 x 256 x 65 mm (12.5 x 10 x 2.8 inch) salvaged wood, pear-wood, plywood, screen printed title. Edition of 70, numbered and signed. The edition contains a copy of the book.
Additional information about the Edition:
