Ouborgprijs 2015

Christie van der Haak

Award ceremony Ouborg Award
Friday 27 November 2015, 17.30 hrs
by Joris Wijsmuller, alderman for Culture
Location: Auditorium Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Stadhouderslaan 41, The Hague
Photo album of the ceremony: click here

On 27 November 2015 the Hague artist Christie van der Haak will receive the Ouborg Award 2015 for her impressive body of work. The official award ceremony will be accompanied by the launch of the publication Sproken / Fairy Tales, an abundantly illustrated book designed by Studio Renate Boere and published by Stroom Den Haag / Jap Sam Books, and by the opening of the exhibition with the same title in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.

NEWS
In May 2016 the publication Sproken / Fairy Tales won the Silver European Design Award in the category publications.

The jury of the Ouborg Award praises Christie van der Haak for her versatility, for the convincing way in which she operates in the field between art and design, for the great variety of materials and techniques she uses, and for the way she manages to transfer her unwavering spirit and passion to others.

Chairman of the jury Arno van Roosmalen:
"Recently the work Heda (2015) by Christie van der Haak was shown during the international art and design fair Design Miami / Basel. It caught the attention of collectors from all over the world. In 2013 Van der Haak's work was already shown in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. For the exhibition White Delft - Not Just Blue she designed an installation that created the perfect ambiance for White Delft pottery. In the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam Van der Haak created an impressive style room as part of the exhibition Painting Adrift (2014). And recently Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden commissioned her to to design New Leiden Laken, that will go into production when this Leiden museum re-opens. This selection from the recent past illustrates Christie van der Haak's range and scope, both geographically and institutionally.

And it is exactly on the basis of these criteria, the quality of the body of work and its local and international importance, that the Ouborg Award is given to artists from The Hague. The jury was unanimous in presenting the Ouborg Award 2015 to Christie van der Haak. Their choice was reinforced even more by their appreciation of her inspiring and stimulating influence upon several generations of artists she taught at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague."

Ouborg Award
The Ouborg Award, named after the artist Pieter Ouborg (1893-1956) from The Hague, is given every two years to an artist from The Hague whose body of work is of both national and international importance. The Ouborg Award consists of a sum of money of € 10,000, a publication published by Stroom Den Haag and an exhibition in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
Survey winners Ouborg Award 1990-present

Jury Ouborg Award 2015
Mischa Andriessen (writer, poet, art critic Financieel Dagblad and music critic for newspaper Trouw), Marcel van Eeden (artist, Ouborg Award winner in 2013), Nathalie van der Lely (editor in chief Jegens & Tevens, art historician, art teacher), Arno van Roosmalen (director Stroom Den Haag, chairman of the jury), Benno Tempel (director Gemeentemuseum Den Haag).

Publication
Christie van der Haak
'Sproken / Fairy Tales'
A magnificent, robust and richly illustrated book documenting 35 years of work by Christie van der Haak.
Available from 27 November 2015

TIP: Christie van der Haak, 'Enchanted'
Work by Christie van der Haak (paintings, textiles) will also be on view in the exhibition 'Enchanted' in Galerie Maurits van de Laar in The Hague from 28 November thru 20 December 2015. Open: Wednesday - Saturday, 12.00-18.00 hrs; last Sunday of the monthv, 13.00-17.00 hrs.

LINKS
www.christievanderhaak.nl
www.gemeentemuseum.nl
www.japsambooks.nl
www.mauritsvandelaar.nl