Pauw met onkruid | Peacock with weeds

‘Peacock with weeds’ is the title and blog of my working process for De Paltzbiënnale 2020 ‘In Between Trees’, Soest, … More

Agenda / news

Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2020 | Uitgeverij Trichis | verkrijgbaar vanaf 30 oktober 2019 ‘Het is een tombola, een hoorn des … More

‘Part of Someone’s Diorama’ – Museum De Pont, Tilburg

Part of Someone’s Diorama | Museum De Pont | 24-03 / 03-06-2012 . . Karin van Pinxteren (‘s-Hertogenbosch, 1967) produces … More

Easy to love…@ twelve twelve gallery

    De tentoonstelling Easy to love… is op 12 april geopend met een fantastisch openingswoord door Maria Schnyder. Verbanden … More

‘La chambre de Cathérine’ – De Ketelfactory Schiedam

‘SNAPSHOT OF A LARGER ORDER’ exhibition De Ketelfactory, Noletloodsen, Schiedam April 16 – July 17, 2016   La chambre de Cathérine … More

‘Classified’ – Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven

A woman and a girl are in an empty arena. The woman is dressed in accordance to the female code … More

Ellipse

Ellipse A text does contain a lot of points. On closer inspection seems that a point can be something very … More

‘Parlofoniegotiek’- AIRBesiendershuis, Nijmegen

House/Rules – Huis/Re/Gels A mini-Artist in Residence project ‘Entre-Nous’  25-03 / 07-04-2013 Location: Airbesiendershuis Nijmegen, an old gothic premises founded in … More

‘The Correspondents’ – Kunst in Kolderveen, KiK

Starting with one and the same letter, I have corresponded with five different artists. The main question was whether one … More

Paper is as cosmic as the universe #2

During a bullfight, Kurt Tucholsky describes the eye of a horse taken on the horns and killed by a bull … More

Paper is as cosmic as the universe #1

Never ever we have been able to look so far upon us, fathom the depth of the universe. But what … More

‘Easy to love’ – Supermarket 2012 Independent Art Fair Stockholm [SE]

Argument en Karin van Pinxteren @ Supermarket 2012 Independent Art fair Stockholm [SE] 16-19 Februari, Kulturhuset Stockholm .. . Solo … More

‘Inhale with me’ – Grey Area Gallery Brighton [UK]

I (must) confess, I am an artist. I discover and leave behind, thoughts and things. I cannot always control what … More

The Hostess, The Porter and The Caretaker

The Hostess, The Porter and The Caretaker ‘A Hostess, a Porter and a Caretaker, all three belong to the logistics … More

‘Approach” – Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

Approach’ light installation with text ‘Share your warmth with me’ 290 cm x 154 cm 2003 exhibition O.V.T.  – Museum van … More

Silo Exotica

The Dockworker and the Exotic Thought (a tale to accompany the installation) Down at the wharf he told me a tale, … More

Visitor, enlighten me

The Nightporter always works alone accompanied by the artworks she has to take care of. She wasn’t familiar with art, … More

Never (in the ink of all writing) does the shadow vanish

Standing beneath an oak in the park is an old concrete bench. I let my gaze wander over to it … More

Collector

In ‘Collector’, seventh of a series of hostess performances from the year 2000, the artist positions herself under cover at … More

‘In the Side Wings of the Universe’ – De Ketelfactory Schiedam

Encounter and Distillation Two key components that make up the philosophy of the KetelFactory are the notions of Encounter and … More

‘Existential Interior #4 Nach dem Blick’ – Museum van Bommel van Dam Venlo

Wer bin ich? Wie gehe ich mit meinen Mitmenschen um? Wie lerne ich den Anderen kennen? Perspektiven auf die Beziehung … More

Existential Interior #1 Comfort Food

Comfort Food is a stylized installation where anonymity turns into intimacy and frames the visitor by a logistic support which … More

Kurt’s Zimmer

The installation ‘Kurt’s Zimmer’ refers to the house of mirrors and an idle merry-go-round. Kurt’s Zimmer is a space of its … More

Classified # Kunstvlaai 6

        A woman and a girl are in an empty arena. The woman is dressed in accordance … More

Existential Interior #3 ‘Waltz with me

For Bureau for contemporary art De Willem 3 and Vlissingen Karin van Pinxteren has developed ‘Existential interior #3 Waltz with … More

The Court Dance & LOGO

On the artworld stage it is important where you expose and who is your chaperon(e). Ones eyes are focused at … More

Existential Interior #2 Visitor, invite me

Existential Interior #2 Visitor, invite me . . wallpaint, oil on panel (painting Visitor 2) 925 cm x 305 cm … More

‘Precious’ – Stedelijk Museum Aalst [B]

Behind a harden glass facade the Hostess walks up and down in front of the text lines. She finds herself … More

‘Welcome’ – Museum De Beyerd, Breda

Welcome . . performance 20-02-2001 Karin van Pinxteren with her team; Nicole Maurer, Ine van Gemert, Kim Bowman, Anke van … More

These Gardens

These Gardens .   . . A woman is walking on the area of the well known fabric factury De … More

‘The Monument’ – Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven

. Invisible Empire: Undefined Spaces The term “No man’s land” is generally accepted as an unlimited combat area in between … More

My smile is my comfort to you

My smile is my comfort to you . . performance with card 24-11 / 22-12-2000, all Sundays on invitation by … More

Creature

Creature . . installation 244 x 52 x 162 cm wood, light, perspex, text ‘Give me your order’ 10-05 / … More

Guide me

Decompressie | Decompression De Watertoren, Oost Souburg, Buro BK, Vlissingen [NL] 2002 Monique Camps, Frank Havermans, Frank Malcorps, Paul van … More

Vêtements Protocollaires

. 1e Hostess-performance Vertoningsruimte Argument, Tilburg Juli 2000 project ZomerContacten groepszomerproject, doorlopend in de maand Juli.   .. . Integrale … More

Huis/Re/Gels boek-book

Huis/Re/Gels boek-book € 10,00 Dennis Gaens Gerard Koek Karin van Pinxteren Toni van Tiel . contribution Karin ‘Parlophonygothic II’ / … More

‘In Mutual Darkness’ – Present Company, New York

In mutual darkness digital piece – real time typing |  1:01 min. A concentrate of two people who have never met, … More