Rietveld Review(ed) is initiated to carry on the reflective qualities of Gerrit Rietveld Academie Awards (GRA Awards).
An independent, external committee is asked to reflect on the Graduation Show as a whole and to signal current tendencies and themes within the exhibition. The committee is also asked to select a number of projects by graduating students that support these observations. The reflections and observations of the committee are processed by the Rietveld Academie into a reflection report. The report also includes the observations of the thesis committee.
The GRA Awards that were given each year to remarkable graduates are discontinued since 2021.
Length: 75 min
24-11-2021 at 19:00
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie is proud to present the new video portraits of selected graduation projects of 2021 as part of Rietveld Review(ed). With these portraits, we highlight and celebrate remarkable art projects from the next generation of artists. From 24 November until 3 December 2021, every day a new video will be launched on the online channels of the Rietveld Academie.
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie is proud to present the new video portraits of selected graduation projects of 2021 as part of Rietveld Review(ed). With these portraits, we highlight and celebrate remarkable art projects from the next generation of artists. From 24 November until 3 December 2021, every day a new video will be launched on the online channels of the Rietveld Academie.
Mathild Clerc-Verhoeven – French Shopping, an Anthology - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Shifra Osorio Whewell – Rebecca & Her Daughters - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Roxane Mbanga – NOIRES - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Novi Erytryasilani – Untitled - Rietveld Review(ed) from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Mica Pan – “...from...to..." and "...from...to...(2)" - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Karly Gerharts – Spin the Wheel, Seal Your fate - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Jun Ortega – The Glistening Abyss - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Eva van der Zand – Tutti Frutti Irony - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
Anna Plowden – I Don’t Sleep, I Dream - Rietveld Review(ed) 2021 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie on Vimeo.
This year’s Visual Arts committee, consisting of Roel Arkesteijn, Théo Demans, Imara Limon, Tirzo Martha and Marina Otero Verzier, noted that intimacy and family played a large role in this year’s Graduation Show. “As a viewer, one is smartly being tempted to immerse oneself in the works and in the personal world of the students. It is a world that is directed inwards, one that is enticing and uncomfortable at the same time, a world in which matriarchal relationships take the stage.” The Thesis committee - that consisted of Katja Mater and Sarah van Binsbergen and was chaired by Jeroen Boomgaard - was impressed with the fact that all the theses were able to relate personal research to current issues. Videos of selected projects The committees were also asked to select several projects by graduates that support their observations. Presenter and programme creator Luuk Heezen and cameraman Rik Lauwen then created video portraits of these selected projects and their makers. The two-to-four-minute videos offer an accessible way to explore these intimate and personal art projects further and get to know the artists and designers behind the projects – something which might not have been possible for visitors amidst the plethora of art works in the exhibition, or because the art projects could only receive a limited number of visitors due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Video portrait series This is the second year in a row that the Rietveld Academie launches a set of video portraits of their graduates. These alumni can use these portraits to tell the public more about their artistic practice. As a series, the portraits show unique views of the world and art. With these portraits, we aim to support the graduates in the next steps in their artistic careers.
