group exhibitions 1970-1957

1970
Stedelijk Museum - Amsterdam
'Klankteksten? Konkrete poëzie. Visuele teksten', November 7, 1970-January 3, 1971. Curated by Liesbeth Crommelin. Other venues: International Cultureel Centrum, Antwerp (March 23-May 9, 1971); Württembergische Kunstverein, Stuttgart (1971); Institut für Moderne Kunst, Nürnberg (July 3-August 30, 1971), Liverpool and Oxford.
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Plus-Kern, centrum voor konstruktieve vormgeving - Ghent
'Bonies, Dekkers, de vries', October 27-December 5, 1970.
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Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts - Lausanne
'3e Salon international de galeries-pilotes', Musée cantonal des beaux-arts, Palais de Rumine, Lausanne; June 21-October 4, 1970. The exhibition travelled to Paris, Musée d'art moderne da la ville de Paris A.R.C. (October 28-December 6, 1970).
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Museo del Castello - Brescia
'La poesia degli anni 70', September 13-October 10, 1970.
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Musée des arts decoratifs de la ville de Lausanne - Lausanne
'Réflet des galeries-pilotes', June 21-October 4, 1970. The exhibition travelled to the Maison de la culture, Grenoble, 1970).
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Galerie Swart - Amsterdam
1970.
Závodní Klub - Blansko
'Konkrétiská grafika', 1970.
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Exempla - Marciana
'Mostra internazionale di poesia sperimentale, 1970.
Galerij Waumans - St. Niklaas/Waas
'Kunst + Licht', in co-operation with Plus-Kern, centrum voor constructieve vormgeving, 1970.
Travelling exhibition
'Bol & Cirkel', January 1970 onwards, organised by the Nederlandse Kunststichting. Venues: Hoofddorp, Beverwijk, Purmerend, Tiel, Hoogeveen (all 1970); Dokkum, Almelo, Kerkrade, Harderwijk (1971) and 40 other venues.
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1969
Galerie Jülicher - Mönchengladbach
'Kinetische Kleinobjekte', December 5, 1969-[??]. Participating artists: Siegfried Cremer, herman de vries, Goepfert, Kuno Gonschior, and others.
Ca. Giustinian / Salle delle Colonne - Venice
'La Biennale di Venezia : Mostra di Poesia Concreta, Poesia Concreta : Indirizzi, Concreti, Visuali e fonetici', September 25-October 10, 1969. Curated by Dietrich Mahlow and Arrigo Lora-Totino; other artists include Friedrich Achleitner, Vincenzo Agnetti, and others.
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Centraal Museum - Utrecht
'Nederlandse beeldhouwkunst '64-'69', September 5-November 16, 1969.
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Galerie Ursula Lichter - Frankfurt am Main
'Dynamo Zero 1959-1969', September-October, 1969.
Maison des jeunes et de la culture MJC de la Croix-des-Oiseaux - Avignon
'Créer', July 27-August 7, 1969.
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Gemeentemuseum Arnhem - Arnhem
'Jonge Gelderse kunstenaars', July 5-August 31, 1969.
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Charlottenburg - Copenhagen
'Festival 200', June 8-22, 1969. Festival 200 was the 200-year jubilee of the city's Royal Academy of Art. For the occasion, the historian Troels Andersen, who supported non-violent anarchist ideas, created the 200 Festival Bulletin, which was published daily from 8 to 18 June 1969 and featured contributions from many artists, including herman de vries, Marc Adrian and Tom Kugiers, who used such techniques as collage, image manipulation and combinations of typed and handwritten texts for their interventions in this publication exploring to the full the dual levels of readings - semantic and visual - to which the printed page lends itself.
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Théatre du Vieux-Colombier - Paris
'Liberté de parole', May 6-7, 1969. 36 Hours manifestation, organized by Jean-Jacques Lebel.
Muzej za Umjetnosti i Obrt = Museum of Art and Work - Zagreb
'Tendencije 4, New Tendency 4', May 5-June 15, 1969.
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Tiroler Kunstpavillon - Innsbruck
'Hommage an das Schweigen', April 27-May 18, 1969. Other participating artists Josef Albers, Yves Klein, Ad Reinhardt, Karl Prantl, Günther Uecker, and others.
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart - Stuttgart
'Objekte und Bildreliefs', January 19-March 2, 1969. Other participating artists Joseph Beuys, Christo, Lucio Fontana, and others. herman de vries was represented with 'weisses objekt' (1960).
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Plus-Kern, centrum voor constructieve vormgeving - Ghent
'Made in Holland', 1969.
Centro Suolo - Milan
'Esposizione internazionale di poesia avanzata', 1969.
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1968
Galerie im Taxispalais - Innsbruck
'Drei Wände : Aubertin, Arroyo, Bischoffshausen, ...', in co-operation with Galerie Heide Hildebrand, Klagenfurt, October 8-31, 1968.
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Gemeentemuseum Den Haag - The Hague
'publikaties van de / en werk van / edition hansjörg mayer', October 5-November 24, 1968.
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Galerie Ursula Lichter - Frankfurt am Main
'14 Media', September 4-October 4, 1968 [??].
Centar za Kulturu i informacije - Zagreb
'tendencije 4 : Kompjuteri i vizualna istrazivanja = tendencies 4 : Computers and Visual Research', August 2-8, 1968. Other participating artists Marc Adrian, Kurd Alsleben, Alberto Biasi and others.
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Zonnehof - Amersfoort
'Actuele stromingen - werk van Nederlandse kunstenaars', [??]-August 26, 1968.
Galerie Aktuell - Bern
1968.
Galerie Fischer-Steinhardt - Frankfurt am Main
'Struktur und Differenz', 1968.
Galerie Visociny - Jihlava
'Klub konkrétistu', 1968. Other venues: Spálove Galerii v Praze, Prague; Grafcky Kabinet, Olomuc; Galerie Umeni, Karlovy Vary;
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Theologische Hogeschool - Kampen
'Spanningsvelden', 1968.
Experimental Arts Festival - London
'Visual Poetry', 1968.
Galerie Wirth - Berlin
'Tendenzen 68 - Opart und Hardedge', 1968.
Palazzo dei Diamanti, Museo Civici - Ferrara
'KM 149.000.000', 1968.
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Het Slot Zeist - Zeist
'Aktuele stromingen. Nieuw realisme zero hard edge', organised by the Nederlandse Kunststichting, 1968.
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1967
Galerie Jülicher - Mönchengladbach
'Neue Kunsttendenzen', December 6, 1967-[??]. Participating artists: herman de vries, Siegfried Cremer, Equipo 57, Raimund Girke and others.
Greater London Arts Association - London
'project 67', 'Forum on Poetry', November 26-[??] 1967. Other venues: Camden Arts Centre, Swiss Cottage, London; Thurrock Technical College, London.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - Amsterdam
'Signalement 67', Liga Nieuw Beelden, November 22-December 11, 1967.
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Galerie Fischer-Steinhardt - Frankfurt am Main
'Mappen und Bücher', November 3-December 2, 1967.
Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Valladolid - Valladolid
'Signo y Forma', June 30-July 10[??], 1967.
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Studio Galerie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University - Frankfurt am Main
'Serielle Formationen', May 22-June 30, 1967. Curated by Peter Roehr and Paul Maenz. Participating artists Ewerdt Hilgemann, Charlotte Posenenske, Peter Roehr, and others.
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Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum - Eindhoven
'Artypo. Kunst, gemaakt met behulp van grafische technieken', March 10-April 16, 1967. Among the participants in the exhibition are Hansjörg Mayer, Sigmar Polke, Diter Rot, Mimmo Rotella and Andy Warhol.
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Galerie Jülicher - Gützenrath
'Kinetische Kleinobjekte', March 27-[??}, 1967. Participating artists: herman de vries, Siegfried Cremer, Goepfert, Luther, Christian Megert, and others.
Galerie Heide Hildebrand - Klagenfurt
'Möglichkeiten auf Papier', 'Skulpturen', 1967.
De Waag - Nijmegen
'Met automaten leven', 1967.
Galerie Aktuell - Bern/Genève
1967.
Europäisches Forum - Alpbach
'Rationale Ästhetik und intuitives Empfinden', 1967.
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Galerie Swart - Amsterdam
'Multipel', 1967.
Galerie 66 - Hofheim
'Edition Hake', 1967.
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Galleria Klee - Lucca
'Convergenze', 1967.
- Modena
'Fiumbalo International Festival', 1967.
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Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Valladolid - Valladolid
'Exposición rotor internacional de concordancia de artes', Festivales de Espana de 1967, 1967. Other venues: San Sebastian, Cuenca, Cordoba, Sevilla, Bilbao, Santander, Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid.
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1966
Galerie Heide Hildebrand - Klagenfurt
'Konfrontation 1966 : Ausstellung moderner Künstler', November 12-December 20, 1966. Other participating artists Bernard Aubertin, Miguel Berrocal, Bruno Gironcoli, Adolf Luther, and others.
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Scuola Grande di San Teodoro - Venice
'Salone Internazionale dei Giovani', June 15-July 10, 1966.
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Galerie 't Venster - Rotterdam
'Konkrete poëzie uit vele landen', June 4-24, 1966.
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Kunsthalle Bern - Bern
'Weiss auf Weiss', May 25-July 3, 1966. Other venue Venice. Curated by Harald Szeemann; other participating artists Yaacov Agam, Josef Albers, Getulio Alvani, Jean Arp, and others.
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Kunstcentrum 't Venster - Rotterdam
'licht en beweging, anno 66', January 29-February 18, 1966. Other participating artists Bernard Aubertin, Colombo, Cruz-Diez, Luther, Christian Megert, Anna Vigo, and others. Other venues Kunstcentrum Epok, Velp (February 26-March 27, 1966); Galerie Alveka, The Hague (April 2-May 3, 1966); TH Eindhoven.
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Stadthalle Neuss - Neuss/Düsseldorf
'Pro Domo', 1966.
Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec - Québec
'Zero', 1966. Other venue: Université Laval, Québec.
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Galerie d - Frankfurt am Main
'Op und die neue Geometrie', 1966.
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Galerie Aktuell - Bern/Genève
'Künstler der Galerie = Artistes du Galerie', 1966.
Arlington Mill - Arlington/Glostershire
'Arlington-une : summer '66', 1966. hermann de vries showed aerial poem (poster).
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Galerie Jülicher - Mönchen-Gladbach
'In neuen Räumen', 1966.
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1965
Moderna Museet - Stockholm
'Den inre och den yttre rymden - en utställning rörande en universell konst' [= The Inner and Outer Space - An Exhibition Devoted to Universal Art], December 26, 1965-February 13, 1966. herman de vries showed 'random objectivation' (1964).
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DeCordova Museum - Lincoln MA
'White on White', October 10-November 21, 1965. Also on view in the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover MA. Other participating artists Hermann Bartels, Lucio Fontana, Raimund Girke, and others. herman de vries showed 'random objectivitation, with decreasing density'(1965) and 'white painting' (1960).
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - Amsterdam
'Atelier 2', September 1965. herman de vries showed the work he had intended for the 'nul' exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Here he showed his ruimtelijke toevalsstructuur for the first time. In 1980 and 2011 this work was reconstructed. The exhibition also included work by Jan Henderikse who had also not taken part in the 'nul' exhibition.
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Galerie Schmela - Düsseldorf
'Weiss - Weiss', August 20-September 14, 1965. Other participating artists Joseph Beuys, Bram Bogart, Agostino Bonalumi, Giuseppe Capogrossi, and others.
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Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti - Zagreb
'Nova tendencija 3', August 13-October 3, 1965. Curated by Matko Mestrovic, Rudi Supek; other participating artists Marc Adrian, Getulio Alviani, Hartmut Böhm, and others. herman de vries exhibits 'pfahl' (1961) and 'noir/blanc' (1963).
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Kunsthalle Bern - Bern
'Licht und Bewegung - Kinetische Kunst', July 3-September 5, 1965. Other venues: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (October 15-November 14, 1965); Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden (December 3, 1965-January 9, 1966); Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf (February 2-March 13, 1966). Curated by Harald Szeemann, Wibke von Bonin. herman de vries showed 'Glasröhren' (1963) and 'drehbare holzstab'(1961).
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Atelier Fontana - Milan
'Zero Avangarde 1965', March 27-[?], 1965. Also on view in Galleria del Cavallino, Venice (May 4-14, 1965); [also in Galleria il Punto, Turin (June 8-28, 1965); Galleria Associazione Zen, Brescia (October 15-November 4, 1966); Galeria Il Segno, Rome (1966). Other participating artists Nobuya Abe, Armando, Hans Bischoffshausen, Agostino Bonalumi, and others.
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Galerie Aktuell - Bern
'aktuell 65. neue tendenzen, arte programmata, anti-peinture, ZERO, null, recherche d'art visuelle', January 16-February 27, 1965. Other participating artists Getulio Alviani, Marina Apollonio, Armando, Carlos Cruz-Diez, and others.
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Messegelände - Frankfurt am Main
'Ausstellung 65 : Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt', Freie Gruppe Hofheim-Frankfurt, 1965. Participating artists Jaap Nanninga, herman de vries, Carel Visser, and others. Also on view in Hofheim, Gemeindezentrum ['Freie Gruppe mit Gäste aus Amsterdam'].
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Cenobio-Visualità - Milan
1965.
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1964
New Vision Center - London
'Zero', June 15-July 4, 1964. Other participating artists Armando, Pol Bury, Giuseppe Capogrossi, and others.
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Städtisches Museum, Schloss Morsbroich - Leverkusen
'Neue Tendenzen', March 13-May 3, 1964. Curated by Udo Kultermann; other participating artists Marc Adrian, Getulio Alviani, Vojin Bakic, Hajo Bleckert, and others.
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1963
Schwanenhalle des Römers - Frankfurt am Main
'Europäische Avantgarde. Monochromie. Achromie. Kinetik', exhibition organized by Galerie d, July 9-August 11, 1963. Other participating artists Getulio Alviani, Bernard Aubertin, Marianne Aue, Hermann Bartels, and others.
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Galerie Kyklos - Frankfurt am Main
'1. Literarische Pfingstmesse', June 10-July 7, 1963.
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Galerie Amstel 47 - Amsterdam
'Panorama van de nieuwe tendenzen', May 5-25, 1963. Other participating artists Getulio Alviani, Armando, Jón Gunnar Árnason, Bernard Aubertin, and others.
Stadhuis - Zevenaar
'Kunst uit Arnhem', 1963.
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1962
Galerie 't Venster - Rotterdam
'Anno 62 : grafiek, plastiek, tekeningen', November 3-23, 1962. Other participating artists Armando, Bernard Aubertin, Kengiro Azuma, Hans Bischoffshausen, and others.
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Galerie Guy Dorekens - Antwerp
'Nieuwe tendenzen', June 16-[?], 1962.
Hessenhuis - Antwerp
'G58 - Anti-Peinture', March 24-April 30, 1962. Curated by Walter Leblanc; other participating artists Enrico Castellani, Jan Henderikse, Piero Manzoni, and others. herman de vries showed 2 works 'wit' (no. 19) and 'twee balkjes' (no. 20).
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - Amsterdam
'Nul', March 9-25, 1962. Curated by Henk Peeters; other participating artists Arman, Armando, Piero Manzoni, Jan Schoonhoven, Jan Henderikse, and others.
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Leids Akademisch Kunstcentrum - Leiden
'Nieuwe Tendenzen [i.v.m. expositie NUL in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam]', March 14-April 2, 1962. Other participating artists Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Heinz Mack, Günther Uecker, Otto Piene, Dieter Roth, and others.
Internationale Galerij OREZ - The Hague
'Nieuwe tendenzen', January 18-February 10, 1962. Other participating artists Arman, Armando, Bernard Aubertin and others.
Galerie A - Arnhem
'Accrochage 1962', 1962. Other participating artists Armando, Hermann Bartels, Hermann Goepfert, Jan Henderikse and others.
Galerie Iris Clert - Paris
'ZERO-Demonstration, ZERO-Film 0 × 0 = Kunst', 1962. Other participating artists Bernard Aubertin, Hermann Goepfert, Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and others.
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1961
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - Amsterdam
'Jongere Nederlandse schilders, beeldhouwers en architecten', Stichting Nieuw Beelden, October 14-November 6, 1961.
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1960
Hessenhuis - Antwerp
'Nieuwe europese school = Nouvelle école européenne', December 1960-January 1961. Also on view at the Galerie Kasper, Lausanne (May 14-[?], 1961).
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Galerie Taurus - Nijmegen
1960.
Huis der Provincie - Arnhem
Quarles van Ufford-prijs 1960.

1957
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - Amsterdam
'Natuur en Kunst', 1957.