Hans Aarsman (born 27 December 1951)[1] is a Dutch photographer, author, and lecturer at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. His work is held in the collections of the Netherlands Photo Museum, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.[1][2][3]

Hans Aarsman
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Websitehansaarsman.nl

Life and work

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Aarsman was born in 1951 in Amsterdam.[1] He started his career as a photojournalist for the Dutch newspaper Trouw. In 1989 he published the book Hollandse Taferelen which consisted of landscapes photographed from the roof of a camper which he pulled through the Netherlands for a year. In 1990–1991 he finished a photo series of East German states. As of 2004 he was an editor of the magazine Useful Photography.[4] Aarsman also is a novelist and playwright. His debut literary work was Twee hoofden, een kussen (1995).

Publications

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Photography

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  • Hollandse Taferelen (1989)[5]
  • Aarsmans Amsterdam (1993)[5]
  • Een engeltje dat over mijn tong piest (1995)[6]
  • Vrrooom! Vrrooom! (2003)

Literature

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  • Twee hoofden, een kussen (1995)

Collections

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Aarsman's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Hans Aarsman". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "FREE DOWNLOADS OF HANS AARSMAN PHOTOGRAPHS". Netherlands Photo Museum. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Search". Rijksmuseum.
  4. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (17 July 2004). "Conceptual art? It's a piece of cake..." The Observer. London. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Acquisitions – Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam". Netherlands Photo Museum. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Het engeltje dat op mijn tong pieste – Hans Aarsman". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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