Idiots (Afke Golstein, Floris Bakker)

both 1975 Amsterdam, the Netherlands

education

1999 – 2003 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

exhibitions (selection)

2024 part of ‘Voor de Vlam’, Nationaal Glasmuseum, Leerdam, the Netherlands
2023 part of ‘Kunst & Zoo’, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
2021 part of ‘ A New Order a new earth’, Garage Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2020 ‘Amazons’ solo show, Galerie Door, Mariaheide, the Netherlands
2020 part of ‘Animalia’ CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
2016 solo show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmgen, the Netherlands
2015 ‘Sieraaden taxedermie’, Museum Modern Art Arnhem, the Netherlands
2015 Expo: 1 wanna be your dog, curated Barbara Koch, kunsthalle: Dortmund Germany
2014 ‘Latest Harvest’, Museum of Art, Reno. Nevada, USA
2010 Expo; ‘Mea-ting Mens&vlees’, Peron 58 Tilburg, curator; Tineke Schuurmans, The Netherlands
2009 Canada on the cultures of taxidermy, Vancouver Museum curator; Rachel Poliquin, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Gallery Norsu Helsinki Finland, group show *ANIMAL* curator Mia Maljojoki, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Museum ‘De Kunstkas’ by The Verbeke Foundation Antwerp Belgium, group show Vitart (art and nature). Curator: Martin den Boomgeard, Antwerp, Belgium
2007 National Museum of Nature and History Rotterdam Bloedmooi, curator: Silvia B, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2006 National Museum of modern art architecture and design Oslo Norway. group show “the state off things’, Oslo, Norway
2003 Gallery Kokon to Zai (Solo), Londen, UK : Paris, France 2003 Galerie Marzee International Graduate Show, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

awards

2010 Absolute Vodka Talent Award, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2003 Marzee Graduate prize, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
2002 Design prijs, Textiel Museum, Tilburg, the Netherlands

collections

private collections CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Fonds national d’art contemporain (FNAC), Paris, France
Art collection AkzoNobel, the Netherlands
Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, the Netherlands National Museum for Achitecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
De Nederlandse Bank kunstcollectie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke, Belgium