Monography available: PETER BAREN  Blind Dates With The History Of Mankind   Performances 1980-2013
Book launch and performance: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, May 18 2014. Read more at: PETER BAREN. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam – BOOKLAUNCH

Alex de Vries in conversation with Peter Baren. Teijin Auditorium, Stedelijk Museum –  Including the screening of the video ARK [UNKNOWN PLEASURES] 2007, compiled from the Tel Aviv performances in 2005.                         Dutch spoken – in total 22.47 mins.

An overview of more than thirty years of performances by Dutch artist Peter Baren.

THE BOOK
With many images, studies, scores. This first monograph  contains insightful essays by Marga van Mechelen (lecturer history of art University of Amsterdam), Alex de Vries (essayist and publisher of the monograph) and an interview with the artist by Bart Rutten (director Centraal Museum, Utrecht/ former Head of Collections, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam). Design: Jan Willem den Hartog. The edition is in English, 170 × 240 mm, 224 pages, softcover. Price € 24,95/$ 29,95 excluded package. Publishing house: De Zwaluw, The Hague, The Netherlands.

For more information or to purchase a copy of the book, please send an email to: info@peterbaren.com / contact Publishing house De Zwaluw, The Hague / your local bookshop

Book preview: a selection of pages 1980-2013