Geert Lap
Specific Objects
Thanks to his great technical know-how and boundless craftmanship, the Dutch ceramicist Geert Lap (1951–2017) left an oeuvre that is cherished around the world in many museums and private collections.
This book is the result of a unique photo project. Erik and Petra Hesmerg spent years travelling the world to document Geert Lap’s work. They were granted exclusive access to the homes of private collectors and their photographs bear witness to the diverse and sometimes astonishing combinations the collectors created to exhibit Lap’s work in their homes. Geert Lap – Specific Objects also includes highly detailed, full-page photographs that show the prominent position accorded to Lap’s oeuvre in the collections of major Dutch museums.
Access to the artist’s private archive was given to Titus M. Eliëns. His biographical essay provides a penetrating insight into the life and work of this perfectionist pur sang, who devoted his life to the consummate ceramic form. Geert Lap. Specific Objects is completed with contributions by Ernst van Alphen and Jac Geurts.
This book is the result of a unique photo project. Erik and Petra Hesmerg spent years travelling the world to document Geert Lap’s work. They were granted exclusive access to the homes of private collectors and their photographs bear witness to the diverse and sometimes astonishing combinations the collectors created to exhibit Lap’s work in their homes. Geert Lap – Specific Objects also includes highly detailed, full-page photographs that show the prominent position accorded to Lap’s oeuvre in the collections of major Dutch museums.
Access to the artist’s private archive was given to Titus M. Eliëns. His biographical essay provides a penetrating insight into the life and work of this perfectionist pur sang, who devoted his life to the consummate ceramic form. Geert Lap. Specific Objects is completed with contributions by Ernst van Alphen and Jac Geurts.
‘Geert Lap is ceramics greatest minimalist.’
Garth Clark
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Book: 240 x 300 mm / 272 pages
Publisher: nai010 publishers (Milou van Lieshout)
In conjunction with: Design Museum Den Bosch
Authors: Titus M. Eliëns, Ernst van Alphen, Jac Geurts
Editors: Bookmakers, Els Brinkman, Antoinette Lap, Ria Lap
Image editing: Erik en Petra Hesmerg, Ria Lap, Beukers Scholma
Translation: Bookmakers, Janey Tucker
Editions: Dutch and English
Book Design: Beukers Scholma
Post-production: artcodec.ch
Lithography: Marc Gijzen
Printing: Wilco Art Books
Dutch Book: www.nai010.com
ISBN 78-94-6208-510-7
English Book: www.nai010.com
ISBN 78-94-6208-511-4
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