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PIETER ENGELS         3 – 12 – 1938      29 – 3 – 2019 Pieter Engels was born in Rosmalen, his parents had moved there from The Hague. Engels ‘father painted religious scenes in churches and cathedrals; there was more work for him in the predominantly Catholic south....

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clothes of the emperor

What kind of sympathies has Engels for Rotterdam? Exactly, Boijmans, Silver Opening of Depot, for the time being stil The Emperor’s clothes! A modern art piece, the clothes of the emperor. 1967. Collectie Boijmans.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ABSENCE

In 1969 Pieter Engels founded: ETI, Engels Third Institute for research in subcultural brain building. The most striking action he carried out for this institute is the strike project from 1971, in which he offers the Dutch state in exchange for f 25.000.000 a...

STEDELIJK MUSEUM 2020 GIRLS COAT PIECE 1968

Girls Coat Piece (1966) VAN THONET TOT DUTCH DESIGN 25 juli 2020 -21 maart 2021STEDELIJK MUSEUM AMSTERDAM On rainy days like this, the streets turn into a parade of “plastic fantastic” raincoats. Like this ‘Girls’ Coat Piece’ by Pieter Engels (1966), that took shelter...