Armando (artist)
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Armando[1] (18 September 1929 – 1 July 2018), born Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, was a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer.
Biography
Armando was born in
His first solo exhibition was at the
In 1958 he was one of the founding members of the Nederlandse Informele Groep (Informelen), with the painters Kees van Bohemen , Jan Henderikse , Henk Peeters, Jan Schoonhoven and others.
By 1959 he had joined the Situationist International (SI) and attended their Third conference, held in Munich 17–20 April 1959. With Anton Alberts, Constant and Har Oudejans he wrote First proclamation of the Dutch Section of the SI. However, he was expelled from the SI in the Spring of 1960, though continuing to contribute to other Situationist publications like the Situationist Times. He also contributed to Podium, Gard Sivik, De Nieuwe Stijl, and Barbarber.
He lived partly in Amsterdam, partly in Amersfoort, and until 1989 also in Berlin.
Fire at the Armando museum, 2007
Amersfoort, the place of his childhood, hosted a
The new Armando museum: Museum Oud Amelisweerd (MOA)
Since 2014 the Armando Collection has been housed in a new home, the Museum Oud Amelisweert near Bunnik (NLD). The MOA regularly organizes exhibitions with works by Armando, sometimes in relation with works by other artists. Unfortunately the museum was closed in 2018, due to insufficient funding.
Honours and awards
Honours
- 1990 - Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau
- 2006 - Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- 2009 - The Honorary medal for Arts and Science of the Order of the House of Orange[4]
Awards
- 1987 - The Gouden Ganzenveer voor his contribution to the Dutch culture and the distribution throughout Europa.[5]
References
- ISBN 978-0-948462-87-0.
- ^ Armando RKD Artists.
- ^ "Armandomuseum verliest 63 schilderijen | nu.nl/algemeen | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op". Nu.nl. Retrieved 2013-07-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ NRC, 10 december 2009
- ^ "Laureaten De Gouden Ganzenveer vanaf 1955". Stichting De Gouden Ganzenveer. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2009-07-28.