• Almost 60 years of history

  • OVER DE GALERIE

     

    Galerie Mokum is in 1962 opgericht en zij was toen de eerste en enige plek in Amsterdam, waar realistische kunst werd getoond, verdedigd en gestimuleerd. Hiermee heeft zij een bepalende rol gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van Nederlandse naoorlogse realistische schilderkunst. Door het consequente beleid dat de galerie door de jaren heen heeft gevoerd is Galerie Mokum ook nu nog toonaangevend op het gebied van figuratieve schilderkunst in Nederland.

    Naast veel Nederlandse schilders vertegenwoordigt Galerie Mokum ook een aantal zeer gerenommeerde realisten uit het buitenland. Hierdoor heeft de galerie een divers en kwalitatief hoogwaardig aanbod. De kunstenaars van Galerie Mokum beschikken over de kracht om hun visie op de wereld van vandaag te schilderen. In hun werk geven zij een spanningsveld weer, waarin de kijker de wereld herkent, maar die tegelijkertijd vragen oproept. Het "herkenbare", waarbij de kunstenaar bewust dingen weglaat of toevoegt, zorgt voor een dialoog tussen de kijker en het schilderij. De kunstenaars vallen allen onder de noemer hedendaags- of nieuwe realisme; opvallend is de enorme diversiteit binnen dit ogenschijnlijk strikte kader. De penseelvoering varieert van zeer fijn geschilderde schilderijen tot het met grote kwasten opgezette expressionistisch werk. Zoals met alle kunst van hoge kwaliteit is ook hier de zeer persoonlijke beeldtaal van de individuele kunstenaar datgene wat het werk zo uniek maakt, zo kenmerkend en tijdloos.

    Rutger J.B Brandt
    Directeur

  • Gallery Fair Practice Code

    Galerie Mokum conforms to the  Gallery Fair Practice Code. This code is a permanent condition for Dutch galleries to strengthen the position of the artist in relation to the gallery.  The code was initiated by the Mondriaan Fund in cooperation with the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) and will officially be respected in Dutch galleries as of July 1, 2023.  

    To read the code and see how we ensure a fair practice, please check https://www.mondriaanfonds.nl/en/gallery-fair-practice-code/.

     

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    1. The gallery in question records in writing the relationship between the gallery and the artist, including agreements regarding the duration of the agreement, prices and any applicable discounts. Other matters that may be recorded in this document include: monitoring and evaluation of the agreements, both parties’ targets (e.g. regarding international visibility), the relationship with a second gallery, agreements regarding the settlement of any discounts, regarding commissions from third parties, or the settlement of other expenses such as for transport, photography, insurance or the construction of an exhibition. Model contracts are available on the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) website.

    2. The artist remains the owner of their work until the full amount is paid to the gallery, with the exception of secondary trading. This also applies in the case of gallery bankruptcy or attachment.

    3. The gallery shall transfer the full artist’s share of the sales price agreed with the customer within 60 days following the sale of the artist’s work, and provide the artist with the buyer’s name and contact details, and a copy of the invoice.

    4. Unsold artworks in the charge of the gallery must always be returned to the artist within a month, if requested by the artist.

    5. The relationship between galleries may involve competition and rivalry, but in the case of different galleries representing the same artist, the galleries should in all respects remain loyal to the interests of the artist in question. If a gallery exclusively represents an artist, thereby acting as their ‘mother gallery’, and another gallery would like to organise an exhibition with this artist, the involved parties should make written agreements regarding the conditions under which the exhibition can be held (see appendix for a Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) model contract).

    6. The gallery is expected to be professional and competent, and to maintain this professionalism and competence.

    7. The gallery vouches for the authenticity of the work that they are selling.* In the case that a work is adjudged to be fake by a recognised independent party, the customer may return the work to the gallery owner and have the amount paid for the work refunded.

    8. A gallery states the following on their website: their objectives, programme, working method and the artists that they represent.

    9. A gallery is expected to act in accordance with the Fair Practice Code (fairpracticecode.nl), which includes an assurance against inappropriate behaviour at the gallery and elsewhere.

    *if desired, certificates of authenticity can be requested from the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA)