Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten

Coordinates: 52°4′28.32″N 4°18′43.08″E / 52.0745333°N 4.3119667°E / 52.0745333; 4.3119667
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Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Free Academy of Visual Art) was an art school in The Hague, Netherlands. It was founded in 1947 by Livinus van de Bundt.[1] The last remaining part of the school, GEMAK, closed on December 4, 2015, after a 75% cut in its funding from the city of The Hague.[2] The final product of the school was the publication Exit GEMAK: All Art is Political | Kunst = Politiek.[3]

Directors[edit]

Notable Students[edit]

  • Hans Citroen
  • Paul Citroen
  • Jan Cremer
  • Max Velthuijs
  • Corneel Verlaan
  • Co Westerik
  • Martin Sjardijn

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GEMAK". gemak.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ^ "Announcement - GEMAK to close its doors - GEMAK". gemak.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  3. ^ "Exit GEMAK: all art is political | kunst = politiek". issuu. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

External links[edit]

52°4′28.32″N 4°18′43.08″E / 52.0745333°N 4.3119667°E / 52.0745333; 4.3119667