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Viviane Sassen. PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion
Sep 20, 2024 – Jan 12, 2025

Viviane Sassen, Botter, 2022 © Viviane Sassen.

The exhibition PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion comprises more than 200 works of the Dutch fashion photographer and artist Viviane Sassen. It is the first large-scale retrospective of the Dutch fashion photographer in the Netherlands, revealing over thirty years of her multifaceted career and bringing together photography, collage, painting and video.

 

Viviane Sassen, Dior, 2019 © Viviane Sassen and Stevenson (Johannesburg, Cape Town / Amsterdam)

Viviane Sassen, Eudocimus Ruber From The Series Of Mud And Lotus, 2017

Viviane Sassen, DNA, from the series Lexicon, 2007 © Viviane Sassen and Stevenson (Johannesburg, Cape Town / Amsterdam)

The Dutch contemporary artist Viviane Sassen rapidly gained worldwide recognition, both in the fashion industry and in the photography world. Her distinctive and eclectic visual oeuvre fills almost the entire building of Foam. This exhibition sheds light on Sassen’s creative process by focusing on two main themes: the incessant search for new photographic forms and the importance of intimacy in her work.

 

Viviane Sassen, Blue Alchemy, from the series Modern Alchemy, 2022 © Viviane Sassen and Stevenson (Johannesburg, Cape Town / Amsterdam)

Viviane Sassen, Self- Portrait, 1990 © Viviane Sassen and Stevenson (Johannesburg, Cape Town / Amsterdam)

Viviane Sassen, Adidas x Pharell, 2017 © Viviane Sassen and Stevenson (Johannesburg, Cape Town / Amsterdam)

Sassen’s oeuvre explores both the depths of human emotion and the boundaries of artistic expression. Death, sexuality, desire and connection with others are all motifs that structure her work. Renowned for her adept use of saturated colours, mastery of light and shadow, and distinctive depictions of the human body, Sassen’s work is a testament to her artistic language. For Sassen, photography is a magical medium. For her, photography is like a mirror that reflects what is already inside us, and likewise a portal to another universe with infinite possibilities.

PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion is organized in collaboration with the MEP – Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris.

This exhibition is made possible by the Blockbusterfonds, Fonds 21, Mondriaan Fonds, BeamSystems and Riwi ColloType.

Foam thanks Stichting Foam Friends and Foam Fund for their generous support of this exhibition.

Media partner: de Volkskrant.

Foam is supported by the VriendenLoterij, Foam Members, the VandenEnde Foundation and the City of Amsterdam.

 

Viviane Sassen. PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion
September 20, 2024 – January 12, 2025
Foam / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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