Ger van Elk

Ger van Elk (9 March 1941 – 17 August 2014)[1] was a Dutch artist[2] who created sculptures, painted photographs, installations and film.

Between 1959 and 1988 he lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Amsterdam, except for a period of study in Groningen in the 1960s.

[3] Ger van Elk had several solo exhibitions at Art & Project from 1970 to 1987.

[4] Together with Marinus Boezem, Wim T. Schippers and Jan Dibbets, he is seen as one of the main representatives of these movements in the Netherlands.

Reflections on art history are an important part of his work.