Amsterdam, 26 november 2023 – Bijna 42.000 kunstliefhebbers, meer dan de afgelopen tien jaar en ruim 11% meer dan vorig jaar, bezochten PAN Amsterdam. Mark Grol, algemeen directeur PAN Amsterdam: "We zijn blij met dit bezoekersrecord van de afgelopen tien jaar, want dat is ook voor de 125 galeriehouders in deze tijd zeker niet vanzelfsprekend. Net zo belangrijk is dat de stemming onder zowel deelnemers als bezoekers zeer positief was, en dat er veel is verkocht. Niet alleen aan verschillende musea die hun aanbod verrijkten met spectaculaire stukken, maar ook aan trouwe én nieuwe verzamelaars uit binnen- en buitenland. De 45 presentaties over uiteenlopende kunstonderwerpen op PAN Podium trokken veel belangstelling. Deze 36e editie van de beurs voor kunst, antiek en design was in alle opzichten zeer geslaagd en we kijken dan ook met vertrouwen uit naar de volgende editie van zondag 24 november tot en met zondag 1 december 2024."
Spectaculaire verkopen
De belangstelling van het publiek was breed, van hedendaagse kunst, design en fotografie tot oude meesters, antiek en sieraden. Zo verkocht Endlich Antiquairs drie hedendaagse zilverwerken van Daan Brouwer aan het Drents Museum in Assen. Kunstgalerij Albricht verkocht topstukken van onder meer Jan Sluijters, Carel Willink en Leo Gestel, de laatste aan een anonieme weldoener die het kocht voor museum Singer Laren. Floris van Wanroij verkocht het paneeltje dat hij ontdekte met het enige portret van Justinus van Nassau, de buitenechtelijke zoon van Willem van Oranje. Ook andriesse – eyck galerie was tevreden en verkocht goed, waaronder drie werken van Diana Scherer en twee monumentale werken van Koen Taselaar. De ongetwijfeld jongste kunstverzamelaar kwam bij Rondom 1920: een 9-jarig jongetje kocht er een zilveren theeduimpje van J.A. de Haas uit 1803 voor € 200,-, waarvoor hij een jaar lang had gespaard nadat hij het op de vorige PAN had gezien.

Volgende PAN Amsterdam van 24 november tot en met 1 december 2024.

MILUSKA

This year we’ve invited Miluska van 't Lam, Harper's Bazaar editor in chief, to ‘star’ ✨ five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.

Miluska celebrates female artists and gallerists at the PAN Amsterdam 2023. She selected five works to shine some extra light on at this year's fair.

1. At Bildhalle Zurich + Amsterdam (stand 43) Miluska selected Ethereal by Bastiaan Woudt. The gallery is run by a female gallerist, Mirjam Cavegn and director dr. Phil. Christian’s Hoefert, whose curation Miluska trusts completely. At PAN they show work by Bastiaan Woudt who made the newest cover of Harper's Bazaar: the winter issue, highlighting Women of the Year, with singer Karsu Dönmez as cover star.

2. At EENWERK (stand 31) gallery Miluska selected Expansive Reality by Sheila Hicks. She says the PAN can be proud to have a booth dedicated to this amazing female artist. This grand old lady of textile art transformed herself at 89 into a well respected artist who is celebrated by all major museums. Tip: ask in the booth for the book on Sheila, made by another female icon: Irma Boom.

3. At Daatselaar Fine Art & Antiques (stand 40), one of her favorite female run galleries, she selected Le col de Fourrure by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul. An artist that is inspired by Kees van Dongen. So is Miluska, especially after visiting the Kees van Dongen exhibition at Singer Laren together with her daughter who studies art history.

4. At Inez Stodel Jewelry (stand 22) Miluska selected a brooch ‘Pense a moi’. This gallery is the place to find pre-loved jewelry. It is run by mother and daughter Leonore and Inez. The name of the brooch makes Miluska think of self love but also love for the other. And that is what the world today needs, more than ever. “Love is always the answer, always.”

5. At Rademakers Gallery (stand 3) Miluska selected Blue Goddess, 2023 by Yamuna Forzani. This is the first time her work is shown at the PAN Amsterdam. Yamuna’s collection is designed not to exclude any individual but to be genderful, celebrating the multiplicity of roles and identities that we embody within social structures.

RONALD

This year we’ve invited Ronald Ockhuysen, director of the VandenEnde Foundation, to ‘star’ ✨  five works at the 36th edition of the PAN Amsterdam.

“Art has many functions: it provides insight, works as therapy and offers the opportunity to escape from the issues of the day. Especially in these times, full of polarization, anger and incomprehension, art is the ideal hiding place. It makes it possible to muse for a while, and to get a moment of peace of mind.”

He selected five works that bring a moment of peace of mind.
At Booij Arts, Fine Art - Rare Items (stand 80) he selected a Linocut ‘Musée Municipal D’art Moderne Ceret’ by Pablo Picasso. For Picasso, applied art also deserved devotion and beauty. This poster is so much more than an announcement: it is a work that you can look at for hours.

At Galerie Fontana (stand 74) Ronald selected Theater #10 by Ruud van Empel. The artist is a master of latent unease. In his recent work, he explores nature through digital and analogue manipulation. The result is an enchanting landscape that feels uncanny at the same time.

At Hein A.M.  Klaver Kunsthandel (stand 69) Ronald selected 'Portrait of a woman en profile’ by Thérèse Schwartze. Thérèse Schwartze (1851-1918) can be considered the most successful female Dutch artist of her time. Schwartze was known for her fast working method. According to an estimate from the year after her death, she made about 1000 drawings, pastels and paintings over the course of her career, which lasted roughly 40 years. And despite her fast pace of work, her portraits are extremely sensitive.

At Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen (stand 72) Ronald selected Burton Way by Marie Jose Jongerius. Los Angeles is the city of illusions and palm trees. Marie-José Jongerius makes it clear that these palm trees will soon also be an illusion: the iconic trees have been planted and will not survive due to climate change. In this way, these beautiful photos are also an ode to transience.

At BorzoGallery / The Mayor Gallery (stand 36) he selected TK1017 3/8-60 by Tadaaki Kywayama. He is a master of minimalism, who passed away this summer at the age of 91. The Japanese, who worked and lived in New York, made a name for himself with paintings that provide no guidance. As a result, everyone can see what he or she wants. In this way, this work gives free rein to the imagination.