Tribute to the gallerist Carl Van der Voort

Within the fourth edition of Art.Ibiza, Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de las Baleares, that is being held from September 21 to 24 in the Fairs Hall in Eivissa, there will be a tribute to the gallerist Carl Van der Voort, closely linked to the island in his youth.

Carl Van der Voort (1928) came to Eivissa in the fifties, connecting immediately with the artistic movement of the island, and linking directly with the internationally well known "Grup Eivissa 59", a group that dissolved in 1963, together with the Galería El Corsario, dedicated to holding exhibitions by the group.

Once this era ended, the Galería Van der Voort, directed by Catalina Verdera, was the initiative by Carl Van der Voort to promote artists from the island and to promote exhibitions according to his artistic taste, and at the same time he opened a graphic workshop in the city of Eivissa, and later opened, amongst other initiatives, a gallery in U.S.A. where he lives at present.

Meanwhile, the Ibizan artist, Rafael Tur Costa, announced yesterday in Palma, within the Nit de l'Art 2001, that the Associació d'Artistes Visuals de les Illes Balears (AAVIB), has awarded Carl Van der Voort the Punt Vermell, the distinction that they have awarded since 1998 to the entity or people or groups that are outstanding in the promotion of culture

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Photos © Archive BalearWeb: Galería Van der Voot in Eivissa

Date of publication: 21/09/2001

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