Ryan Gander (1976)
Ryan Gander is considered one of the most prominent contemporary artists in Great Britain. He studied photography and fine arts at the Manchester Metropolitan University (1999), followed by postgraduate studies at the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht (2000) and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam (2002). His versatile oeuvre spans various media, including sculpture, installations, animatronics, performance, design, and publications. His work is conceptual and sensory, often humorous, and always accessible.
New work
Ryan Gander X Edgar Degas – Pas de Deux at Museum Beelden aan Zee is Ryan Gander's first solo exhibition in the Netherlands. The exhibition takes place thanks to a collaboration with public and private collections worldwide that lend their sculpture of Ryan Gander, and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, which provides the special loan of Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (1880 – 1881/1922) by Degas. Museum Beelden aan Zee has commissioned Ryan Gander to create a new ballerina, Waiting for timefall, or Living in a time where everything is possible, but nothing can happen, the latest work in his series.