Helmut Smits
Born 1974, Roosendaal, The Netherlands
Lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Education
1997-2001 ‘s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts
2000 University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Some Things, Beginnings Gallery, New York, US
2013 1 to 6, The Unfortunately Small Gallery, Amsterdam
2009 A retrospective and one or two new works, KK Outlet, London, UK
2008 7 works, De Krabbedans, Eindhoven
2007 Display, NP3, Groningen
2007 Friendly Fire, Dubbelbee Gallery, Amsterdam
2006 Liquid, Glaspaleis, Heerlen
2005 Match, Moira, Utrecht
2005 Territories, de Verschijning, Tilburg
2005 Rechtsachter, CBK Rotterdam
2005 Plastic, Loerakker Gallery, Amsterdam
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2013 Seifenbaum und Wolkenbrot, Villa Flora Park, Gersau, Switzerland
2013 Design in Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
2013 Small Gestures, MU, Eindhoven
2013 Petites résistances, Weltkunstzimmer, Düsseldorf
2013 Urban Explorers Festival, Dordrecht
2013 Once More, Lokaal 01, Breda
2013 Welcome to the Real, Temp, New York, US
2013 Money’s Worth, Gallery Sofie Lachaert, Belgium
2012 Seven Little Wonders, Hotel Droog gallery
2012 Wer nicht denken will fliegt raus, ODAPark, Venray
2012 Identity Land – DroogLab, Z33, Belgium
2012 Swedish for Argument, UTS Gallery Sydney, Australia
2012 Marketplace, Division of Labour, UK
2012 Oneliners, KOP Foundation, Breda
2012 Point de Vue, 200 years Academy for Visual Arts ’s-Hertogenbosch
2012 Skirting Board Sunset for The Sculpture House, London Design Festival, UK
2012 Photogenus, University of Cincinnati, US
2012 Eco Art China 2012, Touchmedia Shanghai, China
2012 The End, Slachtemarathon 2012
2012 An Exhibition of Texts, Sometimes, Cape Town, South Africa
2012 Objects in Mirror, Fotodok, Utrecht
2011 Arbeit Nervt, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany
2011 Eye Tunes, KOP Foundation, Breda
2011 12-hours exhibition, Akershus Art Centre, Lillestrom, Norway
2011 Changes, Auf AEG, Nürnberg, Germany
2011 Zero Tolerance, KunstenLab, Deventer
2011 Trendwash, Salon du Prêt à Porter Paris, France
2011 Eco Art China, Touchmedia Shanghai, China
2011 Our Complex, Generator Projects, Dundee, Scotland
2011 Analogue, The Luminary centre for the Arts, St. Louis, US
2011 Changes, Halle 14, Leipzig, Germany
2011 Le Cinq Majeur, School of Fine Arts Nancy, France
2011 Time Space Casuality, Bari, Italy
2010 Voicemail project orchestrated by Davide Balula, Palais de Tokyo, France
2010 Saint-Etienne International Design Biennial 2010, France
2010 Connected en Collected, Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg
2010 Colour 01, Dek22, Rotterdam
2010 More or Less, Sofia Design Week, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 Giant Bowl On Monuments Day, Oslo, Norway
2010 DHUB Celebrate, Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain
2010 Electrified II, S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium
2010 CRW – contemporary reflection on war, BKS Garage, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 War / Individual, Ausstellungshalle zeitgenössische Kunst Münster, Germany
2010 Things put together, KunstenLab, Deventer
2009 AutoSalon, Tilburg
2009 Laughing prohibited, De Bruine Heer, Eindhoven
2009 Different Places – Different Stories, Viersen, Germany
2009 Goal, CBK Rotterdam
2009 Prix de Rome 2009, Witte de With, Rotterdam
2009 Repairing, Platform21, Amsterdam
2009 22nd Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Wand 5, Germany
2009 Hacking IKEA, The biennale de Montréal, Canada
2008 Hacking IKEA, Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, Korea / Klokgebouw, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven / Platform21, Amsterdam
2008 YES, Mama, Rotterdam
2008 Het huis, de kamers 2, Heden, Den Haag
2008 Dag van het Veen, CBKU, Utrecht
2008 Sweet Summer Nights, Kröller-Müller Museum
2008 One weekend show II, HWW, Rotterdam
2008 Brabant Now, Museum De Pont, Tilburg
2007 Landsporen, CBK ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2007 Rock My Religion, ODAPark, Venray
2007 EgoArt Prize 2006, Bastart Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007 Sur Place, Fortis Art Collection, Amsterdam
2007 Euro Land Art, Bossche Broek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2007 Paulo Post Futurum, City Museum Breda
2007 Vitarti, Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke, Belgium
2007 Wrong Time Wrong Place, TENT, Rotterdam
2007 Min. Speed 25 km/u, CBK Rotterdam
2007 Bizarre love triangle, Fette’s Gallery LA, US
2007 Art Rotterdam, Dubbelbee Gallery
2007 Supermedium no.12, Rijswijk
2006 Code Strate, Brussel, Belgium
2006 Eastern Neighbours, Babel Tower, Utrecht
2006 AEKI, KOP Foundation, Breda
2006 €10.000 Show, W139, Amsterdam
2006 Art Amsterdam, Dubbelbee Gallery
2006 Vanitas, Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam
2005 PROTO (Dutch Design Week), de Fabriek, Eindhoven
2005 Kijkers series 2, FOAM, Amsterdam
2005 The Opening, G.A.N.G., Arnhem
2005 Summer of Beauty, City Museum Schiedam
2005 LATLAB, ODAPark, Venray
2005 Living Apart, ODAPark, Venray
2004 Fort Ruigenhoek, Moira, Utrecht
2004 Nearly Black, Moira, Utrecht
2004 Happy Go Lucky, VHDG, Leeuwarden
2004 Uitgelicht 4, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2004 de Fabriek, Eindhoven
2003 DBSurround, Noord-Brabants Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2003 Harrie Tillie Prize 2003, City Museum Roermond
2002 Lokaal 01, Breda
2002 Art Primeur, CBK Dordrecht
2002 Prefab 1/2/3, Artis, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2001 Destilaat 4, Extrapool, Nijmegen
2001 Graduation exhibition, ’s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts
2001 Theatre festival Boulevard, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2000 Broadcast of ‘Anneke’ MTV Europe
2000 Damp Rizing, Cardiff film festival (Wales), UK
Commissions
2012 DroogLab – Identity Land
2011 Permanent outdoor sculpture for the Wooldrikpark, City of Enschede
2010 Sketch design for ASV Arsenal / SKOR
2010 Sketch design for the City of Veldhoven
2009 Sketch design for CBKG
2009 Sketch design for a commemorative coin, Dutch Ministry of Finance
2008 Sketch design for Bureau Beyond / Leidsche Rijn Park
2008 Sketch and DO design CBKR / Doorbraak
2008 Sketch design for the City of Assen
2008 Sketch design for Stanislas College / Kunst en Bedrijf
2007 Sketch design for the City of Zoetermeer
2007 Sketch design for the City of Rijswijk
2006 Sketch design for Q4 / City of Venlo
2006 Childs handicraft booklet for Robinsons Fruitshoot commissioned by Kesselskramer
2006 Sketch design for Avans University
2005 Interior sketch design for Strawberry Frog in cooperation with Tjep.
2005 Interior sketch design for SNS Bank commissioned by Kesselskramer
2005 Absolut Citron photo for Absolut Reflexions
2005 Bavaria do-it-yourself bar for the Bavaria home draught system, commissioned by KesselsKramer
2005 Calvin Klein Fragrance (brainstorming session) commissioned by KesselsKramer, Effective Brands and CK New York.
2005 Short film ‘Ster’ for Kijkers series 2 VPRO’s Villa Achterwerk
2004 TV studio for VPRO’s TV programme Nachtpodium
2004 Sketch design ‘De Volgerlanden’, City of Hendrik Ido Ambacht
2004 Short film ‘Deoroller’ for Kijkers series 2 VPRO’s Villa Achterwerk
2004 Bavaria campaign, KesselsKramer
2002 Furniture design, ’s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts
Teaching / Workshops / Lectures
2012 Lecture Professional Practice, ’s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts
2012 Lecture Meet the Makers, KOP Foundation, Breda
2012 Lecture Professional Practice, ’s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts
2011 Lecture, Halle 14, Leipzig
2011 One week workshop, Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
2011 A Library of Friends, Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
2011 Ignite Amsterdam 6, Mediamatic, Amsterdam
2010 Museum De Pont / BKKC artist interview, moderator Alex de Vries
2010 Loko City Views, Perron55, Venlo
2008 Winterworkshop, Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam
2007 Guest workshop at Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
2007 Outside expert for final examination of Fine Art course at WDKA, Rotterdam
2006 Workshop Living, Design Academy, Eindhoven
Grants / Awards
2011 Basic Stipend, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2009 Absolut Talent Award 2009
2009 Longlist Prix de Rome 2009
2007 Basic Stipend, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2007 Finalist EgoArt Prize 2006, Slovakia
2005 Starter stipend, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2003 Nomination for Harrie Tillie Prize 2003, City Museum Roermond
2002 Longlist Prix de Rome Sculpture 2003
2002 Starter stipend, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2001 Nomination for Lucas Prize, ’s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts
2000 First prize sculpture garden Avans University
TV / Screenings
2012 FLAMMA, Action Frame – Elita Festival, Italy
2012 Nordic Cinema, Filmhuis Den Haag
2011 L’Oeil de Links, Canal+
2005 Nachtpodium, VPRO
2005 Star, Kijkers series 2, VPRO
2005 Deoroller, Kijkers series 2, VPRO
Publications
2013 Neon Magazine 07/13
2013 Arts Holland Magazine
2013 Making It, issue one
2013 Monobrow #1, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Een idee aub, Erik Kessels, ISBN: 978-90-470-0591-9
2012 The Questions of Mister Motley, 03 sept 2012
2012 The Outlook Magazine issue 123, China, ISSN: 1671-0649
2012 Max Joseph, the National Opera of Munich
2012 Objects in Mirror – The Imagination of the American Landscape, ISBN: 978-94-90119-15-7
2012 De:Bug magazine 158
2012 It’s Nice That, by Maya Davies
2011 In Magazine, Chilean in-flight magazine LAN airlines
2011 LVL3, by Vincent Uribe
2011 Arbeit Nervt, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, ISBN: 978-3-86206-125-9
2011 Take it or Leave it, Van Abbemuseum / Onomatopee
2011 Love Earth, Victionary, Japan ISBN: 978-988-17327-5-0
2011 Open Design Now, Creative Commons Netherlands / Premsela / Waag Society
2011 O.K. Periodicals #6
2011 Art & Agenda – Political Art and Activism, Gestalten
2011 Goedele, may 2011
2011 Some Magazine, issue 1, by Juliane Hohlbaum / Falko Walter
2011 Local newspaper Faroe Islands, by Inger Smærup Sørensen
2011 Lodown Magazine, issue 75, by Renko Heuer / Manuel Bürger
2011 Adbusters #94 mar/apr 2011
2011 Quotation Magazine no.10, Japan
2011 Holland Herald, march 2011
2011 Newsletter gcfonline.com, by Domenica Genovese
2010 Spoonfork online magazine oct. 2010, by Katja Neumann
2010 Urban furniture for a new city life, by ICI Interface Editions, author Sophie Barbaux
2010 Spot Magazine Mexico, aug. issue
2010 Shopper Magazine no.17, China
2010 One Magazine, summer 2010
2010 ADI Design Award Graphic Design Annual Vol. 2, China
2010 De Roskam, weekly newspaper, no.7
2010 DHUB: Celebrate Collect Manifest
2010 How Architecture Learned to Speculate ISBN: 978-3-00-029876-9
2009 Different Places – Different Stories, catalogue
2009 Financial Newspaper, magazine
2009 Mister Motley no. 22
2009 Blend, issue 40/41/42/43/44/45/46
2009 Blend, Creative special
2009 Bright magazine, by Anneloes van Gaalen
2009 Prix de Rome 2009, catalogue
2009 Tangible – High Touch Visuals, Gestalten
2009 Moose #4
2009 Fw: One Weekend
2009 Front Magazine, Vancouver, BC
2008 Saving by Design, Korea Design Foundation
2008 NRC Handelsblad, Hacking IKEA, by Sandra Smets
2008 ‘123 ideas by helmut smits’, publisher Onomatopee ISBN: 978-90-78454-15-1
2008 Avant-aPRèS(S), NP3, Groningen
2008 ‘On Guerrilla Gardening’, by Richard Reynolds
2008 Re-iconografie NP3, text Helmut Smits by Hans Aarsman
2008 Art das kunstmagazin, by Felicitas Rhan
2008 Simply Material, Victionary, Japan
2007 Holland Herald, by def. Amsterdam
2007 Mass Appeal Magazine NY, by Jay Riggio
2007 Chief Magazine NY, by Andrew Smith
2007 Vitarti, Verbeke Foundation, catalogue
2007 8weekly, Twijfel is gewoon gezond, by Jonas Staal
2007 Het drumstel van Mister Motley, Mister Motley campaign
2007 Material Matters, Victionary, Japan
2007 Art Rotterdam, catalogue
2007 FHM China, by Lai Xuanwei
2007 Adformatie 01/02, by Erik Kessels
2006 Ready Made Magazine, interview by Tina Barseghian
2006 ‘One hundred and one things to do’, KesselsKramer
2006 Eastern Neighbours, catalogue
2006 Frame Magazine, interview by Alexandra Onderwater
2006 AEKI, Kop Foundation, catalogue
2006 Bon magazine, by Erik Kessels
2006 Destructed no.10, PDF magazine, Germany
2006 Met Stip, Fonds BKVB, catalogue
2006 Code magazine no.2, Belgium
2006 NRC Handelsblad / NRC next mrt., interview by Dirk Limburg
2006 Beelden no.2, by Edwin van Onna
2006 Acqua magazine, Rumania, interview by Radu Comsa
2005 Absolut Reflexions, Sweden
2005 The Opening, G.A.N.G., catalogue
2005 LAT(LAB), ODAPark, catalogue
2004 Happy Go Lucky, VHDG, catalogue
2004 Uitgelicht 4, Fonds BKVB, catalogue
2003 Harrie Tillie Prize 2003, catalogue
2003 Prix de Rome 2003, catalogue
2002 Art Primeur 2002, catalogue
2001 Graduation catalogue ’s-Hertogenbosch Academy for Visual Arts