Book Launch: Galerie Fons Welters

Amsterdam Art Week, Sunday 25th of May (14:00-15:00)

On Sunday afternoon 25 May, Galerie Fons Welters will present the gallery’s 40th anniversary with a special book! During the exhibition 1985-2025, the publication Galerie Fons Welters will be presented, highlighting the history of the gallery. The book provides an overview of the artists, exhibitions and developments that have characterised the gallery over the years. With essays, photographs and documentation of key works and moments, the book provides valuable insight into the gallery’s role in the contemporary art scene.

The launch of this publication marks a special moment in the closure of the gallery, which is closing its doors after 40 years, while a new gallery opens at the same location in September. Don’t miss this special opportunity to look back at four decades of pioneering exhibitions and celebrate the lasting impact of Galerie Fons Welters. For more information, go to the website of Amsterdam Art Week. Mind that the presentation will be held in Dutch.

About the book
For forty years, Galerie Fons Welters has been one of the best art galleries in the Netherlands. In the early 1980s, when galleries started shooting up all over the place, Fons Welters quickly forged his own unique position out of nothing. After initially concentrating on sculpture, he gradually extended his gallery presentations to include installations and painting. Artists could always approach him with ideas that would have met with little response in other quarters. One such was Job Koelewijn, whom Welters allowed to demolish the entire rear wall of the gallery for his solo show, The World is My Oyster (1996). Artists ranging from Joep van Lieshout to Magali Reus, from Tom Claassen to Evelyn Taocheng Wang and from Femmy Otten to Adriano Amaral have found a platform for their artistic development at Galerie Fons Welters.

Pre-order the book in advance via our webshop, or get it from the 25th of May in the (online) bookstore.