The René Daniëls Living Archive

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The René Daniëls Living Archive is currently researching paintings that date from 1977 to 1987. If you are an owner of an artwork by the artist from this period, please contact us to receive a submission form.

All information will be kept confidential. By submitting details on the work, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

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You agree that submission of the artwork does not guarantee its inclusion in the Living Archive.

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You agree that Modern Art and The René Daniëls Foundation do not attribute or authenticate works by the artist, and that inclusion is at their sole discretion.

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You are the owner of the artwork, with sole title to the work, and the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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You agree that the Foundation and Modern Art nor any individual associated with the Living Archive guarantees the correctness of its decision.

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You authorise the Foundation and Modern Art to retain and use provided submitted material in connection with the Living Archive.

Born in Eindhoven in 1950, where he continues to live and work, Daniëls studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and Design in Hertogenbosch and from 1983-84 attended the studio program at MoMA PS1, New York. He participated in numerous international exhibitions throughout the 1980s, among them Zeitgeist (1982), documenta 7 (1982), and the 17th Bienal de São Paulo (1983). He resumed drawing in the 1990s, and painting in 2006.

In recent years, his work has been the subject of several major presentations including a 2010 survey of his work at Camden Art Centre, London in 2010, a 2011-2012 survey at Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, and the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; and the 2018 exhibition Fragments of an Unfinished Novel at WIELS, Brussels, which travelled to MAMCO, Geneva, the following year. Daniëls' works are held in collections including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Groninger Museum, Groningen; Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; the Städel Museum, Frankfurt; S.M.A.K., Ghent; Tate, London; the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven.