Jan Dibbets 1966-1976: Discover Pioneering Photography at H'ART Museum Amsterdam

This major solo exhibition at H'ART Museum focuses on Jan Dibbets's pivotal decade from 1966 to 1976, marking his significant shift from painting to photography. The exhibition explores how Dibbets's work, through 'perspective corrections' and 'color studies', radically changed photography as an art form within the international context of conceptual art, arte povera, and Land Art.

H’ART Museum presents 'Jan Dibbets 1966-1976 – Toward Another Photography,' the first major solo exhibition in Amsterdam dedicated to Jan Dibbets (b. 1941) since 1972. This exhibition delves into a defining decade of the artist’s career, during which he transitioned from painting to primarily using photography. Through an extensive collection of documents and archival materials, the exhibition contextualizes Dibbets’s work within the burgeoning international art scene of the 1960s and 1970s, a period that saw the rapid development of conceptual art, arte povera, and Land Art, movements in which Dibbets was not only involved but often a pioneer. The exhibition specifically highlights works from his initial 'perspective corrections' in 1967 to his 'color studies' of the mid-1970s, demonstrating his critical examination of the photographic apparatus and its role in art. Beyond his photographic innovations, the exhibition also provides a rare opportunity to view some of Dibbets’s rarely shown non-photographic works from these formative years, including cinematographic and sound pieces, installations, and sculptures, offering a comprehensive look at his radical impact across various mediums.

Admission tickets are priced at €22.50 for adults, with reduced rates for CJP/Student at €15 and Uitpas at €13.50. Entry is free for youth up to 17 years old, Museum Pass holders, VriendenLoterij VIP-KAART, I amsterdam City Card, Go City, Stadspas, and ICOM members. Members of H'ART Museum receive free entrance and are not required to reserve a time slot.