Ron Mandos is a Dutch art promoter. He also founded Galerie Ron Mando. Based in

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, Galerie Ron Mandos represents artists such as

Hans Op de Beeck Hans Op de Beeck (1969, Turnhout) is a Belgian visual artist who lives and works in Brussels. For over twenty years he has exhibiting internationally. Education/programs * 2002–2003: Artist at the MoMA PS1 Studio Program, New York * 1998–19 ...

, Isaac Julien,

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, Daniel Arsham, Mohau Modisakeng, Troika, Jacco Olivier, Levi van Veluw and Erwin Olaf. The gallery scouts Dutch art academies in search of new talent.

Biography

He owned several flower shops in the city centre. In 1995 Mandos decided to sell his flower shops to travel around the world. During a stay in

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he visited the

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, where he re-encountered his passion for art. After experiencing Stendhal Syndrome in front of

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’s

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, he decided to pursue a career in the arts.

Galerie Ron Mandos

In 1998 Mandos opened an art gallery adjacent to his house, inspired by

Jan Hoet Knight Jan Hoet (; 23 June 1936 – 27 February 2014) was the Belgian founder of SMAK (''Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst'' or Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent, Belgium. Biography Jan Hoet was born in Leuven, Belgium. Throug ...

’s Chambres d’Amis. He staged exhibitions with artists including Ine Lamers, Katinka Lampe en Joep van Lieshout. The gallery soon expanded to represent international artists and has participated in art fairs such as Art Forum Berlin, Art Brussels, The Armory Show NY, ARCO Madrid,

LOOP Barcelona LOOP is an annual meeting point in Barcelona for video art. The platform takes the form of a festival, a fair and conferences. Over a two-week period, the LOOP Festival presents works of 800 artists to nearly 200,000 visitors in 100 locations, ...

, FIAC Paris and UNTITLED ART, Miami Beach. In 2006 Galerie Ron Mandos relocated to Amsterdam to organise more large-scale exhibitions. Around this time the gallery started to represent internationally acclaimed artists like Isaac Julien and Hans Op de Beeck. Since 2008 the gallery annually programs Best of Graduates: an exhibition showing a selection of works by recent graduates of Dutch art academies. In 2016, Galerie Ron Mandos was shortlisted for an International Association of Art Critics award.

Ron Mandos Young Blood Foundation

In 2018 Mandos founded the Ron Mandos Young Blood Foundation. It invites young artists to enter the annual Best of Graduates exhibition and the Ron Mandos Young Blood Talent Award. The Ron Mandos Young Blood Foundation regularly stages exhibitions with work by selected Best of Graduates alumni.

References

External links

Galerie Ron Mandos Official website

Young Blood Foundation Official website
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