a selection of extraordinary photographs of artists by Ad
Petersen. Born in 1931 in Zaandam, the
Netherlands, he organized numerous exhibitions
from 1960 until 1990 as a conservator at the
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Petersen, museum man and self-taught photographer, is driven by fascination and passion for art and artists. During his 30 years’ activity at the Museum he used his camera to portray and document the work of famous artists of Tinguely’s generation, among them Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Lucio Fontana, Niki de Saint Phalle, Edward Kienholz, Claes Oldenburg, Markus Raetz, Robert Rauschenberg, Martial Raysse, Jesús Rafael Soto, Daniel Spoerri, Roland Topor, and many others. Drawings, letters and documents, bearing witness to Ad Petersen’s often life-long, friendly ties with the artists, complete the exhibition.