Intriguing and imposing, dynamic and vibrant, or understated and restrained, delicate and moving. Cut, folded, torn, glued, recycled, processed, painted, and stuck together. Every other year, CODA Paper Art shows the entire range of art made of paper; from small artworks and objects to huge installations that are displayed to full effect in CODA’s high-ceilinged, bright exhibition room.

The exhibition shows how many different perspectives and dimensions there are in paper art, how boundaries are pushed and how new techniques and digitization are used by the makers to realize their work. There is also a renewed appreciation for nature as a source of inspiration and a number of artists respond with their work to current events and the large amount of images that come to us every day. The works of art in this exhibition were made by 49 artists, internationally. Vadim Kibardins’ Black Papel Chairs are included in the exhibition.

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Participating artists

Frits Achten • Hanneke Adelaar • Josefien Alkema • Ioannis Anastasiou • Kelli Anderson • Jak Beemsterboer • Oksana Bergen • Mariëlle van den Bergh • Ernie Bossmann • Anita Brendgens • Charles Clary • Betty Disco • Marion Eichmann • Maryan Geluk • Liezette Gerrits • Manuela Granziol • Loes Groothuis • Sam Heydt • Lydia Hirte • Beer Holthuis • Junior Fritz Jacquet • Annelinde de Jong • Venera Kazarova • Vadim Kibardin • Lennart Lahuis • Jan Robert Leegte • Erik van Maarschalkerwaard • Ankon Mitra • Bert Mulder • Zaida Oenema • Paper on the Rocks • Noon Passama and Barbara Langendijk • Karen Perry Rioja • Florence Pinson-Ynden • Tatiana Rozenblat • Machteld Rullens • Araks Sahakyan and Ramón Rico Carpena • Matthew Shlian • Kiff Slemmons • Kris Soete • Sander Stada • Wouter Venema • Colette Vermeulen • Barbara Wildenboer • Johan De Wit • Vera van Wolferen • Shira Yinon • Charles Young • Zimoun

Activities & catalogue

During the exhibition, CODA and various partners offer a wide range of activities; in the CODA building, but also outside and online. There is the Tour de Papier cycling tour, which takes you to special places on the Veluwe that tell the story of the region’s long-established paper industry. The exhibition in CODA includes eight artworks accompanied by audio stories that allow you experience the works through the eyes of other visitors. In CODA Atelier, you can contribute to an ever-expanding artwork. And in CODA ExperienceLab, various masterclasses and workshops introduce you to new techniques and devices. The CODA Paper Art 2021 catalogue will be available from CODA Winkel. The shop also sells This is (not) about paper; a dissertation filled with experiments, challenges and creative assignments.

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Practical information

For additional information about the exhibition, please visit www.coda-apeldoorn.nl/paperart, and for all information about a visit to CODA Museum (from Saturday 5 June), please check www.coda-apeldoorn.nl/altijdwelkom. Want to book a time slot and buy a ticket? Please go to www.coda-apeldoorn.nl/tickets. If you would rather go cycling through Veluwe national park first, please visit www.coda-apeldoorn.nl/tourdepapier.