Proud to be working now in the Netherlands and Belgium with Galerie Ron Mandos.


April Fool 2020@Gallery Kong

2 - 30 September

Gallery Kong, Seoul, South Korea, exhibits Erwin Olaf's latest series 'April Fool', photography and video, in a solo show.

'Trilogy' - Solo show@Izzy Gallery

3 September - 30 October

Izzy Gallery in Toronto, Canada, hosts a solo show focusing on 'Palm Springs', 'Shanghai' and 'Berlin'.

Erwin Olaf@Paci Contemporary Gallery

23 October 2020 - February 2021
At Brescia gallery

On display works from the series Palm Springs, Berlin and many more.
Click here to see the website with latest updates about the exhibition.

2020 & Before - A Journey in Black and White@Galerie Rabouan Moussion

7 November - 31 December 2020

On display new photographs from the series Ladies Hats and more.
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True Fiction@Palazzo Magnani

17 October 2020 - 10 January 2021

In the group show 'True Fiction' Erwin Olaf's works are shown alongside works by James Casebere, Bruce Charlesworth, Eileen Cowin and many more.
Click here to see the website with latest updates about the exhibition.

Futuro@Gallerie d’Italia – Palazzo Leoni Montanari

3 October 2020 - 7 February 2021

In the group show 'Futuro' Erwin Olaf's works are shown alongside works by Boccioni, Depero, Fontana and many more.
Click here to see the website with latest updates about the exhibition.

 

2021

UNHEIMLICH SCHÖN@Kunsthalle München

19 March - 22 August 2021

The Kunsthalle München will host the first German Museum Exhibition of Erwin Olaf in 2021!
Click here to see the website with latest updates about the exhibition.

 

We look back on a great year:

“12 x Erwin Olaf” at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

2 July, 3 July – 22 September 2019

"12 X Erwin Olaf" is being held to mark the transfer of Erwin Olaf’s core collection. Last year the museum received almost 500 objects from the artist, including prints, portfolios, videos, magazines, books and posters. Working in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum’s director Taco Dibbits, Erwin Olaf has selected eleven photographs and one video installation for display alongside eleven paintings and one print from the Rijksmuseum collection.

Erwin Olaf knighted

2 July 2019

At the opening of the exhibition "12 X Erwin Olaf" the major of Amsterdam knighted Erwin Olaf in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands.

Anniversary solo exhibition at The Gemeentemuseum and Photography Museum, The Hague

16 February - 16 June 2019

In 2019 The Gemeentemuseum The Hague (now Kunstmuseum The Hague) together with The Hague Museum of Photography hosted a large-scale Erwin Olaf solo exhibition, which drew over 320.000 visitors in 4 months.

Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP) - Parallel

2 March - 30 May 2019

Erwin Olaf had a solo exhibition at Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP) with the title Parallel. The exhibition was on display from 2 March till 30 May 2019. The exhibition travelled on to Xie Zilong Photography Museum in Changsha, more information below.

16-17 Februari

"You don't just look, you also wonder'

Rijksmuseum acquires core collection Erwin Olaf

25 May 2018

We are tremendously proud to announce that the famous Dutch Rijksmuseum received around 500 works from Erwin Olaf's core collection. From vintage prints to posters and films, spanning around 40 years of artistic works, to be enjoyed by many future generations.

Recent Acquisitions

Works by Erwin Olaf have been acquired by Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg, Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg, HSBC Collection USA, Musem Arnhem, The Netherlands, and Koo Museum, South Korea.

19 September

"Dutch Artist Erwin Olaf's Highly-Polished Photos Celebrate Fantasy While Revealing Society's Ills"