1 10 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Contributors Contributor An individual, collective, or corporate entity. First Name Han Surname or Business Name Nefkens Years Affiliated Year range (starting year/ending year) affiliated with NTU CCA Singapore, or leave blank if not applicable. For date range with year only: YYYY/YYYY, e.g., 2014/2015 For date range with year and month: YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM, e.g., 2014-07/2015-06 2022/2023 Affiliation Company, organization, or institution name Han Nefkens Foundation Birth Date 1954 Birthplace Netherlands Occupation Professional title or identity Writer Art Collector Biographical Text Long-form biography for the Contributor (no character count). A short-form biography (no more than 240 characters) should be added to the Contributor's Description Han Nefkens (b. Rotterdam, 1954) studied communication in France and the United States, then worked for eleven years as a radio correspondent in Mexico City. In 1987, when he discovered he was HIV positive, he decided to concentrate on what he always wanted to do: writing. The first result was Bloedverwanten (Ties that bind 1995), a semi-autobiographical novel about two brothers both infected with the AIDS virus. This was followed by articles in NRC Handelsblad and a collection of short pieces, Two Empty Chairs (2005). In late 2001, Nefkens, by then living in Barcelona, became seriously ill with a highly dangerous infection in his brain caused by HIV. He survived, but he had to learn to eat, walk, speak, read, and write all over again. The book This Bird Has Flown: Notes on a Recovered Life (2008), is a penetrating report of that lengthy recovery process. Over the years Nefkens has written “vignettes” about numerous subjects including art, his struggle with HIV and his travels around the world. In addition to writing, Nefkens is also an art collector and patron of the arts. What started in 2001 with the purchase of a video installation by Pipilotti Rist has grown into a collection of contemporary art consisting of photographs, videos, installations and paintings by Jeff Wall, Roni Horn, Bill Viola, Shirin Neshat, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and others. The more than five hundred works are striking for their tranquil, restrained power and poetic ambiguity. They are lent as “promised gifts” to several museums in the Netherlands including the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Museum de Pont, Huis Marseille, and the Rijksmuseum. For the catalogue of a Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum exhibition in 2011 on his first ten years as an art patron, Nefkens wrote a number of reflections on his art. In 2006 Nefkens established the Han Nefkens Foundation that now focuses exclusively on supporting emerging international video artists through Awards, Production Grants, and Mentorship Grants. The Foundation collaborates with art institutions worldwide that show the works it produces: www.hnfoundation.com. Personal Website Leave blank if not applicable <a href="https://www.hannefkens.com/">https://www.hannefkens.com/</a> Country of Practice At least one country of practice should be listed for each Contributor, up to three countries of practice. Netherlands Contributor Type Speaker Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programmes Programme A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include symposia and conferences, public talks and performances, tours, workshops, open studios. Programme Type Discussion - Conversation Audience General Location Onsite (CCA) Offsite Online Onsite (CCA) Collaboration Yes Commissioned Work No Related Countries Palestine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Talk: In Conversation with the artist Noor Abed Subject The topic of the resource Cultural Production Description An account of the resource In conversation with the artist Saturday, 20 January, 11:00am – 12:30pm Artist Noor Abed will be in conversation with Ute Meta Bauer, Founding Director of NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and Professor at the School of Art, Design, and Media, NTU, to delve into Abed’s vision and motivation in light of winning the Han Nefkens Foundation – Fundació Antoni Tàpies Video Art Production Grant 2022, in collaboration with NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, Singapore; WIELS, Brussels; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), Manila and Jameel Art Centre, Dubai, engaging in transcontinental institutional collaboration and the impact it had on her work. The conversation opens with a welcome address by Han Nefkens, Founder of the Han Nefkens Foundation. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20 January 2024 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Noor Abed Han Nefkens Ute Meta Bauer Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Middle East