Gabriel Kousbroek

Born : 1965 in Neuilly sur Seine, France

Education :
1986 - 1990 : Graphical design /
interdisciplinary Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Exhibitions : 1989 - 1996 (a choice of solo and group exhibitions) :
1990 : Art Crematory " Nieuwe Meer", Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991 : Literary theatre "Branoul", The Hague, The Netherlands
1994 : "Hoard against madness", Grand Cafe "Schuim", Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994 : "Amsterdam Institute for painting", STORM Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1995 : "Six Pack", The Garage Gallery, Hoorn, The Netherlands
1995 : "Return to Katwijk", Museum of Katwijk, The Netherlands

8 mm films, video productions, television
1989 - 1996 (a choice) :
1989 - 1993: "Casting Ahead", animation i.c.w. Espen Hagen, 8 mm. film, 30 minutes
1990 : "Us", documentary, 8 mm. film, 15 minutes
1994 - 1995: VPRO television station, computer animations and leaders
1995 : "Suitcases", drama, commission of the Anne Frank Foundation, art director / director / on line editor i.c.w. Boris v/d Meyden, video
1995 : "Fainting at sea", docu drama, 130 minutes
1996 : "60 Minutes in the head of Gabriel", ego documentary
(installation shown in on line gallery)
1996 : "TVCom" (In preparation), satire on new media
and commercial TV, entry for Prix de Rome

Commissions 1992 - 1995 :
Kousbroek had commissions for several paintings, drawings and video productions.

Publications and interviews 1981 - 1996 :
interviews for European television and radio stations,
illustrations for comicbooks, newspapers etc.

Prize :
1991: "Kluit" theatre prize city of Rotterdam for stage decoration for "Prospero" by theatre group "Blue", Utopia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Works in collection : private collections in The Netherlands, Indonesia, USA

MESSAGE
"O MISERI PUORUM GAUSIA CRIMEN HABENT"
(Oh misfortunates, what should make them happy feels as a crime)