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        Bik Van der Pol

        artists, Rotterdam

      2. Liesbeth Bik (born 1959) and Jos van der Pol (born 1961) have been working together as Bik Van der Pol since 1994. Their multilayered practice is concerned with the knowledge-production potentials of art and research and they seek to create platforms for communication and exchange in their projects. Bik Van der Pol often work on location, use, reuse and reactivate the work of others—be they from the world of art, journalism, media or history—and confront the visitors with situations in which they themselves have the last word. Recent exhibitions and projects include: It isn’t what it used to be and will never be again, CCA, Glasgow, 2009; U-Turn, Quadriennal for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, 2008; I’ve got something in my eye, Marie Louise Hessel Museum/CCS Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, 2008; Becoming Dutch, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2008; Bik Van der Pol: Pay Attention. Plug In # 28, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2007–2009; Differentiated Neighborhoods, Belgrade, 2007; Strategies of Learning, Periferic Biennial 7, Iaşi, 2006; and Cork Caucus, Cork; 2005. Bik and Van der Pol live and work in Rotterdam. [Last updated 2010]

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