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Ferdi


The sculptures of Ferdi (Ferdina Jansen Tajiri) were inspired by a road trip the artist made with her family (the artist Shinkichi Tajiri and their two daughters) through Mexico. She was fascinated by the exotic vegetation around her and transformed her impressions into what became known as the Horti-sculptures. They are bright, colorful, often made of fake fur material and are full of erotic connotations. The work of Ferdi fits into the tradition of Yayoi Kusama, Eva Hesse and other female artists of the 60s and 70s. In 1968, a time when the art world was very male dominant, she had a solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Ferdi sadly passed away a year later, at the creative peak of her career.

Solo Shows:

2013 ‘Wombtomb,’ Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
1992 ‘Ferdi, Hortisculpture,’ Stroom HCBK, The Hague
1992 ‘Ferdi, Hortisculpture,’ Rijksmuseum Twente, Enschede
1970 Travelling solo exhibition that started at the Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem
1970 De Monriaan, Den Bosch / Raadhuis, Heerlen / De Vaart, Hilversum / Van Abbemuseum
1968 ‘Hortisculpture’ at Baucher-Feron, Brussels
1968 ‘Hortisculpture,’ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1967 ‘Hortisculpture’ in the kantine of Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co, Hilversum
1955 Kunsthandel Lemaire, Amsterdam

Group Shows:

2021 ‘COBRA - The Women Artists,’ Jorn Museum, Silkeborg
2019 ‘New Nuances,’ Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen
2019 ‘Lacuna,’ Stigter Van Doesburg Gallery, Amsterdam
2018 ‘Flower Power,’ Museum Oud-Amelisweerd, Bunnik
2018 Amsterdam Magical Centre - Art and Counterculture 1967 – 1970, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2015 Ik hou van Holland (I love Holland),’ Dutch art after 1945, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
2013 Pop Art in Europe, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen
2009 ‘Rebelle’ - Art & Feminism, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem
2008 Retrospective exhibition Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen - Presentation of the oeuvre public
2003 Mijn plaats aan tafel Anna, TENT, Rotterdam
2003 Chez Zadkine - Zadkine and his Dutch Pupils, Singer Museum, Laren
2002 Van Cuypers tot Dibbets, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
2002 Ludiek Sensueel en Dynamisch, Stadsmuseum, Zoetermeer
2001 ‘Tajiri & Family,’ Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen
1999 In de Ban van de Ring, Fashion Museum, Hasselt
1998 Ferdi, Hortisculpturen, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
1994 ‘Lust voor het oog,’ Stichting Amazone, Amsterdam
1994 ‘Het grote Gedicht’ - Impressions of Dutch Sculpture after 1945, Stichting de Grote Kerk, The Hague
1983 Textile Art in the South of Holland, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo
1970 Presentation of the book ferdi - a Monument in Print by Shinkichi Tajiri
1968 ‘2 couples, 4 sculptors’ - Couzijn, Permutter, Tajiri, Ferdi, Technical University, Eindhoven
1968 Young Dutch Talent, Kunsthalle, Basel
1968 First International Exhibition of Erotic Art, Museum of Art, Lund
1968 Works in Textile, Vleeshal/Vishal, Haarlem
1967 S.F. (some friends), Cultural Center, Venlo
1958 Exhibtion Kunstnijvere vrouwen, Groninger Museum

CV :

Ferdi, Foam rubber, Borg fabrics, fake fur, Clementine's Dream, 1968

CLEMENTINE'S DREAM, 1968

foam rubber, Borg fabrics, fake fur
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CLEMENTINE'S DREAM

foam rubber, Borg fabrics, fake fur

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Ferdi, Foam rubber, Borg fabrics, fake fur, Plastic Fantastic Lover, 1968

PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER, 1968

foam rubber, Borg fabrics, fake fur
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PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER

foam rubber, Borg fabrics, fake fur

Ferdi

Exhibitions