Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, the Netherlands, presents 'Tradition as workshop', a solo exhibition by Harmen Brethouwer, combining works from the Japanese lacquer series and Bell Bronze series.

Scratching Lacquer: the Japanese Lacquer series 

2024

HIDDE VAN SEGGELEN

ISBN 978-3-9819511-5-8

This detailed publication shows Brethouwer's series of panels made with Japanese lacquer. An essay by Monika Kopplin, former director of the Museum of Lacquer Art in Münster, offers a unique insight into the artist's innovative use of traditional lacquer techniques and provides a new perspective on the place of lacquer in modern painting.

Published  in conjunction with Harmen Brethouwer’s exhibition at Museum Kranenburgh, the Netherlands.