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Gijsbert van der Wal (Neerijnen, 1977) studeerde kunstgeschiedenis aan de universiteit in Utrecht. Hij maakte zestien jaar kunstenaarsinterviews voor de VPRO-radioprogramma's De Avonden en Nooit Meer Slapen en schrijft sinds 2004 over beeldende kunst voor NRC Handelsblad. In de afgelopen jaren maakte hij onder meer vier tentoonstellingen (met catalogus) voor de Fondation Custodia in Parijs en werkte hij mee aan acht theatervoorstellingen van cabaretier Micha Wertheim. ...more

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Average rating: 4.41 · 49 ratings · 11 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Wijd open ogen: Stukken over kunst en kijkplezier 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Levi van Veluw - Origin of the beginning by Gijsbert van der Wal (Goodreads Author), Levi van Veluw 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Siemen Dijkstra - À bois perdu it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jozef Van Ruyssevelt - Het grafische werk 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marjolijn Mandersloot - The Beast In Me 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wendelien Schönfeld - Houtsneden / Woodcuts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De kunst als surplus - De schilderes Ferry Alink (1937-2013) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De portretten van Willem den Ouden it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leven en werk van Willem den Ouden 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harold Schouten - De zee 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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