News

1 february 2012
Narcissus/Zelfportret 15 submitted for 'Dutch Silver Award 2012'.
Will be displayed from april 2012.

21 december 2011
New small silverwork: 'Kavalier' (Cavalier).

29 november 2011
Friday 25th of november the city of Bad Homburg (Germany) announced acquiring 'David/Zelfportret 11'. The work was on display at 'Blickachsen 8' and is now on permanent display on Bad Homburg's 'Skulpturenallee', between the trainstation and the city hall.

26 november 2011
New work by Caspar is on display during the exhibition 'Im kleinen Format' (In small size) from 1 december until 28 january, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany.

26 july 2011
Selected for the international Silver Art competition, the Schoonhoven Silver Award 2012. A new work made of silver and the 'Vera icon/Self-portrait 10' - Silver, will be presented during the exhibition in the Nederlands Zilvermuseum Schoonhoven from April through to June 2012. The winner of the Schoonhoven Silver Award 2012 will be announced at the opening of the exhibition.

8 juni 2011
'self-portrait 9' is acquired by Achmea.

30 march 2011
Shortly after 'Skin' in Beelden aan Zee, Torso ZZM and David / Self-portrait 11 will be on display in Bad Homburg, Germany at Blickachsen 8, opening on 22th of may, through 3 october.

7 march 2011
'David / self-portrait 11' will remain in Beeldenpark de Havixhorst. The work has been bought bij an art-lover and will be transferred to the park on the 9th of March.

14 februari 2011
'Skin': presentation of 6 self-portraits, created from 2008 - 2011, museum Beelden aan Zee. Torso ZZM, self-portrait 9, Vera icon / self-portrait 10 (silver), David / self-portrait 11, one work from Personal Space and new work: self-portrait 14'. Read on...

8 december 2010
New: Personal space / Self-portrait 12. A series of self-portraits: casts sewn together.

6 october 2010
New work: 'Hands' in limited edition of 20.

25 september 2010
Bob Fosko and Marlies Dekkers are contemplating Caspar Bergers sculptures in Park de Havixhorst, Avro KunstUur.
Watch video

14 june 2010
'Untitled', an installation in the Cirqada Building (Rijksgebouwendienst) in Utrecht, is finished. Five busts are located in the central lobby and throughout the rest of the building are 39 fragments.
view a selection of the work

13 june 2010
'David/Self Portrait 11' will be on display in Beeldenpark de Havixhorst all summer long, as well as 'Self Portrait 4' and 'Boy'.

27 april 2010
The exhibition Tijdloos Trendy (Timeless Trendy) opened at Duivenvoorde Castle on the 28th of April. The bronze boek (Book) is on display in the library alongside 15th century books of hours belonging to the castle.

19 march 2010
Vera icon / Self portrait 10 has been sold to a private collection in London at the Tefaf at the Daniel Katz Gallery.

11 march 2010
Just published:
Vera icon / Self-portrait 10 - Caspar Berger
text: Frits Scholten, photography: Erik & Petra Hesmerg, design Paul Wolterink / Anker & Strijbos
16 pages, bilingual
ISBN/EAN: 978-90-814948-2-3 €7.50 (incl. postage in the Netherlands)
mail for information

28 february 2010
Vera icon / Self-portrait 10:
This solid gold artwork weighing two kilograms will be on public display for the first time at the Tefaf 2010 art fair in Maastricht at the Daniel Katz Gallery, stand number 120.
A silver and a bronze version will be issued by the Dutch Art Medal Society (VPK).
Members of the society can subscribe for this life-size portrait until 1 September 2010.
more information >

4 january 2010
Just published: Update #1 Caspar Berger 2008-2009

24 November 2009
Caspar Berger at the Pontifical Council in the Sistine Chapel (Vatican), Saturday November 21. Listen to the audio / read the press.

17 November 2009
The Pontifical Council for Culture has invited 255 artists to attend a meeting on 20 - 21 November in the Sistine Chapel.
Cees Nooteboom, Kader Abdolah and Caspar Berger will represent the Netherlands. Trouw, 16-11-2009

4 November 2009
At PAN Amsterdam Art Fair (22-29 november, RAI),work by Caspar Berger will be on show at stand 103, Gallery Majke Hüsstege.

4 November 2009
Five new works:
Self-portrait 8
Self-portrait 9
Skull
Vera Icon / Self-portrait 10
David / Self-portrait 11

22 February 2009
There is a growing controversy surrounding the restoration of Rodin’s damaged Thinker at the Singer Laren Museum. Caspar Berger’s visit to the museum to see the damaged Thinker in 2008 can be seen in this excerpt from the film Larger than life about the development of the concept for Berger’s Torso ZZM.

12 March to 20 april 2009
Museum Catharijneconvent exhibits Self-portrait 7 by Berger, recently exhibited at the pAn Amsterdam art fair 2008.

2 November 2008
On 2 November 2008, the Zuiderzeemuseum unveiled Torso ZZM by Caspar Berger, a work commissioned by the museum. Torso ZZM is presently on display in the museum’s atrium as part of events to mark the museum’s anniversary, and will later be transferred to a permanent location in the central courtyard.
Press release (.pdf)

30 October 2008
Museum Catharijneconvent adds bronze sculpture "Book" by Caspar Berger to its collection.
"Book" in the Catharijneconvent