Exhibitions
Every year the foundation organises four challenging and thought-provoking exhibitions of works in various media by contemporary artists, and also sets up a variety of other artistic projects. Each exhibition is accompanied by a publication and related educational events. The foundation does not bear the founder’s name, and its exhibitions are not derived from the founder’s collection. Admission to exhibitions is free of charge.
Current exhibition NAVID NUUR: PHANTOM FUEL 13 March - 19 May 2013
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to host the largest and most extensive presentation of the work of Iranian-born Dutch artist Navid Nuur.
Navid Nuur ‘Untitled’, 2006–2008 Light box, paint and sensor 60 x 80 cm Courtesy the artist, Plan B Cluj, Berlin and Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam
Upcoming exhibitions MERLIN JAMES 6 June - 10 August 2013
Parasol unit presents the work of Welsh painter Merlin James, focusing on a selection of works from his early career in the 1980s to the present.
Merlin James, Signal Box, 2004 - 2007, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 57 cm, Courtesy of the artist, Mummery + Schnelle, London, and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York © Merlin James
Past exhibitions
Find out more about previous exhibitions at Parasol unit by using the search functions of this online archive.
Jannis Kounellis Parasol unit installation view 2012 Photo Stephen White





