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A MENDO publication is a well-designed book with visually stunning creative content, browsed by people to be amazed and inspired. The subject-matter is one of our pre-defined curated categories, fashion, photography, interior, sport, lifestyle, food and traveling. In general, a MENDO book is a piece of furniture in itself.
Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020
Galerie Ron Mandos, MENDO, and Studio Erwin Olaf are proud to present the publication of Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020. The publication is limited to 350 copies, all numbered and signed by the photographer. Since our physical store had to close, a limited number of copies is now available online.
Galerie Ron Mandos, MENDO, and Studio Erwin Olaf are proud to present the publication of Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020. This stunning new book designed by MENDO contains all photographic works from April Fool 2020, as well as some explanatory texts and a conversation between Erwin Olaf and Erik van Ginkel, Managing Director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020, 9.45am
In this photo: Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020, 11.30am
Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020 will be released as a limited edition of 350. Since our physical store had to close, a limited number of copies is now available online.
Limited edition of 350 copies, all signed and numbered
Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020, 11.00am
April Fool 2020 by Erwin Olaf is a visual documentation of the current coronavirus pandemic, a reminder of the fear and difficult position we may find ourselves in.
While that may sound very grim and depressing, this new body of work encompasses much more than that. It’s an intimate series, involving Erwin Olaf himself in almost every scene, each of which is impressively stylized and meticulously choreographed in his characteristic style.
Galerie Ron Mandos
‘This idea of a clown with pointed hat and a white face was a translation of a feeling I’d never felt or seen before.’
‘This idea of a clown with pointed hat and a white face was a translation of a feeling I’d never felt or seen before.’
The book contains explanatory texts and an interview between Erwin Olaf and Erik van Ginkel, Managing Director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
The photographs are simultaneously personal and universal. Above all, the essence is the feeling the series expresses: how we are all affected by this crisis. The person wearing the pointed could be you or me.
Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020, 10.15am
About the book
Erwin Olaf, April Fool 2020 will be released in December 2020 as a limited edition of 350, of which only 100 copies will be available online. All copies will be numbered and signed by the photographer.
Since our physical store had to close, a limited number of copies is now available online.