Karla Hoeben [1963] studied at Witte Lelie in Amsterdam and at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, on which she graduated cum laude in the sculpture department. In the past years she showed her work at Nieuwe Vide, ABC centre for Architecture, Horizon/Verticaal and 37PK in Haarlem, Art Amsterdam and in several exhibitions at Reuten & Reuten Gallery Amsterdam/Maastricht.
Martijn Lucas Smit [1968] studied Fine Arts at Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam. He is the founding father of the experimental art space Nieuwe Vide, in which he curated dozens of exhibitions, international exchanges and festivals. Currently he is active as an artist, as well as an independant curator.
Martijn Lucas Smit and Karla Hoeben came to know eachother while organising several projects in Nieuwe Vide in the late 90’s. In 2013 the collaboration accumulated in Lucas Hoeben, a project in which the two manifest themselves as one artist.
2018
-Art on Paper Amsterdam
-Lucas Hoeben in collaboration with Joost Nelissen, live animation/sound performance at the opening of “Haarlemse Herfst” Dolhuys Haarlem.
-Lucas Hoeben in collaboration with Eric Martijn/ ROKOKO. Automobilia an installation at “Haarlemse Herfst” for Artists Presentation Space “Horizonverticaal” Haarlem.
-Lucas Hoeben in collaboration with Eric Martijn/ ROKOKO. OH NO ROKOKO Installation in Reuten Gallery Amsterdam.
-Lucas Hoeben in collaboration with Eric Martijn/ ROKOKO. First things First in installation at the Oosterdokkade Amsterdam.
2017
-Lucas Hoeben in collaboration with Eric Martijn/ ROKOKO. Interchanged Installation at This Art Fair Amsterdam.
-Portret Group show Reuten Gallery Amsterdam
-Collect! Group show curated by Lucas Hoeben in Horizonverticaal in Haarlem with Lucas Hoeben, Anno Dijkstra, Vincent Uilenbroek, Eric Martijn, Joseph Beuys.
-Multiple Group show by Studio Onvervalst in Castellum Aquae in Bloemendaal.
2016
-Appropriate Cartography Group show at 37PK Haarlem with Annesas Appel, Eva Pel & Claudia Doms, Jasmijn Visser, Thomas Wildner.
-Moving Modernism Group show Currated by Lucas Hoeben in Reuten Gallery Amsterdam with Lucas Hoeben, Richard van der Aa, Rob Bouwman, Kevin Finklea.
-Luw Group show 37PK Haarlem.
-Amsterdam Drawing Booth Reuten Gallery NDSM Werf Amsterdam.
-Studio Onvervalst Multiple show De Ruiskamer Haarlem.
2015
-20 Years of deferred value Solo show Nieuwe Vide Haarlem.
-Amsterdam Drawing Booth Reuten Gallery NDSM Werf Amsterdam.
-Jan en Piet and Lucas Hoeben Solo show Fietsznfabriek Haarlem.
-Twee stemmen Group show Reuten Gallery Amsterdam.
2014
-Reading Janson’s Stories Performative Lecture Nieuwendammerdijk Amsterdam Noord.
-Reading Janson’s Stories Performative Lecture Reuten Gallery Amsterdam.
-Amsterdam Drawing Booth Reuten Gallery NDSM Werf Amsterdam.
-Janson’s and other stories Curated by Lucas Hoeben 37PK Haarlem with Lucas Hoeben, and guests : Andre Pielage, Toon Teeken, Eva Pel.