2018
REMY JUNGERMAN
Born in Suriname (1959). Lives and works in Amsterdam.




In his work, Jungerman explores the intersection of pattern and symbol in Surinamese Maroon culture, the larger African Diaspora, and 20th Century “Modernism.” In bringing seemingly disparate visual languages into conversation, Jungerman’s work challenges the established art historical canon. As art and culture critic Greg Tate has remarked “Jungerman’s work leaps boldly and adroitly into the epistemological gap between culturally confident Maroon self-knowledge and the Dutch learning curve around all things Jungerman, Afropean and Eurocentric.”
Born and raised in Suriname, he is a descendant, on his mother’s side, of the Surinamese Maroons who escaped enslavement on Dutch plantations to establish self-governed communities in the Surinamese rainforest. Within their rich culture, many West-African influences are preserved including the prominent use of abstract geometrical patterns. Placing fragments of Maroon textiles, as well other materials found in the African diaspora such as the kaolin clay used in many African religious traditions or the nails featured in Nkisi Nkondi power sculpture, in direct contact with materials and imagery drawn from more “established” art traditions, Jungerman presents a peripheral vision that can enrich and inform our perspective on art history.
Jungerman attended the Academy for Higher Arts and Cultural Studies in Paramaribo, Suriname, before moving to Amsterdam where he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy.
Press
Artillery Magazine
April 28, 2021
Interview: Surinamese-Dutch Artist Remy Jungerman Reframes Minimalism Through A Maroon Lens
Something Curated
April 1, 2021
Twenty Unmissable Pavilions at the 58th Venice Biennale
Artlyst
May 2, 2019
Remy Jungerman: The Space In Between
Contemporary And
October 26, 2018
The Pattern and Decoration Zeitgeist
Hyperallergic
June 13, 2018
Dutch Culture USA
June 16, 2016
Remy Jungerman – Crossing Water
ArtTube
April, 2015
Remy Jungerman on European Modern Aesthetics
Fresh Art INTL
September 18, 2014
Inspired from Within: An Interview with Remy Jungerman
ARC Magazine
May 29, 2014
Where the River Runs
Where the River Runs is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of Remy Jungerman. The majority of Where The River Runs comprises reproductions of his work. This visual component is complemented with essays shedding light on the subject matter from various aspects and from different perspectives.

Remy Jungerman: The Measurement of Presence
Jungerman discusses his practice and speaks about his installation at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
Video courtesy of Studio International.