Paint it black

The exhibition Paint it black brings together a series of artworks from the collection in which black plays an important role. Black can represent the absolute zero, but it may also be heavy with meaning. Sometimes black is also used by artists to investigate composition.

Black water (1964), Armando

The centrepiece of this exhibition is Armando’s Black water. A basin filled with water in an almost entirely darkened space. The reflective, ink-black surface of the water creates the illusion of an unfathomable depth. Armando on the origin of the work: ‘I lived on the Prins Hendrikkade, and when I was walking there at night, the street lights cast a rosy light on the water, so that it almost looked black. A little eerie. That kind of beauty affects me deeply’.

This is the first time that Black water has been installed in the Kröller-Müller Museum.

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