Tajiri | Ferdi | Foundation

Ferdi, Hortisculpture - solo tentoonstelling Stedelijk Museum, 1968 © Ad Petersen

Ferdi, Hortisculpture - solo exhibition Stedelijk Museum, 1968 © Ad Petersen
Shinkichi Tajiri, studio Baarlo, 1967 © Leonard Freed - Magnum Photo

ANBI

Since 2009, the Tajiri Ferdi Foundation (formerly the Shinkichi Tajiri Foundation, 2009–2021) has been dedicated to fostering the preservation and management of the work and personal archives of the Dutch-Japanese-American visual artist Shinkichi Tajiri (1923–2009), his Dutch wife Ferdina ("Ferdi") Jansen (1927–1969), and related artists. This work has primarily resulted in supporting exhibitions and publications.

In 2021, the Tajiri Ferdi Foundation amended its statutes and now focuses on stimulating research, publications, and projects about this remarkable artist couple, their kindred spirits, and postwar avant-garde art more broadly. A key resource for this effort is the rich personal archive of Tajiri and Ferdi, which includes correspondence, photographs and films, clippings, sketches and designs, partial collections, and the artists’ personal library.

The foundation’s primary aim is to enhance the accessibility of this extensive archive for research, education, and the promotion of the artistic legacy of Tajiri and Ferdi.

The scientific study and comprehensive digital accessibility of this artist archive and the artistic oeuvre of Tajiri and Ferdi are essential tools to achieving this goal, ensuring that the lives and works of both artists continue to hold a prominent place within Dutch and international art history.

The Tajiri Ferdi Foundation has been recognized as a cultural ANBI (Public Benefit Organization) since January 1, 2021.

Name Tajiri Ferdi Foundation
(Tajiri Ferdi Foundation)

Chamber of Commerce 14114299

RSIN number 820667869

Contact details
Tajiri Ferdi Foundation

Contact person: Ryu Tajiri - van der Ploeg

info@tajiriferdifoundation.com

Objective

a. Stimulating research, publications, and projects focused on postwar art, particularly the work of Tajiri and Ferdi and like-minded artists, by making the personal archives, artistic oeuvres, and partial collections of Tajiri and Ferdi available;

b. The comprehensive unlocking of the personal archives, partial collections, and oeuvres of Tajiri and Ferdi; fostering the accessibility of this material for research and education, and advancing the promotion of their artistic legacy and ideas, as well as carrying out all activities related to or supportive of the foregoing.

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Management

Chairman: Frans Vreeke

Secretary: Shakuru Tajiri

Treasurer: Gerrit te Spenke

General board member: Martijn Fleers

General board member: Lisa van Beek

General board member: Ryu Tajiri - van der Ploeg

Reward Policy

Board members receive no remuneration, any costs incurred in the performance of their function can be reimbursed.

Annual reports

2023
2022