Erik Kessels (1966, The Netherlands) lives and works in Amsterdam

Since 1996 Erik Kessels is creative director of KesselsKramer, an international advertising and communication agency. At this moment, around 30 people work at their office, a former church on the Lauriergracht. Half of them are Dutch, the other half have roots in China, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Scotland, England, Sweden and the United States. Kessels gained international success with campaigns for Nike, Audi, Levis, Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, ONVZ, Het Parool, Ben, Bol.com, Heineken, The Coffee Company and Diesel. He is seen as one of the most original creatives in the international advertisement scene. Part of his philosophy is crossing borders between art and advertisement. He asks artists for campaigns and moves around different areas himself. Recently he curated Dutch Delight, the opening show of FOAM, edited the books In almost every picture and was asked by the Dutch Post Office to design a series of stamps.

Solo exhibitions, a selection
2002 Curator Dutch Delight, FOAM, Amsterdam
Useful Photography #2, Galerie W139, Amsterdam
In Almost every Picture, Galerie RAS, Barcelona
In Almost every Picture, Fotofestival Rencontres, Arles
2001 Useful Photography #1, NFI, Rotterdam
Useful Photography #1, Galerie Fototheek, Antwerp
1999 The Instant Men, Art Book, Amsterdam

Group exhibitions, a selection
2002 Art in Ads, Galerie de Meerse, Hoofddorp (NL)
2001 The best of European Advertising, Puck Building, New York
Best verzorgde boeken, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2000 Curator PANL Exhibition, Lisbon
Do create, Salone di Mobile, Milan
1999 Designprijs Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans- van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Smaak, Bonnefanten museum, Maastricht
De Bijenkorf, Arnhem
Shopping bags, Carnaby Street, London

Credits
My sister, 2002
Production:
Francine van der Lee/KesselsKramer
Editor:
Jacques de Koning
Post production:
Julian de Keijzer/50 FPS

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