Diederick van der Lee is the new Managing
Partner of Bright Young Things. A founding partner, Diederick has since been
deeply involved in all aspects of B.Y.T. As the new man in charge, he will be
responsible for direction and international expansion of Bright Young Things
over the next few years.
Next to his work at B.Y.T., he is studying
for a degree in Chinese Languages and Culture, a degree in Japanese Language and
Culture and an honours degree in Philosophy at the University of Leiden.
Anna Sophia van Zweden will be responsible
for exhibitions as Head of the Curatorial Program. She will act as senior
curator as well as set up the B.Y.T. Curatorial Program, a new initiative which
will allow not only a platform for emerging artists, but also young, talented
aspiring curators.
Educated at the Amsterdam School of the Arts
Reinwardt Academie and the University of Amsterdam, Anna Sophia is a 2010
degree candidate at the Reinwardt Academy majoring in Cultural Heritage with a
minor in Art History and Cultural History from the University of Amsterdam. She
was a curatorial intern at two of the world’s most prestigeous institutes for
modern and contemporary art, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Dallas Museum of Modern Art, where she worked on numerous large exhibitions.
Roderick van der Lee, who was both Managing Partner
and Curator of Bright Young Things since it’s foundation, has passed with great pleasure these
positions to Diederick van der Lee and Anna Sophia van Zweden. Roderick ‘s focus is shifted towards the direction
of a new project of Platform A, B.Y.T.’s parent company, of which he is a partner. In fall 2011 a large
new international Photography fair and festival
will be launched in Amsterdam
featuring galleries, museums and publishers.
Next
to that Roderick has been working with much enthusiasm at Foam, the Photography
Museum of Amsterdam. At Foam he is amongst other things responsible for the
in-house gallery of the museum, Foam Editions, and the Paul Huf Award, the
international photography prize for young talent, furthering his dedication to
the support of emerging talent. He also works on large collections,
such as that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and lectures on collecting photography.
Frits Zanen will remain in charge of business affairs and finance for Bright Young Things. As a partner at Platform A he will also be on the board of the new international Photography fair and festival in Amsterdam which
will be launched fall 2011.
Next to his partnership at Platform A, Frits is also an enthousiastic restaurateur as owner of van Beinum.
Next to his partnership at Platform A, Frits is also an enthousiastic restaurateur as owner of van Beinum.
