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A conversation with: Jip van den Toorn

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Credits: Jip van den Toorn

Illustrator Jip van den Toorn creates drawings that stay with you: unapologetic, funny and straight to the point. Join us for an evening of sharp humour and a refreshingly honest take on the world.

Where

SCHUNCK Glaspaleis

Price

€ 12,50 (incl. museumticket)

Cartoon van Jip van den Toorn genaamd 'Fuck 512'.
My favourite grandmother, who I always went to Febo with, encouraged me to make dirty little drawings. All about breasts, bottoms, penises and poo.
Jip van den Toorn in De Groene Amsterdammer

Illustrator Jip van den Toorn is coming to SCHUNCK. She is known for her weekly cartoons in de Volkskrant, her book 'Hoe vond je dat het zelf ging?' and her appearance on De slimste mens. During this evening at SCHUNCK, Jip will be interviewed about her work, her humour and the way she uses her illustrations to address social issues.

Afterwards, you are warmly invited to visit Ina van Zyl’s exhibition Where Are You From at SCHUNCK Museum. The lecture ticket includes museum admission. Van der Velden van Dam bookshop will be selling books during the short signing session.

About Jip van den Toorn

Jip van den Toorn (1993) began her career with the book Crisis, before writing for the satirical television programme Dit was het Nieuws from 2019 to 2024. You may also know her from Wie is de Mol or as a sidekick on the talk show Sophie en Jeroen. In 2022, she won the Inktspotprijs for best political cartoon, becoming the first woman and youngest winner ever.

Portret van Jip van den Toorn.

Credits: Petra Katanic

Ina van Zyl exhibition

At SCHUNCK Museum, you can visit Ina van Zyl’s exhibition Where Are You From until 25 October. It recently received no fewer than five (!) stars from de Volkskrant. In her paintings, Van Zyl zooms in extremely closely. What is less well known is that, like Jip van den Toorn, Van Zyl began her career as an illustrator. In South Africa, she drew for the satirical magazine Bitterkomix, which delivered sharp criticism of the apartheid regime. Part of the exhibition is dedicated to this early work.

History Month

This evening with Jip van den Toorn is part of History Month at SCHUNCK Library. This year’s national theme is ‘Body & Mind’, a subject that also features in Jip’s work: in 2018, she won the World Illustration Award for her project Inappropriate Grandma, two hand-embroidered cushions featuring a naked male body.