Annemarie Kok

Dr. Annemarie Kok is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Arts, Department of Art History. She specializes in participatory and ephemeral art forms, with a focus on the 1960s–1970s and their legacy. Her research integrates Actor-Network Theory to explore how audiences and materials co-create art. She lectures on modern/postmodern art, media art, and art historiography, with academic affiliations including Utrecht University and the Willem de Kooning Academy.

Education: Art History degrees from Utrecht University with minors in Museum Studies (University of Amsterdam) and European studies (Freie Universität Berlin/Humboldt Universität). Publications include "Kunstkritiek in een tijd van vervagende grenzen" (2016) and peer-reviewed articles on participatory art archives and ephemeral heritage. Current projects include documenting the 1972 Waterwalk Tube installation and tracing its participants.

Research Interests: Modern/contemporary art, participatory practices, socially engaged art, performance art, archival methodologies, and Dutch art criticism.

Activities: Organized events like the Winterschool on Intangible Cultural Heritage (2024) and the Letterenfestival (2024). Media engagement includes a 2023 campaign seeking participants in the Waterwalk Tube project.