AB[500] · Artist bibliography

Jan Robert Leegte: links

A sourced, growing bibliography for the Dutch net artist (born 1973): his own works, the institutions and galleries that hold and show him, the interviews and the press. Each entry is one line and a link. This archive feeds the AB[500] reference work.

45 sources · last updated 31 July 2026

Works & the artist's own sites

Official portfolio, a chronological archive of works from the 1997 scrollbar pieces to 2025.

leegte.org ↗ artist site

The artist's running list of exhibitions and events.

leegte.org/index-events ↗ artist site

Scrollbar Composition (2000), the live web work whose scrollbars jump at random, now in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam collection.

scrollbarcomposition.com ↗ work · 2000

JPEG (2022), the project page defining compressionism: vanilla JavaScript triggering the browser's compression algorithm.

jpeg.leegte.org ↗ work · 2022

Window (2022), compositions built from standard HTML DOM elements, an homage to 1997 interface aesthetics.

window.leegte.org ↗ work · 2022

Waves, a generative web work in the artist's online series.

waves.leegte.org ↗ work

Web (Doteunmc), a browser-based work by the artist.

web.leegte.org ↗ work

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

JPEG on Art Blocks, 275 editions, Art Blocks Presents, 2022.

artblocks.io/collection/jpeg ↗ collection

Window on Art Blocks, 404 editions, 2022.

artblocks.io/collection/window ↗ collection

Museums & institutions

Van Gogh Museum solo presentation Compressed Landscapes, part of the Van Gogh Inspires series, 2021.

vangoghmuseum.nl ↗ museum · 2021

The Van Gogh Museum's press release announcing Leegte's digital work.

vangoghmuseum.nl (press) ↗ museum · press

European Patent Office art collection, on the real-time landscape simulators including Performing a Landscape (2020).

epo.org ↗ collection · 2020

Digital Canon entry on Scrollbar Composition (2000) and its place in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

digitalcanon.nl ↗ archive

Rhizome ArtBase, the preservation record of Leegte's net.art including untitled[scrollbars].

artbase.rhizome.org ↗ archive

Galleries & exhibitions

Upstream Gallery (Amsterdam) artist page, biography and selected exhibitions.

upstreamgallery.nl ↗ gallery

Joint Upstream Gallery and Office Impart presentation at Art Basel Zero 10, Basel, June 2026.

Art Basel Zero 10 ↗ fair · 2026

Sculpting the Internet, a solo exhibition on digital materiality at Upstream Gallery.

Sculpting the Internet ↗ exhibition

Mountains and Drop Shadows, Upstream Focus presentation of the generative drop-shadow works.

Mountains and Drop Shadows ↗ exhibition · 2023

Inside | Outside, a Leegte exhibition at Upstream Gallery.

Inside | Outside ↗ exhibition

Upstream Gallery announcement of the Window release on Art Blocks, 2022.

Window release ↗ gallery · 2022

An NFT group exhibition curated by Jan Robert Leegte for Upstream Gallery.

NFT exhibition (curated) ↗ gallery

Upstream Gallery on Compressed Landscapes at the Van Gogh Museum.

Compressed Landscapes (gallery) ↗ gallery · 2021

Upstream Gallery on Leegte presenting Wanderer and Ornament at Paris Photo 2025 with Office Impart.

Paris Photo 2025 ↗ fair · 2025

VERSE exhibition page for Mountains and Drop Shadows, London, 2023.

verse.works (exhibition) ↗ exhibition · 2023

Neumeister Bar-Am exhibition page for Google Maps as a Sculpture (2017), Würfel BLN, Berlin.

neumeisterbaram.com ↗ exhibition · 2017

MutualArt listing for the Mountains and Drop Shadows exhibition.

mutualart.com ↗ listing

Interviews

Rhizome interview with Leegte on CONT3XT.NET and his sculptural engagement with the virtual.

rhizome.org ↗ interview · 2010

FAKEWHALE in conversation with Leegte on his career, first net art, and references to Dan Graham and Bruce Nauman.

log.fakewhale.xyz ↗ interview · 2023

FAKEWHALE on the curated release of Walled Garden and its model of shared spatial ownership.

log.fakewhale.xyz ↗ interview · 2025

VERSE journal interview, Leegte on pushing the boundaries of net art.

verse.works/journal ↗ interview

GalleryViewer interview, digital media as subjects in their own right.

galleryviewer.com ↗ interview

OFFICE IMPART interview with the artist on his practice and digital materials.

officeimpart.com ↗ interview

Press & criticism

Hyperallergic on how Leegte's algorithmic images channel Van Gogh.

hyperallergic.com ↗ press

ArtDependence on the Van Gogh Museum's presentation of Compressed Landscapes.

artdependence.com ↗ press · 2021

ArtsTalk Magazine on the Van Gogh Museum presentation.

artstalkmagazine.nl ↗ press · 2021

Furtherfield on Sculpting the Internet and digital materiality.

furtherfield.org ↗ press

Carroll / Fletcher Onscreen feature on the artist.

carrollfletcheronscreen.com ↗ press · 2016

LI-MA symposium report citing Wanderer (2025) as a model for self-archiving through blockchain.

li-ma.nl ↗ press · 2025

Profiles & archives

Wikipedia entry on the Dutch net artist, biography and exhibitions.

wikipedia.org ↗ profile

Le Random artist profile, biography and generative works.

lerandom.art ↗ profile

net-art.org profile of the artist.

net-art.org ↗ profile

Rhizome tag archive collecting coverage of Leegte.

rhizome.org/tags ↗ archive

Pixxelpoint festival profile, on Scrollbars (Floor Piece) (1999) and the move to gallery installation.

pixxelpoint.org ↗ profile · 2014

MOTZKO documents ten collected works by Leegte, including Window, Web, JPEG, Ornament, and Walled Garden.

Jan Robert Leegte at MOTZKO ↗ collection archive · ongoing

Video

Compressed Landscapes, video on the Van Gogh Museum project.

youtube.com ↗ video