Some 50 young visual artists from Europe and the US will feature recent work at the Bosch Young Talent Show (BYTS) at the Stedelijk Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch, which runs from 17 September to 16 October 2011. Talented under-thirties artists will present new paintings, sculpture, photography and drawings along with videos, collages and performances. In so doing, this second edition of the international, contemporary art event will again be providing an up-to-the-minute overview of developments in contemporary art to art lovers, dealers and collectors.

Unique concept and cutting edge talent

BYTS concept is unique. Young artists are chosen to take part by scouts - noted, internationally known artists from any of the so-called Bosch cities, i.e. centres which own one or more works by the Netherlands' most important Medieval painter, Hieronymus Bosch, in a collection ... of a public museum. These scouts make a choice of the more thoughtprovoking works of students and graduates (under 30) from the art schools of their own Bosch town. A challenging concept with an exciting and innovative result.

These are young artists who, just like Hieronymus Bosch five hundred years ago, work on furthering the development of a visual language to give contemporary art its identity and flavour. The BYTS also provides them with the opportunity to continue what they're doing at an international level, while mindful of the legacy of Hieronymus Bosch.

Scouts from 15 Bosch centres select 50 international artists

Scouts from fifteen Bosch cities in Europe and the US chose the following 50 artists from the latest crop of art school students and graduates to participate in the BYTS.

Berlin: scout Gregor Schneider and artists Vazha Chachkhiani, Keto Logua, Fiene Sharp;

Bruges: scout Robert Devriendt and artist Louise Demoen;

Brussels: scout Hans Op de Beeck and artists Thomas De Brabanter, Sarah en Charles, Renato Nicolodi;

Frankfurt: scout Michael Krebber and artists Ruairiadh O'Connell, Oliver Heinzenberger, Stephen Suckale;

Ghent: scout Gert Robijns and artists Gerben Gysels, Mandy Van Goethem, Benjamin Verhoeven;

's-Hertogenbosch (the only Bosch city without any work by Bosch): scout Thom Puckey and artists Dimensional Consultancy, Pauline Föllings, Stefany Karghoti, Gilly van Zanten;

Lisbon: scout Julião Sarmento and artists Gabriel Abrantes/Katie Widloski, Gonçalo Sena, Isabel Simões, André Romão;

London: scout Ryan Gander and artists Aaron Angell, Robert Lye, James Ferris;

Madrid: scout Fernando Sanchez Castillo and artists Esther Achaerandio, Núria Güell, Paloma Polo, Angel de la Rubia;

New Haven: scout William Villalongo and artists Caroline Chandler, Abigail Deville, Troy Gene Michie, Kenneth Rivero;

New York: scout Jon Kessler and artists Chris Jehly, Tracy Molis, Brie Ruais;

Paris: scout Jean-Marc Bustamante and artists Anaïde Chirinian, Alexandre Désirée, Gabriel Desplanque, Manon Recordon;

Rotterdam: scouts Liesbeth Bik & Jos van der Pol and artists Giles Bailey, Sjoerd van Leeuwen, Arvo Leo;

Venice: scout Maria Morganti and artists Martino Genchi, Caterina Rossato, Fabrizio Sartori, Serena Vestrucci;

Vienna: scout Werner Reiterer and artists Ulrike Königshofer, Valentin Ruhry, Johannes Vogl The broad palette of recent work by these artists may be viewed at BYTS 2011.

Weekly talks and summer school

During the main BYTS exhibition there will also be weekly lectures. On Sunday 25 September the multitalented artist and director Peter Greenaway will use short animated films to discuss the work of Hieronymus Bosch, while speculating on the possibilities Bosch presents in the digital age. On Sunday 2 October Matthijs Ilsink, curator of the 2016 Hieronymus Bosch exhibition, explains the art historical research of the Bosch Research and Conservation Project (BRCP) into the work of Hieronymus Bosch (circa1450-1516). IIsink will also discuss 'the art of a man whose creativity ensured that 500 years after his death his paintings and drawings continue to astound us.' On Thursday 6 October Rob Perrée, art critic on the arts magazine Kunstbeeld, explores 'Lust and Eroticism in International Contemporary Art' while on Sunday 9 October in 'Bosch and the Sublime' art critic Hans de Hartog Jager ponders the collision between beauty and peril.

A summer school is also planned for the BYTS artists, which includes debates and excursions to Dutch exhibitions and museums among others. BYTS aim is to provide an infinite view of trends and developments taking place in the visual arts across the world..

Opening of BYTS during Den Bosch Art Night

The opening of BYTS on Saturday 17 September is part of Den Bosch Art Night 2011, when the Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch will be one of the event's major venues. The BYTS opening is from 16.00 - 18.00 in the museum auditorium, followed by Kunstlounge, when sound and performance artist Willum Geerts will be all evening in the restaurant, while Barbecue Cuisine Inferno by Piedro Bolas Mordedor, in collaboration with Nieuw Brabants Front, is on the square. At 21.30 there is a talk between artists Stan Wannet and Leila Anderson in the rear hall and Renée van Trier will perform in the auditorium from 22.30 - 22.45. There is also a guided tour on the hour, starting at 21.00 (last one midnight), of the BYTS show.