Jan Vercruysse
Jan Vercruysse (* 1948 in Ostend ; † February 27, 2018 in Bruges ) was a Belgian sculptor .
life and work
Jan Vercruysse was a Flemish artist who also lived in Spain and Italy . Vercruysse preferred to work in series. His early works include photographic self-portraits. The Tombeaux series was created between 1987 and 1994, the M (M) series between 1992 and 1998 , Les Paroles [Letto] between 1998 and 2001 and PLACES from 2005 . As a sculptor, Vercruysse uses industrial materials, including COR-TEN steel , bronze , iron , and glass . In 2001 Vercruysse was awarded the Vlaamse prijs voor Beeldende Kunst .
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 1990: Van Abbemuseum , Eindhoven
- 2009: Retrospective M - Museum Leuven , Leuven
Group exhibitions
- 1986: Guillaume Bijl , Lili Dujourie , Raoul De Keyser , Jan Vercruysse , Kunsthalle Bern , Bern
- 1987: documenta 8 , Kassel
- 1988: Zeitlos Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart , Berlin
- 1989: Prospect '89 , Frankfurter Kunstverein , Frankfurt
- 1990: See also Museum Haus Esters & Haus Lange , Krefeld
- 1997: Eleganza e Desiderio reading by Pier Luigi Tazzi with works by Jan Vercruysse, Ettore Spalletti , Juan Munoz , Jean-Marc Bustamante , Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels
- 1998: Wounds. Between Democracy and Redemption in Contemporary Art , curators: Pier Luigi Tazzi and David Elliott , Moderna Museet , Stockholm
- 2000: Around 1984. A look at Art in the Eighties MoMA PS1 , New York
- 2003: Happiness: A Survival Guide for Art and Life Mori Art Museum , Tokyo
- 2006: The 80's. A topology Museo Serralves , Porto
- 2008: Collectie XX II Fantasy Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerp , Antwerp
- 2010: I don't even know what art is , insights into a private collection, MARTa Herford , Herford
- 2014: De verloofden , curator : Philippe Van Cauteren , Belfius Bank, Brussels
Web links
- Official website of the Jan Vercruysse Foundation
- Museum van Hedendaagse Art Antwerp Jan Vercruysse
Individual evidence
- ↑ metro Jan Vercruysse overleden accessed on March 3, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2: Catalog page 262; Volume 3: artist book; Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5
- ↑ Tate Jan Vercruysse accessed on October 24, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Gladstone Gallery Jan Vercruysse: Works 1990 - 2011 accessed on October 24, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Artsy Jan Vercruysse accessed on October 24, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Xavier Hufkens Biography Jan Vercruysse accessed on October 24, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vercruysse, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East End |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2018 |
| Place of death | Bruges |