JAN FABRE (BORN IN ANTWERP 1958)
JAN FABRE IS AN ARTIST LIVING AND WORKING IN ANTWERP. HE IS A DRAWER, A SCULPTOR, A PLAY-WRITER AND A DIRECTOR. AMONG ALL THESE DISCIPLINES, HOWEVER, HE MAKES NO DISTINCTIONS. HE HAS PRESENTED HIS ART- AS WELL AS HIS THEATRE - AT THE BIENNIAL IN VENICE, IN BUDAPEST AND IN SAO PAOLO, AT THE DOCUMENTA IN KASSEL AND THE METROPOLIS EXHIBITION IN BERLIN. SOLO EXHIBITIONS A.O. AT THE STEDELIJK MUSEUM IN AMSTERDAM, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN GHENT AND IN HELSINKI, IN LISSABON, IN WARSAW, AT THE PECCI MUSEUM IN PRATO, IN THE HANNOVER KUNSTVEREIN, IN BASEL, IN FRANKFURT AND IN MUNICH. THE THREAD THROUGH ALL OF FABRES VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IS HIS INDIVIDUAL VOCABULARY.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1978
BIC-DWEILEN EN WETSPOTTEN, JORDAENSHUIS, ANTWERP
1980
MOND-OOG-ARTS, GALERIE WORKSHOP, ANTWERP
1981
BIC-ART ROOM, SALON ODESSA, LEIDEN
1982
MONEY AND ART, ART AND MONEY, GALLERY SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, NEW YORK
1984
FRIENDS, PROVINCIAAL MUSEUM, HASSELT
BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, BELGIAN PAVILION, VENICE
1985
DRAWINGS, MUSEUM VAN HEDENDAAGSE KUNST, GHENT (CATALOGUE)
THE FORGERY OF THE SECRET FEAST, NEW MATH GALLERY, NEW YORK
1987
HET UUR BLAUW, GALERIE DE SELBY, AMSTERDAM
1988
MODELLEN 1977-1985, DEWEER ART GALLERY, OTEGEM (CATALOGUE)
HÉ WAT EEN PLEZIERIGE ZOTTIGHEID!, RONNY VAN DE VELDE GALLERY, ANTWERP
(CATALOGUE)
DER BLAUE RAUM, KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN, BERLIN
1989
INSECTEN EN RUIMTE, MUSEUM OVERHOLLAND, AMSTERDAM (CATALOGUE)
RISBE, MODELI & OBJEKTI, PMMK, OOSTENDE; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MODERNA GALERIJA), LJUBLJANA (CATALOGUE)
EEN SCULPTUUR / VIJF TEKENINGEN, DEWEER ART GALLERY, OTEGEM
1990
DAS GERÄUSCH, KUNSTHALLE, BASEL (CATALOGUE)
SOM, CENTRO DE ARTE MODERNA, LISBOA
TIVOLI, GALLERY RONNY VAN DE VELDE, MECHELEN / ANTWERP
FABRE'S INSECTS, PALEIS VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN, BRUSSELS (WITH BOLTANSKI) (CATALOGUE)
1991
ZWEI OBJEKTEN, SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE, FRANKFURT
FABRE, KUNSTVEREIN, MÜNICH
1992
ZEICHNUNG/SKULPTUR/ZEICHNUNG, KUNSTVEREIN, HANNOVER; THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, HELSINKI; GALERIE RONNY VAN DE VELDE, ANTWERP (CATALOGUE)
1994
MUR DE LA MONTÉE DES ANGES, GALERIE BERND KLÜSER, MÜNICH (CATALOGUE), PORTSIDE GALLERY, YOKOHAMA (CATALOGUE), GALLERIA GALLIANI, GENOVA (CATALOGUE)
THE GRAVE OF THE UNKNOWN COMPUTER, KUNSTVERENIGING DIEPENHEIM; GALERIE BEAUMONT, LUXEMBOURG
SILENZIO DELLA TEMPESTA, GALLERIA MASSIMO MININI, BRESCIA
QUESTA PAZZIA È FANTASTICA, MUSEO LUIGI PECCI, PRATO (CATALOGUE)
1995
WOLT IEMANDT MIR DASSELB VERKEREN, STEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM
DŸE DEN NEST WEET DŸE WEETEN. DŸEN ROFT DŸ HEETEN, DE VLEESHAL, MIDDELBURG (CATALOGUE)
DER LEIMRUTENMANN, GALERIE DER STADT STUTTGART (CATALOGUE)
PASSATGE, TINGLADO, TARRAGONE; LUDWIG MUSEUM, BUDAPEST; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, ZAGREB; HAGGERT MUSEUM OF ART, MILWAUKEE (CATALOGUE)
THE GRAVE OF THE UNKNOWN COMPUTER, FRAC LORRAINE, VERDUN
3X7 KAMERS, 3X7 GEDICHTEN, WATOU
1996
FLEMISH WARRIOR, GALERIE MIKAEL ANDERSEN, COPENHAGEN
SKELETON + SKIN, SATANI GALLERY, TOKYO
1997
DŸE DEN NEST WEET DŸE WEETEN. DŸEN ROFT DŸ HEETEN, ENTWISTLE GALLERY, LONDON
THE HOUR BLUE, ORIEL, CARDIFF
7 ROOMS, BATH FESTIVAL, BATH
THE LIME-TWIGMAN, ARNOLFINI, BRISTOL
DE RUGGENGRAAT, GALERIE RONNY VAN DE VELDE, ANTWERP (CATALOGUE)
INNERES / ÄUSSERES SKELETT, GALERIE BERND KLÜSER, MÜNICH
THE JOKER, GALLERIA MASSIMO MININI, BRESCIA
ARMOURS, GALLERIA SALVATORE GALLIANI, GENOVA
PASSAGE, MUHKA MUSEUM VOOR HEDENDAAGSE KUNST, ANTWERP
1998
EEN ONTMOETING / VSTRECHA, ILYA KABAKOV & JAN FABRE, DEWEER ART GALLERY, OTEGEM (CATALOGUE); KUNSTVEREIN HANNOVER; HAMBURGER BAHNHOF BERLIN; MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ZAGREB; CENTRO CULTURAL DE BELÉM, LISBON; KUNSTVEREIN WIEN
WORKS FROM THE VENICE BIENNALE, GALERIE RONNY VAN DE VELDE, ANTWERP
BATTLEFIELDS AND BEEKEPERS, GALERIA LUIS SERPA, LISBON; DEWEER ART GALLERY, OTEGEM
MELDING AAN DE BUITENWERELD, GALERIE BEAUMONT, LUXEMBURG; GALERIE FÜR GEGENWARTIGE KUNST, BREMEN
1999
ATLAS OF BATTLES, STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, DEWEER ART GALLERY, OTEGEM (CATALOGUE)
ANGELS AND WARRIORS, TACTICS AND STRATEGIES, STÄDTISCHE GALERIE, NORDHORN; KUNSTHALLE RAVENSBURG; KUNSTHALLE KIEL; KUNSTHALLE ROSTOCK (CATALOGUE)
MONKS AND MEAT, LA CHAUFFERIE, STRASBOURG
BODY LIQUIDS & SLEEP, SLEEP AND SLEEP, LITTLE ANIMALS, SPRENGEL MUSEUM, HANNOVER
PASSAGE, CANTIERI CULTURALI ALLO ZISA, PALERMO (CATALOGUE)
MEAT/DREAMING, CHATEAU D’OIRON
TAILS AND OTHER STORIES, GALERIE GUY BÄRTSCHI, GENEVA
JAN FABRE , MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, WARSAW
2000
A CONSILIENCE, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON
HORTUS CONCLUSUS, CARRÉ SAINTE ANNE & JARDIN DE LA DRAC, MONTPELLIER
ANNONCE AU MONDE EXTÉRIEUR, GALERIE DANIEL TEMPLON, PARIS
STORAGE ROOM OF A WARRIOR, ALPHADELTA GALLERY, ATHENS
ILAD OF THE BIC-ART, GALERIE ELISABETH KAUFMANN, ZÜRICH
2001
WORKING DRAWINGS OF THEATRE PERFORMANCES, INFINITO LTD., TORINO
ANGELS AND WARRIORS, MIMOCA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, MARUGAME, JAPAN
MEMENTO MORI, GALERIE BEAUMONT PUBLIC, LUXEMBURG
SANGUIS MANTIS, PERFORMANCE, POLYSONNERIES FESTIVAL, LYON
UMBRACULUM, FONDATION YVON LAMBERT, AVIGNON (CATALOGUE)
SWORDS, SKULLS AND CROSSES, ESPACIO MINIMO, MADRID (CATALOGUE)
THE TOMB IN THE BASEMENT, GALERIE GUY BÄRTSCHI, GENEVA
NEW WORKS, GALERIE BERND KLÜSER, MUNICH
PROGETTO ROMA 2001, GALLERIA COMUNALE D’ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA & ACADEMIA BELGICA, ROMA (CATALOGUE)
2002
UMBRACULUM, DEWEER ART GALLERY, OTEGEM; MUSEUM HET VALKHOF, NIJMEGEN (CATALOGUE)
THE GREAT CONFINEMENT, GALLERY ACADEMIA, SALZBURG
BED, BATH AND GRAVETOMB, GALERIE CLARA MARIA SELS, DÜSSELDORF
JAN FABRE – FILMS AND DRAWINGS, SMAK, GHENT
HEAVEN OF DELIGHT, ROYAL PALACE, BRUSSELS (PERMANENT WORK)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1985
DIALOGO, CENTRO DE ARTE MODERNA, LISBON
1987
FROM THE EUROPE OF OLD, STEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM
1988
SIGNATUREN, MUSEUM VAN HEDENDAAGSE KUNST, GHENT
ARMOEDE, TOEVAL & VERGANKELIJKHEID, MUSEUM VAN HEDENDAAGSE KUNST, GHENT/KORTRIJK
1989
OPEN MIND, CLOSED CIRCUITS, MUSEUM VAN HEDENDAAGSE KUNST, GHENT
1990
ARTISTS (FROM FLANDERS), PALAZZO SAGREDO, BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, VENICE
1991
MAGRITTE, BROODTHAERS, PANAMARENKO, FABRE (IRONY BY VISION), WATARIUM, TOKYO
METROPOLIS, MARTIN GROPIUS-BAU, BERLIN
21ST BIENNAL OF SAO PAULO, SAO PAULO
WANDERLIEDER, STEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM
1992
TRANSFORM, KUNSTHALLE, BASEL
DOCUMENTA 9, KASSEL
THE FROZEN LEOPARD, GALERIE KLÜSER, MUNICH
ANOTHER WORLD, ART TOWER MITO, TOKYO
ISTANBUL BIENNALE, ISTANBUL
1993
AZUR, FONDATION CARTIER, JOUY-EN-JOSAS
ART IN BELGIUM, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, HONG KONG
DOLLS IN ART, HAGGERTY MUSEUM OF ART, MILWAUKEE
ZOERSEL 93, DOMEIN KASTEEL VAN HALLE, ZOERSEL
1995
RIPPLE ACROSS THE WATER, THE WATARIUM MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TOKYO
1996
OUTSIDE, THE ISRAEL MUSEUM, JERUSALEM
TRILOGY (ART & SCIENCE & NATURE), BOTANIC GARDEN, CULTURAL CAPITAL COPENHAGEN
BIENNALE DI FIRENZE, PALAZZO BELVEDERE, FLORENCE
1997
ART/FASHION, GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK
BIENNALE DI VENEZIA (INTERNATIONAL SELECTION), VENICE
FLEMISH AND DUTCH ART, PALAZZO GRASSI, VENICE
SET, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, BARCELONA
1998
ASPECTS DE L’ART ACTUEL EN BELGIQUE, FRAC NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS, DUNKERQUE
TWO FACES OF FLANDERS, CENTRO CULTURAL DE BELÉM, LISBON; MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN, ANTWERP
THE TRIENNIAL OF SMALL SCALE SCULPTURES, STUTTGART
1999
ROSSO VIVO, PAC, MILANO
AVOIDING OBJECTS, APEX ART, NEW YORK
LA CONSOLATION, MAGASIN DE GRENOBLE
DE VERZAMELING, SMAK, GHENT
DARDS D’ART, MUSÉES D’ARLES, ARLES
Fuana, Zacheta Gallery, Warsaw
ACT I, KUNSTFORDERINGEN, COPENHAGEN
HET BETOVERDE PLEIN, MIDDELBURG
DE BEURS VAN JODOCUS VIJDT, BIJLOKEMUSEUM, GHENT
IN DE BAN VAN DE RING, PROVINCIAAL MUSEUM, HASSELT
LABORATORIUM, WETSSTRAAT, ANTWERP
GET TOGETHER, KUNSTHALLE WIEN, VIENNA
2000
AFTER UTOPIA, ART&AMECITIA, AMSTERDAM
OVER THE EDGES, SMAK, GHENT
LA BEAUTÉ IN FABULA, ESPACE JEANNE LAURENT, AVIGNON
SEVEN HILLS, BILDER UND ZEICHEN DES 21. JAHRHUNDERTS, MARTIN GROPIUS BAU, BERLIN
LOST PARADISE LOST, EXPO 2000, HANNOVER
SHARING EXOTICISMS, BIENNALE DE LYON, LYON
ORBIS TERRARUM, PLANTIN MORETUS MUSEUM, ANTWERP
STORM CENTRES, WATOU
CITTADELLARTE / FONDAZIONE MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO, BIELLA
HELD OP SOKKEN, DE BEYERD, BREDA
THE WORLD ON HIS HEAD, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
EPIFANIE, ACTUELE KUNST EN RELIGIE, ABDIJ VAN ‘T PARK, HEVERLEE
2001
ENCOUNTER, OPERA CITY GALLERY, TOKYO
BETWEEN EARTH AND HEAVEN – NEW CLASSICAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ART OF TODAY, PMMK, OSTEND
LOCUS/FOCUS, PARK SONSBEEK, ARNHEM
TIME ODYSSEY, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, LISBOA
COLLECTIONS D’ARTISTES, FONDATION YVON LAMBERT, AVIGNON
THE BODY AND SIN, VALENCIA BIENNIAL
SOUS LES PONTS, LE LONG DE LA RIVIÈRE.., CASINO, LUXEMBURG
EGOFUGAL, 7TH BIENNIAL OF ISTANBUL
FONDATION EUROPÉENNE DE LA SCULPTURE, PARC SOLVAY, BRUSSELS
2002
PRIÈRE(S), SAINT-DENIS MUSÉE D’ART ET D’HISTOIRE
VANITÉS CONTEMPORAINES, MUSÉE DE SOISSONS/ARSENAL; LA CHAPELLE DES URSULINES, QUIMPERLÉ; MUSÉE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND
SALTO NATURALE, KUNST IM SCHLOSS UNTERGRÖNINGEN
IK OF EEN ANDER, ZELFPORTRETTEN VAN BELGISCHE KUNSTENAARS, PASSAGE 44, BRUSSELS
EMOTIONAL SIGHT, SHUGOARTS, TOKYO
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