Jan Vercruysse
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Jan Vercruysse (3 October 1948[1] – 27 February 2018[2]) was a Belgian contemporary visual artist, sculptor and photographer.[3]
Life and work
Vercruysse was born in Ostend and died in Bruges, both Flemish municipalities in Belgium.[4] Prior to becoming a visual artist and photographer in 1974, Vercruysse studied law and had been a poet.[2]
As a sculptor, his work featured industrial materials such as corten steel, bronze, iron and glass.[5]
He has also previously lived and worked in Italy and Spain.[6] Vercruysse represented his country Belgium at the Venice Biennale in 1993, where he exhibited a selection of his work.[4]
Vercruysse's work is part of many important European and American museum collections and is referred to as one of Belgium's most influential artists.[4][7][8] He is represented by Xavier Hufkens Gallery in Brussels as well as Vistamare and Tucci Russo in Italy.[9][10][11]
Awards and recognition
Flemish Culture Prize for the Visual Arts (2001)[2]
Museum exhibitions
A selection of exhibitions of work produced by Vercruysse include:[12]
- Works 1975-2009, M - Museum Leuven, Belgium (2009)
- Salto Prolungato, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium (2001)
- Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits de l’Artiste, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (1999)
- Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits of the Artist, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1998)
- The Villas, Haus Lange – Haus Esters, Krefelder Museen, Krefeld, Germany (1995)
- The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1993)
- Padiglione di Belgio, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (1993)
- Tombeaux, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Castle of Rivoli, Rivoli, Italy (1992)
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1992)
- Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (1989)
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Brussels, Belgium (1988)
- ARC, City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France (1986)
References
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External links
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- Jan Vercruysse at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium