This exhibition is part of Brutus Base and is currently accessible by appointment only.
Explanation
A total work of art of unprecedented scale is being created on the Keileweg in Rotterdam. Here, Atelier Van Lieshout is constructing a labyrinth in which the complete oeuvre of artist Joep van Lieshout comes together, laying the foundation for the new Brutus Museum. Works spanning more than forty years bring the saga of Atelier Van Lieshout to life, with new pieces being continuously added.
Until the official unveiling, the spaces of Brutus Base can only be visited by appointment. During a guided tour of approximately one hour, you will be introduced to the world of Atelier Van Lieshout and visit the following locations:
There is also a chance that you may encounter Joep van Lieshout himself at work.
Costs for groups of up to 15 people:
Schools: €150 excl. VAT
Private groups: €225 excl. VAT
Weekdays (Mon–Fri, 09:00–16:30)
To book a tour or for further enquiries, please contact Fay Goyarts via info@ateliervanlieshout.com or by phone on +31 (0)10 2440971.
This is a resting place, a warehouse and a mirror of the mind rolled into one. The engineer who maintains Disco Inferno spends his days and nights here. He sits in his armchair, staring into space, obsessively working on ideas at his drawing board and never venturing outside. Only work counts for the engineer, he is completely emotionally and physically neglected. Even in bed, he is surrounded by a multitude of monitors showing non-stop video of machines destroying discarded consumer goods, for the spectacle and pleasure of the destruction itself or as an intermediate step in their reuse.
The Engineer’s Bedroom is where instincts, urges and the darkest fears live. The obsession with constantly wanting to create is overpoweringly present. The tools of choice are industrial lathes, milling machines and all kinds of cheap, Chinese-made equipment, destined to fail, but dominating the global market anyway due to price. That very same China has raised an army that marches across Tiananmen Square like a well-oiled machine. The soldiers march in perfect synch, dressed in custom uniforms, emotionless and ready to overrun the globe in a disciplined manner. Footage of Chinese military omnipotence is shown alongside that of primitive manufacturing processes in the Pakistani countryside – a form of inefficient and dangerous cottage industry that is intended to make people self-reliant.
There is no escape from The Engineer's Bedroom, but nevertheless the engineer tries. His state-of-the-art mushroom farm produces ingredients for pills, tinctures and creams. Combined with sensory deprivation devices, he creates a parallel reality. But of course he remains locked in his hole, forever condemned to worry and tinker.
Explanation
A total work of art of unprecedented scale is being created on the Keileweg in Rotterdam. Here, Atelier Van Lieshout is constructing a labyrinth in which the complete oeuvre of artist Joep van Lieshout comes together, laying the foundation for the new Brutus Museum. Works spanning more than forty years bring the saga of Atelier Van Lieshout to life, with new pieces being continuously added.
Until the official unveiling, the spaces of Brutus Base can only be visited by appointment. During a guided tour of approximately one hour, you will be introduced to the world of Atelier Van Lieshout and visit the following locations:
Disco Inferno
The Engineer’s Bedroom
Sanitas Futurum (work in progress) in the Cathedral
The Atelier Van Lieshout studio, where all artworks are created
Brutus Garden
There is also a chance that you may encounter Joep van Lieshout himself at work.
Costs for groups of up to 15 people:
Schools: €150 excl. VAT
Private groups: €225 excl. VAT
Weekdays (Mon–Fri, 09:00–16:30)
To book a tour or for further enquiries, please contact Fay Goyarts via info@ateliervanlieshout.com or by phone on +31 (0)10 2440971.
This is a resting place, a warehouse and a mirror of the mind rolled into one. The engineer who maintains Disco Inferno spends his days and nights here. He sits in his armchair, staring into space, obsessively working on ideas at his drawing board and never venturing outside. Only work counts for the engineer, he is completely emotionally and physically neglected. Even in bed, he is surrounded by a multitude of monitors showing non-stop video of machines destroying discarded consumer goods, for the spectacle and pleasure of the destruction itself or as an intermediate step in their reuse.
The Engineer’s Bedroom is where instincts, urges and the darkest fears live. The obsession with constantly wanting to create is overpoweringly present. The tools of choice are industrial lathes, milling machines and all kinds of cheap, Chinese-made equipment, destined to fail, but dominating the global market anyway due to price. That very same China has raised an army that marches across Tiananmen Square like a well-oiled machine. The soldiers march in perfect synch, dressed in custom uniforms, emotionless and ready to overrun the globe in a disciplined manner. Footage of Chinese military omnipotence is shown alongside that of primitive manufacturing processes in the Pakistani countryside – a form of inefficient and dangerous cottage industry that is intended to make people self-reliant.
There is no escape from The Engineer's Bedroom, but nevertheless the engineer tries. His state-of-the-art mushroom farm produces ingredients for pills, tinctures and creams. Combined with sensory deprivation devices, he creates a parallel reality. But of course he remains locked in his hole, forever condemned to worry and tinker.