Grand Opening Oct 4th from 19:00h
Non-functionality, originality and authenticity are the holy trinity of art. The exhibition 'I Am Not An Artist' shows how, in recent decades, Atelier Van Lieshout has systematically undermined these foundations and rewritten the definition of art.
'I Am Not An Artist' shows stacks of 3,500 beer crates and many hundreds of concrete pavement tiles: a reimagining of Van Lieshout's early sculptures that are a logical summation of standard products, modular sizing systems and chance. A new computer-generated work shows the hundreds of thousands of combinations of crate stacks possible within this space. In addition, a room is filled with the hard-edge and soft-edge furniture Van Lieshout used to add utility value to his work. These generically designed tables, cabinets, sinks and kitchens were produced by Atelier Van Lieshout, a company that provides custom solutions to everyday problems.
The early works represent a still-relevant pivotal point in Joep van Lieshout's 40-year career. Although his oeuvre has evolved enormously, the artist still morphs the boundaries and interpretation of art, ethics, progress and repression.
Non-functionality, originality and authenticity are the holy trinity of art. The exhibition 'I Am Not An Artist' shows how, in recent decades, Atelier Van Lieshout has systematically undermined these foundations and rewritten the definition of art.
'I Am Not An Artist' shows stacks of 3,500 beer crates and many hundreds of concrete pavement tiles: a reimagining of Van Lieshout's early sculptures that are a logical summation of standard products, modular sizing systems and chance. A new computer-generated work shows the hundreds of thousands of combinations of crate stacks possible within this space. In addition, a room is filled with the hard-edge and soft-edge furniture Van Lieshout used to add utility value to his work. These generically designed tables, cabinets, sinks and kitchens were produced by Atelier Van Lieshout, a company that provides custom solutions to everyday problems.
The early works represent a still-relevant pivotal point in Joep van Lieshout's 40-year career. Although his oeuvre has evolved enormously, the artist still morphs the boundaries and interpretation of art, ethics, progress and repression.
