Jan Vercruysse

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Jan Vercruysse
Born(1948-10-03)October 3, 1948
Ostend, Belgium
DiedFebruary 27, 2018(2018-02-27) (aged 69)
Bruges, Belgium
Nationality
  • Belgian
  • Dutch[1]
OccupationArtist
Years active1974 - 2018
Parents
  • Irène De Ketelaere
  • Pierre Marie Joseph Vercruysse
[2]

Jan Vercruysse (3 October 1948[2] – 27 February 2018[3]) was a Belgian contemporary visual artist, sculptor and photographer.[1]

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.[3]

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)[3]

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

  1. ^ a b "Union List of Artist Names". The Getty. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Behaeghe, Tillo (13 August 2018). "Persoonsblad". Tillo Behaeghe. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Beeldend kunstenaar Jan Vercruysse overleden". Metro (in Dutch). 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Jan Vercruysse". Xavier Hufkens. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Jon Vercruysse". Artsy. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ^ Mundy, Jennifer (January 2005). "'M(M10)', Jan Vercruysse, 1993". Tate. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Jan Vercruysse". M - Museum Leuven. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Jan Vercruysse". artlead. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Jan Vercruysse Artist Page". Xavier Hufkens. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Artist page". Tucci Russo. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Artist Page". Vistamare. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Jan Vercruysse (Biography)" (PDF). Xavier Hufkens. 19 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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