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Introduction

Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen makes iconoclastic sculpture, paintings, glasswork and installations. His daring expeditions into contemporary science, philosophy and ethics have resulted into several internationally acclaimed projects. Most known is The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project   (TCCP), a vast attempt to create and manipulate scores of chicken breeds from whole over the world into a new species, a universal chicken or Superbastard. Four subprojects constitute the TCCP: Virtual crossing, Experimental crossing , The Walking Egg  and The Accident, Chronicles of The Cosmopolitan Chicken .

More socially orientated is The Cosmogolem, a project that is swiftly spreading all over the planet. This powerful, wooden sculpture is adopted around the world as a symbol for children's rights.

 

Projects
 
 

The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project




          

CC®P

          

The Accident

            

          

The Walking Egg

          

Cosmogolem


  
  
  
  
  

News

 

Koen Vanmechelen has an exhibition in the Shanghai Zendai
Museum of Modern Art, during the World Expo 2010. The
exhibition; "The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project, 14th Generation",
will open on the 18th of Mai, together with a presentation of the
Chinese edition of "The Accident".
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On the 28th of Mai 2010 Koen Vanmechelen will receive an
honorary doctors degree from the University of Hasselt.
This years theme is; "Art meets science". The university
has also given the title of "Doctor Honoris Causa" to artists
Panamarenko and Michael Rowe. 
(In Dutch) persbericht 10-02-2010

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The second edition of "The Accident" is ready and will be
presented at Museum "M" in Leuven on friday the 12th of
February.  


Koen Vanmechelen was samen met Jean-Jacques Cassiman te
gast bij PHARA op Canvas. Bekijk het interview hier. 


The Washington Post has published an interview with Koen
Vanmechelen about his exhibition at Conner Contemporary
Art.
By Monica Hess ©

Read it here 

Deweer Gallery celebrate their 30th Anniversary on the
30th of January.


Koen Vanmechelen travels with "The Ucronians" to
Copenhagen and joins the climatchange debate.


Meer (Dutch)
-Persbericht 03/12/2009
-Interview Radio Klara 08/12/2009
-Newsitem TV Limburg 13/12/2009
-Artikel Nieuwsblad 14/12/2009

Koen Vanmechelen has designed the poster for the 2009
edition of the Lineart Art Fair in Gent.


Koen Vanmechelen was te gast bij het Canvasprogramma
"Lux". Bekijk fragmenten hier.

 

       

 
Exhibitions

 
 2010

 
  
08 Oct
European Space for Sculpture
 "Cosmopolitan Chicken - Diversity"
08 Oct - 15 Dec
Park Tournay-Solvay
Watermaal-Bosvoorde
1170 Brussels
  
10 Sep
Mediations Biënnale
 "Beyond Mediations"
"Tower of Babel"
10 Sep - 30 Oct
Poznan (PL)
  
15 Aug
Beeldende kunstmanifestatie Heemskerk
 "Schone Schijn"
15 Aug - 26 Sep
Noord-Hollands duinreservaat
Heemskerk, (NL)
  
 2 Aug
De Mijlpaal
 "Ingewikkeld"
2 Aug - 29 Augustus
Clarissenklooster
Guffenslaan 43
3500 Hasselt
  
20 Jun
Vredeseilanden
 VIEW "Feed the World"
"Wijheizijweihij"
i.s.m. Vredeseilanden
20 Juni - 12 September
Koningsmolen, Eliksem
  
26 Mai
Art Amsterdam
 Venice Projects
26 Mai - 31 Mai
Amsterdam Rai
Europaplein 8
1078 GZ Amsterdam (NL)
  
21 Mai
San Fransisco Fine Art Fair
 

Venice Projects
21 Mai - 23 Mai
Fort Mason Center
38 Fort Mason 11
San Fransisco, CA 94123 (USA)

21 Mai
National Museum Warsaw
 "Mediations"
"Frozen Culture Balance"
21 Mai - 8 Aug
Al. Jerozolimskie 3, 00-495 Warsaw (POL)
  
18 Mai
Expo Shanghai 2010
 

"The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project",
"14th Generation"
18 Mai - 1 June
Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art
Fangdian Lu 199, No. 28
Shanghai (CN)

 7 Mai Dak 'Art 2010
 "Innovations and adaptation"
"the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project",
"Transit"
7 Mai - 7 June
Ile de Gorée
Dakar (SNG)
  
30 Apr
Art Chicago
 Venice Projects
30 April - 3 Mai
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago IL 60654
  
23 Apr
Art Brussels
 Deweer Gallery
23 April - 26 April
Brussels Expo - Halls 1 & 3
Place de Belgique, 1
BE-1020 Brussels
  
 2 Apr
Art Fair Tokyo
 Venice Projects
2 April - 4 April
Tokyo International Forum Exhibition hall 1
Lobby Gallery 1&2
3-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 (JP)
  
 7 Feb
De Mijlpaal
 "Figure it out?!" Ceramics exhibition
"China - China"
7 February - 18 April
Brugstraat 45
3550 Heusden-Zolder
  
30 JanMuseum "M"
 "Parallellepipeda"
30 January - 25 April
Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28
3000 Leuven
  
16 Jan
Verbeke Foundation
 Polar Expeditions
"Frozen Culture Balance"
16 January - 31 April
Westakker B-9190
Kemzeke (Stekene)
  
 

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Exhibition Highlights

  
 Expo Shanghai 2010 
VIEW "The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project",
"14th Generation"
18 Mai - 1 June
Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art
Fangdian Lu 199, No. 28
Shanghai (CN)
  
 Dak 'Art 2010 
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"Innovations and adaptation"
"the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project",
"Transit"
7 Mai - 7 June
Ile de Gorée
Dakar (SNG)
  
  Conner Contemporary Art 
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"The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC)"
7 November - 31 December 2009
1358-60 Florida ave, NE
Washington DC 20002 (USA) 
  
 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
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"The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project"
5 November - 6 December 2009
Piet Heinkade 1
1019 BR Amsterdam (NL)
  
 
3rd Moscow Biennale of contemporary art 
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"Against Exclusions",
"The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project,
Mechelse Orloff"
24 September - 25 October 2009
Dasha Zhukova’s Garage Center for
Contemporary Culture
Moscow (RUS)
  
 The Venice 53rd International Art Exhibition

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Solo:  "Unicorn",
          7 June - 22 November 2009
          Scuola Grande di San Teodore (Rialto)
                
Group:  "Glasstress"
            6 June - 22 Novembre 2009
            Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti,
            Campo Santo Stefano 2945,
            30124 Venice

Group:  Berengo Gallery
            Fondamenta Vetral 109/A,
            30141 Murano-Venezia

Koen Vanmechelen also has a sculpture, "Ring",
on the Isle Isola Della Certosa                
  
  
 
Oud Rekem
VIEW Betrekkelijk rustig
23 August - 05 October 2008
curator Annemie Van Laethem
Kasteel Oud Rekem  
  
 Poëziezomer Watou  
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Dat de verte nabijer dan ooit was
30 July - 7 September 2008
curator Giacinto di Pietrantonio
St. -Bavokerk, Watou
  
 Verbeke Foundation

Resident artist,
The Cosmopolitan Chicken;
-"Work In Progress"
-"Couveuse"
-"Biosphere La Fayette"
Permanent exhibition
Westakker, 9190 Kemzeke (Stekene)