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KOEN VANMECHELEN

An internationally renowned artist, working across a multitude of disciplines, Koen Vanmechelen (1965) is one of the most versatile thinkers of these times. He is situated at the confluence of art, science, philosophy and community. >> read more

EXHIBITIONS

Medusa's Hope, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana (CU), 16 December - 2 April 2023

Koen Vanmechelen’s solo exhibition Medusa’s. Hope opened to great acclaim on December 16, 2022, at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in...

Uitgestald-1, MAD Art Gallery, Poznań (PL), 9 Dec 2022 – 25 Feb 2023

Koen Vanmechelen takes part in ‘Uitgestald-1’ at the MAD Art Gallery in Poznań, Poland, a traveling group show that was previously on...

Golden Cord, Panta Rhei, Octave Landuyt 100th birthday, De Mijlpaal (BE), 18 Dec ’22 - 12 Feb ‘23

On December 26, 2022, Belgian multidisciplinary artist Octave Landuyt celebrates his 100th birthday. Reason why De Mijlpaal is planning a...

Mysticism — Rituals, Stillness, Rapture, Venlo (NL), 15 Oct ’22 – 19 Mar ‘23

From 15 October 2022 to 19 March 2023, the Limburgs Museum in Venlo will feature Koen Vanmechelen in the group exhibition 'Mysticism:...

NEWS

Network event on solidarity, 11.11.11, Genk (BE), 11th feb 2023

The 4th Pillar organizations from Limburg, partner of 11.11.11, invites Koen Vanmechelen to go into conversation with Els Hertogen,...

Happy 2023!

We ended last year promising to start 2022 with a big bang while secretly preparing for the Seduzione exhibition in the Uffizi. There,...

Koen Vanmechelen invited by Sociale Innovatie Fabriek Brussels (BE) to join social awareness debate

On 26 January 2023, Koen Vanmechelen is invited by Sociale Innovatie Fabriek in Brussels to give a lecture on social innovation,...

Koen Vanmechelen and the Via Via Joker Travellers Cafés combine efforts in Uganda

Artist Koen Vanmechelen and ViaVia Joker Travellers Cafés join forces in Entebbe. The initiative follows Vanmechelen’s visit to the Via...

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PORTFOLIO

Vanmechelen's oeuvre is characterised by diversity: a unique mix of paintings, drawings, photography, innovative 3D-techniques, video, installations and wooden sculptures. Discover a selection of works.

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LABIOMISTA

Visit LABIOMISTA and discover the unique vision of artist Koen Vanmechelen and his life's work in terms of identity, fertility & biocultural diversity. A garden of order and chaos, an arena of culture and nature. Vanmechelen's wonder lab.

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PROJECTS & FOUNDATIONS

Discover some of Vanmechelen's crossbreeding projects and their supporting foundations; intersecting art, science, sociology and culture. It's the artist way of reflecting on the existential questions of individual identity and life, and it touches on contemporary issues regarding human rights, sustainability and multiculturalism.

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