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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

Sense of Place, Watou 2022 Arts Festival (BE), 2 July - 4 Sept, 2022

On July 2nd, 2022, the 41st edition of Watou 2022 Arts Festival opened to the public. Under the title Sense of Place, art and poetry can...

Expo Cosmopolitan Renaissance, Knokke, Cultuurcentrum Scharpoord, 29 October 2022 - 15 January 2023

Since 17 May 2022, 'The Walking Egg' has been gracing the entrance to Cultuurcentrum Schardpoord in Knokke. The iconic 900-kg sculpture...

Uncomfortable, Art Flow Zwolle, 21 May – 4 Sept 2022

Koen Vanmechelen’s artwork Uncomfortable is featured in the first edition of the exposition Art Flow in Zwolle, The Netherlands. Art Flow...

Temptation, Fondation Linda & Guy Pieters, Saint Tropez (FR), from 12 June - 28 Aug 2022

This summer artist Koen Vanmechelen will show his work ‘Temptation’ in Fondation Linda & Guy Pieters in St. Tropez, France. The...

NEWS

Day of the Cosmogolem, ¿Qué piensas? 11 Sept, 2022

On Sunday, September 11, 2022, the fifth edition of the international children's rights festival the Day of the Cosmogolem will take...

Koen Vanmechelen on cross-pollination and the wild gene in podcast 'Wildernissen', June 2022

For their podcast 'Wildernissen' Laure and Linde Devroey invited Koen Vanmechelen for a conversation about cross-pollination and the wild...

Koen Vanmechelen launches integrated artwork Cosmowing in Sint-Truiden, Belgium

At the end of this year, the Groenmarkt in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, will be transformed into a large, integrated artwork by Koen...

Koen Vanmechelen featured in “Das Tier und wir” on Twist, Arte, 29th April 2022

Koen Vanmechelen is featured in the prestigious ARTE programme “Twist”. “Species extinction, exploitation, arrogance. It's time for a new...

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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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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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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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