On the occasion of Brussels Gallery Weekend's 10th edition, Valérie Bach Gallery is pleased to present Koen Vanmechelen's first solo exhibition at the gallery. His work has already been presented by the gallery during the collective exhibition "Force of Nature" curated by James Putnam in 2016 as well as in the current group show "Summer in the city" that will end on July 20. This exhibition entitled "Vision of The Owl" is also curated by James Putnam. The title proposes tha

Leuven MindGate is a collaborative platform founded by 29 renowned institutes and companies together with the city of Leuven. Characterized by the close cooperation between government, companies and knowledge institutions (Triple Helix), Leuven MindGate represents the Leuven ecosystem. To celebrate their one year anniversary, Leuven MindGate organizes a network event and invited Koen Vanmechelen as the keynote speaker to talk about cross-overs in art. The network event is pre

On June 20th, LEAD-IN lines up a panel of opinion leaders in the Cultural world to share insights and experiences on impactful leadership. Which specific traits and qualities does it take to guide organizations and teams to deliver societal relevancy in the challenging world of art and culture ? The panel consists of leaders from the cultural field; Jan Briers, Governor East-Flanders; Katrien Laporte, Director Design museum Ghent; Katrien Van Eeckhoutte, Managing Director Con

Marking a new chapter in the collaboration in Detroit between Koen Vanmechelen, Wasserman Project and Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, eggs from the Detroit PCC chickens are now being sold at the community farm. After the CCP chickens were presented in Vanmechelen’s greatly commended installation at Wasserman Projects in Autumn 2016, the Mechelse Wyandotte born in the installation was crossed with commercially-raised hens from Detroit, producing the Planetary Community Chicken (PCC

Last week, Koen Vanmechelen statue, Collective Memory was inaugurated at the Global Campus of Human Rights providing a visual marker to society about the importance of Human Rights. The EIUC’s Global Campus is now calling professional and amateur photographers and videographers to leave their own visual social mark, by applying to their Visual contest This year’s theme is about “Memory and Reconciliation”. All videographers and photographers are invited to reflect upon how t

Brussels Art gallery La patinoire Royal is hosting a new group show titled Summer in the City. Deemed as a historic monument in 1995 by the region of Brussels, the gallery continuously features a large variety of works. This group show will exhibit the most upcoming design and artistic work from European Artists such as; MentalKLINIK, Alice Anderson, Martine Feipel & Jean Bechameil, Christian Jaccard, Alexandre Joly, LAb[au], Pierre-marie Lejeune, Anita Molinero, lucy + Jorge

On the 9th of June, Koen Vanmechelen’s statue Collective Memory, is inaugurated to honour the importance of human rights at the heart of one of the most significant global institution in education. The installation is inaugurated during the opening of the 2017 Venice School of Human Rights and Democratisation and is part of ‘HumanRightStress’. The sculpture is a symbol of hope in times when democracy is under stress and human rights under attack, says Manfred Nowak, Secretary

The sculpture Collective Memory, by Koen Vanmechelen honours the importance of human rights at the heart of one of the most significant global institutions in education. The installation will be inaugurated during the opening of the 2017 Venice School of Human Rights and Democratisation and is part of ‘HumanRightStress’, a collaboration between fondazione Berengo and EIUC including artist Ai Weiwei, Vik Muniz and Koen Vanmechelen. The sharp connection between human rights and