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    Wasserman Project Hosts Special Event with Belgian Artist Koen Vanmechelen, Detroit (US)

    Wednesday, September 27, 2017 5:00 PM Experience Walkabout Farm in this First Public Event, Hear from the Artist About His Work in Detroit and Around the Globe, And Enjoy Live Music by Jeremy Kittel in a Cocktail Setting A one-night special event to experience Walkabout Farm, which opened in spring 2017 as part of Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen’s Planetary Community Chicken (PCC) project in Detroit. The cocktail party will include a presentation by Vanmechelen highlighting his collaborations with Wasserman Projects and Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, as well as opportunities to engage in conversation with the artist and other leadership in attendance. Guests will also enjoy a performance by Gram

    Open Codes, ZKM, Karlsruhe (DE), OCT 20, 2017 – May 2018 - extended until JUNE 2, 2019

    The aim of the upcoming ZKM exhibition Open Codes: Living in Digital Worlds is to give visitors an opportunity to understand the world we humans live in, and the world we live from. This is a new approach, for the ZKM, of directly addressing the visitor, in an attempt to change a form of visitor behavior that has been shaped by over two hundred years of looking at pictures on walls. This is a new approach, for the ZKM, of directly addressing the visitor, in an attempt to change a form of visitor behavior that has been shaped by over two hundred years of looking at pictures on walls. The new status of new-media art calls for a different, more immersive kind of interaction, a way of viewing th

    Finissage 14 SEPT, cosmOpolitan Gallery, Genk (BE)

    On the 14th of September, the cosmOpolitan Gallery will open its doors for the very last time. In 2013, Yannick Nijs and Luc Vrielinck founded the gallery with a vision to represent an promote the work of Koen Vanmechelen. "As longtime observers of the activities of Koen, we wanted to create a platform enabling us to stage exhibitions and provide first hand insight into the fascinating world of the artist." After five successful exhibitions, the gallery is now passing the torch to LABIOMISTA - Koen Vanmechelen's new studio in Genk. Join us for a farewell drink on the 14th of September at 18h. More information on the Facebook page

    Cultuurcafe, L1 live from Bonnefanten with central guest Koen Vanmechelen

    Kunstenaar Koen Vanmechelen was te gast in deze L1 Cultuurcafé De Belgische kunstenaar Koen Vanmechelen, gevestigd in het Belgisch-Limburgse Genk, is een grootheid in de internationale kunstwereld. Zijn werk, dat draait om bioculturele diversiteit, is een ode aan het leven. Vanmechelen heeft een bijzondere muze: de kip. Zijn meest bekende project is dan ook het ‘Cosmopolitan Chicken Project’, waarmee hij door het kruisen van rassen een metafoor creëert voor onze hedendaagse maatschappij. Herbeluister het programma online; https://l1.nl/kunstenaar-koen-vanmechelen-in-l1-cultuurcafe-131482/

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    Cosmogolem statue at labiomista on the national news

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    New catalog available - It's About Time

    Koen Vanmechelen’s Book of Genome added to the collection of the National Museum of Ethiopia

    Koen Vanmechelen’s Book of Genome added to the collection of the National Museum of Ethiopia

    New York Times, October 30: "Playing Chicken With the Art World"

    New York Times, October 30: "Playing Chicken With the Art World"

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    OUT OF FOCUS - OC d'Annexe, De Haan (BE) 01 July - 31 August 2020

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