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    Happy holidays from Studio Koen Vanmechelen!

    Happy holidays from Studio Koen Vanmechelen!

    We made a video with the highlights of 2017, to wish you all happy holidays!
    Cosmocafé opens as hatchery for the world

    Cosmocafé opens as hatchery for the world

    Artist Koen Vanmechelen opens café as continuously evolving living art work. The cosmocafé straddles local and global. It is a small café, but it has its eyes on the world. It is an authentic city café, an innovative catering business, and a living work of art. The cosmocafé wants to stimulate conversations. It brings the world to Sint-Truiden, and Sint-Truiden to the world. A place where you can not only meet people, but actually join in the conversation. Where words and id
    Preparing for the land art installation of CWRM

    Preparing for the land art installation of CWRM

    Since 2014, almost 570 000 sculptures have been produced in different workshops. Today, we are confident that we will reach our goal of 600.000 sculptures by Mach 2018. This fall we start to prepare the site at the provincial domain Palingbeek in Ypres for the implementation of the land art installation. In February and March 2018 we will then place the 600.000 sculptures in the land art installation of artist Koen Vanmechelen. From March 30th 2018 until November 11th 2018 th
    Mario Botta visiting LABIOMISTA

    Mario Botta visiting LABIOMISTA

    Architect Mario Botta visited LABIOMISTA, the new studio of Koen Vanmechelen, designed by the Swiss architect. Since his last visit, we worked hard, installing artworks, unpacking boxes and developing the different spaces. The architect was happy to see the evolution and is curious for what is yet to come.
    Support De Warmste week and stand chance to win an original Koen Vanmechelen

    Support De Warmste week and stand chance to win an original Koen Vanmechelen

    Vier kunstenaars die meewerken aan het televisieprogramma Gek en geniaal - Lieve Blancquaert, Lize Spit, Willem Vermandere en Koen Vanmechelen - maken speciaal voor De Warmste Week een kunstwerk en geven dit weg voor het goede doel. Dat goede doel is Te Gek!?, een initiatief dat psychische problemen bespreekbaar wil maken in Vlaanderen. Steun Te Gek!? en win een kunstwerk Wil jij kans maken op een gesigneerd werk van Koen Vanmechelen? Waag dan nu je kans en verstuur die sms (
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    Artists celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Artists celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Human Rights Pavilion, World Tour, May 2019 - MAY 2022

    Human Rights Pavilion, World Tour, May 2019 - MAY 2022

    Cosmogolem statue at labiomista on the national news

    Cosmogolem statue at labiomista on the national news

    New catalog available - It's About Time

    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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    Do Not Argue - D.N.A., Louise Gallery, Durbuy (BE)

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    UNBREAKABLE: WOMEN IN GLASS Fondazione Berengo Art Space, Venice (IT) 5 SEPT 2020 - 7 JAN 2021

    UNBREAKABLE: WOMEN IN GLASS Fondazione Berengo Art Space, Venice (IT) 5 SEPT 2020 - 7 JAN 2021

    Tom Van Dijck and Koen Vanmechelen in Vive La Vie, at LABIOMISTA

    Tom Van Dijck and Koen Vanmechelen in Vive La Vie, at LABIOMISTA

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

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

    ENERGY MUST FLOW

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    Koen Vanmechelen launches The Battery Channel

    Koen Vanmechelen launches The Battery Channel

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