

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, behavioral change and actions for an audience of activist-entrepreneurs. How can art and creative entrepreneurship bring people to new insights and thus generate social added value? After, he will join a panel debate with 3 activist-entrepreneurs on behavioral change. Sociale Innovatie Fabriek is an initiative that accelerates promising social innov


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 show in Genk (Belgium). The exhibition is based on the artist’s book UITGESTALD-1 that highlights the current and future artist generation of Limburg. Future generation Uitgestald-1 brings together 20 artists, with a connection to Limburg (Belgium), through an Open Call, and selected by a professional jury. The selection represents different me


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 jubilee exhibition called ‘Panta Rhei’. The group exhibition brings together different innovative artists and bridge builders, in the spirit of Landuyt. Also Koen Vanmechelen is invited to enter into dialogue with Landuyt’s work. Vanmechelen is showing one of his Golden Cord sculptures; a series of hybrid works of phantasmagorical, composit