Koen Vanmechelen

posted by: Filip Luyckx

Biographic information about the Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen

Koen Vanmechelen (born 1965 in Belgium) has exhibited at numerous museums and galleries around the world, including Washington, Miami Beach, London, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Stockholm, Munich, Düsseldorf and Herford. He was represented at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 and the Biennales in Poznań, Dakar and Moscow. As part of the official Venice Biennial 2011, his striking project Nato a Venezia at the Palazzo Loredan includes a site-specific installation combined with interactive research projects in collaboration with universities. This autumn his work is on display at the Biennale in Moscow and the Triennial in Guangzhou, China. Next to exhibiting, the artist is involved in numerous talks, conferences, artistic-scientific projects and foundations.

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"Cultural Freedom in Europe"

Announcement for the exhibition "Cultural Freedom in Europe", curated by Filip Luyckx within the framework of Europe (to the power of) n

"Genetic Freedom" by Barbara Steiner and Koen Vanmechelen

The article "Genetic Freedom" by Barbara Steiner and Koen Vanmechelen was published on the online media platform Fair Observer. It describes the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project by Koen Vanmechelen and its manifestation as a scenario within the Scenarios about Europe project.

Europe (to the power of) n: The Artists

An overview of the artists who have contributed to Europe (to the power of) n

Scenario by Koen Vanmechelen

"Genetic Freedom" by Koen Vanmechelen is the first scenario curated by Filip Luyckx within the framework of the Scenarios about Europe project.

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