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KOEN VANMECHELEN

An internationally renowned artist, working across a multitude of disciplines, Koen Vanmechelen (1965) is one of the most versatile thinkers of these times. He is situated at the confluence of art, science, philosophy and community. >> read more

EXHIBITIONS

Artificial Crossbreeding, Barefoot, Inspiring Limits, VCRB Gallery Antwerp (BE)

With “Barefoot” and “Artificial Crossbreeding,” Koen Vanmechelen participates in “Inspiring Limits,” a unique exhibition on disability...

Mechelse Jaer – CCP29, Kunsthall 3,14, Bergen (NO) 13 Sept - 8 Dec 2024

At Kunsthall 3,14, a contemporary art institution in Norway, the 29th generation of Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan...

The Best of Glasstress, Reggia di Venaria and Mandria Castle, Turin (IT) 05 july - 10 Nov 2024

All the way from Venice, Glasstress arrives at the Venaria Reale, the first edition in Italy proposed outside the Venetian lagoon of the...

Looking for the Ark, Noah's Ark, Crosstalk and New Generation, 60th Venice Biennial, Venice (IT), 20 Apr - 24 Nov 2024

The city of Venice has invited Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen for a partner project at this year's biennial, running from April 20 to...

NEWS

Unique collaboration between Artist Koen Vanmechelen and ALDI to support The Warmste Week

Koen Vanmechelen has teamed up with supermarket chain ALDI for an exclusive art project. This Saturday, December 7, a work of art by...

Koen Vanmechelen invites young people to send their own Cosmopolitan Fossil to the future — Fossiles for the Future, LABIOMISTA x EducaThor X

Koen Vanmechelens' culture parc LABIOMISTA and EducaThor join forces for 'Dag van de Wetenschap/ Science Day' bringing together art,...

Koen Vanmechelen and Chido Govera invited for talk at the 15th Havana Biennial, Cuba, 21 November 2024

Artist Koen Vanmechelen and social entrepreneur Chido Govera are invited for a lecture at the 15th Havana Biennial - Shared Horizons, on...

FULLY BOOKED - Koen Vanmechelen opens his studio to all visitors on last day of LABIOMISTA's sixth season, 3 nov 2024

The open studio on Nov 3rd is fully booked - keep an eye out for more news on our website about the next edition of the Open Studio,...

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PORTFOLIO

Vanmechelen's oeuvre is characterised by diversity: a unique mix of paintings, drawings, photography, innovative 3D-techniques, video, installations and wooden sculptures. Discover a selection of works.

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LABIOMISTA

Visit LABIOMISTA and discover the unique vision of artist Koen Vanmechelen and his life's work in terms of identity, fertility & biocultural diversity. A garden of order and chaos, an arena of culture and nature. Vanmechelen's wonder lab.

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PROJECTS & FOUNDATIONS

Discover some of Vanmechelen's crossbreeding projects and their supporting foundations; intersecting art, science, sociology and culture. It's the artist way of reflecting on the existential questions of individual identity and life, and it touches on contemporary issues regarding human rights, sustainability and multiculturalism.

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