Marcel Broodthaers | The Marcel Broodthaers cabinet

Posted on 20/05/2011 by W&V

MARCEL | The Marcel Broodthaers cabinet is a proposal to present the oeuvre of artist Marcel Broodthaers in the S.M.A.K. museum. The increasing significance of Broodthaers’ work as part of the collection gradually led to the idea of giving this oeuvre a permanent place in the museum. A place where the Broodthaers collection would not only be displayed, but also documented and set in a specific framework. Not as a monument or mausoleum in which the work is enclosed, but more like an intimate setting where encounters can take place and where Broodthaers’ work can be studied. To achieve this, in 2006 the museum held a competition in which three architects were asked to come up with a design for the project. The proposal ultimately selected was by architecten de vylder vinck taillieu. Their design devotes plenty of attention to Broodthaers’ work, but it combines it with the ease and practicality of a study centre. In terms of its form, the design clearly refers to the display cabinet, which Broodthaers used a great deal. This gallery is located on the boundary between the museum and the Floralia Hall behind it. This is also where the exhibition entitled MARCEL/Het Broodthaerskabinet will be held.
The exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent Belgium will run until the 5Th of June 2011.

Photos by: S.M.A.K. – Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst | Marcel Broodthaers |

Gil Scott Heron | Jamie xx | We’re New Here

Posted on 18/05/2011 by W&V

Recently the new stunning remix album “We’re New Here” was released.This album sees Jamie Smith (Jamie xx) from The xx remixing thirteen tracks from the fascinating original “I’m New Here” album sessions by Gil Scott Heron. The above video shows the remix of the ‘NY Is Killing Me’ track.

Read also an earlier posted article about Gil Scott Heron’s ‘NY Is Killing Me’ on the Warmenhoven & Venderbos blog. Sad news is that Gil Scott Heron passed away on May 28, 2011.

Photos, music and video by: Gil Scott Heron and Jamie xx | Gil Scott Heron website | We’re New Here website

Tobias Rehberger | Nothing Happens For A Reason

Posted on 13/05/2011 by W&V

German conceptual artist Tobias Rehberger has created, in collaboration with Artek design furniture, a comprehensive art installation called Nothing happens for a reason at the Logomo cafe, Turku, Finland.

Tobias Rehberger and Artek collaborated also in 2009 during the Venice Biennale where Tobias Rehberger was awarded with a Golden Lion for Best Artist for the permanent installation he created for Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Read more about this in an earlier posted article on the Warmenhoven & Venderbos Blog.

Rehberger is interested in the conflict between functionalism and aesthetics, and likes to question and play with the notion of art and its various strategies.Using several media and different approaches, Rehberger’s conceptual work break traditional boundaries with exceptional combinations of painting, sculpture, architecture and design.
For the conceptual art installation at the Logomo café, Rehberger shows a white space which lines drawn throughout the area, regardless of any physical obstructions.

Tobias Rehberger about the work: “I like the idea of creating a visual art project which is about ‘not seeing something’.The painting method of battle ships in the first and second World War, the so called dazzle painting, in a way for me perfectly represents this paradox. The sculpture I created for Turku is based on the same concept as the one in Venice.It applies a completely different pattern to the space, but despite its very different look, it should have the same dazzling effect,” says Rehberger. “The Venice Biennale installation is a wonderful example of how art, architecture and design all come together in an outstanding international project.

The installation “Nothing Happens For A Reason” will remain open until December 18, 2011.

Photos by: Tobias Rehberger and Artek | Logomo The Centre of Culture

Diary 070511

Posted on 11/05/2011 by W&V

Designer diary photo (snapshots) entry | Autumn Winter 2011|2012 collection and press shots.

WARMENHOVEN & VENDERBOS | Diary 070511

Verbeke Gallery Avantgarde Art Exhibition | Martin uit den Bogaard

Posted on 09/05/2011 by W&V

The Verbeke Foundation opened recently, next to their fascinating large exhibition space at Kemzeke, also a gallery in Antwerp Belgium .
On the 12th of may 2011 a solo exhibition of avantagarde artist Martin uit den Bogaard will open at this Verbeke Gallery.
Martin uit den Bogaard is an artist who has been working for years with organic material in the shape of plants and animal tissue. He follows the decomposition process that takes place inside of glass “coffins” with photos, film and other electronic devices. One example of his astonishing work is the “Singing” series. In this series he measures the ENVI-voltage which is still in a cadaver and translates that fluctuations through a computer in picture and sound. The voice that you hear is higher or lower as the milti-voltage changes.