September 8, 2022
Solo exhibition
V/MSP Gallery
TULPSTRAAT / RUE DE LA TULIPE 35
1050 BRUSSELS
opening Thursday September 8
more info coming soon
Interview by Leila Antakly for Ninu Nina
Ninu Nina is a creative platform of curated interviews and visuals.
Visual media is an agent for cultural change,
a generator of critical thinking and physical experiences.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT JOHAN GELPER
Ninu Nina
A SPACE FOR EXCHANGE AND INSPIRATION
Interviews with Artists
By Leila Antakly
July 10 - August 21, 2022
Onbelast
Group exhibition
curated by Peter Defurne and Christophe Denys
(Stad Onderstroom)
Alexander Bossuyt, Peter Defurne, Christophe Denys, Johan Gelper,
Jadot en Barbier, Hilde Overbergh, Lucy Renneboog, Peter Simoen,
Saskja Snauwaert, Flore Tanghe, Peter Van Ammel, Herbert Vandendriessche,
Cory Vandermassen, Alice Vanderschoot, Leen Vandorpe
Oud Financiëngebouw
Woumenweg 49
8600 Diksmuide
open on saturdays and sundays
14:00 - 18:00
Opening on sunday July 10 at 14:00
June 2 - August 31, 2022
art au centre #9
Group exhibition
Art Au Centre Liège
Art walk in the city center of Liège
Art au Centre is a project to revitalize the city center of Liège through art.
By installing works of art by Belgian and foreign artists in the windows of empty shops, an artistic journey through the city is offered.The selection of artists is carried out by a committee made up of twelve contemporary art professionals (curators, critics, gallery owners).
ARTISTS
Guda Koster, Apolline Ducrocq, Marjolein Guldentops, Jérôme Bouchard, Estelle Deschamps, Sanne Kabbalt, Bob Demper, Dayoung Jeong, Daisy Madden-Wells, Bart Geerts, Olivier Bovy, Paul Cottet, Kathleen Lor, Maud Dallemagne, Alexia Creusen, François Winants, Jonathan De Winter, Ariane Toussaint, Niels Jan Tavernier, Collectif Nuuits, Bram van Meervelde, Johan Gelper, Marc Angeli, Ronald Dagonnier, Margaux Blanchart, Melissa Ryke, Julia Gault, Lionel Estève, Thandiwe Muriu
CURATORS
Maxime Moinet, Arthur Cordier, Bertrand Léonard, Marjorie Ranieri, Alicja Melzacka, Sandrine Bouillon, Philippe Braem, Anna Ozanne, Mikail Koçak, Thomas Ghaye, Thibaut Wauthion
May 13, 2022 - June 5, 2022
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Duets
Group exhibition
Curated by Bart Vandevijvere and Chiel Vandenberghe
Chantal Akerman, Mohammed Alani, Messieurs Delmotte, Johan Gelper, Roderik Six,
Bart Vandevijvere, Sven Verhaeghe, Charlot Winne
May 14 up to and including 5 June
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 pm
Free entrance
Opening on Friday 13 May at 7.30 pm.
Duets (duetten) is een term uit de wereld van de muziek of de dans. Maar dialogen ontstaan vaak, in heel diverse vormen, ook tussen beeldende kunstwerken. Je ontdekt ze binnen het oeuvre van een kunstenaar, maar evengoed doorheen de kunstgeschiedenis of over verschillende kunstvormen heen.De tentoonstelling Duets vertrok vanuit dat idee. Als bezoeker zal je de duetten zelf ontwaren.Vaak zijn ze heel duidelijk en bewust gecreëerd, soms subtiel en steeds voor persoonlijke interpretatie vatbaar. Een aantal kunstenaars gingen voor Duets een concrete dialoog aan.
Duets is a term from the world of music or dance. But dialogues often arise, in very diverse forms, also between visual works of art. You discover them within an artist's oeuvre, but also throughout art history or across different art forms. The Duets exhibition started from that idea. As a visitor you will notice the duets yourself. They are often very clearly and consciously created, sometimes subtle and always open to personal interpretation. A number of artists entered into a concrete dialogue for Duets.
CC De Steiger & Stadsmuseum
Waalvest 1
8930 Menen (BE)
May 19 - 22, 2022
Keile contemporary
Group exhibition
during Rotterdam Art Week
Elma Cavcic, Tamara Dees, Karen van de Vliet, Johan Gelper,
Wietse Eeken, Frank Havermans, Lucius Pax.
KeileContemporary will be open from May 19th until May 22th.
KeileContemporary is a co-production of KeileCollectief and Har.artgallery.
Curator: Harald van der Sluys
KeileCollectief
Keilestraat 7-9, Rotterdam
19 mei 12:00 - 18:00
20 mei 12:00 - 18:00
21 mei 12:00 - 18:00
22 mei 12:00 - 18:00
Free entrance
Februari 18 - 20, 2022
Studio Alcazar
Predicting the past part 3
Yves Velter / Johan Gelper
Open Studio (Yves Velter) during
The night of the museums and galleries in Ostend BE, 2022
Romestraat 95a
Ostend
December 10, 2021 - Januari 21, 2022
𝚃𝙾𝚁𝚃𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙰 𝙵𝙻𝙰𝚃
Group exhibition
M12
de Mérodestraat 12
9600 Ronse
Aaron Daem ∘ Maya Strobbe ∘ Gilles Dusong ∘ Johan Gelper ∘ Yuna Lucas ∘
Roel Kerkhofs ∘ Nello Margodt ∘ Karel Thienpont ∘ Sofie Vandevoorde ∘
Klaas Bullynck ∘ Louie Mauws ∘ Saïdjah Vos ∘ Dieter Durinck ∘
Jan Vandeplancke ∘ Gert Scheerlinck∘ Lieselotte Vloeberghs ∘
La Chambre Automatique ∘ Deveny Faruque ∘ Lisa Vantorre ∘ Antoine Goossens ∘ Stijn van Renthergem ∘ Anthony Leenders ∘ Linus Bonduelle ∘ Vincent Laute ∘ Freddy Kakkerlak ∘ Dries van Laethem ∘ Marlies Vander Straeten ∘ Jan Laroy ∘ Bjorn Pauwels ∘ Maikel de Greve ∘ Charlie de Voet
Open from 10-11-12/12, 14H-22H and every weekend.
+ open every day and every hour on appointment
December 26, 2021 - Januari 16, 2022
Huize St. Bonaventura
Solo exhibition
opening Sunday, December 19, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(without an appointment, but a mouth mask is required)
The exhibition can be viewed from December 26, 2021 until January 16, 2022 on Saturday between 3 and 7 pm, Sunday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Closed December 25th, 2021 and January 1st, 2022
Provenierstersstraat 51 - 9000 Ghent
October 2 - November 7, 2021
DAS - DINGENEN
Een greep uit de collectie van Chris Das en Ulrich Dingenen
Group exhibition
Fujio Akai, Raymond Allaerts, Stefan Annerel, Virginie Bailly, Arne Bastien, Michael Bastow, Yves Beaumont, Daniël Bellon, Amanda Best, Guillaume Bijl, Beni Bischof, Willem Boel, Diane Bogaerts, Bram Bogart, Kasper Bosmans, Sergey Bratkov, Ronny Broeckx,
Herman Brood, Bruneau, Elias Cafmeyer, Marie Cloquet, Caroline Coolen, Guillaume Corneille, Anton Cotteleer, Johan Creten, Geoffrey de Beer, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Carl De Keyzer, Kasper De Vos, Johan De Wilde, Tamara Dees, Wim Delvoye,
Benjamin Demeyere, Denmark, Karien Deroo, Catharina Dhaen, Luc Dodeyne, Reinhard Doubrawa, Arpaïs Du Bois, Rein Dufait, Dodi Espinosa, Anneke Eusen,Wouter Feyaerts, Kris Fierens, Maen Florin, Paul Gees, Johan Gelper, Joris Ghekiere, Anthony Giocolea, Heide Hinrichs, Thomas Huber, Pieter Jennes, Nikita Kadan, Jimmy Kets, Anton Kusters, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Peter Landuyt, Natasja Lefevre, Tom Liekens, Ives Maes, Flor Maesen, Marcel Mariën, Michèle Matyn, Franky Michielsen, Warre Mulder, Nadia Naveau, Hans Op de Beeck, Ria Pacquée, Luc Peire, Max Pinckers, Tinka Pittoors, Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, Tom Poelmans, Veronika Pot, Mathias Prenen, Denie Put, Marc Raes, Barthel Ritzen, Peter Rogiers, Ann Salens, Gert Scheerlinck,
Dries Segers, Lieven Segers, Rik Soenen, Saskia Tannemaat, Denitsa Todorova, Jérôme Touron, Roeland Tweelinckx,
Thé van Bergen, Edward Van Daele, Caroline Van den Eynde, Kris Van Dessel, Marcel Van Eeden, Kristof Van Heeschvelde, Herman Van Ingelgem,Marilou van Lierop, Stef Van Looveren, Marcel van Maele, Tom Van Malderen, Bram Van Meervelde, Jeanine Van Rompaey, Guy Vandenbranden, Samuel Vanderveken, Yves Velter, Liliane Vertessen, Katleen Vinck, Jenny Watson,
Ambera Wellmann, Giovanni Winne, Paul Wunderlich
CC Zwanenberg
Cultuurplein 1
2220 Heist-op-den-Berg
Tique I Art paper I Six questions: Johan Gelper
Tique asks six questions to an artist about their work and inspiration.
Tique | publication on contemporary art
Tique is a publication on contemporary art that exists both in print and online. The print publication seeks to show and discuss relevant artists, topics and processes in fine art. The publication has no fixed form;
it is constantly evolving and has no fixed release schedule. New interviews, features, publications and exhibitions are published online each week.
Extended until Sunday October 24, 2021
ART@WORK
Group exhibition
Curated by Benedict Vandaele
Stijn Bastianen, Jorden Boulet, Ann-Sophie Deproost,
Stief Desmet, Sarah De Vos, Adelheid De Witte,
Catharina Dhaen, Nick Ervinck, Jef Faes, Isabel Fredeus, Johan Gelper,
Lode Laperre, Stéphanie Leblon, Els Lesage, Stefan Peters, Tom Poelmans,
Joke Raes, Merel Van de Casteele, Luc Vandevelde, Bart Vandevijvere,
Jonas Vansteenkiste, Daniëlle van Zadelhof, Yves Velter
De Cellen, Oostkamp BE
Kapellestraat 113
october 9,10, 16, 17, 23 & 24
13:00 - 18:00
October 7 - 10, 2021
BELGIAN ART & DESIGN FAIR
represented by V/MSP Gallery
Floraliënhal
Citadelpark, Ghent BE
October 9 - 17, 2021
ART@WORK
Group exhibition
Curated by Benedict Vandaele
Stijn Bastianen, Jorden Boulet, Ann-Sophie Deproost,
Stief Desmet, Sarah De Vos, Adelheid De Witte,
Catharina Dhaen, Nick Ervinck, Jef Faes, Isabel Fredeus, Johan Gelper,
Lode Laperre, Stéphanie Leblon, Els Lesage, Stefan Peters, Tom Poelmans,
Joke Raes, Merel Van de Casteele, Luc Vandevelde, Bart Vandevijvere,
Jonas Vansteenkiste, Daniëlle van Zadelhof, Yves Velter
De Cellen, Oostkamp BE
Kapellestraat 113
october 9,10, 16 & 17
13:00 - 18:00
June 12 - October 10, 2021
ZWEEFKRACHT ZWAARTEVLUCHT
Beeldig Hof ter Saken 16
Group exhibition
Curated by Edith Ronse
Philip Aguirre, Willem Boel, Stief De Smet,
Frederic Geurts, Johan Gelper, Theo Jansen,
Warre Mulder, Michael Pycke, Edith Ronse,
Katleen Vinck, Josua Wechsler.
Park Hof ter Saksen
Hof ter Saksendreef, 9120 Beveren
all days, free entrance from 10 AM - 8 PM
July 3 - August 8, 2021
COMPOSTE 2021
Group exhibition
Curated by Luc Vrydaghs
Willem Boel, Rudi Bogaerts, Jan Bultheel, Johan Gelper,
Serge Haelterman, Zhang Huan, Katie Lagast,
Jason Slabbynck, Thijs Van der Linden, Kris Vanhemelrijck, Stephanie Vandevelde, Philip Van Isacker, Cedric Van Parys, Yves Velter, Alexi Williams
Eikestraat 34 in Steenhuize/Herzele
saturday and sunday from 12:00 to 22:00, entrance 10€
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October 24, 2020 - April 18, 2021
MONO- COME UP AND SEE MY PRINTS!
group exhibition curated by Tom Liekens with:
Felicien Rops - Fred Bervoets - Caroline Coolen - Jan Decleir - James Ensor - Camille Dufour - Johan Gelper -
Hadassah Emmerich - Tom Liekens - Roger Van Akelyen - Gert & Uwe Thobias - Lieven Segers -
Jules Smalzigaug - Floris Jespers - Peter Rogiers - Adriaan Marin - Idun Baltzersen - Stephan Balleux - Jakob Smits
Jakob Smitsmuseum
Sluis 155
2400 Mol
Interview
By Dirk Vanduffel
ArtDependence Magazine is an international magazine covering all spheres of contemporary art, as well as modern and classical art.
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October 24, 2020 - Januari 10, 2021
MONO- COME UP AND SEE MY PRINTS!
group exhibition curated by Tom Liekens with:
Felicien Rops - Fred Bervoets - Caroline Coolen - Jan Decleir - James Ensor - Camille Dufour - Johan Gelper -
Hadassah Emmerich - Tom Liekens - Roger Van Akelyen - Gert & Uwe Thobias - Lieven Segers -
Jules Smalzigaug - Floris Jespers - Peter Rogiers - Adriaan Marin - Idun Baltzersen - Stephan Balleux - Jakob Smits
Jakob Smitsmuseum
Sluis 155
2400 Mol
Januari 25 - August 21 2020
LADEKASTPROJECT
PHŒBUS•Rotterdam
Eendrachtsweg 61
NL-3012 LG Rotterdam
artists arrange a drawer with autonomous works and installations:
Christiaan Kuitwaard, Leni van den Berge, Johan Gelper, Sven Fritz, Matthijs van Zessen, Harm van den Berg,
Daniel Dutrieux, Giovanni Dalessi, Guus van der Linden, Annemarie Slobbe
July 25 - August 8, 2020
UNRAVELINGS
PARCE Art Initiative
Sint-Amanduskapel
Verkortingstraat 11
9040 Ghent (BE)
24 Jul - 08 Aug
Opening: 25 Jul 2-6 p.m.
Daily 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Except mondays.
Since Derrida used the notion of deconstruction in the 1970’s it has influenced and dominated art and literature. This exhibit will focus on what form deconstruction has taken today and what it means for contemporary artists and art.
group exhibition with:
Mateo Cohen (COL), Charlie De Voet (BE), Johan Gelper (BE),
Jonas Vansteenkiste (BE), Bernando Montoya (COL), Lorena Espitia (COL),
Polien Boons (BE), Barbara Rink (NL), Juan R. Varon (COL),
Lieven Cateau (BE), Sonja Geens (BE), Gert Van Dessel (BE),
Emma Van Roey (BE), Laura Peña (COL)
Project direction by Laura Peña in collaboration with Jolien Verdoodt
April 19 - June 19
"Everybody in the arts sector has been heavily affected by this situation, but none more than artists. Their status is often unclear and as a result they usually can’t count on government support measures. However, the costs these artists have for their practice, studio and canceled exhibitions, continue to add up." For these reasons, the Ballroom Project still wants to take action and release a digital version of their 2020 edition at their website."
From Sunday 19 April at 14h until Friday 19 June, Ballroom Project offers a curated online sales platform of unique artworks and editions between €75 and €2,500. The artworks in this online catalogue have been selected by participating galleries and artists invited by the organisers of Ballroom.
In this way, the galleries first and foremost want to support artists. For every artwork sold through this platform, Ballroom guarantees that 70% of sales go directly to the artist. The remaining 30% is used to cover transportation, administration and other organisation costs. All prices are VAT inclusive and cover shipping for sales within Belgium. For international sales Ballroom charge a small shipping fee.
Ballroom Project is founded by Base Alpha Gallery & DMW Gallery.
January 5 - January 26, 2020
constellations with borrowed forms, presentation of small sculptural components and drawings
"Constellations with borrowed forms" shows a selection of new sculptural components from "demountable spatial drawings" (2007-ongoing). Although light, space, environment and focus are necessary conditions to arrive at "demountable spatial drawings", the coherent making and thinking process makes it possible to let coincidence, interaction and context determine the presentation.
D'Apostrof
Pastoriestraat 59
9800 Meigem
SONS Collection
Shift, 2007
Marble, polyester, epoxy, leather, cotton and plastic
50 x 12 x 12 cm
SONS Museum (Shoes or No Shoes) is a museum dedicated to contemporary art connected to shoes as the subject.
Shoes Or No Shoes
Vandevoordeweg 2
9770 Kruishoutem
Belgium
June 8 - October 27, 2019
Art au jardin
group exhibition curated by Aude de Bourbon Parme
Lois Weinberger, Norman Dilworth, Amandine Arcelli, Maxime Christiaensens, Anne-Laure Cros,
Stephane Fedorowsky, Johan Gelper, Olivier Lasson, Mehryl Levisse, Eve Pietruschi,
Bertrand Planes, Sishun Wang , Philippe Thill, Dimitri Vazemsky, Artie Vierkant
Chateau D'Esquelbecq
Place Alphonse Bergerot 10
59470 Esquelbecq
France
V/MSP Gallery: http://vmsp.gallery
L'Art au Jardin du 8 juin au 27 octobre c'est :
>> 19 installations, sculptures et photographies de 16 artistes européens et chinois nés des années 30 aux années 80
>> Dans le domaine du Chateau d'Esquelbecq
>> Un thème : la relation de l'artiste à son environnement
>> Une inauguration les 8, 9 et 10 juin pendant l'exposition Une Partie de campagne organisée par 13 galeries dans le château
September 14 – September 22, 2019
Confrontaties III
Curated by Frans Vercoutere
Dirk Demeyere, Paul Perneel, Guy Du Cheyne, Isidoor Goddeeris, Matthieu Lobelle, Henk Delabie, Greet Desal,
Edith Ronse, Joke Raes, Yves Malfliet, Johan Parmentier, Reinhilde Van Grieken, Frans Vercoutere, Simon Masschelein,
Marc De Brée, Johan Gelper, Philippe Gouwy
Ambassador & Zonta Club Tielt
Pittemstraat 100
8760 Meulebeke
June 30, 2019
PRINT ART FAIR
14U - 20U
FRANS MASEREEL CENTRE
Masereeldijk 5
2460 Kasterlee
Belgium
Kunstenaars tonen en verkopen hun publikaties, edities en multiples tijdens de vijfde editie van Frans Masereel Centrums Print Art Fair.
Gerard Herman, Tom Liekens, Katleen Vinck, Yannick Ganseman, Katrin Kamrau, Hans Demeulenaere, Stien Bekaert, Jan Kempenaers, Karen Vermeren, Erki De Vries, Ignace Cami en Ward Zwart, Anna de Jong en Anna Huijnen (Polly's Picture Show), Johan Gelper, Pieter Huybrechts, Henri Jacobs, Jelle Martens, Bruno Vandenberghe, Lucie Renneboog, Malgorzata Alchowska, Alivier Leu, Kevin Reynaert en Ingrid Godon.
May 16 - May 19, 2019
Ballroom project Antwerpen
Twelve Twelve Gallery
curator Yirka De Brucker
A waltz with art. A dynamic new concept showcasing selected pieces from renowned galleries during Antwerp Art Weekend in the hall of the iconic Pekfabrik.
May 10 - May 12, 2019
Loss, kunstenfestival SABK Zottegem
Bruno Vandenberghe, Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert, Quinten Ingelaere, Sabine Oosterlynck, Jolien Collen, Stien Bekaert,
Peter Waterschoot, Johan Gelper, Freddy K, Renée Pevernagie, Tiemke Gauderis, Hendrik Vermeulen, Lysandre Begijn,
Peter Lagast, Louise Delanghe, Corry Vandermassen, Robin Vermeersch, Ruben Vandeghinste, Ines Claus
SABK, site Sanitary
Trapstraat 45
9620 Zottegem
Loss is een kunstenfestival dat staat voor loslaten en zich los maken van bewandelde paden en traditie. Kunstenaars, acteurs, muzikanten en dansers voelen zich bevrijd en kijken met nieuwe ogen naar de wereld van vandaag en morgen. Loss is ook een vruchtbare grond waaruit iets nieuws kan groeien, zich een weg kan banen en verder kan vertakken.
January 26 - March 3, 2019
Tekening (disegno)
(De tekening als autonoom werk)
Berlinde De Bruyckere, Bart Stolle, Sofie Muller, Arpaïs Du Bois, Gideon Kiefer, Ronny Delrue, Joris Perdieus, Ante Timmermans,
Sabine Liedtke, Femke Gerestein, Karen Vermeren, Denitsa Todorova, Johan Gelper, Benny Luyckx, Bart Lodewijks, Stefan Serneels, Fia Cielen, Kasper Andreasen, Lise Sore, Serge Onnen, Milian Vukicevic, Gitte Lebrun, Hand De Wit, Koen Muller, Gerard Herman
Vierkante zaal en Annex, d'Academie Sint-Niklaas, Paul Snoekstraat 3, Sint-Niklaas
Opening: Saturday January 26, 4 pm
November 17 - December 15, 2018
CONSTRUCTOR
group exhibition curated by Luc Hoekx and Arjan Janssen
opening November 17, 15:00
open friday - saturday, 11:00 - 17:00
Kirstin Arndt (D), Olle Baertling (S), Bob Bonies (NL), Erwin Cattoor (B), Willem Cole (B), Mario De Brabandere (B),
Johan Gelper (B), Gracia Khouw (NL), Jai Llewellyn (GB), Riki Mijling (NL), Karim Noureldin (CH), Lon Pennock (NL),
Vincent de Roder (B), Shawn Stipling (GB), Takashi Suzuki (JP), Piet Tuytel (NL), Rainer Splitt (D)
Galerie-NZ, Arendonk (B)
in collaboration with "Abstracte” Dordrecht (NL)
LXRY List 2019
https://lxry.nl/product/lxry-list-2019/
ZORO FEIGL, JOHAN GELPER, LAURIANNE BIXHAIN, OLE NIELING, WILLEM BOEL,
JOSUA WECHSLER, NYNKE KOSTER, MARCIN DUDEK, SVEN FRITZ, FLURIN BISIG
Van een longlist met zestien kunstenaars tussen de 20 en 40 jaar,
werkzaam in de Benelux, heeft een internationaal panel kunstkenners
onder leiding van Etienne Boileau er tien uitgekozen. Daarbij werd
gekeken naar de mate van originaliteit van het werk, opleiding,
voorbije exposities, artist-in-residencies, buitenlandervaring en
toegekende prijzen of stipendia.
October 27 - Januari 6, 2018
op de grond, tussenin of aan de hemel
group exhibition curated by Els Wuyts
Leo Copers, Marc Cordenier, Joachim Coucke, Saar De Buysere, Esther de Graaf, Honoré δ’O, Johan Gelper, Sanam Khatibi, Martine Laquiere, Greet Van Autgaerden, Sarah Van Marcke, Jan Van Oost, Santiago Reyes Villaveces en Tim Volckaert.
Kunstencentrum Ten Bogaerde
Ten Bogaerdelaan 10
8670 Koksijde BE
opening: October 27, 11:00 am
‘Tussen hemel en aarde is een metafoor voor wat ons enerzijds met de voeten op de grond houdt, een zekere realiteitszin, een focus op het werkelijke. En aan de andere kant voor wat ons doet dromen, streven en verlangen.’ Curator Els Wuyts verzamelt in het Kunstencentrum veertien hedendaagse kunstenaars die deze metafoor beeldend verwerken.
October 13 - November 2, 2018
'LE SUD' (50° 38' 28'' N, 4° 40' 5'' E)
group exhibition curated by Gert Scheerlinck
Twelve twelve gallery, The Hague, NL
Gert Scheerlinck, Johan De Wit, Rein Dufait, Nicolàs Lamas, Katleen Vinck, Johan Gelper
The exhibition LE SUD is composed with Belgian artists or at least artists who are based in Belgium with their artistic practice. Belgium is obviously a connecting factor, but there is more to it. Despite a certain unity in the works, they distinguish themselves from each other in engagement towards materiality and subject matter. The artists often work with raw or manufactured materials that are used or reused. There is nothing fast about their processes and nothing is necessarily certain. It can succeed or fail, until the momentum where the artwork becomes itself, autonomously. Interpreters have often adapted this kind of 'practice' to that of poets and there is a certain truth in that. The carefully chosen words, building lines and verses; there is no excess but rather a meager economy.
October 6 - October 14, 2018
Harry & Friends
group exhibition curated by Harlinde De Mol
Veerle Beckers, Celine Buttaye, Katelijne de Corte , Ronny Delrue, Harlinde De Mol, Leda Devoldere,
Johan Gelper, Olivier Goethals, Hilde Overbergh, Lina Maria Peeters, Chantal Pollier, Bruno Vandenberghe,
Nina Vandeweghe, Kristof Van Heeschvelde, Kevin Vanwonterghem, Karen Vermeren, Peter Waterschoot
Stoom
Dijkstraat 45
9700 Oudenaarde
opening October 6, 19:00
September 23 - October 28, 2018
Art pop pop art
Kunstenfestival, Kunstnetwerk Haspengouw
Koen Broucke (B) - Frank Delbeke (B) – Lieve Devriendt (B) - Johan Gelper (B) - Brian Griffin (GB) – Peter Hautekiet (B) - Tom Herck (B) – Jos Herck (B) - Maartje Elants (NL) – Treez Le Roy (B) - Peter Jacquemijn (B) - Jan Pillaert (B) - Gerda Steegmans (B) – Nick Timmermans (B) - Herman Van den Boom (NL) - Niels Vaes (B) – Joos Vandueren B) - Etienne Van Berlo (NL) - Britt Truyts Sopraan (B) – Lien Vanoppen (B) PXL Beeld - studenten Pop en Rockacademie PXL ' David Van Den Bosch, Sem Thewissen, Jess Jacob, Pieter Vochten, Tom Adriaenssens & Jan Viggria
opening September 23, 13:00 at ‘DE FABRIK’, Stationsstraat 54 in 3840 Borgloon, more info and tickets: www.kunstnetwerkhaspengouw.be
de Bottelarij
Ulbeekstraat 21
3832 Ulbeek (Wellen)
May 25 - May 27, 2018
2 years DMW ARTSPACE
A celebration of 2 years of DMW Art Space during Antwerp Art Weekend in the private section of DMW, from 25 through 27 May 2018.
Denitsa Todorova, Caroline Van Den Eynden, Dries Segers, Bram De Jonghe, Federico Acal, Liesbeth Doms, Tom Poelmans, Timo van Grinsven, Juan Pablo Plazas, Warre Mulder, Saori Kuno, Ada Van Hoorebeke, Kris Van Dessel, Tom Van Malderen, Johan Gelper
March 30 - May 19, 2018
V/MSP Gallery
Solo exhibition
Tulpstraat 35 Rue de la Tulipe. 1050 Brussels.
Tel:+32 494 08 98 72
info@vmsp.gallery
Open Thursday 2pm - 7pm
Friday and Saturday 1pm - 6pm (and by appointment)
opening March 29'th, 17:00 - 21:00
Tulpenstraat 35 Rue de la Tulipe
Brussels (Elsene), BE
V/MSP GALLERY is delighted to continue its collaboration with Johan Gelper and to present some of his latest work in the exhibition “Motion without Movement”. The show contains sculptures, as well as drawings.
Although on first glance Gelpers’ drawings could be considered as studies to his sculptures, they have to be looked at as independent works. Nonetheless, there are strong correlations between those two bodies of his work, as one finds the same references to dadaism, constructivism and kinetic art in the visual and formal language of the drawings, that are also found in his sculptures. In both Gelper addresses the interaction of figurative and abstract elements, but through his sculptures Gelper also has the possibility to examine the relation between object and space. It is not by coincidence that form, lines and surface, the three major themes of abstract painting, play a major role in his work- in principle, Gelper sees his sculptures as spatial drawings, adaptable to the conditions of the space.
The sculptures are mostly composed of banal materials, found somewhere where they were left unnoticed or thrown away. By including botanical elements such as branches or roots, he also contemplates on the relationship between nature and culture.
While chance plays an important role in the choice of materials, the process of assembly is the exact opposite. The composition is handled meticulously, found parts are cleaned, processed, brought into the correct form, painted or consciously left in the state they are found in, to create a harmonious ensemble, both in form and color. Often this results in seemingly weightless sculptures, symbolizing the contrast between decay and optimization. Fragile, with subtle lines and biomorphic forms meandering with natural movement to examine the behaviour of an object in space, held together by thin wires or cords. Bows and folds of the more stable materials enhance the feel of a kinetic object. However, in this case, the spectator is the moving object while the sculpture rests fixed in space.
Olaf Pradhan, March 2018
March / April 2018
cwart
April 1 - April 29
opening March 31
Groupexhibition
Kristof Van Gestel, Elleke Frijters, Adriaan Verwee, Johan Gelper
‘Abstract Connections’ stelt vier Belgische kunstenaars centraal. Zij zijn ieder op hun eigenzinnige manier bezig met de interpretatie van een realiteit, die soms politiek en historisch is. Vanuit hun visie vormen en vervormen zij deze interpretaties tot hun kunstig beeld.
De titel ‘Abstract Connections’ illustreert het samenspel van deze vier artiesten. De manier waarop zij de realiteit kunstig vervormen is abstract; de connecties ontstaan in de interactie tussen de werken en tussen kunst en beschouwing.
Februari 22 - March 23, 2018
Group exhibition Onvoorziene Omstandigheden
Kristof Van Gestel, Gerd Ververs, Lauren Grusenmeyer, Frank&Robbert,
Halveig Agustsdottir, Vaast Colson, Catharina Van Eetvelde, Johan Gelper,
opening: Februari 22, 2018 / 19:30
finissage: March 21 / 19:30
Stedelijke Kunstacademie Tielt
Lakenmarkt 3 - 8700 Tielt
Zoeken wij naar oplossingen voor onze problemen, dan willen wij niet de dingen vinden die we kennen, maar wel de dingen die we niet kennen. Wij willen graag blootleggen, ontdekken en onderzoeken. Wellicht vinden wij bestaande oplossingen niet langer voldoende en willen wij nog dieper graven en nog verder gaan dan wij tot nu toe gingen. Wij houden graag alles mogelijk en alles open. Of doen wij het toch maar, in een verwachting van meer, van anders en van beter? En is het dan toch ontevredenheid en gewoon maar de kick van ‘nieuw’ en van ‘begin’. Is het dus gewoon maar de illusie van de vondst die ons drijft? Wij willen het eigenlijk de kunstenaar horen zeggen…
Voor deze groepstentoonstelling gingen curator Tuur Delodder en Johan Laethem op zoek naar beeldend kunstenaars van wie het maakproces niet bestaat uit een louter uitvoerende handeling die gedicteerd wordt door een denkproces en een concept, maar die tijdens de (materiële) creatie beïnvloeding, toeval, interactie, de context waarin het werk gemaakt wordt, mee het resultaat laten bepalen. De expositie toont werk van onder meer Kristof Van Gestel, Johan Gelper, Gerd Ververs, Lauren Grusenmeyer, Frank&Robbert, Halveig Agustsdottir, Vaast Colson en Catharina Van Eetvelde.
De tentoonstelling opent op donderdag 22 februari 2018 om 19u30 in de wandelgangen van de academie. Van harte welkom!
Februari 8 - Februari 11, 2018
BAD Belgium Art and Design, curated by Daan Rau
Solo booth with V/MSP Gallery
ICC – International Convent Centre
Van Rysselberghedreef 1 Citadelpark,
Ghent BE
Februari 8 - Februari 11, 2018
CROSS-OVERPLATFORM / WHERE ART MEETS DESIGN
Groupshow curated by Daan Rau and Siegrid Demyttenaere
Participating artists: Ben Storms, Henk Delabie, Casimir Furnituremaker, Gert Scheerlinck, Johan Gelper, Julien Carretero, Leyla Aydoslu, Hans Demeulenaere, Filip Dujardin, Bram Vanderbeke, Joke Raes, Kaspar Hamacher, Gino Rizzi, Johan De Wit, Fatima Molnar, Niek Pladet, Patrick Keulemans, Laura Van Biervliet, Heike Dobbelaere and Clarisse Bruynbroeck
BAD Belgium Art and Design
ICC – International Convent Centre
Van Rysselberghedreef 1 Citadelpark,
Ghent BE
November 18 - November 23, 2017
YUGEN#02_ART
GROUP EXHIBITION
NOVEMBER 18-23 11-16PM
CURATOR JAN HOET JUNIOR
ADELHEID DE WITTE - ADRIAAN VERWEE - CHARLIE DE VOET -
JEROEN FRATEUR - JOHAN DE WIT - JOHAN GELPER -
JORIS VAN DE MOORTEL - KAREL THIENPONT - KLAAS VANHEE
- LEYLA AYDOSLU - MANOR GRUNEWALD - MARIE CLOQUET -
MATTHIEU RONSSE - TIM ONDERBEKE - WERNER LOUIS ROSA
TINE GUNS
June 25, 2017
Presentation Botanicals, 2017 edition
for The friends of S.M.A.K., Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art - Ghent
During studio visit of the friends of S.M.A.K.
Elk jaar nodigen de Vrienden van het S.M.A.K. enkele kunstenaars uit om een editie te creëren. Hiertoe worden zowel lokale als internationale kunstenaars aangesproken, waarbij er vaak duidelijke linken zijn met het tentoonstellingsprogramma.
De Vrienden hebben een lange traditie opgebouwd in het uitgeven van edities.
"een ateliergesprek met Johan Gelper"
Video by Svend Thomsen
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Atelier Johan Gelper, Ghent Oktober 2017
Video Production: TVF www.artvideo.tv ©TVF 2017
May 5 - May 14, 2017
BASTION 10
Group show in Menen, BE
Leyla Aydoslu, Karel Breugelmans, Anton Cotteleer, Henk Delabie, Wouter Feyaerts, Johan Gelper, Nadia Naveau,
Renato Nicolodi, Joke Raes, Johan Tahon, Roeland Tweelinckx, Stijn Van Dorpe, Nicoline van Stapele, Filip Vervaet
curated by Olivia de Hasque and Henk Delabie
selection by Greet Stappaerts and Philippe Van Cauteren
In a garden with walking paths, surrounded by a fortified wall of the military architect Vauban, you can find well-preserved Dutch Kazemats, a vineyard and a hill that was once used as cold-storage room. During the exhibition curated by Henk Delabie and Olivia de Hasque, works of contemporary artists are installed in this historical location, with an interesting interplay between present and past as a result.
April 20 - April 23, 2017
DON’T AGONIZE, ORGANIZE POPPOSITIONS 2017
ING ART CENTER Kunstberg — Koningsplein 6 1000 Brussel
DMW Art Space (Antwerp, BE)
Borrowed Forms, Johan Gelper (Belgium, 1980)