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Jan Fabre

short biography

Jan Fabre (born 1958 in Antwerp / Belgium) lives and works in Antwerp. He studied at the Municipal Institute of Decorative Arts, Antwerp and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp. In 1986 he was cofounder of the Troubleyn/Jan Fabre theatre company.

Performances, choreography, body art, mixed media, drawings, design

http://www.janfabre.be

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collection/s

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa ° Beaufort Triennial, Ostend Centro Pecci, Prato DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul . FRAC Grand Large - Hauts-de-France, Dunkirk Fondation Francès, Senlis Fondation Salomon, Annecy Frac Lorraine, Metz Kunstmuseum Basel / Museum für Gegenwartskunst MUDAM Musée d´Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg Mu.ZEE Ostend MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp ' Museum de Fundatie Zwolle Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb ' Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris S.M.A.K. Ghent U-jazdowski, Warsaw
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galleries

Alpha Delta Gallery, Athens Art Bärtschi, Genf Clara Maria Sels, Düsseldorf ' Galeri Artist, Ankara Klüser, München Mario Mauroner, Wien Massimo Minini, Brescia Mauroner, Salzburg Polar Shugoarts, Tokyo Zwart Huis, Knokke
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  • exhibition archive
  • 18. Dec 31. Mar 2022
    Thailand Biennale, Korat 2021 Thailand Biennale
  • 14. Nov 06. Jun 2021
    L'homme gris Casino Luxembourg
  • 06. Sep 24. Feb 2019
    Beyond Borders Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain, Brussels
  • 01. Jun 16. Sep
    Sanguine/Bloedrood. Luc Tuymans on Baroque MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
  • 18. Nov 18. Mar 2018
    The artist voice Parkview Museum, Singapore
  • 17. Jun 07. Jan 2018
    Fragile State PinchukArtCentre Kiew
  • 13. May 26. Nov
    Jan Fabre. Glass and Bone Sculptures 1977–2017 Abbey of San Gregorio, Venice
  • 13. May 26. Nov
    57. Venice Biennale 2017 | Collateral Events Venice Biennale
  • 08. Mar 09. Jul
    Los Angeles, a fiction macLYON
  • 12. Oct 04. Mar 2017
    ICH ist eine EGO-Maschine ERES-Stiftung, München
  • 30. Sep 15. Jan 2017
    Jan Fabre. Stigmata - Actions & Performances 1976-2016 macLYON
  • 16. Jul 16. Oct
    Facing the world: Self-portraits from Rembrandt to Ai WeiWei Scottish National Galleries, Edinburgh
  • 16. Dec 28. Feb 2016
    The Importance of Being... MAM Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro °
  • 07. Nov 08. Jan 2016
    Jan FABRE. Sacrum Cerebrum Art Bärtschi, Genf
  • 02. Oct 18. Dec
    Jan Fabre. knight of the night Galleria Il Ponte, Florence
  • 26. Sep 03. Jan 2016
    PARADIS PERDU FRAC Grand Large - Hauts-de-France, Dunkirk
  • 29. Aug 08. Nov
    Contour 2015. 7th Biennial of Moving Image, Mechelen Contour. A Moving Image Biennale, Mechelen
  • 20. May 17. Jan 2016
    When I Give, I Give Myself Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
  • 07. May 23. Aug
    An Jan. Eine Hommage MARTa Herford
  • 24. Apr 26. Jul
    JAN FABRE. Stigmata, Acties & Performances 1976–2013 MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
  • 13. Feb 26. Apr
    The Importance of Being... Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana
  • 20. Nov 15. Feb 2015
    Progress and Hygiene Zacheta - National Gallery of Art, Warsaw
  • 14. Oct 06. Dec
    Jan Fabre - Do we feel with our brain and think with our heart? MAGAZZINO D´ARTE MODERNA Rome
  • 10. Oct 16. Nov
    Kiasma goes Taidehalli Kunsthalle Helsinki
  • 17. Sep 22. Feb 2015
    EXOTICA AND 4 OTHER CASES OF THE SELF me Collectors Room Berlin (geschlossen)
  • 24. May 01. Feb 2015
    Existenzielle Bildwelten Weserburg Bremen
  • 16. Oct 16. Feb 2014
    Jan Fabre MAXXI Rome
  • 21. Apr 23. Jun
    Jan Fabre. Insektenzeichnungen & Insektenskulpturen Kunsthalle Recklinghausen
  • 22. Mar 02. Jun
    Jan Fabre. Chalcosoma Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal
  • 12. Oct 27. Jan 2013
    Jan Fabre. Chapters I-XVIII. Waxes & Bronzes Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
  • 28. Sep 02. Jun 2013
    Von Kopf bis Fuß. Porträts und Menschenbilder in der Sammlung Würth Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall
  • 21. Jul 04. Nov
    Einmal Unterwelt und zurück Residenzgalerie Salzburg
  • 23. Jun 08. Apr 2013
    Theatre Of The World Mona - Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart
  • 01. Apr 28. Oct
    Longing for perfection Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
  • 23. Nov 02. Apr 2012
    Danser sa vie Centre Pompidou Paris
  • 20. Oct 04. Dec
    October Salon 2011 October Salon | Belgrade Biennale, Belgrade
  • 04. May 28. Aug
    Jan Fabre: Die Jahre der Blauen Stunde Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien
  • 10. Apr 04. Sep
    Jan Fabre. Hortus/Corpus Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
  • 15. Mar 19. Jun
    Zettels Traum Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal
  • 17. Dec 17. Apr 2011
    Islands never found Musée d´Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne
  • 29. Oct 30. Jan 2011
    Tokyo Art Meeting Transformation Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)
  • 09. Oct 30. Jan 2011
    JUST LOVE ME MUDAM Musée d´Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg
  • 21. Aug 31. Oct
    Aichi Triennale 2010 Arts and Cities Aichi Triennale, Nagoya
  • 25. Jul 31. Aug
    Dreams Mario Mauroner, Salzburg
  • 28. Jun 28. Nov
    Islands Never Found State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
  • 28. Jun 28. Nov
    Islands Never Found Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (closed)
  • 20. May 10. Jul
    Jan Fabre Galerie Clara Maria Sels, Düsseldorf '
  • 24. Apr 19. Sep
    Sexuality and transcendence PinchukArtCentre Kiew
  • 30. Jan 18. Apr
    Ich weiß gar nicht, was Kunst ist - Einblicke in eine private Sammlung MARTa Herford
  • 30. Jan 23. May
    BRAVE NEW WORLD MUDAM Musée d´Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg
  • 13. Dec 13. Apr 2010
    Essencial Experiences Palazzo Belmonte Riso, Palermo
  • 18. Oct 10. Jan 2010
    The State Of Things. Brussels/Beijing BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
  • 19. Sep 16. May 2010
    Konferenz der Tiere Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen
  • 12. Sep 29. Nov
    T-Tris BPS22, Hainaut Province's Art Museum
  • 05. Sep 04. Oct
    Jeugdzonde Hedah Maastricht (closed)
  • 03. Apr 03. May
    Goldfish Suddenly Dead Extra City Kunsthal, Antwerp
  • 10. Mar 11. May
    Gastspiel. Sammlung WGZ BANK Düsseldorf RLB Kunstbrücke, Innsbruck
  • 22. Feb 05. Apr
    Securities Deweer Gallery, Otegem
  • 05. Feb 08. Feb
    Jan Fabre/Troubleyn Orgie der Toleranz Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf
  • 02. Feb 19. Apr
    Something Else!!!! MAN Museum, Nuoro
  • 17. Dec 22. Feb 2009
    Visual Arts in Greece And now State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
  • 21. Nov 31. Jan 2009
    Struggle for life ERES-Stiftung, München
  • 21. Nov 31. Jan 2009
    Jan Fabre: Umbraculum para Santiago de Chile MAC Santiago de Chile
  • 08. Nov 05. Dec
    Jan Fabre The Escape of the Artist Galeria Espacio Minimo, Madrid
  • 08. Oct 05. Feb 2009
    NOW JUMP Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin
  • 04. Oct 12. Apr 2009
    Het Spel van de Waanzin Museum Dr. Guislain, Gent
  • 04. Oct 30. Oct
    MEDIATIONS BIENNALE POZNAN 2008 MEDIATIONS BIENNALE POLSKA Poznan
  • 27. Sep 25. Jan 2009
    Jan Fabre: From the Cellar to the Attic - From the Feet to the Brain Kunsthaus Bregenz '
  • 16. Sep 20. Dec
    REFLECTIONS ON LIGHT - 30 years Galerie Bernd Klüser Galerie Klüser, München
  • 11. May 22. Jun
    Jan Fabre : Is the brain the most sexy part of the body Deweer Gallery, Otegem
  • 11. Apr 07. Jul
    Jan Fabre: L’ange de la métamorphose Louvre Paris
  • 26. Mar 27. Jul
    Die Hände der Kunst MARTa Herford
  • 14. Mar 08. Jun
    Der eigene Weg. Perspektiven belgischer Kunst MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg
  • 07. Mar 18. May
    Jan Fabre: Borrowed time BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
  • 01. Feb 13. Apr
    Beautiful People Centre d´Art la Panera, Lleida
  • 30. Nov 25. May
    Noise: a Hole in the Silence SPAZIO OBERDAN Mailand
  • 27. Oct 19. Jan 2008
    Jan Fabre : Sculture e Disegni Arte e Arte, Bologna
  • 20. Sep 03. Nov
    I Am As You Will Be: The Skeleton in Art Cheim & Read, New York
  • 13. Sep 10. Nov
    Jan Fabre : I spit on my grave Mario Mauroner, Wien
  • 07. Sep 13. Apr 2008
    Figura Humana y Abstracción Museo Würth La Rioja, Agoncillo
  • 06. Sep 01. Dec
    Selection 2007 Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul .
  • 27. Jul 28. Oct
    Jan Fabre Museum der Moderne Salzburg / Rupertinum
  • 26. Jul 01. Sep
    Jan Fabre Mario Mauroner, Salzburg
  • 13. Jun 26. Aug
    Beautiful People Crac Alsace, Altkirch
  • 09. Jun 07. Oct
    ARTEMPO PALAZZO FORTUNY, Venice
  • 16. Mar 03. Jun
    Absolumental 2 Les Abattoirs - Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse
  • 15. Mar 13. May
    Ontmoeting MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
  • 10. Feb 24. Mar
    Jan Fabre Shugoarts, Tokyo
  • 19. Jan 31. Jan
    Jan Fabre Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
  • 18. Jan 09. Mar
    Collective One Art Bärtschi, Genf
  • 10. Nov 19. Feb 2007
    Absolumental Les Abattoirs - Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse
  • 03. Nov 21. Dec
    RESONANCE Frith Street Gallery, London
  • 22. Sep 22. Oct
    Project 2023 - Arteast Collection 2000+23 MG + MSUM Ljubljana
  • 10. Sep 22. Oct
    Jan Fabre Deweer Gallery, Otegem
  • 05. Aug 20. Sep
    Paradiso & Inferno Mario Mauroner, Salzburg
  • 08. Jul 15. Sep
    Jan Fabre Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik
  • 06. Jul 30. Sep
    Giardino PAN Naples
  • 23. May 29. Jul
    Kunst und Photographie Galerie Klüser, München
  • 01. Apr 01. Oct
    BEAUFORT 02 Beaufort Triennial, Ostend
  • 01. Apr 01. Oct
    2006 Beaufort Outside Mu.ZEE Ostend
  • 17. Dec 07. May 2006
    The Dance of the Avant-gardes Mart Rovereto & Galleria Civica Trento
  • 25. Nov 25. Feb 2006
    Jan Fabre beaumontpublic+königbloc
  • 25. Nov 12. Feb 2006
    The Collection XIII - Luz MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
  • 17. Nov 23. Dec
    Large Drawings Galerie Klüser, München
  • 15. Oct 26. Feb 2006
    WAR IS OVER GAMeC Bergamo
  • 03. Oct 08. Jan 2006
    Baroque and Neobaroque DA2 Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca
  • 04. Sep 24. Sep
    Sammlung der WGZ-Bank Beck & Eggeling, Düsseldorf '
  • 27. Aug 30. Oct
    When Humour Becomes Painful Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich
  • 29. Jul 03. Sep
    SUMMERTIME Mario Mauroner, Wien
  • 16. Jul 06. Nov
    SLOW ART. Stilleben, Portraits, Landschaften Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
  • 16. Jul 06. Nov
    Summer Exhibition 2005 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
  • 05. Jul 18. Sep
    Les Rencontres d´Arles 2005 Les Rencontres d´Arles
  • 04. Jun 15. Aug
    de Zomer van Middelburg MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
  • 12. May 31. Aug
    DOMICILE: Privé/Public Musée d´Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne
  • 07. May 21. Aug
    (my private) HEROES MARTa Herford
  • 08. Apr 26. Jun
    Fotografia de los anos 80 y 90 Fundacion Juan March, Cuenca
  • 26. Mar 02. Oct
    l dono dell'artista / The giving person PAN Naples
  • 10. Feb 14. Feb
    ARCO 2005 Madrid ARCO Madrid
  • 31. Oct 23. Jan 2005
    Vanitas, Eitelkeit van de Ijdelheden IKOB, Eupen '
  • 21. Oct 23. Oct
    The Crying Body - Jan Fabre Tramway Glasgow °
  • 07. Oct 16. Jan 2005
    Utopia Station Haus der Kunst, München '
  • 24. Sep 17. Oct
    Printemps de Septembre 2004 Printemps de Septembre
  • 18. Sep 21. Nov
    25 JAAR DEWEER ART GALLERY Deweer Gallery, Otegem
  • 17. Sep 19. Dec
    Jan Fabre Gaude succurrere vitae macLYON
  • 07. Sep 30. Sep
    CONNECT THE DOTS LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York
  • 30. Aug 08. Aug
    Le Plan - Rêvez, mes amis Galerie Clara Maria Sels, Düsseldorf '
  • 19. Jun 29. Aug
    NOT DONE! Het KUNSTenaarsboek MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
  • 27. May 04. Sep
    La Mort devant soi Art Bärtschi, Genf
  • 18. Mar 30. Jun
    A Century of Belgian Painting Frissiras Museum, Athens
  • 23. Nov 24. Jan 2004
    UTOPIA STATION Sindelfingen Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen
  • 25. Oct 25. Jan 2004
    Outlook International Art Exhibition Athens 2003 OUTLOOK International Art Exhibition
  • 28. Jun 14. Sep
    Gelijk het leven S.M.A.K. Ghent
  • 20. Jun 12. Oct
    Jan Fabre Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona
  • 10. May 28. Sep
    Jan Fabre : Searching for Utopia Galerie Zwart Huis, Knokke
  • 05. Apr 28. Sep
    BEAUFORT 01 Beaufort Triennial, Ostend
  • 22. Sep 17. Nov
    7. Istanbul Biennial Istanbul Biennial
  • 10. Jun 04. Nov
    49. Venice Biennale 2001 "Plateau of Humankind" Venice Biennale
  • 27. Jun 24. Sep
    5. Biennale de Lyon 2000 La Biennale de Lyon
  • 01. Apr 30. Jun
    Over The Edges S.M.A.K. Ghent
  • 08. Oct 09. Jan 2000
    Get Together Kunsthalle Wien
  • 07. Mar 16. May
    La consolation Le Magasin, Grenoble
  • 15. Jun 09. Nov
    47. Venice Biennale 1997 "Future, Present, Past" Venice Biennale
  • 13. Jun 20. Sep
    documenta 9 documenta Kassel
  • 21. Sep 10. Dec
    21. Biennale São Paulo 1991 Sao Paulo Biennial °
  • 20. Apr 21. Jul
    Metropolis. Internationale Kunstausstellung Berlin Gropius Bau, Berlin
  • 05. Apr 28. Apr
    Jan Fabre - Theaterarbeit Städtische Galerie Erlangen
  • 21. Oct 06. Jan 1990
    Artisti (della Fiandra) S.M.A.K. Ghent
  • 10. Jun 09. Sep
    41. Venice Biennale 1984 Venice Biennale
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