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The more things change, the more they stay the same. After decades, your company has changed the taste of your product from X to Y. This change has consequences for the daily … Lees Meer

Alexandra Crouwers, for the occasion of Revenants at Rectangle, Brussels, opening January 20, 2023. Image: still from ‘Origin Stories’ by Kelly Richardson. Scale is everything. What may look like a solid upon … Lees Meer

Kelly Richardson, Nicolas Sassoon & Rick Silva

REVENANTS

at Rectangle, Brussels

Opening Friday 20 January, 5–8pm
Gallery Walk Downtown 21 January, 2pm
21 January – 20 February 2023

Waldburger Wouters Gallery
Bd d’Anvers 49, 1000 Brussels

Rectangle is pleased to present REVENANTS, a collaboration with
Kelly Richardson, Nicolas Sassoon and Rick Silva.

Text by Alexandra Crouwers.

Cultureel ondernemerschap of artistieke dienstverlening Gepubliceerd op 17/8/2020, E-tcetera, link naar artikel. In 1998 werd econoom Rick van der Ploeg voor de Nederlandse PvdA – verwant aan de Vlaamse sp.a – staatssecretaris … Lees Meer

collectie: www.objkt.comLink: website In a fairly recent development, digital art can be traded and collected in editions through NFTs (*). Starting from her own digital artistic practice, Alexandra Crouwers is building up a … Lees Meer

collectie: www.objkt.comLinktree Ellie Hedden: www.linktr.ee/elliehedden In a fairly recent development, digital art can be traded and collected in editions through NFTs (*). Starting from her own digital artistic practice, Alexandra Crouwers is building up … Lees Meer

From the digital art collection of Alexandra Crouwers: RobnessAlexandra Crouwers. Published May 6, 2022. Link to article Collection: www.objkt.comLinktree ROBNESS: linktr.ee/ROBNESS In a fairly recent development, digital art can be traded and collected in editions … Lees Meer

Cofveve, Lorna Mills, .gif animation, 2020 | https://teia.art/objkt/110635 Published online for HART magazine. Nederlandse versie via deze link.Collection: www.objkt.com In a fairly recent development, digital art can be traded and collected in editions … Lees Meer

WAGMI is a concise article for Belgian art magazine HART about collecting digital art in the NFT space. Published March 2022, in HART magazine #222.

Er is geen samenvatting, omdat dit een beschermd bericht is.

Solo exhibition at Base-Alpha Gallery. Murals, prints on paper, animation + a performance night. 2009 – 2010.

Animation, 720p, colour/sound, 3’59”, 2005.

Master paper for MfA Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam. 2001.

Edition of 10. GPS coordinations, possible descriptions, CD with four songs. 2009.

Graduation paper for the Academy for Arts & Design (now AKV St. Joost), Den Bosch. 1998.

Are prehistoric caves dioramas? And why am I talking about theme park Efteling? Hey, and what in the world is an Eidophusikon?

A fair trade: exchanging artifacts between former colonies and former colonizing nations.

Illusions behind glass: 2D surfaces versus 3D, and the computer screen as a perpetual diorama.

Proposing the idea of experiencing or creating multiple realities as the default human state.

The impressive and disturbing Edward Kienholz installation ‘Five Car Stud‘ (1972) is a life-sized diorama of the castration of a black man. This nocturnal scene is set in a circle of five … Lees Meer

Not only humans like shiny things, but some animals take a liking to hyper-reflective objects too, which is why my mother used to compare me to a magpie. As a child, I … Lees Meer

Spacious, clean, white rooms have, throughout the last century, become the standard in both living and gallery spaces. Of course in its conception Modernism was a radical departure of the dark, upholstered, … Lees Meer

Me, and my younger sister and brother grew up on the countryside, surrounded by grasslands, corn, and a small forest. Our grandparents were farmers, as were some of our relatives. Our father … Lees Meer

  Group exhibition, 10 Years of Base-Alpha Gallery, Antwerp. December 2017 – February 2018. With Joachim Coucke, Filip Vervaet, Nicolas Pelzer, Alexandra Crouwers Photos by We Document Art.  

Verschenen in H ART Magazine #176, december 2017 Leestijd: 2 minuten en 10 seconden. Woorden functioneren in kunstteksten al te vaak als ondoordringbare rookmachines. Het kan natuurlijk ook anders: er zijn prachtige … Lees Meer

  Karawan is a modern day interpretation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Instead of crossing the Styx with a boat, a four wheel drive is proposed as the ideal vehicle … Lees Meer

Sinds 1975 geeft mediamagnaat Piet Schreuders, ook bekend van de wereldvermaarde Poezenkrant, op onregelmatige basis het kwaliteitsblad Furore uit. Furore #23 belooft “eindelijk alles over ‘de meeuw’ van W.F. Hermans” te onthullen. … Lees Meer

De professionele roddelbroers Edmond en Jules de Goncourt hebben zichzelf onsterfelijk gemaakt door hun dagboeken, waarin zij de 19e-eeuwse Parijse jet set op buitengewoon geestige wijze mangelden. Daarnaast werkten zij als schrijversduo … Lees Meer

In deze reeks ontrafelt Alexandra Crouwers het kunstjargon. Verschenen in H ART Magazine #175, november 2017 Voor de omslag van het doorwrochte naslagwerk ‘Gerhard Richter. Editions 1965 – 2013’ wordt een klein … Lees Meer

The moving image has many different genres and sub-genres. Film and television are the most prominent houses, overgrown with commercial video advertising. Then there are documentaries, art house shorts, experimental animation, gifs, … Lees Meer

Alexandra Crouwers legt het kunstjargon onder de loep. Verschenen in H ART Magazine #174, oktober 2017 De nog nahijgende topsporter wordt door de interviewer gevraagd of hij het recordresultaat van de wedstrijd … Lees Meer

In deze reeks legt Alexandra Crouwers de relatie tussen tekst en beeldende kunst onder de loep. Verschenen in H ART Magazine #173, september 2017 In 1871 werd het schilderij ‘Arrangement in grey … Lees Meer

Alexandra Crouwers bespreekt het kunstjargon, internationaal beter bekend als ‘art speak’. Verschenen in H ART Magazine #172, augustus 2017 Computers en robots nemen steeds meer taken van ons over. Dat beperkt zich … Lees Meer

Lost_Horizon.backup   Solo show at LhGWR Gallery, The Hague. Opening Saturday afternoon, September 16 2017.   New works on paper, video/animation, and other, based on my ever growing digital collection of archaeolical, … Lees Meer

Verschenen in H ART Magazine #171, juni 2017 In deze reeks kijkt Alexandra Crouwers kritisch naar het kunstjargon. Eén van de meest gebruikte gemeenplaatsen in de beeldende kunsttaal is ‘het werk treedt … Lees Meer

Verschenen in H ART Magazine #170, mei 2017 Alexandra Crouwers legt het kunstjargon onder de loep. Naast krantenartikelen, romans, gebruiksaanwijzingen, nummerplaten, stripboeken en reclamefolders lees ik ook H ART, De Witte Raaf, … Lees Meer

Over beeldende kunst wordt heel wat afgeschreven, maar soms lijk de tekst wel erg weinig toe te voegen aan het werk. In deze reeks ontrafelt Alexandra Crouwers kunstjargon, want wat staat er … Lees Meer

Al tijdens zijn leven werden Hermans’ tekortkomingen beschreven in een stroom publicaties. Tekortkomingen die zich op allerlei vlakken zouden hebben bevonden, behalve – en daar is iedereen het over eens – binnen … Lees Meer

With Fia Cielen, Alexandra Crouwers, Lydia Debeer, Manu Engelen 07.10 – 30.10 Opening: 07.10, 19:00

Exhibition overviews of the installation ‘The White Hide IV‘ at the group show celebrating 30 years of gallery De Ziener at De Markten, Brussels. 04.09.2016 – 09.10.2016. With Sjoerd Buisman, Julien Coulommier, … Lees Meer

17.06.2016 – 19.06.2016 Opening: 17.06 at 19:00 With Manu Engelen, Fia Cielen, Alexandra Crouwers, David Wauters, Timothy Segers, Vincent Vandaele, Lydia Debeer. See also pulsar.website.               … Lees Meer

15.05.2016 – 26.06.2016 Opening 15.05.16, 15:00   Group show with Fia Cielen, Elke Van Kerckvoorde, Raphaël Buedts, Vincent de Roder, Adriaan Verwée, Alexandra Crouwers.  

06.02.2016 – 28.02.2016 Opening Pulse 4, 06.02.16, 16:00     Untitled [KAP], slide-installation, Kodak projector, slide-mask, slide from digital file, 1/1, 2016 Rosetta, videoloop, 3D-animation composit projected on the ceiling, b/w, no … Lees Meer

13.09 – 11.10.2015 Horst – Arts & Music Festival combines electronic music and in-situ visual arts.   For the second year in a row, curator Gijs Van Vaerenbergh (Pieterjan Gijs en Arnout … Lees Meer

‘The Manual‘ premiered at D.ART (Dijlefeesten kunstroute) in Mechelen, and I was awarded a new prize: the Nobelsprijs (named after its initiator Frank Nobels). 01.07 – 05.07.2015.           … Lees Meer

The 3-channel video installation INERTIA will be shown at the first edition of the Amsterdam Art Fair (Stadionplein, Amsterdam), from 27 – 31 May at the booth of gallery LhGWR. Next to … Lees Meer

Eline Van Der Haak schreef op Mister Motley een tamelijk persoonlijke interpretatie van Inertia, gekleurd door het nieuws van de zelfmoord-crash in de Franse Alpen. De tekst gaat vooral over haar associaties … Lees Meer

Klik op de afbeelding om deze te vergroten. Tekst: Sandra SmetsNRC, donderdag 18 maart 2015, Cultuurbijlage Hieronder: installatie-overzicht galerie LhGWR, Den Haag.

21.02.2015 – 11.05.2015 Opening 21.02.15, 15:00  

This short story accompanies the three channel video installation ‘Inertia’. Imagining this scene while producing the film functioned as a counterbalance to its rather bleak premise. “Extraordinary!” the doctor exclaimed as the … Lees Meer

  On view during Art Rotterdam + 3 weeks, February 2015.

The 3-channel hommage to dystopian science fiction ‘Inertia’ is moving up North to the LhGWR gallery in The Hague. Opening on Saturday, February 21 at LhGWR, Stationsweg 137, The Hague, NL. Just … Lees Meer

28.12.2014 – 08.02.2015   From December 28 until February 8 the three channel video installation ‘Inertia‘ can be seen at the newly renovated arts-initiative De Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek in Helmond (‘Mouth of Hell’), … Lees Meer

The new three channel video work INERTIA is both a homage to dystopian science fiction and dioramas – as a way to preserve a scene. The work is in black and white, … Lees Meer

Until october 5 the new videoloop ‘The Poisson’s Equation’, which also has a small part in the new installation ‘Inertia’ can be found during the BORG biannual event in Antwerp. It’s projected … Lees Meer

Van Stof tot Asse. Triannual, Asse, B. 28.09.2014 – 02.11.2014

12.09.2014 – 07.09.2014 Avantgarde ist keine Strömung Two animations (Tamara, 2013 & One Short Story, 2005-2012-2014) screening at the ‘What If…’ programme of Avantgarde ist keine Strömung, Luro Kino and Cinématèque Leipzig … Lees Meer

‘De Kunstenaar als Machine’, artikel over de solotentoonstelling van Suse Weber in de Base-Alpha galerie, Antwerpen. Klik op de foto om deze te vergroten.

klik op de afbeelding om hem te vergroten

Missing Link, a group show, curated by Alexandra Crouwers. 19.10.2013 – 27.10.2013 (During the Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven) 44 Works by 14 artists in a space of about 60m2 and 6 meters … Lees Meer

PRESS TEXT [NL] ‘Missing Link’ is als groepstentoonstelling in kunstenaarsinitiatief Artspace Flipside een onderdeel van het Dutch Design Week programma in Eindhoven. Open dagelijks van 17 t/m 29 oktober 2013 tussen 12 … Lees Meer

In 2013 the three-channel video installation ‘The White Hide III‘ was part of the ‘On the Precipice’ programme of ISIS Arts: curated by artist Kelly Richardson, and touring Northern England and Scotland … Lees Meer

De onderstaande tekst is de volledige begeleidende tekst voor de tentoonstelling ‘Golden Power’ van Filip Vervaet. Deze is nog tot 8 september 2013 vrij te bezichtigen in Park Ter Beuken in Lokeren. … Lees Meer

Alexandra Crouwers The Atelier II 60 x 80 cm 2013 oplage 12 exemplaren / edition of 12 piëzografie / piezography Available at Interbellum Grafiek, contact them here.

On Saturday May 11 Perte Totale Operations is performing at the Maelström Festival in Espace Sengor, Etterbeek (Brussels), with Antoine Boute, JP de Gheest, Mauro Pawlowski and myself as vj.     … Lees Meer

Deze pagina wordt telkens aangevuld. ‘Werelden op losse schroeven’Sandra Smetsh ART #110 Lees hier of hieronder de bespreking ‘I.M. Dog, Star’ op jegensentevens.nl door Eline van der Haak I.M. Dog, Star In … Lees Meer

17.03.2013 – 12.03.2013 The title ‘I.M. Dog, Star’ refers to the star Sirius, the brightest star in our Earthly sky, and known as the ‘Dog Star’ because of its appearance in the … Lees Meer

I.M. Dog, StarAlexandra Crouwers Opening tentoonstelling Zondag 17 maart 2013 van 15:00 – 19:00 uur Openingsperformance Perte Totale Operations Tentoonstelling t/m 12 mei 2013 Let op LhGWR is gesloten van 26 tot en … Lees Meer

I’m currently working on a new solo-show at LhGWR gallery in The Hague, which opens march 17. More info will follow soon. Below some stills and prints of some of the works … Lees Meer

I’m modifying the animation ‘The White Hide II’ for a three-screen projection, which will be shown in the inflatable multimedia-space the Big M, travelling this summer to several locations in the UK … Lees Meer

  ‘Urban Gothic’, een overzichtstentoonstelling van Marc Bijl in het Groninger Museum DE MONUMENTALE KRACHT VAN HET ZWART Op 6 maart opende in het Groninger Museum de eerste grote overzichtstentoonstelling van de … Lees Meer

I’m currently working on two video/animation installations, which should be ready within a couple of months. One is a flexible installation, made up from initially three seperately looping projections of diorama’s, with … Lees Meer

         Mijn beste Geoffrey,         je was al vroeg bedorven. De meeste kunstenaars raken gaandeweg hun carrière pas doordrongen van het mistige moeras waarin ze rondtasten als zij van hun atelier naar het … Lees Meer

Perte Totale Operations will perform for a full 8 minutes (yes, eight) at the Introspection TEDxFlanders event the 20th of october 2012. Featuring Antoine Boute, of course, JP de Gheest, Mauro Pawlowski … Lees Meer

‘2 White Boyz’ in galerij Hectoliter in Brussel Pop Art: The next level Nog tot 13 oktober is de duo-tentoonstelling ‘2 White Boyz’ van Yannick Val Gesto (1987) en Bart van Dijck … Lees Meer

Donderdag/thursday 14/06/2012 FELIX POETRY FESTIVAL  14 en 15 juni 2012FelixPakhuis Antwerpen (Godefriduskaai 30, 2000 Antwerpen, toon op kaart)tickets:5 euro (+ 1 euro administratiekost) per avond, reserveer online10 euro aan de deur De Brusselse … Lees Meer

click on image to enlarge From now on my portfolios can be accessed through:https://www.alexandracrouwers.com/ (general portal)https://www.alexandracrouwers.com/home.htm (visual arts portal)

13.04.2012 – 13.05.2012 Opening Friday The 13th, 2012 Ra, Antwerp     6-9 PM: Opening: Friday, April 13, 2012 6 Artists: Alexandra Crouwers (NL), Sacha Eckes (B/USA), Laurent Impeduglia (B), Rufus Michielsen … Lees Meer

Until the 25th of march the modest ‘Rio-show’ with Jelle Kindt, Cesar Raes and myself can be visited at the former Factor 44 space, Bleekhofstraat 44, Antwerp. The exhibition is open every … Lees Meer

Overview of the installation at F44 (sic), Antwerp. 3 Slide-projections, videoloop, 2’18”, no sound/colour, 2012.  

Latest in an ongoing series of articles regarding interesting and difficult-to-place artists that are still somewhat ‘under the radar’, below a short introduction (in Dutch) of performer/writer/artist Antoine Boute in the Belgian … Lees Meer

I’ve made a video for the 23 minute audio recording of a performance by Brussels writer Antoine Boute and guitarist Jean De Lacoste. The text – ‘Psychopathische Polar’ – is in Dutch … Lees Meer

http://www.visionsfugitives.net/  

Quartair, The Hague, NL Saturday january 21st from 20.00 hrs until late there’ll be an in situ Fluxus event of performances, music, video, paintings, sculptures, text at Quartair in The Hague. I’ll … Lees Meer

Translation from the original Dutch article. Jan Dietvorst and Roy Villevoye in Johan Grimonprez-exhibition S.M.A.K. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Much has been published already, also in hART, regarding Johan Grimonprez’ retrospective ‘It’s a poor … Lees Meer

My article on the works of Lisa Jeannin and Rolf Schuurmans, published in hART #89. English translation (with some contextual and convenient links) below. click on image to enlarge   About Nothing … Lees Meer

Overview ‘DaHiL’ [Dig a Hole into Light] at the Paradise Lost Paradise exhibition/Roelant Savery tribute in the Broeltoren in Kortrijk. Participating artists: Honoré d’ O (B), Bernd Trasberger (Dui), Nadia Naveau (B), … Lees Meer

From 02.07.2011 – 28.08.2011 the exhibition ‘Paradise Lost Paradise’ will take place in several public locations throughout the city of Kortrijk. My work can be found in one of the Broeltorens, closeby … Lees Meer

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Please note: next week will already be the last week you can visit the installation ‘The Order of Volume I’ LIVE at LhGWR, Stationsweg 55 in The Hague. Since experiencing my installations … Lees Meer

Installation overview/excerpt of ‘The Order of Volume I’ at LhGWR, The Hague Mural, black paint & reflective black paint on wall, 3m30 x 3m60 x 5m, wooden gate, projected animation loop, 14′, … Lees Meer

16.04.2011 – 14.05.2011 at LhGWR, Stationsweg 55, The Hague, NL Mural, acrylic paint & reflective black paint on wall, 3m80 x 3m35 x 5m00 Animationstill from projection on mural, B/W, loop 3’15” … Lees Meer

Almost done: this handmade, inktjetprinted, hand-stitched limited edition (50 copies only) boekje will be presented at the end of march at the wonderful Demian bookstore in Antwerp. There are 27 different versions … Lees Meer

Due to a sudden hole in Time, I’ve finally started printing a small book with contributions of Ad de Jong (photos), Marc Bijl (works), Antoine Boute (‘Psychopathic Polar’ and drawings), Romeo Hoornaert … Lees Meer

Group show ‘What you’ve saved during the Sales you can spend extra at Base-Alpha’ Rachel Agnew, Alexandra Crouwers, Geoffrey De Beer, Lode Geens, Frederik Heyman, Han Hoogerbrugge, Lisa Jeannin & Rolf Schuurmans, … Lees Meer

  BOAT, Indian ink & acrylic marker on paper, 1m50 x 2m22, 2011 http://www.devierdewand.blogspot.com/

TRICK, Indian ink & acrylic paint on paper, 1m50 x 2m30, 2010 http://www.devierdewand.blogspot.com/ http://www.devierdewand.blogspot.com/

    Practicle Applied Hermetics II acrylic paint on wall, projected 5′ animationloop [soundtrack courtesy Tim Vanhamel], safelights 6m x 3m x 4m 2010 Below: stills from the animation Below an impression … Lees Meer

                    INVITATION opening 30.10.2010  14.00 – 18.00 Hareng Saur: Ensor and contemporary art The exhibition Hareng Saur: Ensor and Contemporary Art, a unique collaboration … Lees Meer

Meanwhile, some 2.694 kilometers away, percussionist/musical improvisor/shaman/pelgrim/troubadour Eric Thielemans is on a true Odyssey across Europe. At this moment he’s in Istanbul. He left Antwerp in his van about two weeks ago, … Lees Meer

Above: left wall of the space. Black paint on wall, safelight, projection of 3D-animationloop with Antwerp-based musician Tim Vanhamel’s soundtrack. The safelights made the black paint turn infinate and the projection, which … Lees Meer

Below two overviews of the installation I finally made in room #103 of Hotel Bloom! in Brussels as part of the Trajector Art Fair. Which was in fact a really weird happening … Lees Meer

My work can be seen live at the Base-Alpha gallery stand on Art Brussels and in room 103 of Hotel Bloom! as part of the Trajector Art Fair. Base-Alpha will also show … Lees Meer

I’m participating in the Trajector Art Fair, an alternative fair during Art Brussels in Hotel Bloom!, Rue Royale 250, Brussels the 23rd – the 25th of april 2010. Below is the programme … Lees Meer

On the lovely evening of the 6th of february all these artists performed live in my exhibition at the Base-Alpha gallery: W. Ravenveer F.L.U.T. (Harry Heirmans & Rufus Mich) Teun de Lange … Lees Meer

The exhibition at the Base-Alpha gallery in Antwerp has been prolonged from the original 6th of february untill the 27th of february. This made me think about arranging some sort of performance-night … Lees Meer

Artist Geoffrey de Beer is working on a continuous project, ‘Avant Garde below zero’. Next to numerous other artists I’ve also contributed an especially made edition to this project. Geoffreys freezers are … Lees Meer

The Torrance Art Museum shows a travelling exhibition project in co-operation with Independent Curators International, NYC the FAX-project, which is curated by João Ribas of the Drawing Center. I’m participating with 4 … Lees Meer

Hans Theys wrote a review on DUNSMUIR in Belgian art magazine hART, for which I used to write columns. We had quite a nice conversation in the gallery on a sunday afternoon. … Lees Meer

Together with Johan Gustavsson I’m showing drawings at Liefhertje & de Grote Witte Reus, Stationsweg 55, 2515 BJ, The Hague. This exhibition is running from 19.12.09 up till 06.02.10 and they’re open … Lees Meer

17.12.2009 – 27.02.2010 Dunsmuir, solo show at Base-Alpha Gallery, Antwerp Dunsmuir is a small town in the mountains of northern California. I accidentally passed through this town on a road trip in … Lees Meer

In de tentoonstellingsruimte van de Nieuwe Brabantse Kunst Stichting (NBKS) is tijdens Breda Photo 2005 werk te zien van drie kunstenaars: Alexandra Crouwers, Marloes Hoogenstraaten en Dani Smulders. Ze maken ieder op … Lees Meer

01.05.2005 – 04.06.2005 Alexandra Crouwers, Evert Defrancq, Nick Ervinck, Christophe Floré, Peter Morrens, Rebecca Sakoun, Leopold van de Ven, Anne Vernimmen, Ane Vester, Wharton / Leib, Judith Witteman    

A working period of a month resulted in two exhibition projects. The front space showed an installation researching my family’s roots – part of the family is of the area of De … Lees Meer