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Damien & The Love Guru
Sharon Van Overmeiren
‘A Topological Boulevard’
Opening Saturday 28th January 2023
12 – 6 pm
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
invites Museum Plantin-Moretus
please reserve here for the opening
This exhibition displays works from the Museum Plantin-Moretus, which houses a renowned collection of drawings, prints, and books. Artist Sharon Van Overmeiren (Antwerp, 1985) made the selection. In her sculptures, Van Overmeiren unites existing forms drawn from a variety of objects. She follows her own intuition in doing so, associating shapes in a spirit of freedom. Where, when, and by whom the source material was made is irrelevant. Ancient artefacts and pop-culture figures become equals. Van Overmeiren wants to make connections without hierarchies. A Topological Boulevard is inspired by the same logic. Works made in different periods are presented diachronically. There are no labels, collapsing divides between famous artists and anonymous craftsmen. This allows Van Overmeiren to make new connections based on shapes, uniting works in eleven unexpected ensembles. Each group is named after a typeface in a nod to the printer Christophe Plantin. Individual pieces become part of something larger, like letters in an alphabet. These new
unions trigger a fresh perspective.
The exhibition was realized by Sharon Van Overmeiren in close collaboration with the teams of Museum Plantin-Moretus and [removed];Concept & text: Sharon Van Overmeiren and Koen [removed];Graphic design & scenography: Atelier Brenda and Sharon Van Overmeiren. With sincere thanks to the lenders, Museum Plantin-Moretus and the King Baudouin Foundation.
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CURRENTLY
Jared Madere & Mathias Toubro
Floor Pal V
3. February – 1. April 2023
Damien & The Love Guru, Brussels
UPCOMING
Alison Yip and Tiziana La Melia
confessions on sparkling hill
Opening Friday 3. February 2023
Damien & The Love Guru, Zürich
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