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Galerie DYS is honoured to present “Archangel“, a solo exhibition of sculptures and works on paper by Belgian artist Koenraad Tinel, from September 3 to October 18, 2020. This exhibition is part of the Brussels Gallery Weekend 2020 programme.
The powerful and dreamlike figuration of Koenraad Tinel (Ghent, 1934) has for several decades now been presented in sculptures in bronze or plaster, iron and jute, and in Chinese ink on paper that can reach very large formats. His expressive and emotionally intense work is deeply marked by his personal experience of the Second World War and the flight of his family through a devastated Europe. Personal and collected memories come together and constitute a precious testimony and a manifesto against war and oblivion. His work also tends towards universality and is also very much inspired by the tales and myths of European, Inuit, Aboriginal or Siberian cultures.
In parallel to the exhibition at the gallery, another show of recent works by Koenraad Tinel is organized in the Gare Maritime in Tour & Taxis (PARADE, until November 1st, 2020).
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