{"id":2219,"title":"INBOX: Wout Vercammen – A well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts, 1950-1970","date_begin":"2014-12-11T00:00:00.000+01:00","date_end":"2015-01-11T00:00:00.000+01:00","location":{"readable":"Antwerpen","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/025/947/large/wout_vercammen.jpg?1416581439","poster_credits":null},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"INBOX: Wout Vercammen – A well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts, 1950-1970","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis winter M HKA highlights the work of Wout Vercammen with\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eA well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;which will be presented as a three-part exhibition.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWout Vecammen\u0026rsquo;s (1938) time was marked by a never-ending sequence of revolutions in the art field. The young artist was shaped by what he found in his father\u0026rsquo;s bookshop, specializing in art and politics. During his schooling as a typographer John Trouillard (one of his teachers) introduced him to the rising trends in contemporary art.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1950s onward, Vercammen exhibited in galleries in Antwerp, but also in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. During the 1960s Vercammen\u0026rsquo;s focus shifted to happenings, together with Panamarenko, Hugo Heyrman, Bernd Lohaus and Jacques Charlier. At the end of the 1960s Vercammen\u0026rsquo;s imagery found its own unmistakable final form: givens such as his Belgian identity, a \u0026lsquo;coincidence\u0026rsquo; which Vercammen elevated to readymade or his choice to use the square meter as a standard of measurement, which can be interpreted along the same line.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the 1970s Wout Vercammen\u0026rsquo;s uncompromising approach was quite different from what was taking place in the Antwerp art scene. He was an outsider and became an\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eartist\u0026rsquo;s artist\u003c/em\u003e. More so through his attitude and behaviour than through his work- which wasn\u0026rsquo;t very well known- he became a reference for new generations of artists, a living legend who rarely exhibited. With\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eA well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;M HKA pays tribute to a flamboyant artist, a loose cannon and a craftsman.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","name":"INBOX: Wout Vercammen – A well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts, 1950-1970","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 2014 reserveerde het M HKA de vijfde verdieping van het museum voor verrassende interventies en intieme pop-uppresentaties. INBOX was een plaats die inspireert en verrast, en ons een blik gunde in het universum van bevlogen denkers en doeners.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDe tijd van Wout Vercammen (\u0026deg;1938) was een periode waarin de ene revolutie in de beeldende kunst volgde op de andere. De jonge kunstenaar werd ook gevormd door wat hij aantrof in de boekhandel van zijn vader, gespecialiseerd in kunst en politiek. Tijdens zijn opleiding tot typograaf bracht een van zijn leraren, John Trouillard (\u0026deg;1920), hem in contact met de recente stromingen binnen de hedendaagse kunst.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eVanaf de jaren 50 stelde Vercammen tentoon in Antwerpse galerie\u0026euml;n, maar ook in Duitsland, Zwitserland en Itali\u0026euml;. In de jaren 60 verlegde Vercammen zijn actieterrein naar de happenings, samen met Panamarenko, Hugo Heyrman, Bernd Lohaus en Jacques Charlier. Eind jaren 60 vond de beeldtaal van Wout Vercammen haar definitieve en onmiskenbaar eigen vorm: rudimentaire gegevens zoals zijn Belgische identiteit, een \u0026lsquo;toevalligheid\u0026rsquo; die Vercammen verhief\u0026nbsp; tot readymade. In dezelfde lijn lag zijn keuze voor de vierkante meter als standaardafmeting.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAan het einde van de jaren 70 nam Wout Vercammen met zijn compromisloze opstelling een aparte positie in op de Antwerpse kunstsc\u0026egrave;ne.\u0026nbsp; Hij was een outsider en werd een\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eartist\u0026rsquo;s artist\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp; Meer door zijn houding dan door zijn werk, dat weinig bekend was, werd hij een referentie voor nieuwe generaties kunstenaars, een levende legende die zelden exposeerde. Met\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eA well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ebracht het M HKA hulde aan een flamboyante kunstenaar, een losbol en een vakman.\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","name":"INBOX: Wout Vercammen – A well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts, 1950-1970","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEn 2014, le M HKA a r\u0026eacute;serv\u0026eacute; le cinqui\u0026egrave;me \u0026eacute;tage aux interventions surprenantes et aux pr\u0026eacute;sentations pop-up intimes. INBOX \u0026eacute;tait un lieu qui inspire et qui surprend, et nous permettait de jeter un coup d\u0026rsquo;\u0026oelig;il dans l\u0026rsquo;univers de penseurs et d\u0026rsquo;acteurs enthousiastes.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eL\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;poque de Wout Vercammen (\u0026deg;1938) \u0026eacute;tait une p\u0026eacute;riode dans laquelle une r\u0026eacute;volution dans l\u0026rsquo;art visuel suivait l\u0026rsquo;autre. Le jeune artiste a \u0026eacute;galement \u0026eacute;t\u0026eacute; form\u0026eacute; par ce qu\u0026rsquo;il pouvait trouver dans la librairie de son p\u0026egrave;re, sp\u0026eacute;cialis\u0026eacute;e dans l\u0026rsquo;art et la politique. Pendant sa formation de typographe, un de ses professeurs, John Trouillard (\u0026deg;1920), l\u0026rsquo;a initi\u0026eacute; aux courants r\u0026eacute;cents au sein de l\u0026rsquo;art contemporain.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA partir des ann\u0026eacute;es \u0026rsquo;50, Vercammen exposait dans les galeries anversoises, mais \u0026eacute;galement en Allemagne, en Suisse et en Italie. Dans les ann\u0026eacute;es \u0026rsquo;60, Vercammen a d\u0026eacute;plac\u0026eacute; son terrain d\u0026rsquo;action aux happenings, avec Panamarenko, Hugo Heyrman, Bernd Lohaus et Jacques Charlier. A la fin des ann\u0026eacute;es \u0026rsquo;60, le langage visuel de Wout Vercammen a trouv\u0026eacute; sa propre forme d\u0026eacute;finitive et ind\u0026eacute;niable\u0026nbsp;: des donn\u0026eacute;es rudimentaires, comme son identit\u0026eacute; belge, un \u0026lsquo;caract\u0026egrave;re fortuit\u0026rsquo; que Vercammen a promu \u0026agrave; un ready-made. Dans cette logique, il a \u0026eacute;galement choisi le m\u0026egrave;tre carr\u0026eacute; comme dimension standard.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA la fin des ann\u0026eacute;es \u0026rsquo;70, Wout Vercammen a pris une position distincte sur la sc\u0026egrave;ne artistique anversoise. Il \u0026eacute;tait un outsider et il est devenu un \u003cem\u003eartist\u0026rsquo;s artist.\u003c/em\u003e Plus par son attitude que par son \u0026oelig;uvre, peu connu, il est devenu une r\u0026eacute;f\u0026eacute;rence pour les nouvelles g\u0026eacute;n\u0026eacute;rations d\u0026rsquo;artistes, une l\u0026eacute;gende vivante qui n\u0026rsquo;exposait que rarement. Avec\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eA well-considered idea of an exhibition in 3 parts, \u003c/em\u003ele M HKA a rendu hommage \u0026agrave; un artiste flamboyant, un noceur et un professionnel.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":57,"name":" Panamarenko","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/001/377/large/IMG_3160.jpg?1399970416","poster_credits":"©image: M HKA"}},{"id":113,"name":"Dr. Hugo Heyrman","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/018/972/large/Heyrman_Hugo.jpg?1378970866","poster_credits":null}},{"id":116,"name":"Bernd 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