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GUILLAUME BIJL

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Guillaume Bijl

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GUILLAUME BIJL (° 1946. Antwerp, Belgium) is a self-taught artist. He attended a theatre course and worked successively as a stage builder and painter. From the second half of the seventies he abandoned painting and started making tragi-comedic installations, sculptures and compositions inspired by the banality of our consumption-driven society.

By presenting entire stores, gym schools, dog groomers, tourist sites… as art installations, the audience is confronted with the structures and institutions that form our world, our identity as a people. Bijl aims to expose consumers’, citizens’, tourists’, even art enthusiasts’ blind acceptation of suggested realities by inflating the artificiality of everyday situations. The expected border between art and life becomes highly distorted.

In his compositions he brings together found kitsch and cheap objects and showcases them as if they were relics of our times, preserved for the future as priceless treasures, emphasizing the absurd bond people tend to have with material objects.
Combining unapologetic criticism with loads of humor, the spectator is offered a loud dose of Guillaume Bijl that’s hard to ignore.

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Bijl was invited to participate in Documenta IX in Kassel in 1992 with his Documenta Wax Museum, and from 2001 to 2011 he was professor of sculpture at the Münster Art Academy in Münster, succeeding Joachim Bandau. He participated in the Skulptur event in 2007.Projekte 2007 in Münster. He received retrospective exhibitions in Belgium at the MUHKA in Antwerp and the SMAK in Ghent. He has exhibited abroad at TATE Liverpool, Arken Museum Copenhagen, Witte de With Rotterdam and many other museums.
In 2016, Guillaume Bijl participated in Manifesta 11 in Zurich with the installation Hundesalon Bobby.

www.guillaumebijl.be

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Souvenirs of the 20th Century

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Souvenirs of the 20th Century

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installation THAI MASSAGE

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installation liturgische objecten, abdij van leuven

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souvenir of the friends of félicien rops, namur

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Souvenir of the 20th century

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Braakzak, koffiezak, klootzak

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Composition Trouvée

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 Ein neuer erfolgreicher Tag, 2008

Ein neuer erfolgreicher Tag, 2008

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 De Steltenloper, 2014-2016

De Steltenloper, 2014-2016

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 De Tovenaar

De Tovenaar

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NEWS

 Guillaume Bijl at Museum Dhondt – Dhaenens, Deurle (BE)

Guillaume Bijl at Museum Dhondt – Dhaenens, Deurle (BE)

03/03/2023

Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens presents a "Sorry"- installation by Guillaume Bijl.

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 Guillaume Bijl, Luc Deleu and Floris Van Look at de Warande, Turnhout (BE)

Guillaume Bijl, Luc Deleu and Floris Van Look at de Warande, Turnhout (BE)

31/08/2022

Guillaume Bijl, Luc Deleu & T.O.P. office and Floris Van Look are part of the group exhibition OUDE WIJN/NIEUWE ZAKKEN at de Warande, Turnhout (BE).

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 Guillaume Bijl at Le Cadhame, Halle Verriere, Meisenthal (FR)

Guillaume Bijl at Le Cadhame, Halle Verriere, Meisenthal (FR)

17/06/2022

Le Cadhame presents '4 Installations & Sorry's' by Guillaume Bijl at Halle Verriere, Meisenthal.

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 ‘The Circus We Are’ at le Delta, Namur (BE)

‘The Circus We Are’ at le Delta, Namur (BE)

04/05/2022

Guillaume Bijl, Enrique Marty, Fabien Mérelle, Antoine Roegiers, Koen Theys and Andy Wauman are part of the group exhibition 'The Circus We Are'.

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 Guillaume Bijl at ING Art Center (BE)

Guillaume Bijl at ING Art Center (BE)

15/09/2021

Guillaume Bijl is part of the group exhibition "Hahaha. The Humor of Art." at ING Art Center, organised in collaboration with KANAL and Centre Pompidou.

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 Guillaume Bijl at MAC Lyon (FR)

Guillaume Bijl at MAC Lyon (FR)

09/10/2020

Guillaume Bijl's work 'Reisagentschap' is part of the new group exhibition 'Comme un parfum d'aventure' at MAC Lyon, France.

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 Opening new location at Platform 6a, Otegem (BE)

Opening new location at Platform 6a, Otegem (BE)

22/07/2020

KETELEER GALLERY is very pleased to announce the opening of its 3rd location at the new 'Platform 6a' project by Deweer.

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 Guillaume Bijl collection presentation at M HKA, Antwerp (BE)

Guillaume Bijl collection presentation at M HKA, Antwerp (BE)

12/09/2019

'40 years of installations (celebration) 1979-2019' is a presentation of Guillaume Bijl's series of 'Transformation Installations'.

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 Guillaume Bijl at Art Center Hugo Voeten (BE)

Guillaume Bijl at Art Center Hugo Voeten (BE)

07/09/2019

'Guillaume Bijl presents Fraikin'  @ Art Center Hugo Voeten, Herentals, by selecting and exposing a significant part of sculptor Charles Auguste Fraikin's (1817-1893) multidimensional oeuvre

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 GUILLAUME BIJL’s Bruegelparty in the Ponderosa, at Dilbeek (BE)

GUILLAUME BIJL’s Bruegelparty in the Ponderosa, at Dilbeek (BE)

03/07/2019

Guillaume Bijl creates a setting for a peasant's feast where entertainment and abundant food and drink take centre stage.

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 Guillaume Bijl at Zwin Nature Reserve (BE)

Guillaume Bijl at Zwin Nature Reserve (BE)

16/06/2019

Guillaume Bijl creates a new, space filling installation in the panorama room at Zwin Nature Reserve.

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 Peter Land & Leo Copers in group show NICC

Peter Land & Leo Copers in group show NICC

29/03/2019

Peter Land & Leo Copers will be part of the NICC group show "Si Tout Est Sculpture, Pourquoi Faire de la Sculpture?", curated by Guillaume Bijl at 'De Tempel' of The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp.

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 The Collection (1), Highlights for a Future at S.M.A.K. (BE)

The Collection (1), Highlights for a Future at S.M.A.K. (BE)

13/03/2019

Guillaume Bijl, Leo Copers and Panamarenko will be part of a new group exhibition at S.M.A.K., Ghent. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, S.M.A.K. is presenting ‘The Collection (I): Highlights for a Future’.

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 KETELEER GALLERY at Art Brussels 2019 (BE)

KETELEER GALLERY at Art Brussels 2019 (BE)

31/01/2019

KETELEER Gallery is proud to announce its first participation at Art Brussels37th, the international art fair in Brussels, Belgium.

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 Guillaume Bijl & Leo Copers at PLAY Kortrijk 2018 (BE)

Guillaume Bijl & Leo Copers at PLAY Kortrijk 2018 (BE)

19/06/2018

Guillaume Bijl & Leo Copers are participating in the city festival PLAY at Kortrijk, Belgium. As the name states, the festival focuses on the idea of playing, and tranfsorms the city into a (mental) playground for artists and visitors.

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 Guillaume Bijl at Beaufort 2018, Ostend (BE)

Guillaume Bijl at Beaufort 2018, Ostend (BE)

23/03/2018

On the occasion of Beaufort 2018, a triennial art festival at the Belgian sea side, Guillaume Bijl will present his 'Sorry' 2015 installation.

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 Guillaume Bijl in ‘Power To The People’ at Schirn Kunsthalle (DE)

Guillaume Bijl in ‘Power To The People’ at Schirn Kunsthalle (DE)

15/03/2018

Group show about the crisis of current democracies, featuring works by Guillaume Bijl and many others. March 21st till May 27th, Frankfurt.

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 20 YEARS NICC, Antwerp (BE)

20 YEARS NICC, Antwerp (BE)

02/02/2018

Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the famous Belgian artist society.

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EXHIBITIONS

 Barbé X KETELEER GALLERY

Barbé X KETELEER GALLERY


02.07 - 27.08.2023

Dr. De Beir house

Dumortierlaan 8 - 8300 Knokke



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 Art Brussels 2023

Art Brussels 2023


20.04 - 23.04.2023

Brussels Expo, Belgium

Belgiëplein 1, 1020 Brussels



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 Art Antwerp 2022

Art Antwerp 2022


15.12 - 18.12.2022

Antwerp Expo, Belgium

Jan van Rijswijcklaan 191, 2020 Antwerp



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 Art Cologne 2022

Art Cologne 2022


16.11 - 20.11.2022

Cologne, Germany

Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne



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 ART BRUSSELS 2020 -> 2022

ART BRUSSELS 2020 -> 2022


28.04 - 01.05.2022

Tour & Taxis, Belgium

Havenlaan 86C, 1000 Brussels



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 Tribute to Panamarenko

Tribute to Panamarenko


25.03 - 24.04.2022

PLATFORM 6A

Tiegemstraat 6a - 8553 Otegem



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 Guillaume Bijl

Guillaume Bijl


19.03 - 30.04.2022

KETELEER

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 ART ANTWERP 2021

ART ANTWERP 2021


16.12 - 19.12.2021

Antwerp Expo, Belgium

Jan van Rijswijcklaan 191, 2020 Antwerp



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 GROUP SHOW

GROUP SHOW

« Guillaume Bijl, Leo Copers, Luc Deleu & Panamarenko »
24.10 - 06.12.2020

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Opening KETELEER GALLERY | Platform 6a

Opening KETELEER GALLERY | Platform 6a


02.10 - 01.11.2020

PLATFORM 6A

Tiegemstraat 6a - 8553 Otegem



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 Group Exhibition

Group Exhibition


13.06 - 30.08.2020

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Looking Forward

Looking Forward


07.12.2019 — 05.01.2020

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Art Brussels 2019

Art Brussels 2019


25.04 — 28.04.2019

Tour & Taxis, Belgium

Havenlaan 86C, 1000 Brussels



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 Forever & Beyond

Forever & Beyond

« A Tale About Drawings »
20.05 - 02.07.2017

KETELEER

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Guillaume Bijl

Guillaume Bijl

« Sculptures, Compositions & Sorries »
15.01 - 28.02.2016

KETELEER

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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