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Philippe Van Wolputte

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Since 2006, PHILIPPE VAN WOLPUTTE (° 1982 in Antwerp, Belgium) has been very productive in exploring urban landscapes, staging performances, recording these performances and building installations in various galleries and museums. Prior to his formal education, his focus was already set on what is still the main topic of his artistic explorations: abandoned, forgotten, but most of all devalued urban locations awaiting demolition as they no longer serve a purpose in the current economical/utilitarian hierarchy. Sometimes he reclaims these sites by repurposing them as ‘Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces’ (TPEF), or by marking them with a distinct grid. Other times he re-uses and re-activates these sites by creating his own pathways through what appeared to be nearly fossilized, inert spaces.

By documenting these actions (via photography and video recordings) he takes us on a journey where it is unclear where we are going and what we are looking for and therefore reminds us of the strong associative effect architecture has on us. Crawling through dark corridors, breaking through walls, inhaling the dust of the past, … makes it all very clear, these places haven’t completely died yet. Their silence, on the contrary, bears witness to the innumerable voices of lives and realities passed.

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Van Wolputte uses a distinct aesthetic, reminiscent of ‘60s and ‘70s performance pieces, purposely and ironically romanticizing his artistic practices and lending them a, be it constructed, urban melancholia. He never tells the whole story. He won’t give us a clear view of what lies behind his practice and plays a dubious game of uncovering and hiding, colliding the past with the present, claiming no new truths but turning old ones inside out.

Lauren Wiggers, 2018.

Philippe Van Wolputte lives and works in Antwerp, graduated from St. Lucas, Antwerp in 2006, was a resident artist at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam and won the Young Belgian Art Prize, awarded by ING Belgium in 2013. Selected solo exhibitions took place at LLS387 – Antwerp, 2017; M HKA – Antwerp, 2015, Be-Part – Waregem, 2015; Chert Gallery – Berlin, 2010; Wilfried Lentz – Rotterdam, 2008 – 2009; Levy Delval – Brussels, 2017; Art Rotterdam, 2014.

Selected group exhibitions include KUMU Kunstmuseum – Talinn, 2016; Pavillon de l’Arsenal – Paris, 2016; Z33 – Hasselt, 2016; CAB – Brussels, 2017; Komplot – Brussels, 2015; BOZAR – Brussels, 2013; Art Brussels, 2012; Middelheim Museum – Antwerp, 2009; Zentrum Paul Klee – Bern, 2008; NICC – Antwerp, 2008; Klemm’s Gallery – Berlin, 2010; Kunsthal Rotterdam, 2012.

www.vanwolputteprogress.eu

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 WE DID IT / DISPUTED TERRITORY

WE DID IT / DISPUTED TERRITORY

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 USED SINCE

USED SINCE

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 STOCKAGE / TRANSMITTER

STOCKAGE / TRANSMITTER

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 SHORT TIME STAY

SHORT TIME STAY

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 RECONSTRUCTED CONSTRUCTION

RECONSTRUCTED CONSTRUCTION

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 ONE WEEK VISITOR

ONE WEEK VISITOR

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 ON ALL FOURS

ON ALL FOURS

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 MISFITS

MISFITS

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 IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE

IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE

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 GLIMPSE FROM BELOW

GLIMPSE FROM BELOW

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 FROM UP TO DOWN

FROM UP TO DOWN

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 FORLORN HOPE

FORLORN HOPE

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 DOWN

DOWN

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 COVERED YET POSSIBLE

COVERED YET POSSIBLE

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 A COLLECTION OF HIDEOUTS

A COLLECTION OF HIDEOUTS

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 AVENUE DE LUMINY > D559

AVENUE DE LUMINY > D559

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 A 16M COMMEMORATION

A 16M COMMEMORATION

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 7 STEP PLAN

7 STEP PLAN

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 5 NEW PIERCINGS

5 NEW PIERCINGS

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 3 CLOSED CONDITIONS

3 CLOSED CONDITIONS

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 IP 18

IP 18

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 IP 24

IP 24

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 IP 21

IP 21

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 IP 27

IP 27

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 IP 3

IP 3

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 IP 2

IP 2

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 IP 4

IP 4

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 Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces (VI)

Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces (VI)

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 Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces (III)

Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces (III)

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 Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces (I)

Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces (I)

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 SHORT TIME STAY

SHORT TIME STAY

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NEWS

 Philippe Van Wolputte at De Garage, Mechelen (BE)

Philippe Van Wolputte at De Garage, Mechelen (BE)

14/03/2023

Philippe Van Wolputte is part of "The Seduction of The Bureaucrat" at Cultuurcentrum Mechelen - De Garage (BE).

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 Philippe Van Wolputte at M HKA, Antwerp (BE)

Philippe Van Wolputte at M HKA, Antwerp (BE)

04/02/2021

Philippe Van Wolputte is part of the group exhibition "Lipstick and Gas Masks", a presentation of new acquisitions for "The City Collection" of Antwerp.

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 Philippe Van Wolputte at SECONDroom, Antwerp (BE)

Philippe Van Wolputte at SECONDroom, Antwerp (BE)

20/10/2019

Philippe Van Wolputte presents a new intervention @ SECONDroom, Antwerp. The work will be presented on October 26st from 6-9 pm.

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 Philippe Van Wolputte at GALLERY GALLERY, Antwerp (BE)

Philippe Van Wolputte at GALLERY GALLERY, Antwerp (BE)

23/02/2019

Philippe Van Wolputte will present a new installation at GALLERY GALLERY which functions as a film set for a future video work of which the viewer will become a part of, depending on their urge for a drink during their visit.

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 Philippe Van Wolputte ‘No Narratives’ film screening at Cinema Zuid, Antwerp (BE)

Philippe Van Wolputte ‘No Narratives’ film screening at Cinema Zuid, Antwerp (BE)

02/03/2018

On the occasion of the collection of GAGARIN magazine's entire oeuvre in one box, a selection of short films will be screened at Cinema Zuid.

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 PHILIPPE VAN WOLPUTTE at CAB, Brussels (BE)

PHILIPPE VAN WOLPUTTE at CAB, Brussels (BE)

05/09/2017

Philippe Van Wolputte explored the area
 and proposes five gestures to experience the city from an alternative viewpoint.

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EXHIBITIONS

 PHILIPPE VAN WOLPUTTE

PHILIPPE VAN WOLPUTTE

« One Thing Leads to Another »
20.03.2021 — 09.05.2021

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Group Exhibition

Group Exhibition


13.06 - 30.08.2020

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Philippe Van Wolputte

Philippe Van Wolputte

« Tactical Transparency »
26.04 - 27.05.2018

KETELEER

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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