Artists: Nils Alix-Tabeling, Justin Fitzpatrick, Tom Poelmans, Sharon Van Overmeiren
Exhibition title: Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême
Venue: Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium
Date: January 11 – March 7, 2020
Photography: Hugard & Vanoverschelde, all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
rodolphe janssen is pleased to present Le combat de Carnaval et Carême, a group show with works by Nils Alix-Tabeling, Justin Fitzpatrick, Tom Poelmans and Sharon Van Overmeiren.
The exhibition brings together works by four artists residing in Belgium, who are, each in their own way, returning to a certain type of figuration in painting and sculpture that is loaded with symbols, allegories and metaphors.
The title of the show is derived from painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder from 1559, that depicts a sym- bolic fight between carnival and lent, an allegorical battle between religious devotion and profane en- joyment. At the risk of generalising, the aim of the exhibition is to show works by a young generation of artists, who are, in the tradition of the Flemish primitives and their followers, going back to the portrayal of mystical subjects or allegorical scenes, but in a contemporary context. Often based on theories, texts, or historical examples, their works reveal an interest in the history of art, traditions, science, ornaments, religion, fiction, and so on.
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême, 2020, exhibition view, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Justin Fitzpatrick, The Irradiated Age, 2019, Oil on canvas, 113 x 73 cm (plus finger), 44 1/2 x 28 3/4 in
Justin Fitzpatrick, A Whisper in the Cloister, 2019, Oil on canvas, 73 x 113 cm, 28 3/4 x 44 1/2 in
Justin Fitzpatrick, Conatus/ Homeostasis , 2019, Oil on canvas, 93 x 73 cm, 36 5/8 x 28 3/4 in
Nils Alix-Tabeling, Le Mat, 2017, Paper-mache, resin, pearl, plaster teeth, chain, flower, 65 x 84 x 31 cm, 25 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 12 1/4 in
Nils Alix-Tabeling, La Vasque Basile, 2019, Bronze, tisane, ostrich feather, tiger’s eye, 65 x 84 x 60 cm, 25 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 23 5/8 in
Nils Alix-Tabeling, La Vasque Basile, 2019, Bronze, tisane, ostrich feather, tiger’s eye, 65 x 84 x 60 cm, 25 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 23 5/8 in
Nils Alix-Tabeling, L’Éveil du Printemps, 2019, Wood, ostrich egg, lotus flower, dried sea urchin, chain, abalone, and various natural materials, 57 x 100 x 110 cm, 22 1/2 x 39 3/8 x 43 1/4 in
Nils Alix-Tabeling, L’Éveil du Printemps, 2019, Wood, ostrich egg, lotus flower, dried sea urchin, chain, abalone, and various natural materials, 57 x 100 x 110 cm, 22 1/2 x 39 3/8 x 43 1/4 in
Sharon Van Overmeiren, Cornspirit as a Spine, 2019, Stonewear, 150 x 15 x 15 cm, 59 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in
Sharon Van Overmeiren, Mittere and Resurrection, 2019, Stonewear, 120 x 40 x 15 cm, 47 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 5 7/8 in
Sharon Van Overmeiren, He Who Walks Behind The Rows, 2019, Stonewear, 165 x 25 x 20 cm, 65 x 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
Sharon Van Overmeiren, Cesar Millan, 2019, Stonewear, 65 x 65 x 110 cm, 25 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 43 1/4 in
Sharon Van Overmeiren, Cesar Millan, 2019, Stonewear, 65 x 65 x 110 cm, 25 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 43 1/4 in
Tom Poelmans, Divine / Compassion, 2019, Oil on canvas, 200 x 160 cm, 78 3/4 x 63 in
Tom Poelmans, Holy Mountain, 2019, Oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, 78 3/4 x 59 1/8 in