Jan Vercruysse Explained

Jan Vercruysse
Birth Date:	3 October 1948
Birth Place:	Ostend, Belgium
Death Place:	Bruges, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgian Dutch
Occupation:	Artist
Years Active:	1974 - 2018

Jan Vercruysse (3 October 1948^[1] – 27 February 2018^[2]) was a Belgian contemporary visual artist, sculptor and photographer.^[3]

Life and work

Vercruysse was born in Ostend and died in Bruges, both Flemish municipalities in Belgium.^[4] Prior to becoming a visual artist and photographer in 1974, Vercruysse studied law and had been a poet.

As a sculptor, his work featured industrial materials such as corten steel, bronze, iron and glass.^[5]

He has also previously lived and worked in Italy and Spain.^[6] Vercruysse represented his country Belgium at the Venice Biennale in 1993, where he exhibited a selection of his work.

Vercruysse's work is part of many important European and American museum collections and is referred to as one of Belgium's most influential artists.^{[7] [8]} He is represented by Xavier Hufkens Gallery in Brussels as well as Vistamare and Tucci Russo in Italy.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Awards and recognition

Flemish Culture Prize for the Visual Arts (2001)

Museum exhibitions

A selection of exhibitions of work produced by Vercruysse include:^[12]

• Works 1975-2009, M - Museum Leuven, Belgium (2009)
• Salto Prolungato, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium (2001)
• Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits de l’Artiste, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (1999)
• Portretten van de Kunstenaar – Portraits of the Artist, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1998)
• The Villas, Haus Lange – Haus Esters, Krefelder Museen, Krefeld, Germany (1995)
• The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1993)
• Padiglione di Belgio, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (1993)
• Tombeaux, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Castle of Rivoli, Rivoli, Italy (1992)
• Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (1992)
• Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (1989)
• Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Brussels, Belgium (1988)
• ARC, City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France (1986)

External links

• Official Website
• Jan Vercruysse at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium

Notes and References

1. Web site: Persoonsblad. Behaeghe. Tillo. 13 August 2018. Tillo Behaeghe. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021100/http://tillo.be/p603.htm. 11 March 2018. live. 13 August 2018.
2. Web site: Beeldend kunstenaar Jan Vercruysse overleden. 3 March 2018. Metro. Dutch. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427081119/http://nl.metrotime.be/2018/03/03/news/beeldend-kunstenaar-jan-vercruysse-overleden. 27 April 2018. live. 13 August 2018.
3. Web site: Union List of Artist Names. The Getty. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529045210/http://getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500101096. 29 May 2016. 13 August 2018. live.
4. Web site: Jan Vercruysse. 19 June 2018. Xavier Hufkens. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202231147/http://xavierhufkens.com/artists/jan-vercruysse. 2 February 2018. 13 August 2018. live.
5. Web site: Jon Vercruysse. 13 August 2018. Artsy. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113351/http://artsy.net/artist/jan-vercruysse. 19 June 2018. 13 August 2018. live.
6. Web site: 'M(M10)', Jan Vercruysse, 1993. Mundy. Jennifer. January 2005. Tate. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023254/http://tate.org.uk/art/artworks/vercruysse-m-m10-t11944. 14 July 2018. 13 August 2018. live.
7. Web site: Jan Vercruysse. 13 August 2018. M - Museum Leuven. https://web.archive.org/web/20180812180116/https://www.mleuven.be/en/jan-vercruysse. 12 August 2018. 13 August 2018.
8. Web site: Jan Vercruysse. 13 August 2018. artlead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180812175001/http://artlead.net/artists-vercruysse-jan. 12 August 2018. 13 August 2018.
9. Web site: Jan Vercruysse Artist Page. Xavier Hufkens. 16 April 2020.
10. Web site: Artist page. Tucci Russo. 16 April 2020.
11. Web site: Artist Page. Vistamare. 16 April 2020.
12. Web site: Jan Vercruysse (Biography). 19 June 2018. Xavier Hufkens. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133449/http://xavierhufkens.com/artists/jan-vercruysse/download/artist-file-verc-bio.pdf. 15 March 2018. 13 August 2018. live.