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Jan Fabre Biography
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1958 |
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Born: in Antwerp, Belgium
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1976 - 1982 |
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Held numerous performances
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1997 |
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Created the film The Meeting / Vstrecha
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2001 |
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Returned to doing performances
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2004 |
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Put on a performance with Marina Abramovic for the Palais de Tokyo
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Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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JAN FABRE in the Louvre (solo), curator Marie-Laure Bernadac (Louvre, Fr.)
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2008
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Jan Fabre - The Angel of Metamorphosis, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
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2008
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Jan Fabre - De geleende tijd, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium
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2008
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ARCO 08 Madrid, Deweer Art Gallery
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2007
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Venice Biennale, Palazzo Benzon, curator Giacinto Pietrantonio (GAMeC, Bergamo It.) (solo)
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2006
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Le Temps Emprunte. Drawings for the stage, works by Jan Fabre, Luxemburg, Galerie BeaumontPublic (solo)
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2006
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Kijkdozen en Denkmodellen 1977-2004. Brussels, Vlaams Parlement, Lokettenzaal (solo)
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2006
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Homo FaberAntwerp, Antwerp Museum of Contemporary Art, The Royal Museum of Arts, The City Library of Antwerp, Rode Zeven, Antwerp, Rossaert (solo)
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2006
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Lancelot. Roma, Magazzino d'Arte Moderna (solo)
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2006
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Turtles, Carpets, Landscapes. Istanbul, Galeri Artist Ostend, Galerie Seghers (solo)
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2006
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L' home que escriu sobre l' aigua Sala d' Exposicions de la Rambla, Girona (Spain) (solo)
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2006
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JE ME VIDE DE MOI-MEME Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva (solo)
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2006
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SCHILDPADDEN EN LANDSCHAPPEN Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem (Belgium) (solo)
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2006
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AN UMBRACULUM FOR DUBROVNIK Dubrovnik Galerija Umjetnicka (Croatia) (solo)
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2006
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Turtles, Carpets, Landscapes, Istanbul, Galeri Artist, (Turkey) (solo)
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2006
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Beaufort. Triënnale voor hedendaagse kunst aan zee, Diverse locaties aan de Belgische kust
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2005
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Visionary Belgium, Brussel - Bruxelles, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten - Palais des Beaux-Arts
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2005
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Mis gotas de sangre, mis huellas de sangre, Madrid, Espacio Minimo (solo)
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2004
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Umbraculum. Dortmund, DASA � Galerie der Deutschen Arbeitsschutz Ausstellung (solo)
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2004
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Drawing � Photography � Drawing 1978-2004, Luxembourg, Galerie Beaumont Public (solo)
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2004
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Messengers of the death. Salzburg, Galerie Mario Mauroner (solo)
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2004
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Gaude succurrere vitae (Réjouissez-vous de venir au secours de la vie). Lyon, Musée d�Art Contemporain (solo)
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2004
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Sanguis/Mantis. Wien, Galerie Mario Mauroner (solo)
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2004
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The problem. Athens, Alpha Delta Gallery (solo)
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2004
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2003 Umbraculum. Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus (solo)
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2004
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Sanguis/Mantis Paris, Galerie Daniel Templon (solo)
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2004
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Gaude succurrere vitae (Rallegratevi di soccorrere la vita). Bergamo, GAMEC - Galleria d�Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (solo)
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2004
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Gaude succurrere vitae (Alegrate de socorrer la vida). Barcelona, Fundacio Joan Miro (solo)
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2004
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L�homme qui donne du feu. Un choix dans l�oeuvre sculpturale de Jan Fabre 1977-2003. Alex, Fondation Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon (solo)
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2004
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A la recherche d�Utopia. Sculptures/installations 1977-2003. Nice, Musée d�Art moderne et d�Art contemporain (solo)
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2004
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Normal Life, Milano, Artandgallery
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2003
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2003 Beaufort, Triënnale voor hedendaagse kunst aan zee, Diverse locaties aan de Belgische kust
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2002
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Gaude succurrere vitae (Verheug u ter hulp te komen aan het leven), Gent, SMAK - Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (solo)
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2001
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Umbraculum. Un lieu ombragé hors du monde pour penser et travailler. Avignon, Chapelle Saint-Charles (solo)
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2001
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Sonsbeek 9: LocusFocus, Arnhem, Diverse locaties
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2000
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5eme Biennale d�Art contemporain de Lyon, Partage d�exotismes, Lyon, Halle Tony Garnier
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2000
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A Consilience, London, Natural History Museum (solo)
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1999
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Warszawa, Museum of Contemporary Art (solo)
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1998
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Een ontmoeting/Vstrecha, Ilya Kabakov & Jan Fabre. Otegem, Deweer Art Gallery (solo)
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1998
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Skin, Jeruzalem, The Israel Museum
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1997
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La pittura fiamminga e olandese, Venezia, Palazzo Grassi
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1997
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Passage/Prolaz, Zagreb, Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti (solo)
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1995
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Dichters rond de beeldende kunstenaar Jan Fabre, 3 x 7 Kamers, 3 x 7 Gedichten, Watou, Diverse localities
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1993
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Azur, Jouy-en-Josas, Fondation Cartier
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